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UK Borrows More as Inflation Adds to Debt Bill, and Reeves' Headache
British Business Slows Climate Action, Sees Government Net Zero Agenda as Unrealistic
FinanceBritain's Lindsey Oil Refinery to Close After No Buyer Found
Wimbledon Expansion Planning Permission Cleared by UK Court After Challenge
Cut to UK Voting Age Puts New Group in Political Spotlight
Date: July 21, 2025
By Catarina Demony LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's move to lower the voting age to 16 launches the political battle for teenagers' votes, with campaign groups warning no one should make assumptions about...
UK Launches Review Into Raising State Pension Age
Date: July 21, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Monday said it would launch a review into raising the state pension age - a key factor for the public finances - at the same time as a fresh look at contributions by...
UK Rules Prevent Special Treatment for Thames Water, Minister Says
Date: July 21, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's water legislation does not currently allow the government to give a struggling company, such as Thames Water, any leniency on sewage fines, environment minister Steve Reed...
Sterling Inches up Against Euro, Dollar but Remains Near Multi-Week Lows
Date: July 21, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -The British pound edged higher against the dollar and euro on Monday, but remained close to the multi-week lows it reached against both currencies last week as investor attention...
UK to Create Single Regulator for Troubled Water Sector
Date: July 21, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's government will abolish its main regulator of the water industry and create a new single body for oversight of the sector, Environment Secretary Steve Reed said on Monday....
Rightmove Reports Record Fall in July UK Property Prices
Date: July 21, 2025
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Asking prices for newly advertised British houses and apartments recorded their biggest July fall in more than 20 years this month, property site Rightmove said on...