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Image for UK statistics agency says April inflation data overstated by 0.1 percentage points
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UK statistics agency says April inflation data overstated by 0.1 percentage points

LONDON (Reuters) - An error in car tax data provided by the British government caused the consumer p...

5th June, 2025

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Britain's Prince Harry explored changing surname to Spencer, says Guardian report

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan explored the idea of changing their fam...

4th June, 2025

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UK's Warehouse REIT agrees to Blackstone's $635.35 million bid

(Reuters) -UK's Warehouse REIT has agreed to sell itself to Blackstone for 470 million pounds ($635....

4th June, 2025

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UK's South East Water gets rating breathing room after cash injection

LONDON (Reuters) -There was a rare piece of good news for Britain's troubled water sector on Wednesd...

4th June, 2025

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Britain's sunny spring brings a bumper strawberry crop

By Gerhard Mey and Hannah McKay MAIDSTONE, England (Reuters) -Strawberry season has arrived early to...

4th June, 2025

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Healthcare, mining shares boost UK stocks; focus on global trade deals

By Ragini Mathur (Reuters) -London shares edged higher on Wednesday after Britain secured an exempti...

4th June, 2025

Image for Sterling edges up, UK avoids higher US metals tariffs
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Sterling edges up, UK avoids higher US metals tariffs

By Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -Sterling firmed against the dollar on Wednesday, as investors were re...

4th June, 2025

Image for UK's Reeves says no plans to raise taxes on scale of 2024 budget
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UK's Reeves says no plans to raise taxes on scale of 2024 budget

LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Wednesday the government did not ha...

4th June, 2025

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More UK pensioners will get winter fuel payments this year, Reeves says

LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Wednesday more pensioners will rec...

4th June, 2025

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UK services sector returns to growth in May, PMI survey shows

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's services sector returned to tepid growth last month af...

4th June, 2025

Image for Discount retailer B&M shares fall 10% after drop in UK sales
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Discount retailer B&M shares fall 10% after drop in UK sales

(Reuters) -Discount retailer B&M reported a mere 0.6% rise in annual core profit on Wednesday and sa...

4th June, 2025

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Britain pledges to deliver 100,000 drones to Ukraine by April 2026

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain pledged on Wednesday to supply 100,000 drones to Ukraine by the end of the...

3rd June, 2025