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Image for UK shop prices ease in May but cost pressures are building, BRC says
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UK shop prices ease in May but cost pressures are building, BRC says

(Reuters) -British shop prices fell slightly overall this month but food price inflation accelerated...

27th May, 2025

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UK to spend billions on job training to cut reliance on migrant workers

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will spend a record 3 billion pounds ($4 billion) to boost training opport...

26th May, 2025

Image for Sterling touches new 2022 high; Trump EU tariff reversal dents dollar
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Sterling touches new 2022 high; Trump EU tariff reversal dents dollar

LONDON (Reuters) -The pound edged up on Monday to trade around its highest since early 2022, as the...

26th May, 2025

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Royal Mail faces UK probe after missing delivery targets

(Reuters) -British regulator Ofcom said on Friday it would investigate whether there were reasonable...

23rd May, 2025

Image for UK stocks slip as Trump reignites tariff worries
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UK stocks slip as Trump reignites tariff worries

(Reuters) - Britain's main stock indexes rose on Friday, led by metal mining stocks, with positive e...

23rd May, 2025

Image for Pound trades at highest since early 2022, boosted by unease over US assets
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Pound trades at highest since early 2022, boosted by unease over US assets

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -The pound traded at its highest in over three years on Friday, he...

23rd May, 2025

Image for UK removes official accreditation from past producer price data
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UK removes official accreditation from past producer price data

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's statistics authorities have temporarily removed official status on Frid...

23rd May, 2025

Image for UK retail sales jump in April, helped by sunny weather
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UK retail sales jump in April, helped by sunny weather

By Andy Bruce MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Sunny weather boosted British retail sales in April and...

23rd May, 2025

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International Paper to close 5 sites in UK, axe 300 jobs

(Reuters) -International Paper said on Friday it will close five packaging sites in Britain, cutting...

23rd May, 2025

Image for RedBird Capital agrees deal to buy UK's Telegraph
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RedBird Capital agrees deal to buy UK's Telegraph

LONDON (Reuters) -A transatlantic consortium led by RedBird Capital Partners has struck a deal to bu...

23rd May, 2025

Image for Energy bills to fall for millions of Britons as price cap drops 7%
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Energy bills to fall for millions of Britons as price cap drops 7%

(Reuters) -British energy regulator Ofgem on Friday lowered its price cap on household energy bills...

23rd May, 2025

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UK consumers turn a little less gloomy in May, GfK survey shows

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Britain's consumers turned a bit more confident in May, according to...

23rd May, 2025