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Image for UK services job cuts intensify before employment tax hike, PMI survey shows
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UK services job cuts intensify before employment tax hike, PMI survey shows

By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) - British services firms in February cut staff at the fastest pace...

5th March, 2025

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Explainer-UK's Reeves working to get budget goals back on track

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves is working out how sh...

5th March, 2025

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SIG sees recovery in second half of 2025 after 2024 profit slumps 53%

(Reuters) -British building materials supplier SIG posted a 53% fall in annual underlying profit on...

5th March, 2025

Image for UK finance minister draws up welfare cuts to balance books, BBC reports
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UK finance minister draws up welfare cuts to balance books, BBC reports

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves is planning several billions of pounds o...

5th March, 2025

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UK to place Iran on highest tier of foreign influence register

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will place the Iranian state, including its intelligence services and the...

4th March, 2025

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Trump's tariffs pull FTSE 100 off record high

(Reuters) - UK shares tracked global equities lower on Tuesday, after the U.S. hit top trading partn...

4th March, 2025

Image for UK employment rights plan extends guaranteed hours to agency workers
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UK employment rights plan extends guaranteed hours to agency workers

LONDON (Reuters) - All British workers, including nearly a million agency workers, will be entitled...

4th March, 2025

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UK aims to speed up defence contracts, finance minister says

LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves wants to speed up the procurement of defen...

4th March, 2025

Image for HSBC kicks off search for new UK CEO
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HSBC kicks off search for new UK CEO

LONDON (Reuters) -HSBC has kicked off a process to find a new CEO for its UK business after appointi...

4th March, 2025

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UK grocery inflation unchanged in February, says Kantar

LONDON (Reuters) - Grocery inflation in Britain was unchanged last month, according to market resear...

4th March, 2025

Image for UK says engaging with allies to secure peace in Ukraine after US pauses aid
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UK says engaging with allies to secure peace in Ukraine after US pauses aid

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday it was committed to securing a lasting peace in Ukraine a...

4th March, 2025

Image for UK baker Greggs' shares hit as sales growth slows again
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UK baker Greggs' shares hit as sales growth slows again

LONDON (Reuters) - British bakery and fast food chain Greggs said sales growth slowed further in the...

4th March, 2025