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Image for UK prices to rise as retailers pass on higher employment costs, BRC says
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UK prices to rise as retailers pass on higher employment costs, BRC says

By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) - British retailers will likely push up their prices in the coming...

4th March, 2025

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UK's Topps Tiles-CTD Tiles deal may get approval, competition regulator says

(Reuters) -Britain's competition regulator said on Monday it might green light Topps Tiles' 9-millio...

3rd March, 2025

Image for UK net mortgage lending rises by most since September 2022
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UK net mortgage lending rises by most since September 2022

By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) -British homebuyers borrowed the most in new mortgages since Septe...

3rd March, 2025

Image for FTSE 100 hits record high as defence stocks rally
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FTSE 100 hits record high as defence stocks rally

(Reuters) - A sharp rally in defence shares lifted Britain's FTSE 100 to record highs on Monday, as...

3rd March, 2025

Image for UK factories cut staff at fastest pace since 2020 but optimism rises, PMI shows
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UK factories cut staff at fastest pace since 2020 but optimism rises, PMI shows

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - British factories cut staff at the fastest pace in nearly fi...

3rd March, 2025

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UK PM Starmer says he does not accept that US is an unreliable ally

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday said he did not accept that the Uni...

2nd March, 2025

Image for UK's Starmer says he's sure Trump wants a lasting peace in Ukraine
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UK's Starmer says he's sure Trump wants a lasting peace in Ukraine

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday he was convinced Donald Trump...

2nd March, 2025

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UK lawmaker Jenny Chapman named development minister

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government appointed Jenny Chapman as minister for international develo...

28th February, 2025

Image for Sterling set for first monthly rise since September
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Sterling set for first monthly rise since September

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) - The pound eased on Friday as nervy investors flocked to the doll...

28th February, 2025

Image for FTSE 100 ends February with record close, boosted by earnings
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FTSE 100 ends February with record close, boosted by earnings

(Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 bucked the global gloom on Friday, driven by earnings-related movemen...

28th February, 2025

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China accuses UK of seeking to discredit its Xinjiang policy

BEIJING (Reuters) - Britain is trying to discredit China's policy in the northwestern Xinjiang regio...

28th February, 2025

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UK house prices rise by more than expected, Nationwide says

LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices rose by a stronger-than-expected 0.4% in February compared w...

28th February, 2025