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UK's Wickes Group posts 5.3% rise in like-for-like sales for second half
Jan 22 (Reuters) - British home improvement retailer Wickes posted a 5.3% rise in like-for-like sale...
22nd January, 2026
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UK to spend $608 million on radar upgrade for Typhoon fighter jet
LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Britain handed military contractors including BAE Systems and Leonardo a...
22nd January, 2026
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Reeves says UK favours de-escalation on US tariffs
Jan 21 (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Wednesday she was confident that t...
21st January, 2026
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UK's FTSE 100 recovers after fresh Trump comments on Greenland; Rio Tinto jumps
Jan 21 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 held steady on Wednesday as weaknesses in banks and industrials...
21st January, 2026
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Drop in UK industrial orders eases but price expectations soar, CBI says
Jan 21 (Reuters) - British industrial orders fell again in January but by the smallest amount since...
21st January, 2026
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Nigel Farage failed to declare 17 payments on time, UK inquiry finds
LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Nigel Farage, head of Britain's populist Reform UK party, inadvertently c...
21st January, 2026
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UK's Currys shares rise after strong Christmas prompts profit upgrade
By Sarah Young LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - British electricals retailer Currys raised its profit fore...
21st January, 2026
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Early signs of smaller pay deals from UK employers emerge, Brightmine says
Jan 21 (Reuters) - There are early signs that pay deals awarded by British employers have fallen to...
21st January, 2026
Finance
UK house prices rise by 2.5% in annual terms in November, ONS says
Jan 21 (Reuters) - British house prices increased by 2.5% in the year to November, up from 1.9% in t...
21st January, 2026
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UK's Morrisons blames higher costs for flat annual earnings
LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - British supermarket group Morrisons on Wednesday reported a 3.4% increase...
21st January, 2026
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UK pub group Wetherspoon warns of profit drop as energy and tax bills rise
Jan 21 (Reuters) - British pub chain J D Wetherspoon warned on Wednesday that fiscal year 2026 tradi...
21st January, 2026
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Sterling holds firm after UK data shows pickup in inflation
LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The pound held steady on Wednesday, after data showed UK inflation picked...
21st January, 2026