uk-economy
FinanceSterling Set for Fourth Monthly Loss as UK Economy Softens
FinanceSterling Set for Fourth Monthly Loss as UK Economy Softens
FinanceUK Regulator Seeks to Simplify Bond Rules to Boost Investment
FinanceUK House Prices Edged up by 0.1% in January, Nationwide Says
Gloom Deepens Among UK Businesses, Lloyds Survey Shows
Date: January 31, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) - British businesses turned more pessimistic in January, extending a run of falling corporate confidence to five months, but there were some more hopeful views about trading prospects...
UK to Keep Ban on Asylum Seekers Claiming Modern Slavery Protections
Date: January 30, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government will retain a ban on asylum seekers being able to claim protections under modern slavery and other human rights laws, even as its...
Sterling Treads Water as Markets Look to Bank of England
Date: January 30, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) - The pound was little changed on Thursday as markets were focused on a raft of major central bank meetings that will culminate with the Bank of England next week. Sterling stood at $...
Britain Submits Plans to Hit Emissions-Cutting Target
Date: January 30, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said it had submitted details of its plan to cut carbon emissions to the United Nations climate body on Thursday, detailing how it would hit the ambitious targets announced...
UK's Ofcom Proposes Changes to Royal Mail's Obligations
Date: January 30, 2025
(Reuters) - Britain's Ofcom has proposed changes to Royal Mail's obligations including so-called second-class letters delivered on alternate weekdays instead of Saturdays, the regulator said on...
Bt Says Record Fibre Take-Up in Third Quarter Keeps It on Track
Date: January 30, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) - BT, Britain's biggest mobile and broadband operator, said it added a record 472,000 connections to its growing fibre network in its third quarter, underpinning its confidence that...