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UK to Spend $608 Million on Radar Upgrade for Typhoon Fighter Jet
Reeves Says UK Favours De-Escalation on US Tariffs
UK's FTSE 100 Recovers After Fresh Trump Comments on Greenland; Rio Tinto Jumps
FinanceDrop in UK Industrial Orders Eases but Price Expectations Soar, Cbi Says
Nigel Farage Failed to Declare 17 Payments on Time, UK Inquiry Finds
Date: January 21, 2026
LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Nigel Farage, head of Britain's populist Reform UK party, inadvertently committed 17 breaches of rules on declaring financial interests including payments from Google and...
UK's Currys Shares Rise After Strong Christmas Prompts Profit Upgrade
Date: January 21, 2026
By Sarah Young LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - British electricals retailer Currys raised its profit forecast on Wednesday after strong demand for iPhones, coffee machines and children's storytelling boxes...
Early Signs of Smaller Pay Deals From UK Employers Emerge, Brightmine Says
Date: January 21, 2026
Jan 21 (Reuters) - There are early signs that pay deals awarded by British employers have fallen to around 3% at the start of this year, data provider Brightmine said on Wednesday, from around 3.7%...
UK House Prices Rise by 2.5% in Annual Terms in November, Ons Says
Date: January 21, 2026
Jan 21 (Reuters) - British house prices increased by 2.5% in the year to November, up from 1.9% in the year to October, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday. Average monthly rents...
UK's Morrisons Blames Higher Costs for Flat Annual Earnings
Date: January 21, 2026
LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - British supermarket group Morrisons on Wednesday reported a 3.4% increase in like-for-like sales over the six weeks to January 4, an improvement on the 2.4% rise in the...
UK Pub Group Wetherspoon Warns of Profit Drop as Energy and Tax Bills Rise
Date: January 21, 2026
Jan 21 (Reuters) - British pub chain J D Wetherspoon warned on Wednesday that fiscal year 2026 trading outcome could be slightly below the previous fiscal as it grapples with higher costs and slower...