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FinanceUK Pub Group Wetherspoon Warns of Profit Drop as Energy and Tax Bills Rise
Sterling Holds Firm After UK Data Shows Pickup in Inflation
Surprise Jump in UK Inflation Not Expected to Derail Rate Cuts
UK Businesses Warn Growth May Be Off the Menu After Latest Tax Hike
Starmer Rival Burnham Says UK Bond Investors Safe Under His Economic Vision
Date: January 20, 2026
By Andy Bruce LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Andy Burnham, a prominent figure in Britain's governing Labour Party and leadership rival to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, said on Tuesday his vision for the...
UK Minister 'minded' to Intervene Over Telegraph Newspaper Sale
Date: January 20, 2026
LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - British culture minister Lisa Nandy said on Tuesday she was "not minded" to intervene in the sale of the Telegraph newspaper for 500 million pounds ($672.30 million) to...
Bank of England Defends Cut to Capital Requirements Amid Criticism
Date: January 20, 2026
LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey on Tuesday defended the central bank’s decision to cut headline bank capital requirements to 13% in December, rejecting claims by...
Russia's Lavrov Says Britain Should No Longer Be Called 'Great' Britain
Date: January 20, 2026
MOSCOW, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Britain should no longer be called Great Britain as it was the only country in the world to officially name...
Pound Heads for Biggest Two-Day Rise Since December as Dollar Wilts
Date: January 20, 2026
LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The pound headed for its largest two-day rise since December on Tuesday, rallying as investors ditched the dollar in the face of mounting trade tensions between the United...
Environmental Campaigners Begin Legal Challenge Against Expansion of UK Airport
Date: January 20, 2026
LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - A legal challenge to Britain's plan to expand Gatwick Airport, the country's second largest, began on Tuesday, as campaigners sought to block the project on climate change...