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Another momentous year beckons for Britain’s royal family

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – The last year will go down as one of the most seismic in the hi...

8th December, 2022

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British PM Rishi Sunak pledges further action on strikes to ‘protect lives’

LONDON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday he would take more action “to protect...

8th December, 2022

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Britain urges banks to offer mortgage flexibility in cost-of-living crisis

By Huw Jones and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) -Britain has called on banks to support households fi...

7th December, 2022

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Pub group Mitchells & Butlers flags mounting cost pressures after profit jump

(Reuters) – Mitchells & Butlers Plc said on Wednesday recent sales in the new fiscal year were encou...

7th December, 2022

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UK consumer spending fails to keep pace with inflation: surveys

LONDON (Reuters) – British consumer spending ticked up last month at a rate that greatly lagged behi...

6th December, 2022

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Economic Update: Covid rears its head

By Rupert Thompson, Chief Economist at Kingswood Markets last week were relatively quiet for the sec...

5th December, 2022

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Historic crown to be modified for King Charles’s coronation

LONDON (Reuters) – The historic St Edward’s Crown, which has been the centrepiece of the coronation...

5th December, 2022

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Sterling slips as boost from new China COVID rules fades

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) – The pound slid on Monday, as an initial jolt of investor enthusi...

5th December, 2022

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Britain’s Sainsbury’s softens price rises with 50 million stg investment

LONDON (Reuters) -Sainsbury’s, Britain’s second largest supermarket group, has set aside a further 5...

5th December, 2022

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UK new car sales rise in November, fail to zoom past 2019 levels- SMMT

(Reuters) – British new car registrations jumped nearly 24% in November from a year earlier to recor...

5th December, 2022

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UK economy to shrink in 2023, risks ‘lost decade’: CBI

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy is on course to shrink 0.4% next year as infl...

5th December, 2022

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Britain’s energy watchdog proposes power price controls

By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s energy watchdog has proposed price controls fo...

30th November, 2022