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New British PM Sunak will not attend COP27 climate summit

By Alistair Smout and Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will no...

27th October, 2022

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Shell helps prop up FTSE 100

By Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -UK’s export-oriented FTSE rose on Thursday as gains in Shell, after i...

27th October, 2022

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Britain’s car output drops 6% as supply woes persist

(Reuters) – British car production dropped 6% in September, an industry body said on Thursday, as th...

27th October, 2022

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Heathrow Airport says return to pre-pandemic demand years away

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s biggest airport Heathrow reported a nine-month loss of 442 million pound...

27th October, 2022

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New UK PM Sunak commits to fracking ban – spokesman

LONDON (Reuters) – Fracking will be banned in England under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, reversing a...

26th October, 2022

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Sainsbury’s tipped to trim profit forecast as UK shoppers struggle

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Sainsbury’s, Britain’s second biggest supermarket group, looks lik...

26th October, 2022

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Sterling hits six-week high as Sunak mulls delay to Oct. 31 budget plan

By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling soared to six-week highs on Wednesday, as Britain’s new...

26th October, 2022

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FTSE 100 dips as stronger pound and mixed earnings weigh

By Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -UK’s blue-chip index edged lower on Wednesday as lacklustre quarterly...

26th October, 2022

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UK’s Sunak plans to meet Biden in G20 summit

(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday evenin...

26th October, 2022

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UK PM Sunak’s office says ‘the hard work begins now’

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is now ready to face the hard work of governme...

26th October, 2022

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James Cleverly to remain UK foreign minister – statement

LONDON (Reuters) – James Cleverly has been re-appointed as Britain’s foreign minister, Prime Ministe...

26th October, 2022

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New PM Rishi Sunak pledges to lead Britain out of economic crisis

By Kate Holton, Elizabeth Piper and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -Rishi Sunak became Britain’s th...

25th October, 2022