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Source of Britain’s River Thames driest ever as drought nears

By Lucy Marks and Natalie Thomas LONDON (Reuters) – The source of the River Thames has dried up furt...

12th August, 2022

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Britain considers energy bill subsidy for industrial firms

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is considering plans to subsidise power bills for energy intensive industr...

12th August, 2022

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FTSE 100 climbs on smaller-than-expected GDP contraction, GSK rebound

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) – London’s FTSE 100 rose on Friday after data showed Britain’s economy c...

12th August, 2022

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UK economy contracts 0.6% in June and 0.1% in Q2

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy contracted by 0.6% in monthly terms during June, and by 0.1% be...

12th August, 2022

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FTSE 100 ends down as GSK slumps, eyes on GDP data

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -Britain’s main stock indexes closed lower on Thursday, with the blue-ch...

11th August, 2022

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Sterling slumps 0.5% vs euro ahead of UK GDP data

By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling fell against the euro on Thursday a day ahead of gross do...

11th August, 2022

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UK’s FTSE 100 steady ahead of U.S. inflation data

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -UK’s blue-chip FTSE 100 was steady on Wednesday as investors digested m...

10th August, 2022

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UK consumer energy debt already at record levels – survey

By Kate Holton and William James LONDON (Reuters) – British consumer energy debt is already at an al...

10th August, 2022

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UK stocks slip on mixed earnings, focus on U.S. inflation data

(Reuters) – The main UK stock indexes fell on Wednesday as investors digested mixed earnings reports...

10th August, 2022

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Royal Mail warns of FY loss if four days of strikes go ahead

(Reuters) -Royal Mail warned on Wednesday that it could post a loss in the UK for the full-year 2022...

10th August, 2022

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UK prime minister candidate Truss sticks to tax vow despite soaring bills

By Susanna Twidale and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -Liz Truss, the frontrunner to be Britain’s next...

9th August, 2022

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Post pandemic Britons still spend more time working from home – ONS

LONDON (Reuters) – British workers are spending more time working from home compared with pre-pandem...

9th August, 2022