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UK economy jumps in May as doctors and travel agents get busy

By William Schomberg and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s economy grew unexpectedly in May, dr...

13th July, 2022

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Sterling edges higher as UK growth beats forecasts

LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound rose slightly on Wednesday, helped by a broadly weaker dollar a...

13th July, 2022

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UK’s Wetherspoon to slip into the red amid ‘laborious’ pub recovery

By Sinchita Mitra (Reuters) – Britain’s J D Wetherspoon warned of losses this year as costs for labo...

13th July, 2022

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FTSE 100 falls as UK’s surprise growth fails to ease recession fears

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -UK’s blue-chip FTSE 100 fell more than 1% on Wednesday in a wider marke...

13th July, 2022

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PageGroup profit swells as employers fast-track hiring

(Reuters) -London-listed global recruiter PageGroup Plc said on Wednesday quarterly gross profit ros...

13th July, 2022

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Eight hopefuls wanting to be next UK PM face first vote to narrow field

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – Conservative lawmakers will vote on Wednesday to narrow the fie...

13th July, 2022

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Ex-finance minister Sunak launches bid to be UK PM as rival backs him

By Elizabeth Piper and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) – Ex-finance minister Rishi Sunak, the favou...

12th July, 2022

Image for Factbox-Views of frontrunners to succeed UK’s Boris Johnson
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Factbox-Views of frontrunners to succeed UK’s Boris Johnson

LONDON (Reuters) – The race to succeed Boris Johnson as British prime minister has begun, with 11 ca...

12th July, 2022

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UK leadership candidate Sunak: we can’t promise lower taxes and more spending

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s former finance minister, Rishi Sunak, set out his leadership campaign pi...

12th July, 2022

Image for Factbox-Now UK’s Boris Johnson has quit, who might replace him?
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Factbox-Now UK’s Boris Johnson has quit, who might replace him?

By Andrew MacAskill and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) – Who might replace Boris Johnson as Britai...

12th July, 2022

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Miners, broker downgrades weigh on UK’s FTSE 100

(Reuters) -UK’s top share index dipped on Tuesday, as miners came under pressure for a third day aft...

12th July, 2022

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Sterling falls to fresh two-year low on leadership race concerns

LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound slipped to a fresh two-year low on Tuesday thanks to a broad do...

12th July, 2022