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European stocks resume selloff on sliding commodities, inflation worries

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -European stocks hit fresh one-year lows on Wednesday as a fall in oil a...

22nd June, 2022

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UK shares drop 1% as inflation spikes to 40-year high

By Anisha Sircar and Boleslaw Lasocki (Reuters) – UK shares fell more than 1% on Wednesday after inf...

22nd June, 2022

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Britain must do more to help poor with cost of living crisis, Asda chairman says

LONDON (Reuters) -The British government needs to do more to help those on lower incomes cope with t...

22nd June, 2022

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UK inflation hits 40-year record, highest in G7

By Andy Bruce and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Soaring food prices pushed British consumer pric...

22nd June, 2022

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UK to bring in new Bill of Rights after migrant deportation defeat

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will begin legislating on Wednesday for a new Bill of Rights to give the...

22nd June, 2022

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Brexit will cost UK workers 470 pounds a year, study predicts

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is becoming a more closed economy due to Brexit, with d...

22nd June, 2022

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UK’s biggest rail strike in 30 years disrupts travel, PM Johnson vows to stay firm

By Kylie MacLellan and Farouq Suleiman LONDON (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of workers walked out on...

21st June, 2022

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Britain relaxes airport slot rules to help avoid cancellations

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Tuesday said it had temporarily relaxed rules around airport slots to a...

21st June, 2022

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Britain’s major rail strike caps sterling rally

By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) -The pound rose against a weakening dollar but fell versus the euro...

21st June, 2022

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Thousands walk out in Britain’s biggest rail strike in 30 years as Johnson vows to stay firm

By Kylie MacLellan and Farouq Suleiman LONDON (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of workers walked out on...

21st June, 2022

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Rolls Royce offers cash to workers facing high cost of living

(Reuters) – British aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce Holdings said it was offering a cash lump sum...

21st June, 2022

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UK manufacturers’ price expectations fall to 9-month low – CBI

LONDON (Reuters) -British manufacturers’ expectations for higher prices fell to a nine-month low in...

21st June, 2022