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Image for Sinn Fein eyes milestone election victory in push for Irish unity
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Sinn Fein eyes milestone election victory in push for Irish unity

By Amanda Ferguson and Clodagh Kilcoyne BELFAST (Reuters) – Sinn Fein, the former political wing of...

3rd May, 2022

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UK poised to ditch plans to empower tech regulator – FT

(Reuters) – Britain is poised to shelve plans to provide statutory powers to a new technology regula...

3rd May, 2022

Image for UK army investigating ‘fake priest’ breach near queen’s castle
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UK army investigating ‘fake priest’ breach near queen’s castle

LONDON (Reuters) – The British army said on Tuesday it had launched an investigation after reports t...

3rd May, 2022

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New Morrisons owner avoids deal probe with petrol station sale

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s competition regulator has proposed to accept an offer from supermarket g...

3rd May, 2022

Image for BP expects to pay up to 1 billion pounds in UK taxes in 2022
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BP expects to pay up to 1 billion pounds in UK taxes in 2022

LONDON (Reuters) – BP said on Tuesday it expected to pay up to 1 billion pounds ($1.25 billion) in t...

3rd May, 2022

Image for UK factory activity edges up from March’s one-year low – PMI
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UK factory activity edges up from March’s one-year low – PMI

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British factory activity edged up in April after slowing to its...

3rd May, 2022

Image for Sterling bounces higher as dollar surge eases
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Sterling bounces higher as dollar surge eases

LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound rose on Tuesday, moving away from 21-month lows against the dol...

3rd May, 2022

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Miners, strong earnings drive FTSE 100 higher; BoE meeting now in focus

By Devik Jain (Reuters) -London’s FTSE 100 rose on Friday, driven by miners and strong quarterly ear...

29th April, 2022

Image for Sterling set for biggest monthly drop since October 2016 vs dollar
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Sterling set for biggest monthly drop since October 2016 vs dollar

(Reuters) -Sterling rose against the dollar on Friday but was still set for its sharpest monthly dro...

29th April, 2022

Image for Bank of England sketches out lighter regime for small banks
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Bank of England sketches out lighter regime for small banks

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Banks in Britain with no more than 15 billion pounds ($19 billion) i...

29th April, 2022

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Weak market competition to further hammer poor households – UK watchdog

By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) – Waning competition in British markets has allowed the biggest compani...

29th April, 2022

Image for UK house price growth slows from 18-year high – Nationwide
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UK house price growth slows from 18-year high – Nationwide

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices rose less than expected this month after e...

29th April, 2022