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Gloomy economic data pulls UK shares lower

By Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -British stocks ended lower on Monday as data showed the...

11th April, 2022

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British shares fall as UK economy slows more than expected

By Devik Jain (Reuters) -UK stocks slipped on Monday as data showed the British economy slowed more...

11th April, 2022

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UK growth stutters in February as cost-of-living squeeze looms

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s economy slowed more sharply than expected in February,...

11th April, 2022

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UK’s Sunak hits out at ‘smears’ over wife’s tax status

By Michael Holden (Reuters) – British finance minister Rishi Sunak hit back at what he called “smear...

8th April, 2022

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Tesco gives employees 5.8% pay rise amid cost of living crunch

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s biggest supermarket Tesco on Thursday said it would give a 5.8% pay inc...

7th April, 2022

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Britain plans nuclear and offshore turbines to boost energy independence

By Kate Holton and Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – Britain set out plans to expand nuclear and of...

7th April, 2022

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Industrials and leisure stocks boost UK shares higher; Ted Baker rallies

By Sruthi Shankar and Devik Jain (Reuters) – Gains in industrials and leisure stocks drove Britain’s...

4th April, 2022

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Britain bids to stop P&O benefiting from mass firing

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain set out a plan on Wednesday to stop P&O Ferries benefiting from its decisi...

30th March, 2022

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Britain is not seeking to remove Russia’s Putin – PM Johnson

By Kylie MacLellan and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is focused on helping protect Ukrain...

30th March, 2022

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Sterling rises vs dollar, hits three-month low versus euro

By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound rose against the U.S. dollar but declined again...

30th March, 2022

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BoE’s Broadbent sees value in guidance, as long as it’s clear

By Andy Bruce and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Deputy Governor Ben Broadbent...

30th March, 2022

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VCTs a compelling option for savvy investors that want to back UK growth businesses

By Ewan MacKinnon, Partner at Maven Capital Partners With inflation at a thirty-year high and uncert...

29th March, 2022