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Sterling strengthens slightly, holding around $1.30

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling strengthened slightly on Tuesday, hovering around t...

12th April, 2022

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UK jobless rate lowest since 2019, but inflation eats into pay

By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Britons’ earnings shrank by the most since...

12th April, 2022

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EasyJet says high crew absence not yet improving

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – EasyJet said it was yet to see an easing of crew sickness that is...

12th April, 2022

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Inflation clouds ASOS’s hopes for brighter second half

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Supply chain snags hammered first-half profit at ASOS and the Briti...

12th April, 2022

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British shares fall after jobs data, Rolls-Royce top FTSE 100 loser

By Devik Jain (Reuters) -London’s FTSE 100 fell on Tuesday as data showed some signs of reduced dema...

12th April, 2022

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Deliveroo warns of slower consumer spending after posting 12% rise in order value

By Aby Jose Koilparambil (Reuters) – Britain’s Deliveroo said on Tuesday that consumer spending coul...

12th April, 2022

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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

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