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UK’s Johnson set to scrap COVID restrictions

By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Monday set out plans...

21st February, 2022

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Seven in 10 UK exporters find no boost from EU trade deal – BCC

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – More than seven out of 10 British exporters have found no benef...

18th February, 2022

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Banking, oil stocks drag FTSE 100 lower as Ukraine tensions weigh

By Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -UK shares fell on Thursday following reports of Ukrainian forces...

18th February, 2022

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UK seven-day COVID-19 infections down nearly 27% on week before

LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom reported 51,899 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, leaving the...

18th February, 2022

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UK inflation climbs to highest since 1992 at 5.5%

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British consumer prices rose at the fastest annual pace in nearl...

17th February, 2022

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Sterling edges up after UK inflation soars to nearly 30-year high

LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling edged up versus the dollar and euro on Wednesday after data showed inflat...

17th February, 2022

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FTSE 100 down after strong inflation; Indivior jumps

By Ambar Warrick (Reuters) -London’s FTSE 100 inched lower on Wednesday as gains in commodity stocks...

17th February, 2022

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UK pay settlements hit highest since 2008 – XpertHR

LONDON (Reuters) – British employers have offered the biggest increases in annual pay settlements si...

16th February, 2022

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Is Valentine’s Day the boost our hospitality industry needs?

By Faye Jones, services portfolio underwriter at Atradius on the state of the industry, and whether...

15th February, 2022

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UK PLC must stop firefighting and innovate to solve the productivity puzzle

By Tony Russell, Chief Growth Officer at Proteus As productivity in the G7 continues to stride ahead...

15th February, 2022

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Britain sets out post-Brexit blueprint for investment funds sector

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s finance ministry set out its stall on Thursday for reformin...

11th February, 2022

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Britain’s Landsec to invest $2 billion in mixed-use spaces bet

By Aby Jose Koilparambil (Reuters) – Land Securities plans to triple the share of mixed-use properti...

11th February, 2022