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UK Police Say Comedian Russell Brand Charged With Two More Sex Offences
Sterling Rises to 12-week High Versus Weaker Dollar
UK Softens Stance on Farm Tax After Months of Protests
HeadlinesSix British Men Charged With Over 60 Sexual Offences Against Woman
Sterling Keeps Rising After the Bank of England Raised the Bar on Rate Cuts
Date: December 22, 2025
LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The pound rose on Monday, building on gains made last week after the Bank of England delivered a widely expected rate cut, but suggested that the bar for further declines...
UK's Reeves Sets March 3 as Date for Next Economic Forecasts
Date: December 22, 2025
LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves has asked the country's budget watchdog to publish its next economic and public finance forecasts - but not an assessment of her...
FTSE 100 Dips on Weak UK Growth; Gold Miners Shine
Date: December 22, 2025
Dec 22 (Reuters) - UK stocks edged lower on Monday after three straight days of gains at the start of a holiday-shortened week, as the latest data confirmed Britain's economy grew at a sluggish pace...
UK Consumers Feel the Pinch From Tax Increases as Economy Slows
Date: December 22, 2025
LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Britain's economy grew by 0.1% in the July-to-September period of this year, the Office for National Statistics said on Monday, in line with its initial estimate. Economists...
UK Job Vacancies Slide in November but Pay Growth Accelerates, Adzuna Says
Date: December 22, 2025
LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Britain's labour market deteriorated further last month as advertised job vacancies fell sharply but salaries rose, job search website Adzuna said on Monday, underscoring...
London's FTSE 100 Climbs as Miners, Defence Outperform in Data-Heavy Week
Date: December 19, 2025
Dec 19 (Reuters) - UK stocks paused on Friday near multi-week highs as weakness in homebuilder shares weighed following retail sales and consumer sentiment data that pointed to an economic slowdown....