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UK Christmas Spending to Rise 3.5% Despite Slow Start, Says PwC
UK's Cbi Bumps up 2026 Growth View Due to 'temporary' Budget Boost
Sterling Holds Onto Gains on Dollar, Awaits Data
Bank of England to Cut Rates on December 18 to 3.75% and Again in Q1 2026 - Reuters Poll
Bank of England's Bailey Says Continued Qt Needed to End Interest Rate Risk
Date: December 11, 2025
(Adds missing word "a" in paragraph 4) LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said eliminating interest rate risk from the public sector was a key goal of its efforts to...
London's Heathrow Airport Names Former Bt Boss Jansen as Chairman
Date: December 11, 2025
Dec 11 (Reuters) - UK's Heathrow Airport on Thursday announced the appointment of current WPP chairman and former BT Group CEO Philip Jansen as its new chairman. (Reporting by Simone Lobo in Bengaluru...
Drax Plans to Turn Coal-Era Infrastructure Into Data Centre by 2027
Date: December 11, 2025
Dec 11 (Reuters) - Britain's Drax said on Thursday it could repurpose existing infrastructure and grid links at its Yorkshire power station to run a data centre as soon as 2027, using resources once...
Many UK Firms Say Volatile Pound Triggered Losses in 2025, Need to Hedge Grows
Date: December 11, 2025
By Amanda Cooper LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Nearly half of UK businesses surveyed by FX and cash management solutions provider MillTech say that they have lost money due to a volatile pound and plan...
UK Pledges Extra $2 Billion Nhs Spend to Avert Trump Tariffs, Ft Says
Date: December 11, 2025
Dec 11 (Reuters) - Britain has promised the United States that spending on National Health Service (NHS) medicines will rise by 1.5 billion pounds ($2 billion) over the next three years, the Financial...
UK Housing Market Slows After Tax-Raising Budget, Rics Survey Shows
Date: December 11, 2025
MANCHESTER, England, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Britain's housing market slowed after finance minister Rachel Reeves' budget last month, according to a survey of chartered surveyors that showed buyer...