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Sterling Treads Water as Data Paints Sombre Picture Before Budget
Date: November 21, 2025
By Ozan Ergenay LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling was little changed on Friday as investors awaited Britain's upcoming budget, with data showing the economy struggled before next week's major test for the...
UK's Starmer Says He Has Not Spoken to Trump About BBC Row
Date: November 21, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he had yet to speak to Donald Trump after the U.S. president said he would sue the BBC for up to $5 billion over how the broadcaster wrongly...
UK Economy Stumbles in Run-Up to Next Week's Budget
Date: November 21, 2025
By David Milliken, Andy Bruce and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Measures of Britain's businesses, consumers and public finances are all showing signs of deterioration in the run-up to next...
UK Retail Sales and Consumer Morale Slide Ahead of Budget
Date: November 21, 2025
By Andy Bruce MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -British retail sales tumbled in October and a closely watched gauge of household sentiment fell this month, adding to signs of waning consumer spending...
UK Borrowing Climbs, Showing Scale of Budget Task Facing Reeves
Date: November 21, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's government borrowed a higher-than-expected 17.4 billion pounds ($22.78 billion) in October, official data showed on Friday. Economists polled by Reuters had mostly expected...
Energy Bills to Edge Higher for Most Britons After 0.2% Price Cap Rise
Date: November 21, 2025
(Reuters) -British energy regulator Ofgem said on Friday it will raise its household energy price cap by 0.2% from January, lifting the annual bill for a typical dual-fuel home to 28 pence a month. (...