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Image for High-profile wrongful UK prisoner releases expose worsening crisis
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High-profile wrongful UK prisoner releases expose worsening crisis

By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) -Several prisoners are mistakenly released from British prisons each we...

6th November, 2025

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Harbour Energy cuts 250 UK jobs amid operations overhaul

(Reuters) -North Sea-focused Harbour Energy said on Thursday a review of its UK operations has led t...

6th November, 2025

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UK bank stocks rise after reports they may dodge budget tax raid

(Reuters) -A gauge of British bank stocks rose in steady markets on Thursday after the Financial Tim...

6th November, 2025

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Investors bet on 'joy postponed' with a BoE cut in December

LONDON (Reuters)EURGBP= -Sterling steadied around its lowest in months on Thursday ahead of a key Ba...

6th November, 2025

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Santander set to pick insider as next UK boss, FT reports

(Reuters) -Spanish lender Santander is set to name an insider as its next UK chief executive, the Fi...

6th November, 2025

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Sainsbury's upbeat on Christmas prospects as it raises profit outlook

LONDON (Reuters) -Sainsbury's, Britain's second biggest supermarket group, on Thursday followed indu...

6th November, 2025

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UK's ITV says budget uncertainty is hitting ad demand

LONDON (Reuters) -British broadcaster ITV warned advertising revenue would be 9% lower in the last q...

6th November, 2025

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UK's BT says fibre demand helps keeps free cash target in sight

LONDON (Reuters) -BT, Britain's biggest broadband and mobile operator, raised its interim dividend t...

6th November, 2025

Image for British homebuilder Vistry posts 11% sales growth on affordable housing demand
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British homebuilder Vistry posts 11% sales growth on affordable housing demand

(Reuters) -British homebuilder Vistry on Thursday reported a 11% year-on-year increase in its overal...

6th November, 2025

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UK pre-budget blues and rate cut concerns pile pressure on pound

By Amanda Cooper and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) -Traders are growing gloomy on the outlook fo...

6th November, 2025

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Analysis-Major investors call on Britain's Reeves to double fiscal buffer

By Yoruk Bahceli and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Investors overseeing more than $5 trillion in...

6th November, 2025

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UK's CBI tells Reeves to break tax promises and build fiscal headroom

By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves should break election pled...

6th November, 2025