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UK jobless rate climbs, adding to Bank of England rate cut bets
LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - British annual wage growth, excluding bonuses, weakened to 4.2% in the la...
17th February, 2026
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UK government drops plans to delay May council votes, adding to pressure over U-turns
LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The British government on Monday said it had abandoned plans to cancel 30...
16th February, 2026
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Bank of England to cut rates in March, timing of further cuts unclear: Reuters poll
By Devayani Sathyan and Shaloo Shrivastava BENGALURU, Feb 16 - The Bank of England will cut interest...
16th February, 2026
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Sterling struggles for direction before key British data
By Samuel Indyk LONDON, February 16 (Reuters) - The British pound was struggling for direction again...
16th February, 2026
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UK PM says government must 'go faster' on defence spending
LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday the government must "g...
16th February, 2026
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FTSE indexes mixed at start of data-heavy week, Pinewood plunges
Feb 16 (Reuters) - London's FTSE indexes edged higher on Monday, as financial stocks gained heading...
16th February, 2026
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Britain needs to step up defence spending faster, PM Starmer says
LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The British government is considering bringing forward the date by which...
16th February, 2026
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UK property asking prices hold steady after post-budget jump, Rightmove says
LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Asking prices for British homes held steady in the four weeks to February...
16th February, 2026
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UK labour reforms to cut hiring by one in three employers, survey shows
LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - More than one in three UK employers plan to cut their hiring of permanent...
16th February, 2026
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UK minimum wage is raising youth unemployment, Bank of England's Mann says
LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - A sharp rise in Britain's minimum wage for younger workers over the past...
15th February, 2026
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UK long-range missile spending to exceed 400 million pounds in 2025/26
LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Britain's spending on long-range and hypersonic weapons will exceed 400 m...
13th February, 2026
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UK names Brian Bell as government's new chief economic adviser
LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The British government on Friday named Brian Bell as the new chief econom...
13th February, 2026