uk-economy

Image for UK's Heathrow forecasts 2025 passengers to surpass last yearFinance

UK's Heathrow Forecasts 2025 Passengers to Surpass Last Year

Image for Halfords sales rise 4%, sending shares higherFinance

Halfords Sales Rise 4%, Sending Shares Higher

Image for UK house prices rise 3.0% year-on-year in AugustFinance

UK House Prices Rise 3.0% Year-On-Year in August

Image for UK's CBI business association names BAE Systems chair as presidentHeadlines

UK's Cbi Business Association Names Bae Systems Chair as President

Image for HS2 chief delays part of northern England rail link by four years

HS2 Chief Delays Part of Northern England Rail Link by Four Years

Date: October 22, 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's new high speed railway line, HS2, which hopes to connect London to northern England, will be delayed by at least four years, the company said on Wednesday. This is the...

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Lidl Gb Targets Market Share Gains With Faster Store Expansion

Date: October 22, 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -Lidl GB, the UK arm of the German discount supermarket chain, reported a near fourfold jump in profit for its 2024/25 year and said it would press ahead with expansion, including the...

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UK Gilt Yields Fall as Investors Ramp up Rate Cut Bets After Steady Inflation

Date: October 22, 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -Investors added to their bets on Bank of England interest rate cuts at the end of this year after data on Wednesday showed Britain's consumer price inflation and a key underlying...

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UK Inflation Holds at 3.8% in Surprise Boost for Reeves and BoE

Date: October 22, 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's annual rate of consumer price inflation remained at 3.8% in September, below expectations, official figures showed on Wednesday. Most economists polled by Reuters and the...

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Sterling Falls After UK Inflation Unexpectedly Holds Steady

Date: October 22, 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -The British pound dipped against both the dollar and euro on Wednesday, after the annual rate of Britain's consumer price inflation held at 3.8% in September, data showed on...

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Jaguar Land Rover Hack Cost UK Economy an Estimated $2.5 Billion, Report Says

Date: October 22, 2025

By James Pearson LONDON (Reuters) -The August hack of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), owned by India's Tata Motors, cost the British economy 1.9 billion pounds ($2.55 billion) and affected over 5,000...