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Best Countries To Live In

There are many different places on the planet where you can live and enjoy yourself. Amongst these a...

29th December, 2022

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UK to launch new billion-pound home insulation programme

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government intends to make 1 billion pounds ($1.2 billion) of public fu...

28th November, 2022

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Sunak to raise Britain’s minimum wage -The Times

(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will increase the national living wage and give 8 mil...

15th November, 2022

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Young Greeks priced out as inflation, rents soar

By George Georgiopoulos and Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) – Like many young Greeks trying to l...

26th October, 2022

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British port workers plan two-week strike from Sept. 19

LONDON (Reuters) -More than 560 dockworkers at the Port of Liverpool, one of Britain’s largest conta...

2nd September, 2022

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Cash-strapped Britons give up pets as living costs soar

By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) – Stood on her hind legs to greet any prospective owner who might appro...

15th August, 2022

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French inflation in June hit record high of 6.5% – preliminary figures

PARIS (Reuters) -French inflation climbed further from the previous month to a record high of 6.5%,...

30th June, 2022

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Britons, shaken by cost-of-living squeeze, cut back on shopping

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -British consumers cut back on shopping in May in the face of...

24th June, 2022

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Rolls Royce offers cash to workers facing high cost of living

(Reuters) – British aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce Holdings said it was offering a cash lump sum...

21st June, 2022

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Weak market competition to further hammer poor households – UK watchdog

By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) – Waning competition in British markets has allowed the biggest compani...

29th April, 2022

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Poverty, education levels draw battle lines in French election

By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – As French President Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen head into a...

12th April, 2022

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UK jobless rate lowest since 2019, but inflation eats into pay

By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Britons’ earnings shrank by the most since...

12th April, 2022