UK economy

Image for UK made fewer vehicles for the fifth straight month in May as tariffs bite
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UK made fewer vehicles for the fifth straight month in May as tariffs bite

(Reuters) -Britain's vehicle production declined from a year ago for the fifth successive month in M...

26th June, 2025

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UK's Starmer waters down welfare cuts to quell Labour revolt

By Andrew MacAskill and Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Keir Starmer has made conc...

26th June, 2025

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UK PM Starmer's authority tested as domestic struggles overshadow summit diplomacy

By Andrew MacAskill and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was as...

26th June, 2025

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Struggling UK stats office to split leadership, focus on core data

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said it would separate the leadership roles at the Office for National Sta...

26th June, 2025

Image for UK midcaps close at 10-month high with focus on earnings, rate path
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UK midcaps close at 10-month high with focus on earnings, rate path

(Reuters) -UK shares edged higher on Thursday, with the midcap index hitting a two-week peak as inve...

26th June, 2025

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Shell and Equinor name their UK joint venture Adura

LONDON (Reuters) -Shell's and Equinor's British joint venture, set to become the biggest oil and gas...

26th June, 2025

Image for Britain shuns $34 billion Morocco-UK subsea power project
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Britain shuns $34 billion Morocco-UK subsea power project

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Thursday said it would not go ahead with a 25 billion pound ($34.39 bil...

26th June, 2025

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Sterling gains against a weaker dollar amid Fed credibility worries

By Linda Pasquini (Reuters) -Sterling rose to its highest in nearly four years against the dollar on...

26th June, 2025

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Bank of England's Bailey says jobs market slowing but inflation outlook uncertain

LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Thursday that a recent pickup in in...

26th June, 2025

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UK retail sales tumble in June and worse seen for July, CBI says

LONDON (Reuters) -British retail sales slumped this month and expectations within the industry for J...

26th June, 2025

Image for UK's Balfour Beatty wins $1.14 billion contract for new gas power plant
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UK's Balfour Beatty wins $1.14 billion contract for new gas power plant

(Reuters) -Britain's Balfour Beatty said on Thursday it won an 833 million pound ($1.14 billion) con...

26th June, 2025

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AB Foods' bioethanol plant set to be early victim of US-UK trade deal

(Reuters) -Associated British Foods said it would close its bioethanol plant in northern England if...

26th June, 2025