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Image for UK's Pets at Home warns of profit decline amid rising costs and weak demand
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UK's Pets at Home warns of profit decline amid rising costs and weak demand

(Reuters) -Britain's Pets at Home Group on Monday forecast its fiscal 2026 underlying pre-tax profit...

31st March, 2025

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British soldier's trial over Bloody Sunday killings to start in September

By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) - The sole British soldier charged with murder over the 1972 'B...

28th March, 2025

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UK stocks subdued as tariff concerns keep investors cautious

(Reuters) - UK shares were subdued on Friday as investors avoided big bets after U.S. President Dona...

28th March, 2025

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UK vehicle output falls in February, industry data shows

(Reuters) - Britain's vehicle output, including those of electric and hybrid automobiles, fell in Fe...

27th March, 2025

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UK government's own estimate says welfare cuts to push 250,000 into poverty

By Catarina Demony LONDON (Reuters) - Welfare cuts announced by Britain on Wednesday will drive 250,...

26th March, 2025

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UK food group Greencore increases bid for rival Bakkavor, Bloomberg News reports

(Reuters) - British convenience food manufacturer Greencore has increased its bid for rival Bakkavor...

25th March, 2025

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UK's Reeves says financial regulators responding to her cull of red tape

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Monday she wa...

17th March, 2025

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UK says a 'significant number' of nations ready to provide troops for Ukraine peace

LONDON (Reuters) - A "significant number" of countries are willing to provide peackeeping troops in...

17th March, 2025

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Analysis-Britain's growth risks put bond investors on high alert

By Naomi Rovnick and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's public finances, strained by growing de...

17th March, 2025

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UK's Thames Water debt lifeline to proceed after appeals dismissed

LONDON (Reuters) - Thames Water, Britain's biggest water supplier, will find out from a court this w...

17th March, 2025

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UK economy sputters in January, underlining Reeves' growth challenge

By Andy Bruce and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy contracted unexpectedly in Jan...

14th March, 2025

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UK payments regulator to be abolished and absorbed by financial watchdog

By Sam Tabahriti LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's payments regulator will be abolished and its remit abs...

11th March, 2025