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UK's Reeves: 'All of us must step up' defence spending

LONDON (Reuters) - British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves said on Tuesday that other European nation...

25th February, 2025

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UK rules out trade deals which undercut food standards

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will not sign trade deals with potential suppliers such as the U.S. that...

25th February, 2025

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UK to target 3% of GDP for defence spending, to cut aid budget

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will aim to spend 3% of its GDP on defence in the next parliament, due to...

25th February, 2025

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UK's Starmer boosts defence spending on eve of Washington trip

LONDON (Reuters) - British defence spending will reach 2.5% of GDP by 2027, Prime Minister Keir Star...

25th February, 2025

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Sterling steady before Bank of England economist remarks

LONDON (Reuters) - The pound held just shy of a two-month high against the dollar on Tuesday, and wa...

25th February, 2025

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UK home prices to rise 3.5% this year, Bank of England to continue cutting Bank Rate: Reuters poll 

By Jonathan Cable and Shaloo Shrivastava LONDON/BENGALURU (Reuters) - British home prices will rise...

25th February, 2025

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Russia says latest UK sanctions 'illegitimate'

LONDON (Reuters) - Russia's embassy in London said Britain's new package of sanctions against Russia...

25th February, 2025

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UK retailers plan to cut investment by most since 2019, CBI says

LONDON (Reuters) - British retailers plan to cut investment by the most in more than five years agai...

25th February, 2025

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FTSE 100 closes higher as defence stocks offset Unilever

(Reuters) - UK's benchmark stock indexes advanced on Tuesday, boosted by heavyweight financial stock...

25th February, 2025

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UK regulator accepts Gatwick Airport commitments

LONDON (Reuters) - Commitments made by Britain's Gatwick Airport over a price cap it charges airline...

25th February, 2025

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Millions of Britons face higher energy bills as price cap rises 6.4%

(Reuters) - British energy regulator Ofgem on Tuesday raised its price cap by 6.4% on household ener...

25th February, 2025

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US recovery helps UK's Smith+Nephew mitigate China woes, shares jump

(Reuters) - Smith+Nephew beat analysts' expectations for annual sales and profit on Tuesday, as a re...

25th February, 2025