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Image for UK orders China-registered firm to sell stake in Scottish chip company
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UK orders China-registered firm to sell stake in Scottish chip company

LONDON (Reuters) – The British government on Wednesday ordered China-registered Future Technology De...

7th November, 2024

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FTSE 100 pulls back from early gains after Trump’s victory

By Nikhil Sharma and Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -The UK’s benchmark FTSE 100 slipped on Wednesday as l...

6th November, 2024

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M&S and Wetherspoons face multi-million pound hit from ‘double whammy’ budget

By James Davey and Yamini Kalia LONDON (Reuters) – Marks & Spencer and JD Wetherspoon, two of Britai...

6th November, 2024

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UK’s Queen Camilla, suffering chest infection, to resume engagements next week

LONDON (Reuters) – Queen Camilla, the wife of Britain’s King Charles, will resume engagements next w...

6th November, 2024

Image for UK homebuilder Persimmon flags cost concerns after strong Q3 sales
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UK homebuilder Persimmon flags cost concerns after strong Q3 sales

(Reuters) -British homebuilder Persimmon’s sales rates since the start of the third quarter were wel...

6th November, 2024

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UK government confirms spread of bird flu in commercial poultry

(Reuters) – The UK government said on Tuesday it has confirmed a strain of the H5N5 bird flu virus i...

6th November, 2024

Image for London stocks edge up, US election in focus
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London stocks edge up, US election in focus

By Pranav Kashyap (Reuters) – Britain’s main stock indexes saw a modest uptick on Tuesday, though a...

5th November, 2024

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Business

UK new car sales fall 6% in October, industry data shows

(Reuters) – New car registrations in the UK fell for the second time this year, dropping 6% to 144,2...

5th November, 2024

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UK services sector lost steam in lead up to the budget, PMI shows

By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s services sector lost momentum in the run-up to the new...

5th November, 2024

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Primark expecting a good Christmas, says parent’s boss

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Budget clothing retailer Primark is expecting to trade well in the...

5th November, 2024

Image for English university fees to rise for first time since 2017 to try to fix funding crisis
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English university fees to rise for first time since 2017 to try to fix funding crisis

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – The British government announced plans to raise the cost of u...

5th November, 2024

Image for UK regulator says $19 billion Vodafone-Three tie-up likely to go ahead
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UK regulator says $19 billion Vodafone-Three tie-up likely to go ahead

By Sarah Young and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) – The $19 billion merger between Vodafone and Hutchi...

5th November, 2024