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UK jobless rate rises again but pay growth will keep Bank of England on edge
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s unemployment rate rose for a second month in a row and there were other...
13th December, 2022
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London stocks slip ahead of key interest rate decisions
By Johann M Cherian and Shristi Achar A (Reuters) – British shares closed lower on Monday, with inve...
12th December, 2022
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Britain braces for winter of strike action as nurses walk out
By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) – British nurses will go on strike this week, hitting already stretc...
12th December, 2022
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UK lenders see 23% slide in mortgages for home-buyers in 2023
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British banks and building societies expect to lend 23% less to...
12th December, 2022
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UK manufacturers expect output to fall 3.2% in 2023
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British manufacturers expect output to fall by 3.2% next year a...
12th December, 2022
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UK card spending shows pre-Christmas pick-up: ONS
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British consumer spending picked up in early December, in line w...
8th December, 2022
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UK airports face Christmas disruption as border staff to strike
LONDON (Reuters) -Border Force workers at several major British airports including the country’s bus...
8th December, 2022
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Another momentous year beckons for Britain’s royal family
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – The last year will go down as one of the most seismic in the hi...
8th December, 2022
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British PM Rishi Sunak pledges further action on strikes to ‘protect lives’
LONDON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday he would take more action “to protect...
8th December, 2022
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Britain urges banks to offer mortgage flexibility in cost-of-living crisis
By Huw Jones and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) -Britain has called on banks to support households fi...
7th December, 2022
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Pub group Mitchells & Butlers flags mounting cost pressures after profit jump
(Reuters) – Mitchells & Butlers Plc said on Wednesday recent sales in the new fiscal year were encou...
7th December, 2022
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UK consumer spending fails to keep pace with inflation: surveys
LONDON (Reuters) – British consumer spending ticked up last month at a rate that greatly lagged behi...
6th December, 2022