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UK’s hot labour market cools and inflation eats pay

By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s super-hot labour market showed s...

16th August, 2022

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Average annual UK grocery bill highest since at least 2008 -industry data

LONDON (Reuters) – UK grocery inflation hit 11.6% in August, the highest level since at least 2008,...

16th August, 2022

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UK to offer COVID booster to all adults from September

By Natalie Grover LONDON (Reuters) -All adults in the United Kingdom will be offered a COVID-19 boos...

15th August, 2022

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FTSE 100 up as AstraZeneca gains offset commodity losses

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 edged up on Monday as gains in drugmaker AstraZeneca and...

15th August, 2022

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Sterling falls vs dollar as focus turns to UK data

LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound fell on Monday against a broadly stronger dollar at the start o...

15th August, 2022

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Waning fears over U.S. inflation push FTSE 100 to fourth weekly rise

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -Britain’s top share index logged its fourth consecutive week of gains o...

12th August, 2022

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UK’s Truss says energy firm profit is not evil as bill forecasts soar

By William James and Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) -British leadership candidate Liz Truss, the f...

12th August, 2022

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Source of Britain’s River Thames driest ever as drought nears

By Lucy Marks and Natalie Thomas LONDON (Reuters) – The source of the River Thames has dried up furt...

12th August, 2022

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Britain considers energy bill subsidy for industrial firms

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is considering plans to subsidise power bills for energy intensive industr...

12th August, 2022

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FTSE 100 climbs on smaller-than-expected GDP contraction, GSK rebound

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) – London’s FTSE 100 rose on Friday after data showed Britain’s economy c...

12th August, 2022

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UK economy contracts 0.6% in June and 0.1% in Q2

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy contracted by 0.6% in monthly terms during June, and by 0.1% be...

12th August, 2022

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FTSE 100 ends down as GSK slumps, eyes on GDP data

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -Britain’s main stock indexes closed lower on Thursday, with the blue-ch...

11th August, 2022