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UK records hottest and sunniest year ever in 2025, says weather service
LONDON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Britain experienced its hottest and sunniest year on record in 2025, surpa...
2nd January, 2026
UK economy
Finance
Retailer Lidl GB reports 10% rise in Christmas sales
LONDON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Lidl GB, the British arm of the German supermarket group, reported a 10% y...
2nd January, 2026
Finance
Sterling struggles for direction on first trading day of 2026
By Samuel Indyk LONDON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - The British pound was little changed against both the doll...
2nd January, 2026
Finance
UK factories pick up a bit of speed but outlook worries remain
LONDON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Britain's factory sector grew at its fastest pace in 15 months in December...
2nd January, 2026
Finance
Britain's FTSE 100 hits 10,000 mark in strong start to 2026
By Alun John LONDON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - London's blue-chip FTSE 100 index hit the symbolic 10,000 poi...
2nd January, 2026
Finance
UK house price growth weakest since April 2024 after surprise December drop
LONDON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - British house prices unexpectedly fell by 0.4% in December to finish 2025...
2nd January, 2026
Finance
Blue‑chip FTSE 100 stalls near record high, sealing strongest annual run in 16 years
Dec 31 (Reuters) - UK's FTSE 100 index paused near record levels in the final stretch of 2025 on Thu...
31st December, 2025
Finance
Pound set for biggest yearly rise against dollar since 2017, down vs. euro
By Samuel Indyk LONDON, Dec 31 (Reuters) - The British pound was a touch softer against the dollar o...
31st December, 2025
Finance
Sterling hits strongest in two months on euro in holiday-thinned trade
LONDON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The pound touched its strongest level in two months on the euro and held...
30th December, 2025
Headlines
Argentina's Milei to visit UK next year
By Leila Miller BUENOS AIRES, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Argentine President Javier Milei will visit the Uni...
29th December, 2025
Finance
Sterling steady near recent highs on dollar and euro
LONDON, Dec 29 (Reuters) - The pound held steady against both the dollar and the euro in thin holida...
29th December, 2025
Finance
Lloyds to shut invoice factoring unit by year's end, FT reports
(Corrects headline to cut redundant words) Dec 28 (Reuters) - Lloyds Banking Group, Britain's bigges...
28th December, 2025