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UK must be tough to reverse productivity slippage, BCG says

LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - British corporate sectors that once drove national productivity growth ha...

23rd February, 2026

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UK to overhaul special-needs education as costs spiral

LONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Britain will unveil long-delayed reforms to England's special educational...

22nd February, 2026

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Rugby-Resurgent Ireland demolish sloppy England in record 42-21 victory

LONDON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Ireland blew England away in a record-breaking 42-21 victory at Twickenha...

21st February, 2026

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Soccer-FA won't take action against Man Utd owner Ratcliffe over immigration remarks

Feb 21 (Reuters) - Manchester United owner Jim Ratcliffe will face no disciplinary action for saying...

21st February, 2026

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UK to consider removing Andrew from royal succession line, official says

(Refiles with no changes to text, removes embargo reference) LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Britain's go...

20th February, 2026

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UK expects continued favourable trade with U.S. after Supreme Court ruling

LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Britain expects its privileged trading position with the United States to...

20th February, 2026

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Analysis-Britain's royals face their worst crisis in 90 years over Andrew's Epstein links

By Michael Holden and Kate Holton LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - King Charles woke up on Friday to pictu...

20th February, 2026

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Sterling nears one-month low as investors bet on BoE rate cuts

By Sophie Kiderlin LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The British pound hovered around its lowest in a month...

20th February, 2026

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Analysis-Rising UK youth unemployment tests government over wage pledge

LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The rise in Britain's youth unemployment rate to a 10-year high is posing...

20th February, 2026

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King Charles visits London fashion show after brother's arrest

By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles appeared at a fashion sh...

19th February, 2026

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Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest marks new low for disgraced British royal

By Michael Holden LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor by police inve...

19th February, 2026

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Sterling steadies after three-day fall as investors pause following dovish data

By Niket Nishant LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Britain's pound held steady against the dollar on Thursd...

19th February, 2026