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Finance

UK pay settlements rise to highest in 2025, Brightmine says

LONDON (Reuters) -Median pay settlements granted by British employers in the three months to the end...

19th November, 2025

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UK to build new munitions factories to boost warfighting readiness

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is to build a network of new munitions factories to boost its warfighting...

19th November, 2025

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UK's Reeves to increase spending on benefits in next week's budget, Telegraph reports

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's finance minister, Rachel Reeves, is set to boost spending on benefits in...

18th November, 2025

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Finance

Bank of England to cut interest rates in December and again in Q1 2026

By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) -The Bank of England will cut interest rates in December and ag...

18th November, 2025

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Convicted terrorist wins UK legal case over 'unlawful' prison segregation

LONDON (Reuters) -A man convicted of terrorism offences won a legal challenge against the British go...

18th November, 2025

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Finance

BoE's Pill does not expect much shift in rate view given high pay growth

LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said policymakers should not place too mu...

18th November, 2025

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Bank of England's Pill expects QE gilt holdings to be cut to 'very low' level

LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said he expected the central bank to redu...

18th November, 2025

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UK to give default 'yes' to new homes around railway stations

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said planning applications for new homes near railway stations would recei...

18th November, 2025

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Net immigration to Britain revised down as more Britons emigrate

LONDON (Reuters) -Net immigration to Britain peaked in 2023 at a higher level than previously though...

18th November, 2025

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Finance

Sterling little changed before UK inflation data, budget still in focus

By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) -Sterling was little changed versus the dollar and the euro on Tuesday...

18th November, 2025

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Britain may repeat tax rises next year, Franklin Templeton's Zahn says

LONDON (Reuters) -The British government is likely to repeat tax rises next year, Franklin Templeton...

18th November, 2025

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Crest Nicholson trims profit outlook in faltering UK housing market

(Reuters) -UK homebuilder Crest Nicholson lowered its annual profit expectations on Tuesday, weighed...

18th November, 2025