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St James's Place warns of softer flows with UK budget on horizon

(Reuters) -St James's Place on Thursday forecast weaker flows for the fourth quarter, citing an unce...

23rd October, 2025

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UK budget fears clouding L&G shares, says CEO

By Iain Withers and Tommy Reggiori Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) -Britain must not deter pension savers wi...

23rd October, 2025

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Bank of England rejects call to ease bank leverage rules

By Phoebe Seers LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Deputy Governor Sam Woods on Wednesday rejected ca...

22nd October, 2025

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UK data centre spend to soar to £10 billion a year - Barbour ABI

LONDON (Reuters) -Spending on new UK data centres is set to rise to 10 billion pounds a year by 2029...

22nd October, 2025

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London stocks climb as inflation data spurs rate cut bets; Barclays gains on share buyback

(Reuters) -London stocks rose for a third consecutive day on Wednesday as investors ramped up bets o...

22nd October, 2025

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UK sanctions Balkan people-smuggling gangs ahead of summit in London

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain added 13 new sanctions designations under its global irregular migration a...

22nd October, 2025

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UK's Heathrow forecasts 2025 passengers to surpass last year

(Reuters) -Britain's Heathrow Airport reported record passengers for the third quarter of 2025 on We...

22nd October, 2025

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Halfords sales rise 4%, sending shares higher

(Reuters) -Britain's Halfords reported on Wednesday a 4.1% rise in like-for-like first-half sales an...

22nd October, 2025

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UK house prices rise 3.0% year-on-year in August

LONDON (Reuters) -Average house prices in the United Kingdom in August were 3.0% higher than a year...

22nd October, 2025

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UK's CBI business association names BAE Systems chair as president

LONDON (Reuters) -The Confederation of British Industry said on Wednesday that the chair of defence...

22nd October, 2025

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HS2 chief delays part of northern England rail link by four years

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's new high speed railway line, HS2, which hopes to connect London to north...

22nd October, 2025

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Lidl GB targets market share gains with faster store expansion

LONDON (Reuters) -Lidl GB, the UK arm of the German discount supermarket chain, reported a near four...

22nd October, 2025