UK businesses report post-budget bounce
UK composite PMI rises to highest since April 2024 Services leads upturn but manufacturing grows too Data adds…
Surprise UK retail sales rise adds to signs of pickup in economy
UK retail sales rise 0.4% in December Economists had expected 0.1% fall Data adds to early signs of…
Weaker UK jobs data may offer inflation relief to BoE
Private sector pay grows by least since November 2020 UK regular wage growth slows to 4.5% Jobless rate…
UK surveyors turn more upbeat about housing market outlook
LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) – Britain’s housing market showed some signs of turning a corner last month as…
UK employers report weaker hiring but stronger pay growth in December
LONDON, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Britain’s jobs market cooled in December but starting salaries for permanent jobs rose…
UK grocers begin to feel impact of appetite-suppressing drugs
LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Britain’s major food retailers are beginning to feel the impact of a new…
Perry Bamonte, keyboardist and guitarist for The Cure, dies at 65
LOS ANGELES, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Perry Bamonte, keyboardist and guitarist in The Cure, has died at 65,…
Doctors in England start five-day walkout during flu surge
LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Doctors in England began a five-day strike on Wednesday over pay and working…
Trump said he has no bigger healthcare plans: Obamacare will ‘repeal itself’
“I don’t have to do anything,” Trump tells NBC Trump says ACA will be ‘too expensive’ to use…
Bank of England set to cut rates as inflation and economy slow
Bank of England expected to lower rates to 3.75% from 4% Investors see one or two more interest…
UK inflation slides to 3.2% before Bank of England rate decision
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UK pledges extra $2 billion NHS spend to avert Trump tariffs, FT says
Dec 11 (Reuters) – Britain has promised the United States that spending on National Health Service (NHS) medicines…