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UK PM Starmer congratulates Trump on ‘historic’ US election victory

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK-US special relationship will ‘continue to prosper’ following Donald Trump’s ‘historic election victory’.

Trump declared he had won a...

Wed, 06/11/2024 - 08:38


TOP NEWS: UK service sector growth weakens in October - PMI

The pace of growth in UK’s service sector softened in October as businesses had waited for the government budget announced at the end of the...

Tue, 05/11/2024 - 10:08


New UK car market registrations fall 6% on-year in October

Registrations of new cars in the UK fell by 6.0% last month, figures showed Tuesday.

Industry body the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders, or SMMT,...

Tue, 05/11/2024 - 09:41


UK government launches trial of generative AI chatbot on Gov.UK

The government has launched a new trial of an OpenAI-powered chatbot to help people find relevant information on the Gov.UK website.

Gov.UK Chat is to be...

Tue, 05/11/2024 - 09:19


UK Tobacco & Vapes bill to be introduced in Parliament

Proposed legislation aimed at creating the ‘first smoke-free generation’ is set to be introduced in UK Parliament.

The Tobacco & Vapes Bill, which prevents anyone born...

Tue, 05/11/2024 - 08:35


Ireland service sector growth slows but stays strong in October

Ireland’s burgeoning services industry slipped back slightly last month, but overall private sector growth improved thanks to manufacturing, purchasing managers’ index survey results from S&P...

Tue, 05/11/2024 - 07:19


UK retail sales rise eases on pre-budget uncertainty, rising bills

UK retail sales growth slowed in October, numbers from the British Retail Consortium and KPMG on Tuesday showed, with consumers tightening purse strings amid rising...

Tue, 05/11/2024 - 05:02


Farmers call for inheritance tax U-turn ahead of talks with ministers

Reversing plans to charge inheritance tax on farms is ‘the only sensible course of action’, the head of the National Farmers’ Union has said, as...

Mon, 04/11/2024 - 07:56


Starmer to pledge more cash for border command in blitz on small boats

The Border Security Command is set to see its funding doubled as Keir Starmer fixes his sights on ending small boat crossings.

The prime minister is...

Mon, 04/11/2024 - 06:52


UK’s battered Tory party elects Badenoch as new leader

The UK’s battle-scarred Conservatives on Saturday elected ‘anti-woke’ candidate Kemi Badenoch as its new head, making her the first black leader of a major UK...

Sun, 03/11/2024 - 10:42


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