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TOP NEWS: BoE to chart ’steady’ course on future rate cuts - governor

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey is set to signal more caution on potential future rate cuts at a speech on Friday, saying monetary policy...

Fri, 23/08/2024 - 16:49


Royal Mail misses watchdog’s delivery targets over spring period

Royal Mail delivered less than 80% of first class post on time in the first quarter, it said on Friday, missing its delivery targets set...

Fri, 23/08/2024 - 16:12


UK’s Starmer to visit Germany in first bilateral trip

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin next week in his first bilateral trip since taking office, a German...

Fri, 23/08/2024 - 16:09


UPDATE: UK PM tells China’s Xi he hopes for ‘honest’ discussions

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday he hoped they could have ‘honest’ discussions about thorny issues as they held...

Fri, 23/08/2024 - 14:34


UPDATE: China’s Xi seeks ‘common wins’ in first talk with UK’s Starmer

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday he hoped to achieve ‘common wins’ with the UK in his first conversation with new UK Prime Minister Keir...

Fri, 23/08/2024 - 11:58


TOP NEWS: Xi seeks ‘common wins’ in first talk with UK PM Starmer

Chinese President Xi Jinping said he hoped to achieve ‘common wins’ with the UK during his first conversation with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer since...

Fri, 23/08/2024 - 11:33


UK households face higher winter energy bills as price cap set to rise

Households in Britain are set to face higher energy bills this winter with the regulator expected to increase the price cap after lowering it twice...

Thu, 22/08/2024 - 14:39


TOP NEWS: UK manufacturing and service sectors get boost in August

The UK got a boost in both its manufacturing and service sectors in August, new flash data on Thursday showed.

The latest S&P Global flash UK...

Thu, 22/08/2024 - 09:43


UK borrowings surge to higher-than-forecast £3.1 billion in July

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves is facing further challenges ahead of her first budget this autumn after official figures revealed government borrowing jumped by far more...

Wed, 21/08/2024 - 08:19


UK company insolvencies up 16% annually as cost hikes continue to bite

The number of companies that became insolvent in July was 16% higher than during the same period last year, according to official data.

In England and...

Tue, 20/08/2024 - 15:55


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