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TOP NEWS: UK retail sales bounce back in August but growth may fall

UK retail sales bounced back last month following a poor performance in July, according to the latest British Retail Consortium and KPMG sales monitor on...

Tue, 05/09/2023 - 05:05


More UK babies to need hospital treatment over delay of GSK’s RSV jab

The nation’s top children’s doctor has warned a delay on a new vaccine to combat respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, will mean more babies and...

Mon, 04/09/2023 - 06:00


Rishi Sunak ’to overturn onshore wind farm ban amid party pressure’

Rishi Sunak is reportedly set to succumb to pressure from party members and overturn his de facto ban on onshore wind farms.

The Telegraph reports ministers...

Mon, 04/09/2023 - 05:49


Tesco boss calls for change in law after rise in abuse of staff

Tesco PLC Chief Executive Ken Murphy has called for a change in the law to make abuse or violence towards retail workers an offence across...

Sun, 03/09/2023 - 10:09


Rishi Sunak’s top spin doctor Amber de Botton quits

Rishi Sunak’s top spin doctor in Downing Street has quit after less than a year in the job.

Amber de Botton, who had a decade-long career...

Fri, 01/09/2023 - 15:22


TOP NEWS: UK manufacturing sector downturn deepens further in August

The health of the UK manufacturing sector deteriorated to its lowest level since May 2020 in August, survey data from S&P Global showed on Friday.

The...

Fri, 01/09/2023 - 09:57


Ireland manufacturing returns to growth after six months of decline

Ireland’s manufacturing sector experienced expansion for the first time since February thanks to a ‘fresh upturn’ in new orders, AIB data showed on Friday.

July’s steep...

Fri, 01/09/2023 - 08:26


TOP NEWS: UK house prices continue to fall in August - Nationwide

UK house prices saw further weakness in August, according to the latest Nationwide house price index on Friday.

House prices fell 0.8% month-on-month in August, picking...

Fri, 01/09/2023 - 07:19


Future ‘more positive’ with latest UK car production figures

Car production in the UK increased by almost a third last month compared to a year ago, new figures show.

A total of 76,451 cars were...

Thu, 31/08/2023 - 21:17


Bank of England must ‘see job through’ on inflation - chief economist

Interest rate setters must ‘see the job through’ on bringing high inflation back to target, the Bank of England’s top economist said on Thursday.

Speaking at...

Thu, 31/08/2023 - 11:04


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