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UPDATE: Starmer says Labour on path to majority after UK local vote

UK opposition leader Keir Starmer was celebrating wins in key battlegrounds as an indication Labour is on course to win the next general election, as...

Fri, 05/05/2023 - 17:27

UPDATE: Starmer says Labour on path to majority after UK local vote

UK opposition leader Keir Starmer on Friday celebrated ‘fantastic’ council results as showing the Labour party is on course to win the next general election,...

Fri, 05/05/2023 - 12:43

TOP NEWS: UK construction sector grows, despite fall in housebuilding

The UK construction sector is seeing an increasing asymmetrical recovery, according to the latest survey data on Friday, with commercial and civil projects seeing growth,...

Fri, 05/05/2023 - 09:48

UPDATE: UK PM defiant as Tories suffer major losses in local elections

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak insisted he will push on with his agenda despite the Tories suffering major losses in his first electoral test as...

Fri, 05/05/2023 - 09:38

First-time UK home buyers face £200 more a month on mortgage

First-time UK house buyers with a 15% deposit to put down face paying nearly £200 per month more for a mortgage typically than they did...

Fri, 05/05/2023 - 05:58

TOP NEWS: UK Tories suffer losses in first electoral test for Sunak

Rishi Sunak’s Tories were on course for heavy losses in the Prime Minister’s first electoral test as Labour and the Liberal Democrats both made gains...

Fri, 05/05/2023 - 05:49

Forecast for growth in electric car sales in UK downgraded

Expectations for the growth in demand in the UK for pure electric new cars have been downgraded.

An automotive industry body on Thursday said it predicts...

Thu, 04/05/2023 - 13:04

Ireland jobless rate falls to 3.9% in April from 4.0% in March

Unemployment in Ireland eased last month, according to numbers from the Central Statistics Office on Thursday.

The unemployment rate fell to 3.9% in April from 4.0%...

Thu, 04/05/2023 - 11:37

UK net mortgage lending hits zero in March, as mortgage approvals rise

Net mortgage lending stalled in the UK in March, according to Bank of England data on Thursday, while mortgage approvals continued to rise.

Mortgage lending...

Thu, 04/05/2023 - 10:58

Service sector leads growth of private sector in Ireland during April

The services sector in Ireland expanded at its fastest rate in nearly a year and was entirely responsible for an improved picture for the overall...

Thu, 04/05/2023 - 10:37

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