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UK PM Sunak ‘giving everything’ to seal EU deal for Northern Ireland

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said his administration is ‘giving it everything we’ve got’ to finalise a deal to fix issues with the Northern Ireland...

Sun, 26/02/2023 - 07:58


TOP NEWS: UK consumer confidence in surprise rebound from historic low

UK consumer confidence has made a surprise rebound from historic lows despite ongoing cost-of-living woes, figures show.

GfK’s long-running consumer confidence index rose by a significant...

Fri, 24/02/2023 - 06:15


Ex-UK PM Johnson declines to say if would back Sunak deal on protocol

Boris Johnson declined to say whether he would back any new deal negotiated by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on the Northern Ireland protocol, as...

Thu, 23/02/2023 - 21:52


BoE’s Mann says pausing rate rises ’risks worst of both worlds’

A Bank of England policymaker has said interest rates should be raised even further to control inflation, despite financial market expectations that the UK’s base...

Thu, 23/02/2023 - 16:31


UK promises planning reform after pressure from wind farm builders

The Uk government has promised a better and faster system for approving wind farms and other major infrastructure as it acknowledged that it was taking...

Thu, 23/02/2023 - 16:05


UK opposition leader Starmer to launch Labour’s 5 national ’missions’

UK opposition leader Keir Starmer is to launch a series of five national ‘missions’ setting out his objectives for a Labour government if the party...

Thu, 23/02/2023 - 08:16


UK PM Sunak promises to be ‘resolute’ in talks over Brexit protocol

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised to be ‘resolute’ in defending Northern Ireland as he seeks a deal to rewrite the terms of its post-Brexit...

Wed, 22/02/2023 - 13:26


Ireland producer prices climb in January on construction products

Annual growth in Irish producer prices picked up last month, numbers from the Central Statistics Office showed Wednesday.

The CSO said producer prices climbed 3.7%...

Wed, 22/02/2023 - 11:38


Heathrow warns UK risks slipping behind in greener aviation fuel

Heathrow aims to triple usage of greener aviation fuel at the airport this year, but warned the UK risks falling behind other nations in developing...

Wed, 22/02/2023 - 06:29


Ireland cost-of-living package ‘more targeted’ to families in need

The spring cost-of-living package, featuring €1.3 billion of measures, aims to target support towards families of school-age children struggling with bills, the Irish government said.

Tax...

Tue, 21/02/2023 - 15:58


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