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Stephen Flynn elected SNP’s Westminster leader, replacing Blackford

Stephen Flynn has been elected as the new leader of the SNP at Westminster, replacing the outgoing Ian Blackford.

The Aberdeen South MP defeated Alison...

Tue, 06/12/2022 - 21:00


CORRECT: UK grocery price inflation slows for first time in 21 months

(Correcting end of recent four-week period for price inflation to November 27.)

The rate of grocery price inflation in the UK has slowed for the...

Tue, 06/12/2022 - 09:26


TOP NEWS: UK grocery price inflation slows for first time in 21 months

The rate of grocery price inflation in the UK has slowed for the first time in nearly two years, the latest market survey from Kantar...

Tue, 06/12/2022 - 09:03


UK retail sales growth quickens as countdown to Christmas begins

UK retail sales growth picked up last month, figures on Tuesday showed, as the festive shopping season kicked off.

However, sales remained below the...

Tue, 06/12/2022 - 05:01


Network Rail workers in UK to stage extra strike over Christmas

Network Rail workers are to stage an extra strike in the long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions in the UK.

Members of the Rail,...

Mon, 05/12/2022 - 19:17


Companies to hear about UK energy bill support before year end

Companies will know about the future of the support they will get on their energy bills by the end of the year as many worry...

Mon, 05/12/2022 - 19:16


REPEAT: Ex-UK PM Brown says support building for Labour leader Starmer

Gordon Brown, the last UK Labour prime minister, said he believes there is more momentum behind the party than in the run up to Tony...

Mon, 05/12/2022 - 19:15


Ex-UK PM brown says support ‘swelling’ for Labour leader Starmer

Gordon Brown, the last UK Labour prime minister, said he believes there is more momentum behind the party than in the run up to Tony...

Mon, 05/12/2022 - 19:15


Ireland’s Paschal Donohoe reelected Eurogroup chair

Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe was reelected to lead the Eurogroup – the grouping of the finance ministers of the 19 countries using the euro...

Mon, 05/12/2022 - 19:11


UK minister to ease housebuilding targets amid Tory rebellion threat

The UK government is set to water down housebuilding targets after ‘well over 100 Tory MPs’ threatened to rebel over planning reform.

In a letter...

Mon, 05/12/2022 - 17:13


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