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UK government ’going backwards’ on green investment, says CBI chief

UK companies have been left ‘confused and disappointed’ as the government has started ‘going backwards’ on encouraging green growth in the UK, the leader of...

Mon, 05/12/2022 - 05:48


More UK rail strikes announced after union talks with minister fail

A railway workers union has served notice for strike action at a further six train operating companies and Network Rail – just hours after meetings...

Fri, 02/12/2022 - 17:10


TotalEnergies cuts North Sea investment over UK windfall tax

French energy firm TotalEnergies SE on Friday said it will cut North Sea oil and gas investment by 25% next year after the UK government...

Fri, 02/12/2022 - 12:16


UK retail footfall down on rail strike hit but Black Friday impresses

UK retail footfall suffered a sharper decline in November, figures on Friday showed, with rail strikes adding to a wall of worry for the sector,...

Fri, 02/12/2022 - 05:02


UK transport secretary encourages deal aimed at avoiding rail strikes

The UK Transport Secretary has said he is trying to ‘encourage’ a deal between employers and trade unions on reforming the rail industry and bringing...

Thu, 01/12/2022 - 21:57


EU chief hails ’pragmatic spirit’ of UK talks on post-Brexit issues

Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday hailed a ‘more pragmatic spirit’ in talks between the UK and the EU aimed at resolving post-Brexit trade problems...

Thu, 01/12/2022 - 17:57


SNP Westminster leader steps aside to allow for ‘fresh leadership’

Ian Blackford has announced he will step down as the leader of the SNP at Westminster in a bid to welcome ‘fresh leadership’ to the...

Thu, 01/12/2022 - 13:50


European Commission’s Von der Leyen ‘confident’ on protocol deal

Ursula von der Leyen has said she is ‘very confident’ a solution will be found on the Northern Ireland Protocol, if there is the political...

Thu, 01/12/2022 - 13:49


Ofcom probes in-contract price hikes by UK phone and broadband firms

UK regulator Ofcom has launched an industry-wide investigation into whether phone and broadband firms set out in-contract price rises clearly enough before customers signed up....

Thu, 01/12/2022 - 10:34


TOP NEWS: UK manufacturing sector contracts as recession fears mount

The UK manufacturing sector continued to weaken in November as recession fears mount, figures on Thursday showed.

The seasonally adjusted S&P Global/CIPS UK manufacturing purchasing...

Thu, 01/12/2022 - 10:19


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