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UPDATE: Firms welcome ‘short-term fix’ as UK slashes energy bills

Thousands of companies might avoid collapse this winter after the UK government announced a new package of energy bill support, but business groups warned it...

Wed, 21/09/2022 - 15:38


TOP NEWS SUMMARY: Power firm Uniper to be nationalised by Germany

The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday.

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COMPANIES

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Electricity and gas supplier Uniper confirmed its nationalisation by the German federal...

Wed, 21/09/2022 - 11:08


TOP NEWS: UK public sector borrowing down in August but tops pre-Covid

UK public sector borrowing fell year-on-year in August but remained above pre-pandemic levels, figures from the Office of National Statistics showed on Wednesday.

Public...

Wed, 21/09/2022 - 11:03


Truss 'willing to be unpopular PM' with measures targeting economic growth

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has said she is willing to be unpopular to bring in measures she believes will grow the economy, as she...

Wed, 21/09/2022 - 06:39


UPDATE: UK PM vows billions in Ukraine aid, admits US trade talks off

Britain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss on Tuesday vowed billions more in financial and military aid to Ukraine as she kicked off her debut foreign...

Tue, 20/09/2022 - 21:16


US believes UK should negotiate with EU on Northern Ireland protocol

Joe Biden will tell UK Prime MInister Liz Truss she must work with the EU to find a negotiated outcome to solve post-Brexit tensions over...

Tue, 20/09/2022 - 20:15


Labour MP Rosie Cooper to stand down, triggering UK by-election

Labour MP Rosie Cooper has announced she is standing down from her Commons seat, handing new UK Prime Minister Liz Truss her first by-election test....

Tue, 20/09/2022 - 17:25


Truss ‘willing to be unpopular PM’ with measures targeting UK growth

Liz Truss has said she is willing to be an unpopular UK prime minister to bring in measures she believes will grow the economy, as...

Tue, 20/09/2022 - 17:23


UK firms await details of support to cope with soaring energy bills

Businesses in the UK must be given certainty about support to tackle soaring energy bills, Jacob Rees-Mogg has been told, as he puts the finishing...

Tue, 20/09/2022 - 17:22


UK PM Truss wants closer ties with allies amid ‘more insecure era’

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has said she wants to forge closer relations with allies than Boris Johnson as the security threat worsens.

The PM...

Tue, 20/09/2022 - 17:21


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