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TOP NEWS: UK PM to meet Cabinet to move from bruising confidence vote

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to meet his Cabinet on Tuesday as he seeks to keep his premiership afloat by putting a bruising...

Tue, 07/06/2022 - 06:01


UK consumers retreat as cost-of-living crisis weighs on spending

UK retail sales contracted last month as consumers feel the squeeze from the country's cost-of-living crisis, the latest British Retail Consortium-KPMG retail sales monitor showed...

Tue, 07/06/2022 - 05:06


UK PM survives confidence vote but 148 Tory MPs refuse to back him

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has survived a confidence vote in his leadership of the Tory party but his authority has been dealt a significant...

Mon, 06/06/2022 - 21:10


UPDATE: UK PM seeks support from Tory MPs ahead of confidence vote

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson pleaded with Tory MPs to back his leadership rather than indulge in ‘pointless’ internal warfare as he faced a crunch...

Mon, 06/06/2022 - 17:14


‘Jubilee jump’ in shopper footfall for UK high streets

The Jubilee Bank Holiday gave UK high streets a much-needed lift as shopper footfall surged, according to new figures.

BRC-Sensormatic IQ data revealed that total...

Mon, 06/06/2022 - 13:32


TOP NEWS SUMMARY: China service sector suffers but Covid curbs easing

The following is a summary of top news stories Monday.

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COMPANIES

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CRH said it has agreed to buy Barrette Outdoor Living, an Ohio-based...

Mon, 06/06/2022 - 10:42


UK car industry suffers second worst May for sales in three decades

The UK automotive industry suffered its second weakest May for sales in three decades, figures show.

Just 124,394 new cars were registered last month, the...

Mon, 06/06/2022 - 10:09


UPDATE: UK PM Boris Johnson faces no confidence vote by Tory MPs

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing a vote of no confidence by Tory MPs amid anger across the party at the disclosures over lockdown...

Mon, 06/06/2022 - 09:11


LONDON BRIEFING: CRH buys US garden fence firm Barrette Outdoor Living

CRH on Monday said it has agreed to buy Barrette Outdoor Living, an Ohio-based maker of residential fencing and railing, for an enterprise value of...

Mon, 06/06/2022 - 08:16


TOP NEWS: UK PM's allies braced for no confidence vote to be announced

A confidence vote in the UK prime minister could be announced this week as allies of Boris Johnson appeared braced for a test of his...

Mon, 06/06/2022 - 06:00


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