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LONDON BRIEFING: Health spending offsets hospitality hit to UK GDP

(Alliance News) - Despite a weaker end to the year due to the Omicron wave of virus infection, figures on Friday showed the UK economy...

Fri, 11/02/2022 - 08:09


TOP NEWS: UK economy rebounds 7.5% in 2021 despite soft end to year

(Alliance News) - Despite a weaker end to the year due to the Omicron wave of virus infection, figures on Friday the UK economy staged an...

Fri, 11/02/2022 - 07:49


UK signs legislation to allow tougher sanctions on Russia

(Alliance News) - Preparations to allow the UK government to "toughen and expand" its sanctions against Russia have come into force, the government confirmed.

As...

Thu, 10/02/2022 - 18:42


EU insurance laws should be changed, says Bank governor Bailey

(Alliance News) - Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey will say that EU laws which require insurance companies to hold enough cash to ensure they...

Thu, 10/02/2022 - 18:38


TOP NEWS SUMMARY: Biden team plays down predicted US inflation rise

(Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Thursday.
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Consumer products maker Unilever hailed...

Thu, 10/02/2022 - 10:59


LONDON BRIEFING: Unilever promises more returns, no big acquisitions

(Alliance News) - Consumer products maker Unilever on Thursday hailed the progress of its restructuring programme, as the under-fire firm launched another large share buyback...

Thu, 10/02/2022 - 08:20


UK PM staff braced for questioning by police over 'partygate'

(Alliance News) - Downing Street staff are braced for questions from UK police as detectives investigating lockdown parties in No 10 begin contacting those believed...

Thu, 10/02/2022 - 07:35


Interest rate rises should be 'steady handed', says BoE top economist

(Alliance News) - The Bank of England's chief economist has called for a more measured and "steady handed" approach to raising UK interest rates amid...

Wed, 09/02/2022 - 15:04


TOP NEWS: UK PM Johnson signals early end to Covid self-isolation laws

(Alliance News) - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has signalled that laws requiring people in England with Covid-19 to self-isolate will be lifted within weeks....

Wed, 09/02/2022 - 14:44


TOP NEWS SUMMARY: GSK delivers on earnings ahead of consumer spin-off

(Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday.
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GlaxoSmithKline met expectations with its...

Wed, 09/02/2022 - 11:01


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