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UK PM dodges fishing rights issue amid reports over UK-EU defence pact

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer refused to be ‘dragged’ into a row over fishing rights amid reports the UK may have to sacrifice them for...

Fri, 28/03/2025 - 10:45


Downing Street communications chief Doyle to quit after nine months

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s director of communications is set to quit Downing Street after nine months in the job.

Matthew Doyle, who served as Starmer’s...

Fri, 28/03/2025 - 10:43


UK government urged to improve response to high energy bills

[Alliance News] - The UK government should improve its response to future energy price spikes as Britons face ‘world-beatingly high’ bills, Parliament’s spending watchdog said.

Electricity...

Fri, 28/03/2025 - 10:42


UK retail sales beat expectations with 1.0% rise in February

UK retail sales outperformed the market consensus for February, numbers from the Office for National Statistics showed on Friday.

Retail sales volumes rose by 1.0% in...

Fri, 28/03/2025 - 07:11


Comcast’s Sky to cut around 2,000 jobs in call centre shake-up

UK media company Sky Group Ltd has said around 2,000 jobs are at risk as part of an overhaul of its call centres.

The company, which...

Thu, 27/03/2025 - 14:49


UPDATE: ‘Coalition of the willing’ says Russia sanctions must continue

There must be no easing of sanctions on Russia until the war in Ukraine ends, Keir Starmer has said following a meeting of the ‘coalition...

Thu, 27/03/2025 - 14:05


UK greenhouse gas emissions fell 3.5% in 2024, government figures show

The UK’s territorial greenhouse gas emissions fell by 3.5% last year compared to 2023, provisional government figures have shown.

The Energy Department, DESNZ, said climate-warming emissions...

Thu, 27/03/2025 - 13:37


UK’s Reynolds does not rule out cutting digital tax as US tariffs loom

The UK Trade secretary has declined to rule out changing taxes on major tech firms in exchange for exemptions from US tariffs, but insisted they...

Thu, 27/03/2025 - 13:31


Unions warn UK to have no steelmaking ability if British Steel closes

Unions on Thursday called upon the UK government to help secure the future of British Steel, after the company announced it is consulting on closing...

Thu, 27/03/2025 - 11:31


Sewage spilled into England’s waters reaches new record in 2024

Storm overflows spilled sewage into England’s rivers, lakes and coasts for new highs of more than 3.61 million hours in 2024, Environment Agency figures have...

Thu, 27/03/2025 - 10:13


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