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UK expected to soften business rates rise for pubs

Pubs, part of the fabric of communities across Britain for hundreds of years, had demanded specific relief after finance minister Rachel Reeves announced changes...

Britons splurge on food, cut back on gifts as retailers warn of tough 2026

December's solid food sales offered some relief for major retailers, but lingering caution and stubborn inflation cloud the outlook for 2026 International News via Reuters: Britons...

UK house prices rise by least since March 2024, Halifax data shows

Prices unexpectedly fell in month-on-month terms, dropping by 0.6% in December after falling 0.1% in November International News via Reuters: British house prices rose by a...

UK’s Tesco bolsters profit outlook with strong Christmas

The group said it now expected adjusted operating profit at the upper end of the 2.9 billion pounds to 3.1 billion pounds ($3.9 -...

UK supported US mission to seize Russian-flagged oil tanker, MoD says

The U.S. seized the tanker on Wednesday, after pursuing it for more than two weeks across the Atlantic as part of Washington's efforts to...

Japan’s Marubeni buys British sportswear brand Gola

Marubeni unit Marubeni Consumer Platform US (MCPU) said it acquired Britain's Jacobson Group International News via Reuters: Marubeni has purchased British sportswear brand Gola, the Japanese...

London stocks retreat from record high as investors assess US-Venezuela news

Energy stocks fell 2.5% alongside a slump in oil prices after U.S. President Donald Trump reached a deal to import up to $2 billion worth...

Sterling holds near highest level in over three months ahead of US data

The pound often correlates positively with global equity markets and other risk-sensitive assets, as the UK economy is open and heavily reliant on global...

UK builders suffer longest downturn since global financial crisis

The S&P Global/CIPS Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the sector came in at 40.1 in December, not much higher than its 5-1/2-year low of...

TPG in talks to buy UnitedHealth’s Optum UK unit, Sky News reports

Optum's UK business supplies electronic patient record systems to most of Britain's general practitioners International News via Reuters: U.S. private equity firm TPG is close to...

Tesla UK car sales slump 29% in December as Chinese brands gain ground

The Elon Musk-led company's UK registrations - a proxy for sales - fell to 6,323 units last month, according to New AutoMotive data International News...

Sterling at highest since mid-September on dollar and euro

The move in euro/sterling was particularly notable as British and euro zone interest rates have largely moved in unison - relative changes in interest...
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