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Irish government urges union and IAG’s Aer Lingus to avoid strike

Irish Finance Minister Michael McGrath has urged Aer Lingus management and unions to ‘get down around the table’ for talks to avoid strikes.

He said discussions...

Tue, 18/06/2024 - 12:00


Starmer will not ‘write future budgets’ amid questions over tax rises

Keir Starmer would not rule out changes to council tax rates in his plans for government, as the Conservatives stepped up their demands for Labour...

Tue, 18/06/2024 - 11:46


TOP NEWS: Food price inflation falls in June on wet spring weather

Food price inflation fell for the sixteenth month in a row while sales ticked higher, figures on Tuesday showed.

In the four weeks to June 9,...

Tue, 18/06/2024 - 08:36


Business investment in UK lowest of any G7 countries - analysis

The flow of new investment into the UK has been the lowest of any of the world’s most advanced economies for three years running, new...

Tue, 18/06/2024 - 06:58


UK Tories step up attacks on tax and ‘supermajority’ amid poll gap

The Conservatives have launched yet more attacks on Labour with a series of demands that the party rule out specific UK tax rises while the...

Tue, 18/06/2024 - 05:46


Ireland trade surplus grows in April as exports rise and imports fall

Ireland’s trade surplus surged in April as exports rose while imports declined, data from the Central Statistics Office showed on Monday.

The country’s exports expanded by...

Mon, 17/06/2024 - 11:35


PRESS: London overtakes Paris as Europe‘s biggest stock market

The political upheaval in France has led Paris to lose its spot as Europe‘s biggest equity market to London, less than two years after winning...

Mon, 17/06/2024 - 10:12


Signs of growth in UK manufacturing as economic outlook improves

Manufacturers are seeing signs of growth amid a better outlook for the economy, according to new UK research.

Make UK said a survey of 320 companies...

Mon, 17/06/2024 - 05:50


Steady demand for workers in UK as recruiters place 1.7 million ads

The number of job adverts has settled at about 1.7 million amid steady demand for workers, according to recruiters in the UK.

The Recruitment & Employment...

Mon, 17/06/2024 - 05:49


Labour sees closer UK-EU trade ties; PM Sunak back at campaign trail

UK Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said she will seek closer trade ties with the EU and more foreign investment as she kicks off an...

Mon, 17/06/2024 - 05:49


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