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TOP NEWS: UK manufacturing sector on ‘weak footing’ at end of 2023

The UK manufacturing sector concluded a tricky 2023 with another decline in December, survey results showed on Tuesday.

The latest S&P Global UK manufacturing purchasing...

Tue, 02/01/2024 - 10:14


Ireland factory sector slips into contraction in December amid caution

Manufacturing activity in Ireland decreased in the last month of 2023, as producers and customers both reduced stocks in a climate of uncertainty about the...

Tue, 02/01/2024 - 06:57


UK shop price inflation stays 4.3% in December; cost pressure for 2024

UK shop price inflation was unchanged at 4.3% in December, its lowest in a year and a half, but the British Retail Consortium warned on...

Tue, 02/01/2024 - 05:02


UPDATE: Eurostar services resume as cause of flooded tunnel probed

Eurostar warned customers travelling from London on Sunday of potential delays after flooding forced the cancellation all Saturday trains.

The first Eurostar train left London St...

Sun, 31/12/2023 - 11:16


Fresh Eurostar cancellations cause misery for New Year travellers

Eurostar trains were cancelled on Saturday due to flooded tunnels in southern England, causing misery for New Year travellers in the second major disruption in...

Sat, 30/12/2023 - 13:28


TOP NEWS: UK house prices steady in December but down 1.8% annually

UK house prices were unchanged on a monthly basis in December, according to figures from Nationwide.

The Nationwide house price index showed no change in...

Fri, 29/12/2023 - 07:18


UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt sets March 6 as spring budget date

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt on Wednesday announced a spring budget will be set out on March 6, in what could be his...

Wed, 27/12/2023 - 12:13


General election looms for UK leaders Sunak and Starmer in 2024

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will go to the country in 2024 hoping that economic growth, success in sending asylum seekers to Rwanda and trust...

Wed, 27/12/2023 - 08:06


PRESS: UK Tories float tax cuts and help for house-buyers

The UK Tories have been dropping hints they could make attention-grabbing pledges on housing and taxes as Rishi Sunak struggles to turn around his party’s...

Wed, 27/12/2023 - 06:03


UK shoppers hit the Boxing Day sales, as bricks-and-mortar outperforms

Shoppers are expected to pack out high streets across the UK looking for bargain buys in the Boxing Day sales.

Queues formed outside stores in Oxford...

Tue, 26/12/2023 - 11:32


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