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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

Irish wholesale prices edge down in November but annual decline slows

Wholesale prices in Ireland decreased in the month of November, according to the Central Statistics Office on Friday.

Wholesale prices fell by 0.1% in November from...

Fri, 22/12/2023 - 12:08

TOP NEWS: UK economy contracts in third quarter; retail sales up

Retail sales unexpectedly rose in November, new figures on Friday showed, but estimates on growth in the UK in the third and second quarters were...

Fri, 22/12/2023 - 07:29

UK government rows back on £38,700 family visa salary threshold hike

UK ministers have rowed back on plans to hike the earning threshold Britons need to bring foreign family members to live in the UK to...

Thu, 21/12/2023 - 21:00

Electric car tariffs avoided as UK, EU extend post-Brexit trade rules

Tariffs on electric cars from next year will be avoided after the UK and the EU agreed to extend trade rules, Rishi Sunak has announced.

The...

Thu, 21/12/2023 - 14:07

UK government borrowing higher than expected as cost of benefits grows

UK government borrowing was higher than expected last month amid greater benefits costs and increased interest payments, according to official figures on Thursday.

However, it was...

Thu, 21/12/2023 - 08:02

UK’s Hunt to sign financial services agreement with Switzerland

UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is to strike a financial services deal with Switzerland aimed at easing UK firms’ access to the Swiss market and vice...

Thu, 21/12/2023 - 06:02

UK house prices fall 1.2% in October; September revised to bigger fall

UK house prices fell at a steeper pace on an annual basis in October, according to government data on Wednesday

The Office for National Statistics said...

Wed, 20/12/2023 - 09:52

UK opposition eyes another Tory seat after voters trigger by-election

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is on course for a fierce battle with Labour in a new year by-election after MP Peter Bone’s voters backed...

Wed, 20/12/2023 - 07:26

TOP NEWS: UK inflation cools to 3.9% - lowest since September 2021

UK consumer price inflation cooled faster than expected last month, according to data from the Office for National Statistics on Wednesday.

The ONS said the consumer...

Wed, 20/12/2023 - 07:17

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