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Ex-DUP deputy leader demands list of EU laws to be scrapped in NI

Former DUP deputy leader Dodds of Duncairn has demanded that the government release a full list of the EU laws to be scrapped in Northern...

Tue, 07/03/2023 - 20:53


Union suspends strike action for Network Rail workers after pay offer

The Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers union has suspended all industrial action for Network Rail workers after receiving a new pay offer.

In a statement on...

Tue, 07/03/2023 - 20:52


UPDATE: Powell says Fed will ‘stay the course until the job is done’

US interest rates will likely peak at a higher level than previously anticipated due to economic data that came in stronger than recent trends suggested,...

Tue, 07/03/2023 - 15:54


TOP NEWS: US interest rate likely to peak higher than expected -Powell

US interest rates will likely peak at a higher level than was previously anticipated due to January data that came in stronger than recent trends...

Tue, 07/03/2023 - 15:26


Bank of England official cautions over UK insurance reforms

Britain’s post-Brexit insurance sector reforms, aimed at freeing up capital and boosting economic growth, could also raise the risk of bankruptcies, a top Bank of...

Tue, 07/03/2023 - 14:55


TOP NEWS: UK house prices rise 1.1% in February from January - Halifax

UK house prices rose faster than expected last month, new data showed on Tuesday, but underlying activity points to a general downward trajectory.

UK house...

Tue, 07/03/2023 - 08:01


UK retail sales hold up better than expected in February

Retail sales held up better than expected in February as consumers proved they are still ready to celebrate events such as Valentine’s Day despite the-cost-of...

Tue, 07/03/2023 - 05:39


UK ammunition stockpile is ’dangerously low’ say MPs

Rebuilding Britain’s dwindling stockpile of munitions in the wake of the war in Ukraine could take at least a decade putting UK national security at...

Mon, 06/03/2023 - 20:19


UK new car market grows for seventh month; down 6.5% on pre-pandemic

The new car market in the UK has grown for seven consecutive months, new figures showed on Monday.

A total of 74,441 new cars were registered...

Mon, 06/03/2023 - 11:48


TOP NEWS: UK construction sector expands, led by commercial work

Construction activity picked up in the UK during February, according to survey data on Monday, as a rebound in commercial work offset a continued decline...

Mon, 06/03/2023 - 09:45


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