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UK house prices flat in February, soothing slowdown fear - Rightmove

UK house prices were largely unchanged in February, figures from Rightmove showed on Monday, in a sign of buyer confidence despite robust mortgage rates.

The online...

Mon, 20/02/2023 - 05:03

UPDATE: Former UK PM Johnson deals blow to Sunak bid to reach EU deal

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s efforts to break the impasse over Brexit’s Northern Ireland protocol have been dealt a blow by Boris Johnson.

The former prime...

Sun, 19/02/2023 - 09:18

UK PM Sunak to push for Northern Ireland protocol deal with EU leaders

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is to hold talks with European leaders in a bid to fix issues with the Northern Ireland protocol, despite reservations...

Sat, 18/02/2023 - 09:55

UPDATE: UK PM Sunak says Northern Ireland protocol deal not done yet

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said ‘there’s more work to do’ on reaching a deal with the EU on Brexit’s Northern Ireland protocol, amid...

Fri, 17/02/2023 - 18:14

UPDATE: UK PM Sunak protocol meetings positive but low on detail

Several Stormont leaders described talks with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on a potential Brexit protocol breakthrough as high on positively but low on detail.

The...

Fri, 17/02/2023 - 16:57

UK PM Sunak meeting Stormont leaders over Northern Ireland Protocol

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is holding talks with Stormont leaders as speculation mounts that a deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol could be close.

Sunak...

Fri, 17/02/2023 - 09:24

TOP NEWS: UK retail sales post unexpected rise in January

UK retail sales rose in January from the month before, according to an estimate released by the Office for National Statistics on Friday.

Retail sales...

Fri, 17/02/2023 - 07:16

UK PM Sunak heads to Northern Ireland ahead of expected protocol deal

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is visiting Northern Ireland amid growing speculation that a deal between the UK and EU over the controversial post-Brexit protocol...

Thu, 16/02/2023 - 19:17

UK rail workers to stage more strikes in row over pay and conditions

Rail workers in the UK are to stage a series of fresh strikes in the long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.

Members of the Rail,...

Thu, 16/02/2023 - 19:14

Irish inflation cools to 7.8% in January from 2022 peak of 9.2%

Inflation slowed in Ireland at the beginning of 2023 for the third consecutive month, official data showed on Thursday.

According to the Central Statistics Office,...

Thu, 16/02/2023 - 11:22

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