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More UK pubs and bars call last orders as costs spiral and sales sink

The number of UK pub and bar companies calling last orders has risen by more than 200 in a year, new figures suggest.

Insolvencies rose from...

Mon, 13/02/2023 - 06:08

UPDATE: UK not out woods despite averting recession - Chancellor Hunt

The UK is ‘not out of the woods’ despite avoiding a recession by a tiny margin last year, the chancellor has warned, as economic forecasts...

Fri, 10/02/2023 - 14:41

TOP NEWS: UK trade deficit widened at end of 2022 as exports shrink

The UK’s trade deficit widened in the final quarter and month of 2022, as imports rose and exports fell, official data showed on Friday.

The...

Fri, 10/02/2023 - 08:36

TOP NEWS: UK industrial production picks up in December

Industrial production in the UK improved slightly at the end of 2022, data on Friday showed, while manufacturing output stalled.

According to the ONS, industrial production...

Fri, 10/02/2023 - 08:10

UPDATE: UK economy avoids recession as fourth quarter sees no growth

The UK economy registered no growth in the final quarter of 2022, narrowly avoiding a recession, data on Friday showed.

According to a first estimate...

Fri, 10/02/2023 - 08:00

TOP NEWS: UK economy avoids recession as fourth quater sees no growth

The UK economy registered no growth in the final quater of 2022, narrowly avoiding a recession, data on Friday showed.

According to a first estimate...

Fri, 10/02/2023 - 07:59

UK used car market slumped by 8.5% in 2022, SMMT figures show

Sales of used cars declined by 8.5% in the UK last year, new figures showed on Friday.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders said...

Fri, 10/02/2023 - 06:18

UK PM Sunak to announce second Global Investment Summit for the autumn

The UK prime minister is set to announce that a second Global Investment Summit will take place in the autumn.

Rishi Sunak is expected to tell...

Fri, 10/02/2023 - 06:15

UK pays £2.3 billion to EU to settle Chinese import fraud dispute

The UK government has paid £2.3 billion to the EU as part of a long-standing dispute over textiles and footwear imported into the UK from...

Thu, 09/02/2023 - 20:14

UK in talks with allies as recognises need for approval to send jets

Providing Ukraine with UK Royal Air Force jets would require agreement with international allies, Downing Street has confirmed.

The prime minister’s official spokesman said: ‘In terms...

Thu, 09/02/2023 - 17:20

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