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Around 1 million UK homes have lost all their pandemic price gains

Around one million homes across the UK have now had all the gains in value made during the coronavirus pandemic wiped out in recent months,...

Fri, 20/01/2023 - 05:55


UK consumer confidence nears historic low amid inflation, energy costs

UK consumer confidence has fallen again to a near-historic low amid inflation woes and growing concern about another jump in energy bills.

GfK’s long-running Consumer...

Fri, 20/01/2023 - 05:49


UK in no rush for Northern Ireland election even if stalemate persists

UK Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said Thursday he would not rush into a decision on fresh elections in Northern Ireland, even if a deadline...

Thu, 19/01/2023 - 19:39


PRESS: BoE Governor Bailey suggest UK interest rates will peak at 4.5%

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey indicated that the UK bank rate is likely to peak at 4.5%, up from the current level of 3.5%,...

Thu, 19/01/2023 - 13:49


UK’s Sunak defends allocation of £2 billion in levelling up funds

Rishi Sunak rejected claims the allocation of more than £2 billion in taxpayers’ money for local projects was skewed towards relatively affluent areas including his...

Thu, 19/01/2023 - 12:27


Downward trend in UK house prices gained traction towards end of 2022

A downward trend in UK house prices gained further momentum towards the end of 2022, according to surveyors.

A net balance of 42% of professionals...

Thu, 19/01/2023 - 06:15


Senior Tories clash in UK as plans to scrap EU laws clear Commons

Plans to scrap all remaining EU-made laws in the UK by the end of the year have cleared the House of Commons, amid criticism from...

Wed, 18/01/2023 - 21:14


Irish PM Varadkar hits back at Sinn Fein over Dowdall donation

Ireland’s Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has defended his party colleagues during a tense exchange in the Dail chamber, rounding on Sinn Fein to explain a...

Wed, 18/01/2023 - 17:02


TOP NEWS: Annual inflation in eurozone cools in December

Inflation in the eurozone slowed as expected against the previous year in December, the latest data from Eurostat revealed on Wednesday.

The eurozone’s annual harmonised...

Wed, 18/01/2023 - 14:25


TOP NEWS: US producer price inflation slows to 6.2% in December

Producer prices in the US fell in December from the month before and their annual rise slowed, according to the latest report from the US...

Wed, 18/01/2023 - 13:58


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