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TOP NEWS: China retires major Covid tracking app as virus rules ease

China said Monday it would retire an app used to track Covid-19 contacts, a milestone in the country’s rapid turn away from its zero-tolerance coronavirus...

Mon, 12/12/2022 - 05:16


UK house prices see biggest monthly decline in four years - Rightmove

The average asking price of newly listed UK properties fell by 2.1% in December, according to the latest data from Rightmove on Monday.

The...

Mon, 12/12/2022 - 05:00


UPDATE: UK Chancellor cuts red tape, axes EU rules in banking overhaul

The UK government has launched a raft of major reforms to the financial sector to replace EU regulation and cut red tape.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt...

Fri, 09/12/2022 - 08:32


UK to cut finance red tape and axe EU rules in bid for growth

UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is set to launch a major reform of the UK’s financial sector with plans to rip up red tape and replace...

Fri, 09/12/2022 - 06:09


Ireland annual inflation cools in November from October’s high

Ireland’s annual inflation eased in November from a record high the month prior, data from the Central Statistics Office showed on Thursday.

For the twelve...

Thu, 08/12/2022 - 11:49


Now is the time for genuine negotiations, unions tell UK government

Unions have called on the government to engage in ‘meaningful’ pay talks and to stop its ‘smoke and mirrors’ tactics over the wave of strikes...

Thu, 08/12/2022 - 06:03


UK at ‘post-Brexit crossroads’ as Labour makes pitch to businesses

Labour will tell business leaders that the UK is at a ‘post-Brexit crossroads’ as the party pitches itself as the answer to the UK’s economic...

Thu, 08/12/2022 - 06:01


UK government approves controversial new coal mine

The UK government on Wednesday granted planning permission for a controversial new coal mine in the north of England, the first to be built in...

Wed, 07/12/2022 - 21:31


UK house prices record biggest monthly fall since 2008 in November

UK house prices fell by 2.3% in November, marking the biggest monthly drop since 2008, according to an index on Wednesday.

The annual rate of...

Wed, 07/12/2022 - 07:56


PRESS: UK Chancellor Hunt to unveil ‘deregulatory’ financial reforms

UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will this week unveil a package of financial reforms to relax regulation in the City in a bid to make London...

Tue, 06/12/2022 - 22:04


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