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TOP NEWS: UK annual inflation rate accelerates to 5.5% in January

(Alliance News) - The UK's annual inflation figure raced to just shy of a 30-year high in January, figures from the Office for National Statistics...

Wed, 16/02/2022 - 07:19


TOP NEWS SUMMARY: Russia pulls back some troops from Ukraine border

(Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday.
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BHP reported a "strong" set...

Tue, 15/02/2022 - 10:53


LONDON BRIEFING: UK cost-of-living crisis deepens as pay lags prices

(Alliance News) - The UK unemployment rate was unchanged at the end of last year, but pay failed to keep up with inflation, providing further...

Tue, 15/02/2022 - 08:23


TOP NEWS: UK unemployment rate steady at 4.1% at end of 2021

(Alliance News) - The UK unemployment rate was unchanged at the end of last year, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed on Tuesday....

Tue, 15/02/2022 - 07:22


UK PM to lead Cobra meeting as hope remains for Ukraine de-escalation

(Alliance News) - The UK prime minister will lead a meeting of the government's Cobra emergency committee on Tuesday as he maintained there is still...

Tue, 15/02/2022 - 05:57


UPDATE: UK PM urges Russia to step back from "precipice"

(Alliance News) - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to step back from "the edge of a precipice", warning...

Mon, 14/02/2022 - 13:19


UK petrol prices hit record high of 148p per litre

(Alliance News) - Average UK petrol prices have surpassed 148p for the first time, according to new figures.

The AA said that petrol jumped to...

Mon, 14/02/2022 - 11:23


TOP NEWS SUMMARY: US warns Russia could invade Ukraine "any day now"

(Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Monday.
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JD Sports and Footasylum have...

Mon, 14/02/2022 - 11:00


LONDON BRIEFING: Global markets jittery as Ukraine warnings intensify

(Alliance News) - Global financial markets were nervy early Monday as warnings grow that Russia could invade Ukraine imminently, with Downing Street saying the crisis...

Mon, 14/02/2022 - 08:14


UK PM joins efforts to bring Putin back from "brink" of war in Ukraine

(Alliance News) - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will join last-ditch diplomatic efforts to bring Russian President Vladimir Putin "back from the brink" of war...

Mon, 14/02/2022 - 07:46


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