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UK PM Starmer says serious and ambitious about reset with EU

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he is ‘very serious’ about an EU reset and that he wants to be ‘ambitious about what we...

Sat, 14/09/2024 - 08:09

Fantastic to see junk food ad bans, says Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Chef and campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has said it is ‘fantastic to finally see action’ after the government confirmed plans for a pre-watershed ban on adverts...

Fri, 13/09/2024 - 14:24

UK chancellor meets City bosses after relaxing proposed banking reform

The chancellor has met with the Bank of England governor and top bank bosses after proposed changes to the UK banking system were watered down...

Thu, 12/09/2024 - 13:03

UPDATE: No more money for NHS without reform, says UK PM Keir Starmer

There will be no more money for the NHS without reform, the UK prime minister has said, as he acknowledged that not all of his...

Thu, 12/09/2024 - 11:34

Ireland consumer price inflation cools below 2% in August

Ireland’s consumer price inflation abated last month, numbers on Thursday showed. slipping below the 2% threshold for the first time since June 2021.

According to...

Thu, 12/09/2024 - 11:18

UK national debt on track to triple over next 50 years, warns OBR

UK government action will be needed to stop the national debt spiralling amid pressure from an ageing population and climate change, the fiscal watchdog has...

Thu, 12/09/2024 - 10:47

UK surveyors post rise in house prices for first time in two years

UK house prices are showing signs of increasing for the first time in nearly two years as market activity picks up, according to surveyors.

Price growth...

Thu, 12/09/2024 - 09:21

NHS must ‘reform or die’ UK PM Starmer says amid major report

The NHS must reform or die, Keir Starmer will say, as a major report on the health service is published.

The UK prime minister will set...

Thu, 12/09/2024 - 09:03

European Central Bank set to cut rates again as inflation slows

With inflation slowing and the economic outlook darkening, the European Central Bank is expected to cut interest rates again Thursday but is unlikely to give...

Thu, 12/09/2024 - 06:30

UK slaps fresh sanctions on Russian ‘shadow fleet’

The UK government on Wednesday announced new sanctions on Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ of tankers which Moscow uses to export oil, bypassing a Western embargo imposed...

Wed, 11/09/2024 - 11:29

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