UK house price climb gathers more speed in November
The growth of British house prices accelerated last month and the market was holding up despite the end of pandemic emergency support measures for housing and the broader economy, mortgage ...
UK retailers raise shop prices for first time since 2019
British retailers increased their prices for the first time in more than two years in November as the coronavirus pandemic hit global supply chains, limited staff availability and pushed up ...
Not our job to enforce mask wearing in stores, say English retailers
Retailers in England said on Tuesday they were again asking shoppers to wear masks but said they could not be expected to enforce the new law, fearing abuse of their ...
BP plans large-scale green hydrogen project in UK
BP (BP.L) said on Monday it plans to set up a large-scale green hydrogen production plant in northeast England, generated with wind, water and solar energy to aid Britain’...
Booster advice should come imminently, says UK minister
Britain’s health minister Sajid Javid said on Sunday he expected to receive advice imminently on whether the government can broaden a booster shot programme to try to weaken the ...
UK inflation expectations fall for first time in 6 months
Expectations among the British public for inflation over the next year fell for the first time in six months in November and were steady looking further ahead, according to a ...
Coronavirus: UK says two cases of Omicron variant detected (Updated)
Two linked cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in Britain connected to travel to southern Africa, health minister Sajid Javid said on Saturday.
Omicron, dubbed a “...
Storm Arwen leaves two dead in UK, triggers power cuts
At least two people died and tens of thousands were left without power as Storm Arwen brought strong winds across many parts of the United Kingdom, with gusts of up ...
Kurdish woman is first Channel victim to be named
A Kurdish woman from northern Iraq, who was among 27 migrants who died trying to cross the Channel between France and Britain this week, has become the first victim to be ...
UK COVID genomics head says new variant likely to come to UK
By Alistair Smout
It is likely that the new coronavirus variant B.1.1.529, which is spreading in South Africa, will end up in Britain, the head of the COVID-19 Genomics UK ...
London hit by biggest Tube strike in three years
Central London shops and businesses hoping to receive a much-needed boost from Black Friday sales were hit by disruption to the tube network as drivers held their biggest strike since 2018.
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Shortages cast shadow over Britain’s Black Friday
Britain’s retailers are hoping Black Friday discount day will get shoppers spending, though it takes place against a backdrop of shortages of both products and drivers to deliver them.
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France’s Macron tells Britain to ‘get serious’ on Channel migrant crisis
French President Emmanuel Macron told Britain on Friday it needed to “get serious” or remain locked out of discussions over how to curb the flow of migrants escaping war and ...
France and Britain seek answers while trading blame after migrant tragedy
France and Britain sought answers on Thursday on how to deter migrants from trying to cross the sea separating them after 27 people died making the attempt in an inflatable dinghy, ...
UK to require charge points for electric vehicles in new buildings
Charging points for electric vehicles will be required to be installed in new buildings in Britain from next year under new legislation to be announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, ...
Twenty-seven migrants perish trying to cross Channel to UK (Update)
British and French officials traded blame on Wednesday after 27 migrants died when their dinghy deflated as they made a perilous crossing of the English Channel.
The accident was the worst ...
Claims that Abramovich bought Chelsea on Putin orders defamatory
Claims that Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea on the instruction of Vladimir Putin have been ruled as defamatory in the High Court.
Chelsea owner Abramovich has received early vindication of his ...
A new republic is born: Barbados celebrates ditching Britain’s queen
Barbados, a former British colony, will next week ditch Queen Elizabeth as head of state, breaking its last remaining imperial bonds with Britain nearly 400 years since the first English ship ...
UK business survey ‘gives green light’ for rate rise -IHS Markit
British businesses reported the fastest growth in new orders since June this month alongside record cost pressures, according to a closely watched business survey that could pave the way for ...
BA-owner IAG says transatlantic bookings close to 2019 levels
The boss of the British Airways owner, IAG (ICAG.L), said on Monday its transatlantic bookings had already reached nearly 100 per cent of 2019 levels after the United States dropped restrictions ...
UK to review Covid travel rules in January
Britain will review its COVID travel rules in January and is looking at reforming its airport slots system as part of a wider new aviation strategy, minister Robert Courts said ...
Britain’s M&S shares rise on report investment firm Apollo examined bid
Shares in Marks & Spencer (MKS.L) rose as much as 3.8 per cent in early trading after a report in The Sunday Times said US investment firm Apollo Global Management (...
BoE’s Bailey says fear is inflation ‘elevated for longer’
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said his concern on the inflation outlook is that it could be “elevated for longer” but there is also a chance that inflation does ...
PM Johnson orders review into English Channel migrant crisis
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered a cross-government review into the migrant crisis as he is “exasperated” by a failure to stem the number of crossings from France, The ...