Britain could implement Covid -19 ‘plan B’ as early as Thursday
Britain could implement tougher Covid -19 measures, including advice to work from home, as early as Thursday in a bid to slow the spread of the Omicron variant of the ...
PM Johnson faces backlash over Christmas lockdown party
Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a backlash on Wednesday after a video surfaced showing his staff laughing and joking over how to explain a gathering in Downing Street during a ...
Britain’s Tesco outperforming rivals, but strike threat grows
Shares in Tesco rose on Tuesday after industry data showed Britain’s biggest retailer had gained its highest market share since February 2019, though the threat of pre-Christmas strikes has escalated.
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UK house price growth hits 15-year high
British house prices grew at the fastest pace in 15 years over the past three months, reflecting a lack of homes, a strong job market and low borrowing costs, mortgage lender ...
Britain suffers record rise in alcohol deaths during Covid pandemic
The United Kingdom saw a record rise in the number of deaths caused by alcohol misuse last year, which public health officials said was linked to the wider social impact ...
Snacks and cat food drive surge in UK grocery prices
British grocery inflation hit a 17-month high in November, with the prices of crisps, savoury snacks and cat food increasing the most, market researcher Kantar said on Tuesday.
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British supermarket chain Tesco facing pre-Christmas strikes
Workers at several Tesco (TSCO.L) distribution centres across Britain are set to strike in the run-up to Christmas, potentially hitting product availability, the Unite union said on Monday.
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Omicron variant found in at least 15 US, states, total in UK rises to 246
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been found in about 15 U.S. states so far, but the Delta variant remains the majority of COVID-19 cases nationwide, the head of ...
Sainsbury’s postpones Christmas parties due to Omicron emergence
British supermarket group Sainsbury’s (SBRY.L) has postponed all Christmas parties until the new year, fearing the emergence of the coronavirus Omicron variant could lead to higher staff absence ...
UK’s Sunak plans to cut income tax or slash VAT before next election
Britain’s finance minister Rishi Sunak is preparing to cut income tax by 2 pence to the pound or to slash rates of Value Added Tax (VAT) before the next election, ...
‘Drunk and drugged-up thugs’ could have caused death at Euro 2020 final
An England win in the Euro 2020 final could have led to 6,000 ticketless individuals storming Wembley with “horrific” consequences, an independent review has found.
The review of the chaos that unfolded ...
Sterling edges lower as dollar strengthens, eyes on BoE
Sterling edged lower on Friday as the potential for earlier Federal Reserve interest rate hikes strengthened the dollar overnight, although pandemic uncertainties continued to weigh on the broader forex market.
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Britain approves rules to help London catch up with New York in listings
Britain’s markets watchdog said it will introduce new rules on Friday to boost London’s role as a global centre for listing companies to help catch up with New ...
Arsenal’s Gabriel fought off baseball bat-wielding robber
Arsenal defender Gabriel fought off an attacker wielding a baseball bat during an attempted robbery at his north London home in August, the Daily Mail reported.
Gabriel, 23, and a friend ...
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 ...