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First-time UK home buyers face GBP200 more a month on mortgage
(Alliance News) - First-time UK house buyers with a 15% deposit to put down face paying nearly GBP200 per month more for a mortgage typically than they did a year...
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UK rail union RMT votes to renew strike mandate for six months
(Alliance News) - Members of the UK's biggest rail workers' union have voted to renew their mandate to continue taking industrial action for the next six months in the long-running...
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TOP NEWS: UK Tories suffer losses in first electoral test for Sunak
(Alliance News) - Rishi Sunak's Tories were on course for heavy losses in the Prime Minister's first electoral test as Labour and the Liberal Democrats both made gains in elections...
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UK competition regulator launches artificial intelligence market probe
(Alliance News) - The UK's competition watchdog is launching a review of the artificial intelligence market including popular chatbots such as ChatGPT, whose owner is backed by Microsoft Corp....
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Forecast for growth in electric car sales in UK downgraded
(Alliance News) - Expectations for the growth in demand in the UK for pure electric new cars have been downgraded....
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Ireland jobless rate falls to 3.9% in April from 4.0% in March
(Alliance News) - Unemployment in Ireland eased last month, according to numbers from the Central Statistics Office on Thursday....
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UK net mortgage lending hits zero in March, as mortgage approvals rise
(Alliance News) - Net mortgage lending stalled in the UK in March, according to Bank of England data on Thursday, while mortgage approvals continued to rise. ...
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Service sector leads growth of private sector in Ireland during April
(Alliance News) - The services sector in Ireland expanded at its fastest rate in nearly a year and was entirely responsible for an improved picture for the overall economy, according...
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TOP NEWS: UK service sector sees strongest growth in 12 months
(Alliance News) - Growth in the UK's services sector accelerated sharply in April, according to the latest survey data on Thursday, helping to drive growth in the private sector overall...
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LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: Stocks seen soft ahead of ECB decision
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open slightly lower on Thursday, as caution prevails ahead of an interest rate decision by the EU, following the US's quarter-point...
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