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UK government borrowing lower than expected in December - ONS data
(Alliance News) - UK public sector net borrowing rose in December, the Office for National Statistics reported on Thursday....
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South32 keeps annual guidance after consistent first-half performance
(Alliance News) - South32 Ltd on Thursday said it put in a "consistent" operating performance in the first half of its financial year, benefitting from "strengthening" market conditions. ...
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LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: Stocks to rise, UK consumer mood perks up
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open higher on Thursday, following US President Donald Trump's claim that his latest threatened batch of tariffs, against European countries resisting...
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UK upper house approves social media ban for under-16s
(Alliance News) - Britain's upper house of parliament voted Wednesday in favour of banning under‑16s from using social media, raising pressure on the government to match a similar ban passed...
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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks rally as Trump calms Greenland rhetoric
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 shrugged off a weak start to close slightly higher on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said he would not use force to take...
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UK Chancellor Reeves hails GBP1.5 billion of investment at Davos
(Alliance News) - Rachel Reeves has announced GBP1.5 billion of private investment in Britain as she attends a Davos conference overshadowed by US President Donald Trump's threat of a trade...
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Trump's Chagos deal U-turn about pressuring UK over Greenland — UK PM
(Alliance News) - Keir Starmer accused Donald Trump of changing his stance on the UK's Chagos Islands deal with "the express purpose of putting pressure on me and Britain" over...
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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 resumes slide amid global selloff
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mostly lower at midday on Wednesday, as the FTSE 100 resumed its decline as investors continued to mull developments at Davos amid...
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UK house prices up 2.5% on-year in November despite budget concerns
(Alliance News) - Annual house price growth in the UK lifted to 2.5% in November, according to official figures....
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UK will not be "buffeted around" amid Trump tariff threats — Reeves
(Alliance News) - The UK will not be pushed around by Donald Trump's tariff threats, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said as she defended Keir Starmer's attempts to cool tensions over Greenland....
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