UK grocers begin to feel impact of appetite-suppressing drugs
LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Britain’s major food retailers are beginning to feel the impact of a new…
Sainsbury’s Christmas sales rise as strong grocery offsets weak general merchandise
Q3 like-for-like sales, excluding fuel, up 3.4%Grocery sales up 5.4%General merchandise and clothing sales down 1.1%Maintains profit outlook…
UK house prices rise by least since March 2024, Halifax data shows
LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) – British house prices rose by a slower-than-expected 0.3% in the 12 months to…
UK’s Met police failed to properly vet thousands of officers
LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) – London’s Metropolitan Police hired more than 5,000 police officers and staff without required…
Tech firms must block unsolicited nude images under new UK rules
UK laws target cyberflashing on major platformsUK regulator to set codes of practice for tech platformsFollows global outcry…
Dollar flat against major currencies as investors assess labor data
Dollar roughly unchanged vs euro after subdued German inflation figuresYen unaffected by China’s ban of dual-use items to…
Trump administration advises more protein, less sugar in new dietary guidelines
Item 1 of 3 U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a…
Trump says he will meet with health insurers ‘in a few days’
WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would meet with representatives from…
Major UK businesses grow slightly more optimistic post-budget
Jan 6 (Reuters) – British company executives became a little more optimistic following finance minister Rachel Reeves’ budget…
AI-driven inflation is 2026’s most overlooked risk, investors say
Item 1 of 4 Plastic letters arranged to read “Inflation” are placed on U.S. Dollar banknote in this…
UK house price growth weakest since April 2024 after surprise December drop
LONDON, Jan 2 (Reuters) – British house prices unexpectedly fell by 0.4% in December to finish 2025 just…
UK’s Starmer says he will ‘shed no tears’ over Venezuela’s Maduro
LONDON, Jan 3 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Saturday he was not sad that…