Britain’s Rightmove rejects higher £6.1-bn Murdoch bid
London (AFP) - British property website Rightmove said Wednesday it had rejected a third "unsolicited" proposal, worth £6. 1 billion ...
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UK to probe Ticketmaster over Oasis ticket prices
London (AFP) - The UK's competition watchdog said Thursday it has launched an investigation into Ticketmaster over how it handled ...
UK announces record green energy auction
London (AFP) - The UK on Tuesday said it had awarded a record 131 new green infrastructure projects in a ...
Rachel Reeves: Britain’s first woman finance chief
London (AFP) - Rachel Reeves, Britain's first woman finance minister, is a former child chess champion and Bank of England ...
Pound climbs after Labour’s UK election win
New York (AFP) - The pound advanced Friday after Britain's center-left Labour Party clinched an expected landslide election victory to ...
London stocks, pound climb as Britons head to polls
london (AFP) - London's stock market and the pound advanced versus the dollar Thursday as Britons voted in a general ...
UK Labour touts pro-business shift as industry figures back party
London (AFP) - The UK's Labour opposition vowed Tuesday to be both "pro-worker and pro-business" after winning the backing of ...
120 business leaders back UK’s Labour in election
London (AFP) - The UK's Labour party won the backing on Tuesday of 120 business leaders, in a timely boost ...
UK inflation slows to near three-year low
London (AFP) - Britain's annual inflation rate slowed to a near three-year low in April as energy prices cooled further, ...
UK economy exits recession in pre-vote boost for PM Sunak
London (AFP) - Britain has emerged from a short-lived recession with better-than-expected growth in the first quarter, official data showed ...
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