The war in the Ukraine created two main opposing camps of countries. An Alliance of Democracies on one side and a Group of Authoritarian. The escalation of geopolitical tensions linked…
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Why Bank of England is Looking to Bolster UK Protections for Savers
When Andrew Bailey revealed in a speech that the Bank of England was working on updating Britain’s deposit insurance guarantee scheme, which gives government protection on savings up to £85,000 in the…
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UK Families Tell of Threats and Police Warnings Over Children Playing in Street
by Freddy Evansby Freddy EvansFamilies are facing threats and police warnings for letting their children play in the street, Guardian readers have reported, leaving parents afraid to let their children spend time outside. Liz…
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Can India Help the UK Become a Tech Superpower?
by Flynn Owenby Flynn OwenThe U.K. hopes to remake the region between the cities of Oxford and Cambridge into the next Silicon Valley. But Britain needs to attract more skilled talent to its shores…
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UK Inflation Poised to Slip Out of the Double Digits for First Time Since Last Summer
UK inflation is poised to slip out of the double digits for the first time since last summer in what could be the beginning of the cost of living crisis…
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Big UK Firms Shrug Off Banking Turmoil and Turn More Hopeful – Deloitte
LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) – Finance executives at top British firms have reported the sharpest rise in optimism since late 2020 and the recent upheaval in the global banking sector…
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James Cleverly in Japan for G7 as UK Tilts Towards Pacific Post-brexit
James Cleverly has arrived in Japan for a G7 foreign ministers’ summit to promote a “free and open” Indo-Pacific, as the UK government steps up its focus on the region…
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UK Economy Set for Smaller Hit in 2023 Than Previously Feared – IMF
April 11 (Reuters) – Britain now looks set for a shallower economic hit this year than previously thought but remains on course to suffer the sharpest contraction among the world’s…
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Millions of Young Adults Living in Poor Quality Housing, UK Study Shows
One in six young adults in the UK are living in poor-quality housing, according to research that says damp, draughty and cramped living conditions are harming the physical and mental…
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The UK’s Treasury chief on Friday criticized the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for consistently underestimating the UK’s economy, after it predicted that it would perform poorly this year. The comments…