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UK inflation falls below 2% for first time in three…

Posted by October 16, 2024

UK Inflation has fallen below 2% for the first time in three and a half years, piling further pressure on the Bank of England to cut interest rates at its meeti

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UK inflation: Surprise fall in paves way for interest rate…

Posted by October 16, 2024

Danni Hewson, head of financial analysis at AJ Bell, said a 0.25 percentage point cut was "pretty much nailed on" for November and expectations of a second cut

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UK inflation falls to lowest level in more than three…

Posted by October 16, 2024

UK inflation fell to 1.7% in the year to September, the lowest rate in more than three years, official figures show.Lower airfares and petrol prices were the ma

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Rachel Reeves eyes £40bn in tax rises and spending cuts…

Posted by October 15, 2024

The chancellor is finalising details of her first Budget, to be announced on Wednesday 30 October.She recently said there would be "no return to austerity" unde

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BBC News to cut 155 jobs to ‘balance the books’

Posted by October 15, 2024

The BBC will cut a further 155 jobs from its news operations as the corporation tries to shore up its balance sheet amid growin

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Trio in battle to buy stake in accountancy firm Grant…

Posted by October 15, 2024

A trio of buyout firms have been shortlisted to buy a stake in the UK operations of Grant Thornton, one of Britain’s six biggest accountancy fir

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UK employer national insurance hike threatens jobs and pay rises,…

Posted by October 15, 2024

British employers have warned that a rise in employer national insurance contributions in the budget could hit hiring and limit pay rises, hurting businesses in

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What are employer national insurance contributions and what would raising…

Posted by October 15, 2024

The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has dropped heavy hints that she plans to increase employer national insurance contributions (NICs) in her budget at the end of t

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Trade deal with India remains ‘priority’, says UK business minister

Posted by October 15, 2024

A trade deal with India remains a "priority" for the UK, Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said during the Labour Party-led government's flagship I

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UK must build power infrastructure including pylons ‘at speed’, expert…

Posted by October 15, 2024

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Fares on Britain’s most scenic bus route to rise from…

Posted by October 15, 2024

Prior to its potential closure in January last year, the 840 was voted the most scenic route in the UK by an online poll organi

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