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‘Smart data’ legislation back in business as new UK government…

Posted by July 17, 2024

UK legislative priorities: the King’s Speech, presented today (17 July) in Parliament, includes the new Digital Information and Smart Data Bill –

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Unions hail UK’s rail renationalisation bills as a return to…

Posted by July 17, 2024

Rail unions have said Britain’s trains will be “run as a public service, not for private profit”, as the new government announced early steps to renationa

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Fear of persistent inflation? Bank of England should shake it…

Posted by July 17, 2024

Inflation is back down to more normal levels. But at the Bank of England, there are concerns that the battle to keep it close to the 2% target set by the govern

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UK Food and Drink Inflation Hits Lowest Rate Since 2021…

Posted by July 17, 2024

In June, food and non-alcoholic beverage inflation in the UK declined, marking the 15th consecutive month of this trend. The annual inflation rate dropp

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Britain becomes first country in Europe to approve lab-grown meat

Posted by July 17, 2024

Meatly, which was founded in 2022, is the first company in the world to get authorisation for cultivated pet food, which uses m

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Body Shop nears rescue deal with group led by British…

Posted by July 17, 2024

The Body Shop is close to being bought out of administration after it agreed to exclusive rescue talks with a consortium led by the British cosmetics tycoon Mik

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UK headline inflation rate remains unchanged at 2%

Posted by July 17, 2024

Britain’s annual inflation rate remained unchanged at 2% last month – as the key economic indicator hit the government’s target for a second consecutive m

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UK inflation holds steady despite hotel prices soaring

Posted by July 17, 2024

UK inflation held steady in June despite hotel prices rising strongly, according to the latest official figures.While prices in restaurants and hotels went up,

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Labour is set to push Britain even further down the…

Posted by July 17, 2024

Caveat emptor, “buyer beware”, no longer applies. In turn, entrepreneurs no longer take their firms to float on the stock m

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Inflation rate remains at Bank of England’s 2% target rate

Posted by July 17, 2024

There has been no change to the rate of inflation which remained at 2%, the target rate for the Bank of England, according to official figures.It

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UK banking giant HSBC names new chief executive

Posted by July 17, 2024

UK-based banking giant HSBC has announced that 50-year-old Georges Elhedery will be its next chief executive.It comes after current CEO Noel Quinn unexpectedly

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