U.K. economy

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Terry Smith of Fundsmith sits on a table in a skyscraper verlooking the Gherkin in London.
Finance

The man dubbed ‘Britain’s Warren Buffett’ blames falling vet visits—not his refusal to back Nvidia—for poor performance of U.K.’s biggest fund

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July 9, 2024
London, United Kingdom. Minister for Prisons, Parole and Probation, James Timpson OBE, poses for a photograph following their appointment to Cabinet by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in 10 Downing Street.
Politics

The U.K.’s newest prisons minister is a multimillion-dollar key-cutting heir known for hiring hundreds of ex-offenders

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July 9, 2024
KEIR STARMER AND RISHI SUNAK ON A PODIUM
Politics

Here are the biggest differences between U.K. election front-runners Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak on taxation, health care, housing, and education

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June 13, 2024
Celebrity Television Chef and former Rangers player, Gordon Ramsay pictured during the Cinch Scottish Premiership match between Rangers FC and Celtic FC at Ibrox Stadium
Retail

TV chef Gordon Ramsay spends an extra $7.6 million on staff as U.K. restaurant empire losses triple

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May 13, 2024
Pascal Soriot, chief executive officer of Astrazeneca Plc, speaks during an interview in London, U.K.
Finance

U.K. CEOs are facing off with shareholders to get U.S.-level pay. With interest rates set to fall, they might get it

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May 9, 2024
Street in City of London with Royal Exchange, Bank of England and new modern skyscrapers, England, UK
Finance

‘Think about Europe, but everything a little worse’: The U.K. economy could stare down long-term irrelevance without immigration

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May 4, 2024
Just Eat and Deliveroo employees deliver food on January 13, 2022 in York, England
Tech

A Deliveroo rider bit off a customer’s thumb—now the U.K. government is cracking down on delivery platforms’ account-sharing practices

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May 1, 2024
taylor swift walking on stage
Lifestyle

Beware, Swifties. A major British bank just issued a warning after fans lost an estimated $1 million in Taylor Swift concert ticket scams

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April 17, 2024
Jamaican Reggae musician, songwriter, and singer Bob Marley performs on stage, in a concert at Grona Lund, Stockholm, Sweden. He extends his fist as he sings into the microphone, with an electric guitar.
Retail

Viagogo boss thinks Bob Marley would have approved of ticket touting that sees fans charged thousands above asking price—‘after some education’

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April 15, 2024
A couple shopping for food
Retail

U.K. food inflation completes a remarkable climbdown from 15% last year to 3.7% in March—and shoppers have ‘fierce’ competition to thank

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April 2, 2024
Close-up of a young woman showing an older man something on her smart phone
Success

Gen Z and baby boomers can finally agree on something—neither is panicking about a financial crisis, new research shows

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February 29, 2024
people walking on a busy street
Retail

The U.K. just entered a recession—but a surprise boost from strong retail sales could be the glimmer of hope its economy needed

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February 16, 2024
people walking on a busy street in London
Politics

Brexit vote has left U.K.’s economy 5% worse off, Goldman Sachs economists say

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February 13, 2024
people walking by a Burberry store
Retail

Luxury trench-coat maker Burberry is buttoning up for a gloomy earnings report after Christmas washout

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January 12, 2024
woman standing in front of a camera holding a pink sweater in hand
Retail

Gen Zers cashing in with side hustles on Depop and Vinted may soon have to declare their earnings to the U.K. taxman

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January 2, 2024

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