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Britain’s factories face bleakest winter since the 1970s amid rising energy costs
Frog, a British manufacturer of children's bikes, enjoyed continuous sales growth until the pandemic, expanding into 50 international markets since it was founded in 2013. This year, however, its energy costs have leaped 333 percent.…
Those earning $74,000 will need energy bill support too, UK Finance Minister says
Middle-income households will also need support with their energy bills this winter, Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi said, as Britons face domestic power and gas bills this winter that will be almost triple last year's level.
The…
Searing British inflation is driving the pound near a 37-year low
It's starting to look like nothing can stop the British pound from sinking to new lows.
With talk about inflation surpassing 18 percent next year and families across the country likely to be pushed into energy poverty this winter,…
UK’s criminal trial lawyers vote to strike indefinitely over fees
Britain's criminal trial lawyers voted overwhelmingly in favour of indefinite strike action in the latest salvo with the government over funding and fees.
The Criminal Bar Association (CBA), which represents thousands of barristers in…
UK’s Sunak tells rival Truss to choose tax cuts or energy support
Rishi Sunak has told Liz Truss, his rival and the front-runner in the race to be the next UK prime minister, she can't deliver both support for struggling British households this winter and stick to her flagship policy of tax cuts.
The way…
Felixstowe: Strike continues at UK’s biggest container port
A second day of strike action is under way at the UK's busiest container port after workers walked out on Sunday in a pay dispute.
The union Unite said about 1,900 of its members were taking action, expected to last eight…
UK inflation exceeds 10% as bread and milk prices soar
Inflation in the United Kingdom hit a new 40-year high last month, rising above 10% for the first time since 1982 and piling further pain on households already struggling to pay their bills.
Annual consumer price inflation hit 10.1%…
Rishi Sunak Under Fire Over Boast He Moved Funding From Deprived Areas
Rishi Sunak insisted he is not out of the Conservative leadership contest after his campaign suffered another blow when a video emerged of him boasting about deliberately moving funding away from deprived urban areas of the UK while he was…
UK inflation hits highest for 40 years as food drives prices up
Prices are continuing to rise at their fastest rate for 40 years due to climbing food, energy and fuel costs.
UK inflation, the rate at which prices rise, edged up to 9.1% in the 12 months to May, from 9% in April, the Office…
The UK’s biggest rail strike in 30 years will go ahead
One of Britain’s fastest growing labor unions announced on Saturday a series of planned strikes on the rail network and London Tube next week. The action is expected to become the biggest walkout of its kind in 30 years.
Following weeks…