Company insolvencies hit a three-decade high, with businesses under pressure from high debts, prices and interest rates. The Bank of England held rates steady on Thursday.
Category: Great Britain
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China Says It Has Imprisoned Ian Stones, a British Businessman, on Spy Charges
A businessman who had worked in China for decades vanished from view in 2018, but his fate had been unknown, and publicly unremarked upon, until now.
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Proposal to Reduce Royal Mail Deliveries in U.K. Draws Ire
Letter volumes have halved since 2011. Without significant changes, the beleaguered Royal Mail services will become “out of date,” according to a report.
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Storm Isha Diverts Dozens of Flights From England and Ireland
Ferocious winds forced pilots to abort landings and divert passengers hundreds of miles from their original destinations.
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Britain’s Largest Steel Mill to Become Greener, at a Cost of Jobs
Tata Steel said it would replace blast furnaces with an electric furnace, a move that will cut emissions but also as many as 2,800 jobs.
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The TikTok ‘Tunnel Girl’ Is Not Alone
Hobby tunneling is a rare, but not unheard-of, pastime that has produced frustrated neighbors, media frenzies and at least one state landmark.
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Sophie Turner’s Custody Lawsuit Against Joe Jonas is Dismissed
The English actress sued the American musician weeks after they announced their split, saying he had prevented their two children from returning to Britain.
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U.K. Inflation Edges Higher, Halting 10-Month Decline
Britain’s inflation rate ticked up to 4 percent in December, driven by an increase in tobacco taxes.
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U.K. Inflation Edges Higher, Halting 10-Month Slide
Britain’s inflation rate ticked up to 4 percent in December, driven by an increase in tobacco taxes.
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FKA Twigs Denounces ‘Double Standards’ After Calvin Klein Ad Is Banned
A British advertising watchdog agency said it was reviewing complaints about a new, similarly steamy Calvin Klein campaign featuring the actor Jeremy Allen White.
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David Soul, a Star of the Hit Cop Show ‘Starsky & Hutch,’ Dies at 80
An actor and singer, he rose to fame in the 1970s as one half of popular television crime-fighting duo. He also notched a No. 1 hit single.
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How Paynter Jacket Co. Found Success With Limited-Edition Chore Coats
Paynter Jacket Co., a small label in London, has built a loyal following thanks to its limited-edition chore coats.