Tata Steel wants to close polluting blast furnaces in Port Talbot, Wales, but employees worry that their jobs will go, too.
Category: Great Britain
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Plans to Slash Emissions at Britain’s Largest Steel Plant Cause Unease
Tata Steel wants to close polluting blast furnaces in Port Talbot, Wales, but employees worry that their jobs will go, too.
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What Is Going On in Britain’s Economy? The Picture Is Foggy.
The country’s statistics agency published new “experimental” labor market data, the latest in a series of economic re-evaluations.
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What Is Going on in the U.K.’s Economy?
The country’s statistics agency published new “experimental” labor market data, the latest in a series of economic re-evaluations.
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U.K. Inflation, Unchanged at 6.7 Percent, Ends String of Declines
A small drop in food prices in September was offset by rising costs for gasoline and diesel.
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Metro Bank, a Troubled U.K. Lender, Raises Money to Shore Up Finances
After days of talks the bank said it had raised extra money from shareholders and bondholders and would refinance a big chunk of debt.
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Green Energy Casts a Shadow Over a Cherished English Landscape
Residents of East Anglia fear that planned power lines for offshore wind projects will blight their rural idyll.
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Alexander McQueen’s Next Creative Director Is Seán McGirr
Seán McGirr, an Irish designer, was announced as the British label’s next creative director days after Sarah Burton showed her final collection for the brand.
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Alexander McQueen Names a New Top Designer
Sean McGirr, an Irish designer, was announced as the British label’s next creative director days after Sarah Burton showed her final collection for the brand.
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Britain to Allow Big North Sea Oil Field, Despite Climate Concerns
A go-ahead for a long-delayed $9.4 billion drilling project is expected to support the oil industry and provide energy security, but environmental advocates were outraged.
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$100 Oil Could Scramble the Fed’s Efforts to Ease Inflation
Goldman Sachs and others are predicting that crude will hit triple-digit prices, a scenario that could impact global economic growth.