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CBI Predicts Significant UK Economic Downturn
A CBI survey of 990 firms predicts a significant economic fall in the next three months due to government policies, impacting businesses and consumers negatively, following a disappointing holiday season.
CBI Predicts Significant UK Economic Downturn
A CBI survey of 990 firms predicts a significant economic fall in the next three months due to government policies, impacting businesses and consumers negatively, following a disappointing holiday season.
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48% Bias Score
WH Smith's High Street Sale Threatens 200 Post Offices, 5,000 Jobs
WH Smith plans to sell its 500-store high street chain for around £100 million, potentially closing 200 in-store post offices and causing "postal deserts", impacting 5,000 jobs, while the company focuses on its profitable travel business.
WH Smith's High Street Sale Threatens 200 Post Offices, 5,000 Jobs
WH Smith plans to sell its 500-store high street chain for around £100 million, potentially closing 200 in-store post offices and causing "postal deserts", impacting 5,000 jobs, while the company focuses on its profitable travel business.
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48% Bias Score
WH Smith Explores Sale of High Street Stores
WH Smith is exploring the sale of its 500 UK high street stores to focus on its more profitable travel business, potentially leading to the brand's disappearance from high streets and impacting 5,000 employees.
WH Smith Explores Sale of High Street Stores
WH Smith is exploring the sale of its 500 UK high street stores to focus on its more profitable travel business, potentially leading to the brand's disappearance from high streets and impacting 5,000 employees.
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40% Bias Score
UK Farm Inheritance Tax Faces Backlash Amidst Food Security Concerns
The UK government's new inheritance tax on farms worth over £1 million is facing strong opposition from farmers and major food retailers due to concerns about food security and the tax's potential impact on family farms. The OBR questions the Treasury's revenue projections, while experts suggest the...
UK Farm Inheritance Tax Faces Backlash Amidst Food Security Concerns
The UK government's new inheritance tax on farms worth over £1 million is facing strong opposition from farmers and major food retailers due to concerns about food security and the tax's potential impact on family farms. The OBR questions the Treasury's revenue projections, while experts suggest the...
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60% Bias Score
Plummeting Consumer Confidence Fuels UK Economic Gloom
A new survey reveals UK consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest level since December 2023, fueled by rising inflation, stagnant growth, and government policies impacting businesses, resulting in job cuts and reduced sales; the Chancellor is attempting to attract investment at the Davos World Ec...
Plummeting Consumer Confidence Fuels UK Economic Gloom
A new survey reveals UK consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest level since December 2023, fueled by rising inflation, stagnant growth, and government policies impacting businesses, resulting in job cuts and reduced sales; the Chancellor is attempting to attract investment at the Davos World Ec...
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68% Bias Score
Massive Data Center Approved in Hertfordshire
Hertsmere Borough Council approved outline plans for DC01UK, a massive data center (87,000 sq m) near the M25 in Hertfordshire, expected to generate £3.75bn and almost 14,000 jobs, despite concerns about its greenbelt location.
Massive Data Center Approved in Hertfordshire
Hertsmere Borough Council approved outline plans for DC01UK, a massive data center (87,000 sq m) near the M25 in Hertfordshire, expected to generate £3.75bn and almost 14,000 jobs, despite concerns about its greenbelt location.
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52% Bias Score
UK Savings Rates Surge Amidst Economic Headwinds
Current economic conditions in the UK are driving up interest rates on savings accounts, offering savers rates as high as 5% on easy-access accounts and 4.8% on five-year bonds, prompting a need to review personal finances before the 31 January tax return deadline.
UK Savings Rates Surge Amidst Economic Headwinds
Current economic conditions in the UK are driving up interest rates on savings accounts, offering savers rates as high as 5% on easy-access accounts and 4.8% on five-year bonds, prompting a need to review personal finances before the 31 January tax return deadline.
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48% Bias Score
Reeves Signals Support for Heathrow Expansion
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to announce support for a third runway at Heathrow Airport this week, as part of a wider plan to boost the British economy by accelerating infrastructure projects and altering planning rules, despite previous objections from several cabinet ministers and environm...
Reeves Signals Support for Heathrow Expansion
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to announce support for a third runway at Heathrow Airport this week, as part of a wider plan to boost the British economy by accelerating infrastructure projects and altering planning rules, despite previous objections from several cabinet ministers and environm...
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40% Bias Score
Fairtrade to Tackle Exploitation in UK Supply Chains
Fairtrade's new chief, Eleanor Harrison, plans to expand the organization's ethical standards to UK factories and farms, addressing concerns over worker exploitation and leveraging its success in international markets, where sales rose by more than 5% in 2023, despite economic challenges.
Fairtrade to Tackle Exploitation in UK Supply Chains
Fairtrade's new chief, Eleanor Harrison, plans to expand the organization's ethical standards to UK factories and farms, addressing concerns over worker exploitation and leveraging its success in international markets, where sales rose by more than 5% in 2023, despite economic challenges.
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36% Bias Score
Record Surge in UK Business Distress Amid Falling Consumer Confidence
UK businesses in critical financial distress jumped 50% in the last quarter of 2024 to 46,583, fueled by HMRC's tougher tax stance and falling consumer confidence amid rising costs and economic uncertainty.
Record Surge in UK Business Distress Amid Falling Consumer Confidence
UK businesses in critical financial distress jumped 50% in the last quarter of 2024 to 46,583, fueled by HMRC's tougher tax stance and falling consumer confidence amid rising costs and economic uncertainty.
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32% Bias Score
UK Considers Joining EU Trade Scheme
The UK government is exploring joining the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention (PEM) for tariff-free trade with Europe, a move that follows a meeting between Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds and the EU's trade commissioner and has received positive feedback from the British Chamber of Commerce.
UK Considers Joining EU Trade Scheme
The UK government is exploring joining the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention (PEM) for tariff-free trade with Europe, a move that follows a meeting between Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds and the EU's trade commissioner and has received positive feedback from the British Chamber of Commerce.
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52% Bias Score
Sainsbury's to Cut 3,000 Jobs Amidst Rising Costs
Sainsbury's is cutting 3,000 jobs, partly due to increased employer National Insurance Contributions and rising costs, as part of a wider cost-cutting strategy involving store closures and reduced operating expenses to maintain profit margins in a competitive market.
Sainsbury's to Cut 3,000 Jobs Amidst Rising Costs
Sainsbury's is cutting 3,000 jobs, partly due to increased employer National Insurance Contributions and rising costs, as part of a wider cost-cutting strategy involving store closures and reduced operating expenses to maintain profit margins in a competitive market.
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56% Bias Score
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