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British Steel to Hire 180+ Employees After Government Rescue
British Steel will hire 180+ new employees in Scunthorpe and Teesside to increase production after a government bailout prevented the closure of its blast furnaces, averting potential redundancy for 2,700 workers and addressing staff shortages.
British Steel to Hire 180+ Employees After Government Rescue
British Steel will hire 180+ new employees in Scunthorpe and Teesside to increase production after a government bailout prevented the closure of its blast furnaces, averting potential redundancy for 2,700 workers and addressing staff shortages.
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40% Bias Score
Staffordshire Pottery Firm Faces Closure Amidst Industry Crisis
Dunoon Mugs, a 50-year-old Staffordshire pottery employing four generations of one family, is facing closure due to six-fold increases in energy bills, 20% redundancies, and reduced working hours, reflecting a broader crisis in the UK ceramics industry.
Staffordshire Pottery Firm Faces Closure Amidst Industry Crisis
Dunoon Mugs, a 50-year-old Staffordshire pottery employing four generations of one family, is facing closure due to six-fold increases in energy bills, 20% redundancies, and reduced working hours, reflecting a broader crisis in the UK ceramics industry.
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44% Bias Score
UK Service Sector Contracts Amid Trump's Trade War, Threatening Fiscal Stability
The UK's service sector contracted in April 2025, with a PMI score of 49, marking its first decline in 18 months due to Trump's trade war, increased payroll costs, and reduced business confidence, posing a significant threat to the government's fiscal targets.
UK Service Sector Contracts Amid Trump's Trade War, Threatening Fiscal Stability
The UK's service sector contracted in April 2025, with a PMI score of 49, marking its first decline in 18 months due to Trump's trade war, increased payroll costs, and reduced business confidence, posing a significant threat to the government's fiscal targets.
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48% Bias Score
John Lewis Chairman's £1.3m Pay Increase Amidst Cost Cuts
John Lewis Partnership chairman Jason Tarry's pay will exceed £1.3 million this year, a substantial increase from his predecessor's compensation and 53 times higher than the average non-management worker's pay, despite a 7.4% pay rise for hourly workers and cost-cutting measures.
John Lewis Chairman's £1.3m Pay Increase Amidst Cost Cuts
John Lewis Partnership chairman Jason Tarry's pay will exceed £1.3 million this year, a substantial increase from his predecessor's compensation and 53 times higher than the average non-management worker's pay, despite a 7.4% pay rise for hourly workers and cost-cutting measures.
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48% Bias Score
UK Navigates US-China Trade Tensions: A Multipolar Economic Reality
The US is urging countries to choose between closer ties with them or China; however, this is unlikely given global economic interconnectedness, presenting the UK with a delicate balancing act between economic growth and national security concerns.
UK Navigates US-China Trade Tensions: A Multipolar Economic Reality
The US is urging countries to choose between closer ties with them or China; however, this is unlikely given global economic interconnectedness, presenting the UK with a delicate balancing act between economic growth and national security concerns.
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44% Bias Score
UK Ministers to Meet Banks Amid Concerns Over SME Lending
UK ministers will meet bank CEOs on Tuesday to discuss improving SME loan access, following a report showing approval rates have fallen to below 50%, down from 67% in 2018, prompting concerns about economic growth.
UK Ministers to Meet Banks Amid Concerns Over SME Lending
UK ministers will meet bank CEOs on Tuesday to discuss improving SME loan access, following a report showing approval rates have fallen to below 50%, down from 67% in 2018, prompting concerns about economic growth.
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40% Bias Score
Nationwide Cuts Mortgage Rates Amidst Expected Bank of England Rate Reduction
Nationwide Building Society has cut its mortgage rates by up to 0.3 percentage points across various fixed and tracker mortgages, following similar cuts by Halifax, TSB, and Virgin Money, ahead of the expected Bank of England interest rate cut.
Nationwide Cuts Mortgage Rates Amidst Expected Bank of England Rate Reduction
Nationwide Building Society has cut its mortgage rates by up to 0.3 percentage points across various fixed and tracker mortgages, following similar cuts by Halifax, TSB, and Virgin Money, ahead of the expected Bank of England interest rate cut.
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36% Bias Score
UK Services Sector Contracts Amidst US Tariff Uncertainty
The UK's services sector, representing 75% of the economy, experienced its first contraction in 17 months in April 2025 due to uncertainty from US tariffs and domestic tax increases, resulting in reduced new orders, exports, and employment, as indicated by a PMI of 49.0 (below 50.0).
UK Services Sector Contracts Amidst US Tariff Uncertainty
The UK's services sector, representing 75% of the economy, experienced its first contraction in 17 months in April 2025 due to uncertainty from US tariffs and domestic tax increases, resulting in reduced new orders, exports, and employment, as indicated by a PMI of 49.0 (below 50.0).
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44% Bias Score
UK Consumer Confidence Plunges to Lowest Level Amidst Global Uncertainty
UK consumer confidence has fallen to -53, its lowest since December 2022, due to concerns about US tariffs, the war in Ukraine, and persistent inflation; almost two-thirds of people expect the economy to worsen in the next year.
UK Consumer Confidence Plunges to Lowest Level Amidst Global Uncertainty
UK consumer confidence has fallen to -53, its lowest since December 2022, due to concerns about US tariffs, the war in Ukraine, and persistent inflation; almost two-thirds of people expect the economy to worsen in the next year.
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48% Bias Score
TikTok DJ's Success, Low Mortgages, and Revolut's Mobile Plans
DJ AG's TikTok livestream generates thousands monthly, Nationwide offers sub-4% mortgages for first-time buyers, and Revolut launches mobile phone plans in the UK and Germany.
TikTok DJ's Success, Low Mortgages, and Revolut's Mobile Plans
DJ AG's TikTok livestream generates thousands monthly, Nationwide offers sub-4% mortgages for first-time buyers, and Revolut launches mobile phone plans in the UK and Germany.
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44% Bias Score
Trump's Film Tariffs Threaten UK's £1.36 Billion Industry
Donald Trump's announcement of potential 100% tariffs on foreign films threatens the UK's £1.36 billion film industry, prompting ongoing trade negotiations and concerns over job losses for its 195,000 employees as US productions may relocate.
Trump's Film Tariffs Threaten UK's £1.36 Billion Industry
Donald Trump's announcement of potential 100% tariffs on foreign films threatens the UK's £1.36 billion film industry, prompting ongoing trade negotiations and concerns over job losses for its 195,000 employees as US productions may relocate.
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44% Bias Score
Bank of England Tackles Economics' Diversity Deficit
The Bank of England is launching a program to increase the number of state school economics teachers in the UK to address the underrepresentation of women and people from disadvantaged backgrounds in the field, aiming to improve diversity and public understanding of economics.
Bank of England Tackles Economics' Diversity Deficit
The Bank of England is launching a program to increase the number of state school economics teachers in the UK to address the underrepresentation of women and people from disadvantaged backgrounds in the field, aiming to improve diversity and public understanding of economics.
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36% Bias Score
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