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United Kingdom: Inflation slides in May
FocusEconomics
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June 17, 2025
Latest reading: Inflation dropped to 3.4% in May from April’s 3.5%, in line with market expectations and above the Bank of England’s 2.0% target. Prices for transportation grew at a slower rate amid low fuel costs and the timing of Easter. The...
Popeyes confirms second location in Northern Ireland
U105
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All Onic Entertainment (Popeyes) Popeyes has confirmed that it will open its second location in Northern Ireland. Popeyes, the renowned New Orleans-born fried chicken brand, is set to open its second Northern Ireland location on Monday, July 7 at...
Beloved American candy deemed ‘unsafe to eat’ in United Kingdom due to hidden chemicals
Fox Wilmington - North Carolina
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June 18, 2025
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! One of America’s favorite candies has been shunned by authorities in the United Kingdom, who claim it is “unsafe to eat.” The U.K.’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) announced a stern advisory against Jolly...
US chicken chain to open first drive thru in Northern Ireland
Belfast Telegraph
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June 18, 2025
Popeyes will open its first drive-thru restaurant at The Junction in Antrim on Monday, July 7 at 11am, with dine-in also available. A spokesperson also said the first three people in the queue on the opening day are in line to win free chicken...
Police in England and Wales to get more money – but increasing funding won’t necessarily mean less crime
The Conversation
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June 18, 2025
Police spending will rise by a real-terms 2.3% per year between now and 2028-29, the government announced in its latest spending review, drawn from local council tax. The government says this will help its mission to put 13,000 neighbourhood...
Scotland HFSS restrictions to align with rest of UK
Talking Retail
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June 18, 2025
Ministers rolled back on proposals to include Temporary Price Reductions (TPRs) and meal deals in the scheme, and free-standing displays will also not be included. The move brings the restrictions much closer to measures already introduced across...
UK Inflation Slows Slightly In May
RTTNews
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June 18, 2025
UK consumer price inflation softened in May as the slowdown in transportation costs was largely offset by the rise in food prices and reinforced expectations that the Bank of England will maintain the interest rate steady this week. The consumer...
UK CBAM – What UK entrepreneurs need to know
Elite Business Magazine
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June 18, 2025
CBAM’s purpose is simple: to level the playing field between UK manufacturers who pay for their carbon emissions and foreign suppliers from countries with less strict climate policies. It also supports the UK’s climate targets by discouraging...
UK growth hit by 'double blow' of Labour payroll taxes and US tariffs
iNews UK
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June 18, 2025
Profits and pay growth face inflation and investment squeeze as economy forecast to slow One of Britain’s leading business groups cut its forecast for economic growth this year and next after the economy was hit by a double blow of the...
Wales’ most stressful road junction named with hilarious video that immortalises it
Nation.Cymru
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June 18, 2025
Ynysforgan Roundabout (Credit: Google Maps) The most stressful junction in Wales has been revealed – a notorious road layout that causes confusion, anxiety and fear for many. A new study from Scrap Car Comparison has revealed the most stressful...
British Watchdog Cracks Down on Data Collection by Smart TVs, Speakers And Air Fryers
Slashdot
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June 18, 2025
The UK Information Commissioner's Office has issued its first guidance demanding manufacturers of air fryers, smart speakers, fertility trackers, and smart TVs respect users' privacy rights after reports of excessive data collection in homes. The...
UK inflation holds steady at 3.4 pct in May: ONS
Xinhua News Agency
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LONDON, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Inflation in Britain remained unchanged in May, with the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rising 3.4 percent year-on-year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported Wednesday. This figure is consistent with the Bank...
Britain’s Third-Richest Person Says Government Is Killing Ambition And Growth
Forbes
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James Dyson at the WWD Beauty CEO Summit held at Cipriani South Street on May 07, 2025 in New York, ... More New York. (Photo by Katie Jones/WWD via Getty Images)WWD via Getty Images Britain’s Labour government is pursuing a “vindictive” agenda...
Consumer Duty Fulfilled – If You Ask the FCA
Finance Magnates
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June 18, 2025
Duty Calls – but Is the FCA Listening? Regulators are always keen to tell us how enthusiastic market participants are about a new piece of regulation or a different approach to industry oversight. So it was no surprise when the UK Financial...
‘UK’s consumer credit and complaints regime an international outlier’
Leasing Life
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June 18, 2025
The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has published new independent research that reveals the UK is an international outlier in its approach to consumer credit regulation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR), with far-reaching implications...
UK supermarkets face major wine shortage as Bristol factory workers plan strike
SomersetLive
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June 18, 2025
Supermarket shelves could be left empty of wine this summer as factory workers at a bottling plant plan a strike, a union has claimed. Over 200 Unite members at the Encirc site in Avonmouth, Bristol, are planning to strike between June 19 and July...
UK inflation 'higher than forecast' amid rising food prices
The Herald (Scotland)
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June 18, 2025
However, the ONS said that an error in vehicle tax data collected meant April’s CPI rate should have been 3.4% – but that it was not revising the official figure. Most economists were expecting the CPI rate to come in at 3.3% for May as price...
UK inflation softens ahead of Bank of England meeting
Proactive UK
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June 18, 2025
UK inflation remained unchanged last month, in another sign that the Bank of England's monetary policy committee meeting on Thursday will see no changes to interest rates. The consumer prices index rose 0.2% month-on-month in May, according to...
UK audiobook revenue up by almost a third last year
The Guardian
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June 18, 2025
Whether it’s plugging in to Benedict Cumberbatch reading Austen while doing the washing up or listening to Meryl Streep narrate Nora Ephron’s Heartburn on the way to work, the UK is increasingly getting into audiobooks. Audiobook revenue generated...
UK gold awards for Portadown’s Ballylisk cheese
Farming Life
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June 18, 2025
BALLYLISK Cheese of Armagh has won three major awards for its creamy Triple Rose brand cheeses in the UK’s most prestigious competition. The family business in Portadown has gained two golds and a bronze in the unique British Virtual Cheese Awards...