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Grubs: Boots with a backstory

The family behind Grubs Boots have been designing and selling footwear since the 1800s. Hanna Lindon delves into the ...

Demand for fast-growing new brands and overseas groups making strategic buys help drives jump in UK retail sector mergers and acquisitions

Takeovers and mergers in the UK retail sector have climbed 8.1% in the last year from 36 to 40, the highest number since ...
The Guardian

Reform plan to cap aid at £1bn would damage UK’s international influence, critics warn

Exclusive: Campaigners say slashing overseas aid would leave UK unable to meet existing commitments Plans by Reform UK to slash the aid budget by 90% would not cover existing contributions to global ...
Reuters

UK inflation unexpectedly tumbles, firming Bank of England rate cut bets

LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - British inflation fell much more sharply than forecast in November to 3.2%, its lowest since March, from 3.6% in October, official data showed on Wednesday, cementing market ...
CNN

UK’s new spy chief warns the ‘front line is everywhere’ amid growing threat from Russia

The new head of Britain’s foreign intelligence service MI6 has warned the nation in her first public speech that the UK is “now operating in a space between peace and war” and “the front line is ...
The Guardian

December cut to UK interest rates ‘nailed on’ after economy shrinks unexpectedly by 0.1% in October – as it happened

Disappointing UK GDP report shows economy contracted by 0.1% in both September and October Economists are convinced that the Bank of England will respond to the UK’s weak economic performance by ...
The New York Times

The British Public Thinks Immigration Is Up. It’s Actually Down, Sharply.

Net migration to Britain has fallen by almost 80 percent from its 2023 peak, according to data released on Thursday. By Michael D. Shear Reporting from London When Shabana Mahmood, Britain’s Home ...
Reuters

UK budget as it happened: Rachel Reeves unveils billions of pounds of tax rises

Kylie is the Global Live Pages Editor, leading a team providing real-time multimedia coverage of the biggest breaking stories worldwide. She previously worked on the UK Breaking News team, and spent ...
London Evening Standard

UK exodus: 257,000 Brits left country last year - over three times more than expected

There were 257,000 British nationals who left the country in the year ending December 2024, compared with the previous estimate of just 77,000. The numbers were revised on Tuesday after the Office for ...
Al Jazeera English

Why is the UK introducing digital IDs – and why are they so controversial?

The British government announced last week that all employees will be required to hold a digital identity card, amid Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s attempts to curb undocumented immigration and reduce ...
Kentucky Athletics

UK SPORTS NETWORK

The UK Sports Network takes you inside the University of Kentucky athletics program for exclusive access and behind-the-scenes looks at the players and coaches who inspire Big Blue Nation. UK Sports ...
Sky

UK records second biggest annual population jump in 75 years

The UK population has grown by more than three-quarters of a million - the second-largest increase in 75 years. Most of the increase was due to international migration, with natural change - the ...