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Retail
Staff at Britain’s biggest grocery chain offered body cameras as abuse by customers climbs: ‘It should not have to be like this’
By Prarthana PrakashSeptember 4, 2023
Passengers waiting in an airport amid luggage
Lifestyle
‘Technical glitch’ sparks crippling delays for major U.K. airlines like British Airways and Ryanair—and it could take ‘days’ before it’s resolved
By Prarthana PrakashAugust 29, 2023
A PICTURE OF PET CEO PANO CHRISTOU
Retail
Pret A Manger CEO is betting against return-to-office mandates
By Prarthana PrakashAugust 24, 2023
The amount Britain owes exceeds its GDP for the first time since 1961—and credit-rating agencies are watching
Europe
The amount Britain owes exceeds its GDP for the first time since 1961—and credit-rating agencies are watching
By Tom Rees, Alice Gledhill, Philip Aldrick and BloombergAugust 19, 2023
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Politics
Top HSBC boss calls the U.K. ‘weak’ for taking sides with the U.S. against China
By Prarthana PrakashAugust 7, 2023
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Retail
Pret A Manger founder and Itsu CEO wants people to stop complaining about high interest rates like it’s ‘the end of the world’
By Prarthana PrakashAugust 3, 2023
A person carrying a box of random items up a flight of stairs
Europe
Millennials gain a 10-year jump with cash from the ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’—boosting property ladder climb and financial muscle
By Prarthana PrakashJuly 26, 2023
Liz Truss
Europe
Liz Truss can now claim $128,000 a year for life after serving as PM for just 44 days due to a special U.K. law — but it’s not a wage
By Sophie MellorOctober 21, 2022
Investors peg one major economy as the first to tip into a recession—and name another whose assets will lead the recovery
Finance
Investors peg one major economy as the first to tip into a recession—and name another whose assets will lead the recovery
By Edward Harrison and BloombergOctober 17, 2022
London rental crisis
Europe
Tenants offering 12 months rent in advance, 50% bids above asking price, paying deposits on-site to secure a flat: Welcome to London’s rental crisis
By Sophie MellorOctober 8, 2022
Kwasi Kwarteng acknowledges ‘a little turbulence’ and vows ‘no more distractions’ after killing key part of a 10-day-old U.K. tax plan
Finance
Kwasi Kwarteng acknowledges ‘a little turbulence’ and vows ‘no more distractions’ after killing key part of a 10-day-old U.K. tax plan
By Emily Ashton and BloombergOctober 3, 2022
Liz Truss said she was absolutely committed to controversial tax cuts — 24 hours later she’s forced into a humiliating U-turn
Finance
Liz Truss said she was absolutely committed to controversial tax cuts — 24 hours later she’s forced into a humiliating U-turn
By Alex Morales, Kitty Donaldson and BloombergOctober 3, 2022
Liz Truss stands by U.K. tax cuts plan but wishes she had ‘laid the ground better’ after market chaos
Europe
Liz Truss stands by U.K. tax cuts plan but wishes she had ‘laid the ground better’ after market chaos
By Kitty Donaldson and BloombergOctober 2, 2022
I got rich by betting that inequality would destroy the U.S. and U.K. I’m sorry
Commentary
I got rich by betting that inequality would destroy the U.S. and U.K. I’m sorry
By Gary StevensonSeptember 29, 2022
‘This is the right plan.’ Embattled British PM doubles down on tax cuts and borrowing jump as bonds and pound slide
Finance
‘This is the right plan.’ Embattled British PM doubles down on tax cuts and borrowing jump as bonds and pound slide
By Ellen Milligan, Joe Mayes and BloombergSeptember 29, 2022
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