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IN-DEPTHONE YEAR AGO
Miserable State of UK Homeownership, Eurozone stagflation
Britons are struggling to make ever increasing mortgage repayments due to a rise in benchmark borrowing costs which has pushed up monthly mortgage payments, while the Eurozone suffers stagflation.
Mortgage Rate
IN-DEPTHONE YEAR AGO
The paltry Pound, post Brexit
The UK has the highest food inflation rate in the industrialized world, with Brexit, which has brought about extra barriers on food imports from the European Union, identified as one of the major causes.
The Pound
ECONOMYONE YEAR AGO
UK’s Jeremy Hunt ready to risk recession to bring inflation down
The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer has said that he is prepared to accept a recession if it brings down inflation.
Jeremy Hunt
IN-DEPTHONE YEAR AGO
Right to strike in Britain to be restricted
The British government has introduced legislation that makes it difficult for unions to hold further strikes.
British Strikers
ECONOMYONE YEAR AGO
UK junior doctors plan more strikes as talks for better pay fail
England's junior doctors are planning to stage more strikes after negotiations over a pay rise with the government collapse.
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ECONOMYONE YEAR AGO
UK unemployment rises higher amid skyrocketing inflation
UK's unemployment rate has increased over the first three months of the year as high inflation puts pressure on the labor market, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
ECONOMYONE YEAR AGO
Report: 1.6 million UK households facing mortgage cost surge
A British think tank warns that nearly 1.6 million British household are yet to see the 2,300-pound hike in payments after the mortgage rate surge.
IN-DEPTHONE YEAR AGO
Bank of England raises interest rates, 12th time in less than 2 years
The BoE has again raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, which now stands at a 15 year record high of 4.5%.
UK Interest rate increased
ECONOMYONE YEAR AGO
Thousands of UK hospitality firms close in year due to soaring energy prices
Thousands of hospitality firms across the UK have been forced to shut down their businesses over the past year amid the pressure of skyrocketing energy costs.
Empty tables
POLITICS2 YEARS AGO
British anti-monarchs buckle up to assemble at King's coronation
Britons are gearing-up for the upcoming coronation ceremony of king Charles III next week, as the anti-monarchial pressure group, UK Republic is set to hold a massive demonstration at Trafalgar Square.
UK Republic
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