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Gambling firms pledge £100m to forestall government crackdown
The UK’s biggest bookmakers offered the government £100m in funds to tackle problem gambling in an attempt to forestall a crackdown on their industry.
UK firms must prepare for phasing out of carbon emissions
UK companies will face fundamental changes to their operating environment as the government moves to phase out environmentally unfriendly business practices to meet its 2050 net zero carbon emission target.
Higher living costs causing higher poverty among working households - IFS
The UK has experienced a dramatic rise in poverty among working households since the 1990s, with low pay and high living costs both to blame, said the latest report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
UK manufacturing output grinds to a halt in three months to June
Manufacturing output in the UK ground to a halt in the three months to June as the pre-Brexit stockpiling boost faded, according to the latest survey from the Confederation of British Industry.
UK CPI dips in May, but some economists still see hike in Bank Rate
Consumer level inflation slowed a tad last month, led by a seasonal decline in air fares and a drop in new car prices, but some economists still saw scope for Bank to hike interest rates before the year was out.