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Almost 1,000 estate agents 'unlikely to still be trading' in three years
As Foxtons revealed details of its troubled 2016 and warned of continued harder times in the year ahead, new analysis of the housing sector confirmed increasing levels of financial distress among UK estate agents.
UAE to invest $163bn in renewable energy
The United Arab Emirates plans to invest $163bn (£134bn) in projects to generate half of the nation’s power requirements from renewables by 2050.
World Bank downgrades India growth forecast
The World Bank has reduced the Indian economy's growth prospects for the fiscal year to March 2017 by 0. 6% from previous forecasts - although at 7% the country is still expected to see the quickest expansion in the world.
UK GDP growth slows in fourth quarter, NIESR estimates
UK economic growth slowed in the final three months of the year, according to the respected monthly analysis by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
North Lincolnshire council refuses planning consent for Wressle oil field
Shares in Egdon Resources and Union Jack Oil tumbled after the North Lincolnshire County Council's refused planning consent for the development of the Wressle oil field in North Lincolnshire.
BoE does not see risk of tighter financial conditions on horizon, Carney says
The Bank of England does not see the risk of a significant tightening in financial conditions on the horizon, the Governor of the BoE said.
May attacks Red Cross NHS report as "irresponsible and overblown"
British prime minister Theresa May came out fighting in parliament on Wednesday during questions on the National Health Service, referring to a highly critical Red Cross report as "irresponsible and overblown".
Ministers privately conceding Brexit Supreme Court defeat
Ministers in Theresa May's government have privately admitted that they are expecting to be defeated in a Supreme Court ruling which will decide whether Parliament must be consulted on Brexit.
UK industrial production bounces back thanks to energy rebound
UK industrial production in November was much better than expected, data from the Office for National Statistics confirmed on Wednesday, with a strong rebound in North Sea oil and gas output and a cold snap driving heating demand.
UK trade deficit widens by £2.6bn over November, ONS reveals
The UK trade deficit widened markedly in November due to surge in imports, according to data from the Office for National Statistics, sending the pound spiralling lower.
UK construction output unexpectedly shrinks
UK construction output unexpectedly fell in November, according to official data published on Wednesday.