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'Nasty surprise' for UK economy as services sector growth shrinks to two-year low
The services sector saw growth slow to its weakest level for more than two years in November, as concerns over Brexit weighed on the economy and curtailed business and consumer spending.
May suffers 3 defeats as MPs move to take more control of Brexit
UK Prime Minister Theresa May suffered three parliamentary defeats on Tuesday night as MPs started a marathon session of debates on her wobbling Brexit deal.
Mervyn King blasts May's Brexit plan and BoE successor Carney
Former governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King on Tuesday launched an attack on the government, likening Theresa May’s Brexit deal to appeasement tactics used with Nazi Germany in the 1930s.
Record numbers of UK workers still living in poverty
Over one in five of the UK population live in poverty, including 8m who live in families where at least one person is in work, said the latest report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Retailers face nerve-wracking December as consumers hold back
UK consumer spending growth slowed last month to its lowest level of growth since March as department store and clothing spending contracted, but entertainment spending remained strong.
International money laundering crackdown sparks 168 arrests
A coordinated European money laundering crackdown involving police forces from 30 nations has arrested 168 people between September and November.
Supermarket sector speaks out against Sainsbury's-Asda merger
Grocers including Tesco, Morrisons, Lidl and Waitrose have warned antitrust regulators that the proposed £12bn merger between Asda and Sainsbury’s would severely affect the competition in the supermarket sector.
UK construction sector remains resilient in face of Brexit
UK construction activity strengthened last month, despite companies worrying that worries about Brexit are undermining demand.
Leaked legal advice on Brexit deal reveals no end date to backstop arrangement
The government is under pressure from Labour to publish the full legal advice paper on the Brexit deal or could face a “constitutional crisis”, as a draft of the report was leaked on Monday morning revealing no end date for backstop arrangement.
Governments to discuss attempts to cut emissions at UN climate change summit
Governments from around the world will discuss tangible ways of tackling C02 emissions and avoid catastrophic global warming at the UN climate change summit beginning on Monday.
Chinese exports fall as Sino-US trade war bites
Manufacturing remained stable in China in November, although the simmering trade war between Washington and Beijing continued to dent exports.
Factories report modest recovery in November, but outlook remains bleak
The manufacturing sector saw a slight rebound in activity in November, data showed on Monday, but optimism for the future sank to fresh lows as Brexit uncertainties weighed heavily.
Eurozone manufacturing activity hits lowest level since 2016 - IHS/Markit
Growth in the eurozone manufacturing sector slowed a little in November, to its lowest level in more than two years, according to data released on Monday.