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By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Checks of fruit and vegetables entering Britain from the European Union will not start before the end of October, the government said on Tuesday, offering some relief to the food industry which is worried about new post-Brexit port delays. The first phase of Britain’s new post-Brexit import system for …

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By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices rose this month more than economists had expected, adding to signs that the squeeze from high interest rates is beginning to ease, figures from mortgage lender Nationwide Building Society showed on Wednesday. Nationwide said house prices in January increased by 0.7% from the month before after being …

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(Reuters) – Aston Villa should be proud of going 17 Premier League matches unbeaten at home and try to gain some perspective after Newcastle United ended the run on Tuesday, manager Unai Emery said. A pair of first-half goals from defender Fabian Schar helped Newcastle to a 3-1 win at Villa Park as they became …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British businesses started 2024 with their confidence at the highest level in nearly two years but their plans for more staffing are not translating into accelerating wage growth, according to a survey published on Wednesday. In a report likely to be welcomed by the Bank of England as it readies its latest …

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(Reuters) -BT Group’s new CEO Allison Kirkby and Lloyds Banking Group boss Charlie Nunn have joined a cohort of business leaders who will be named by Downing Street as advisers to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Sky News reported on Tuesday. Kirkby and Nunn are set to join Sunak’s final business council along with senior …

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