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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain saw almost 2,000 antisemitic incidents in the first half of 2024, a record figure for the first six months of any year, a Jewish advisory body said on Thursday. The Community Security Trust (CST), which advises Britain’s estimated 280,000 Jews on security matters, said more than half of the incidents recorded …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s housing market looks set for a sales bounce in the coming months after the Bank of England cut interest rates and the new government turned its focus to the sector, a survey showed on Thursday. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said its measure of expected sales over the next three …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s jobs market showed further signs of cooling last month and employers increased pay more slowly, according to a survey which will form part of the Bank of England’s discussions about when to cut interest rates again. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation said permanent hiring extended a nearly two-year downturn although the …

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By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s markets watchdog proposed a traffic light system on Wednesday showing savers how much value for money they get from their pension, with laggards possibly having their assets moved to a better performing plan if a red light flashes. The newly elected Labour government wants plans to perform better …

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(Reuters) -Britain’s water regulator stepped in on Wednesday with a plan to force struggling Thames Water to improve its performance by appointing an independent monitor, after the company breached its licence. Heavily indebted Thames Water, the country’s biggest supplier, is at the centre of a crisis over sewage flowing into rivers and seas, forcing the …

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By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain needs to spend an extra 50 billion pounds ($64 billion) a year on public investment to boost productivity and long-run growth, largely funded by public borrowing, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research said on Wednesday. NIESR forecasts Britain’s economy will only grow by 1.1% this year …

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