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It may seem as if Britain has been mired in political turmoil almost forever, but the stalemate over Brexit and the U.K.’s future may come to an end next week when the public goes to the polls. Political uncertainty over the past three-and-a-half years has caused unprecedented volatility in the …

FILE PHOTO: A Royal Mail postal worker stands in the yard of a sorting office in Altrincham, Britain October 12, 2017. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo (Reuters) – Britain’s Royal Mail (RMG.L) on Thursday confirmed that its biggest union lost an appeal to overturn a High Court injunction to stop a strike …

* FTSE 100 down 0.2%, FTSE 250 down 0.7% * Tullow Oil sinks after cutting output view * Financials weigh on main index * Coca-Cola HBC outperforms * Royal Mail jumps on court ruling (Adds news items, analyst comment, updates to closing prices) By Muvija M and Shashwat Awasthi Nov …

Oct 16 (Reuters) – The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times – British money manager Neil Woodford’s investment empire disintegrated on Tuesday as the stockpicker announced plans to shut …

* FTSE 100 down 0.4%, FTSE 250 down 1.2% * UK indexes ease after Friday’s rally * Sophos jumps on buyout deal, leads peer Avast higher * Royal Mail drops as threat of Christmas strike looms (Adds news items, analyst comments, updates share prices) By Shashwat Awasthi Oct 14 (Reuters) …

A shadow cabinet minister has warned that a Labour government’s drive to nationalise key industries could fail, if the party loses the first legal challenge to the controversial plans. Jon Trickett, shadow minister for the Cabinet Office, told an audience at a Labour conference fringe event last Tuesday that the …

Sept 20 (Reuters) – The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times British travel company Thomas Cook Group Plc’s chances of survival are in the balance as it struggles to …

Aug 23 (Reuters) – The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times – French President Emmanuel Macron told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that the Irish backstop was “indispensable” as …

June 27 (Reuters) – The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times The former boss of Royal Mail has stepped down from the board of Rio Tinto Plc after less …