Topic: United Kingdom

Alcohol consumption plummets

The nation's alcohol consumption fell by six percent in 2009, the fourth annual drop in five years, figures released Friday showed. British Beer and Pub Association data revealed the largest decline in drinking since 1948 with the average adult now consuming the ...

Coalition enjoys honeymoon 100 days on

Britain's first coalition government since World War II is still enjoying a political honeymoon 100 days after coming into office, a poll suggested on Wednesday. The survey for the Guardian showed 46 percent of voters deemed the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition was doing ...
Britain's economic forecaster says there's a chance of a slide back into recessionThe head of Britain's new Treasury watchdog says he can't be sure the country won't slide back into recession. Alan Budd, the outgoing chief of the Office for Budget Responsibility, ...
Powerhouse Germany posted its best economic growth since reunification on Friday, driving Europe past the United States in a four-year record but analysts warned the recovery could be peaking out. The strong performance, bolstered by peers France and Britain, sent stock markets ...
Powerhouse Germany posted its best growth since reunification on Friday, driving Europe past the United States in a four-year record but analysts warned the recovery could be peaking out. The strong performance, bolstered by peers Britain and France, helped stock markets higher ...
Germany posted its best growth since reunification on Friday, driving Europe past the United States in a four-year record but analysts warned of a recovery that may be peaking out. Accelerating growth in Britain, France and even Spain initially nudged European stockmarkets ...
Germany posted Friday its best quarterly growth since reunification, driving Europe past the US in the recovery stakes as the continent recorded its best economic performance in four years. Accelerating recoveries in Britain, France and even Spain also helped nudge Europe's main ...

House prices in first drop for five months: survey

House prices in Britain fell for the first time in five months during July when they dropped 0.5 percent compared with June, a key survey by home-loans provider Nationwide showed on Thursday. "So far in 2010, demand from homebuyers has made little ...

British jobs market shows 'encouraging' signs

Britain's jobs market shows encouraging signs of improvement, official data showed on Wednesday, boosting hopes of a strengthening economic recovery, according to analysts. The unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent in the three months to the end of May, compared with 7.9 ...

Jobs market shows 'encouraging' signs

Britain's jobs market shows encouraging signs of improvement, official data showed on Wednesday, boosting hopes of a strengthening economic recovery, according to analysts. The unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent in the three months to the end of May, compared with 7.9 ...
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