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UK house prices surge at fastest rate for 17 years as stamp duty holiday winds down

independent– UK house prices surged over the past year at their fastest pace since 2004, according to an index. Nationwide found that sold prices jumped 13.4 per cent in the 12 months to June as experts predicted that a “cocktail of forces” would continue to support the booming market.

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‘Let me finish, Mr Marr!’ Furious EU chief snaps at BBC host as Brussels comes under fire

express– Andrew Marr piled the blame of the current stand-off between the EU and UK in Northern Ireland on Brussels during a tense interview with the European Commission Vice-President. At one point, the irate senior EU official snapped at the BBC host and scolded him for not letting him finish his point. Mr Marr pinned the blame on […]

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Really?! Emily Thornberry says UK can’t agree big trade deals as ‘EU did it for us’

express– Emily Thornberry was invited on Sky News to discuss the proposed Australian trade deal which has raised concerns among British farmers who fear a zero-tariff agreement may mean they are priced out by cheaper Australian agriculture. Ms Thornberry attacked the Government for signing up for every deal they could find and stated they did […]

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Brexit POLL: Should Boris threaten to cut off EU from City in finance deal ultimatum?

express– Despite the predictions of doom-mongers in the wake of the 2016 referendum, the much-anticipated exodus of finance jobs to Frankfurt and Paris has so far failed to materialise. The Prime Minister yesterday received a timely boost after the Financial Services Bill became law after receiving Royal Assent, amending existing laws in 17 areas, including banking

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Bitcoin crackdown: UK to ‘fall in line’ with Biden and restrict crypto: ‘End up worthless’

express– Crypto markets plunged today after it was reported that the US President is planning to raise capital gains tax. Mr Biden is said to be considering nearly doubling tax to as high as 39.6 percent, from the current 20 percent. Cryptocurrency investors face higher taxes if Mr Biden presses ahead and the market responded respectfully – Bitcoin crashed 10 […]

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Sucking it up: UK manufacturers look in vain for Sir James Dyson’s Brexit benefits

independent– The Brexit-supporting manufacturing entrepreneur Sir James Dyson gave an interview this week in which he suggested the UK’s departure from the European Union’s single market and customs union on 31 December was already yielding benefits for British businesses. “We’ve got our freedom, we can make trade agreements with other countries outside Europe [and]

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‘Reckless!’ Sturgeon attacked for pushing independence over recovery – ‘She’s gambling!’

express– This week, Ms Sturgeon reiterated her desire to hold an independence vote within the next two years if her party wins a majority in Holyrood, in what some opposition leaders have called a “reckless” plan for the country. With Scotland still battling the coronavirus, leader of the Scottish Tories, Douglas Ross has criticised the First Minister for

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Euro ‘shunned’ by investors: Single currency not popular as ailing bloc lags behind UK

express– Jeremy Thomson-Cook, Chief Economist at international business payments specialist Equals Money, was speaking at a time when countries throughout the EU27 – as the 19 states which are also members of the eurozone – are struggling to contain a third wave of COVID-19. Their progress has been hampered by the bloc’s sluggish vaccine rollout, which

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Pound rockets against euro as UK’s vaccine rollout to spark ‘rapid economic rebound’

express– Today, the pound was up 0.2 percent against the euro at 85.53 pence per euro and was on track for a 0.4 percent gain against Europe for the week as a whole. Now, economists have said the “wheel of fortune” is turning back to the UK. Kallum Pickering, the senior economist at Berenberg, said: […]

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Depp fails in bid to appeal ‘wife beater’ libel ruling in UK

independent.ie– London’s Court of Appeal yesterday refused Johnny Depp permission to challenge a verdict last year that concluded he was a “wife beater”, meaning his attempt to restore his reputation will shift to US legal action. In November, High Court judge Andrew Nicol ruled against Mr Depp, the star of films including Pirates of the Caribbean, […]