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Staff are returning to UK offices in the highest numbers since the start of the Covid-19 crisis, according to an analysis of workplace occupancy but office use remains far below pre-pandemic levels. more

In the first decade of February, in comparison with the first half of January, there was a slight deterioration in evaluations of the situation at workplaces. Although still the majority (55%) of gainfully employed assessed it positively, there were fewer of them than in the previous twelve months, according to the CBOS survey.more

Great Britain will abolish the so-called golden visas enabling foreign investors to obtain permanent residence rights, which are used by many Russian oligarchs, reported the British media. According to Sky News, it could be as early as this weekmore

In January, the annual inflation rate in the United Kingdom rose to 5.5%. and was the highest since March 1992, the National Bureau of Statistics (ONS) reported.more

Brexit and the Northern Irish protocol have changed patterns in trade between Northern Ireland, the rest of the UK and the Republic of Ireland, data from the Irish Central Statistics Office (CSO) released yesterday.more

UK wage growth is increasingly lagging behind rising inflation, with real earnings in December 2021 1.2 percent lower than a year earlier, the ONS statistics office said today.more

Average prices for both unleaded gasoline and diesel fueled last week in the UK to an all-time high, the UK auto club AA reported.more

The price of pasta, tinned tomatoes and strawberry jam jumped last year as the cost of supermarket staples rose, new figures for the BBC suggest. more

The UK needs nearly 230,000 new private rented homes a year, according to an economics consultancy.more

British employers expect to raise staff pay by the most in at least nine years but the 3% wage deals for workers would still be below fast-rising inflation, according to a survey published on Monday.more

The head of the UK's largest online supermarket chain Ocado, Tim Steiner, commented on the latest sales figures. As he informed, despite numerous difficulties on the market, the company achieved record income and there are no indications that the trend will change.more

Pay-as-you-go customers are already going without gas and electricity in greater numbers ahead of big price rises, an energy supply boss has said.more

Openreach is to create 4,000 jobs this year as part of its plans to expand its full-fibre broadband across the UK. more

Britain's economic growth was 7.5% last year, much better than expected and the best since 1941, the National Bureau of Statistics (ONS) reported. This growth was also the highest of all the most developed economies in the world (G7).more

"Super Express" reports that the government in Poland is working on changing the real wage growth rate. The daily emphasizes that inflation is ruining the budgets of seniors who are afraid of low valorization of benefits and complain that pensions on the Vistula are too low.more

TfL is seeking a long-term deal to keep Tube and bus services running following a huge drop in income.more

Poles pay rent first and then credit installments and electricity bills; water and gas invoices are moved to further positions in the repayment plan, according to research conducted by the National Debt Register.more

The Unilever Group, which has brands such as Marmite, Dove and Hellmann's in its portfolio in the UK, announced a further increase in prices in stores. As she warned, the costs of employment, transport, raw materials and now also electricity are rising in the country.more

Higher costs, more paperwork and delays at borders were the "only detectable impact" of Brexit on British businesses so far, according to a report published yesterday by Parliament's public accounts committee.more

Last year, the UK sold about 120 percent. more used electric cars than a year ago - according to official data obtained by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) group. According to experts, the reasons are the growing costs of operating cars with diesel and internal combustion engines, as well as the impending ban on their sale.more

Last year less than 295 thousand were entered into the register of the Central Register and Information on Economic Activity. applications for the opening of sole proprietorships. This is almost 12% more than the year before.more

Sadiq Khan is planning a campaign to lure back international visitors to ease the “crisis” that has left central London struggling to recover from the pandemic.more

After more than 1,000 years, the Ye Olde Fighting Cocks pub in the city of St Albans outside London is forced to shut down due to financial problems, which have been exacerbated by the pandemic, reports CNN.more

One of Spain's most popular streamers Xokas has warned the government that if it continues to raise taxes, he will start paying them in Andorra, where they are much lower. At least 10 other well-known Spanish youtubers have emigrated to Andorra due to increasing fiscal pressure in the country.more

In a dramatic expansion which will create almost 3,000 jobs, German Doner Kebab has said it plans to open 78 news restaurants this year across the UK. more