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UK retail sales recorded a larger-than-expected rise last month, helped by a strong increase in food sales. Sales rose 2.1% in May from the month before, and were up 1.9% from a year earlier, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

By James Davey. LONDON | Thu Jun 20, 2013 6:33am EDT. LONDON (Reuters) - British sales of tablet computers are booming, Europe's second-biggest electricals retailer Dixons said, underpinning profit growth and offsetting weak markets in ...

By Alistair Smout. LONDON | Thu Jun 20, 2013 12:05pm BST. LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top shares slid to five-month lows on Thursday, led by miners after the U.S.

Passengers travelling through the Channel Tunnel are being ripped off, the European Commission (EC) said today. The EC called on Eurotunnel, the owners of the rail link, to slash its �excessive� �32 per passenger return levy plus per train fee to use the ...