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Sterling dips but on track for weekly rise as Burnham poised for power
The pound slipped on Friday but was on track for its third consecutive weekly rise, with UK assets supported in recent days by reports that incoming prime minister Andy Burnham ha...
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UK police charge man over Iran-linked spying offences
British police said on Friday they had charged a 39-year-old man on suspicion of assisting Iran's intelligence service, the latest in a series of incidents involving Tehran and o...
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China disapproves of British Steel nationalisation decision by UK
China said on Friday it firmly opposes and strongly disapproves of Britain's decision to nationalise British Steel and urged fair treatment for Chinese firms there.
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Andy Burnham to be made UK Labour leader on way to becoming prime minister
Andy Burnham, nicknamed the 'King of the North', will become leader of Britain's governing Labour Party on Friday, the final step before becoming its seventh prime minister in a ...
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England to ban sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under-16s from next year
The British government said on Thursday it would ban the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under-16s in England beginning in April next year, saying the move would protect ...
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan appointed to House of Lords
London Mayor Sadiq Khan was on Thursday appointed to the House of Lords, parliament's upper chamber, by outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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UK sanctions gold and finance networks over Sudan war
Britain on Thursday targeted what it said was illicit gold and finance networks fuelling Sudan's war, imposing sanctions on 11 individuals and entities.
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UK lawmakers back Haskel as next chair of budget forecasting office
Jonathan Haskel, a former Bank of England interest rate-setter and economics professor, has won the support of lawmakers to become the new head of Britain's budget forecasting a...
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Baldwin dozed through England loss before hitting Open's first tee shot
Local lad Matthew Baldwin led a posse of English players with early starts at the British Open on Thursday hoping to lift the mood after the nation's World Cup heartache.
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UK's Thames Water draws down final part of debt lifeline
Britain's Thames Water, battling to avoid nationalisation, said it would draw down £677 million ($915.3 million) of debt, the final tranche of the £3 billion debt lifeline packag...
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UK recruiter PageGroup to rebrand as Michael Page
British recruiter PageGroup on Thursday said it will return to its earlier name Michael Page, also its widely recognised eponymous brand, effective July 20.
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Sterling hovers around two-month high as fiscal concerns ease
Sterling hovered near its highest level in more than two months against the dollar, and edged lower versus the euro, as concerns over Britain's fiscal outlook faded.
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UK economy grew by 0.1% in May
Britain's economy grew by 0.1% in May, official data showed on Thursday.
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Insight: UK's Burnham takes small-town regeneration to the national stage as PM
For Britain's next prime minister, Andy Burnham, a sprawling car park in the centre of a former cotton-manufacturing town in northwestern England represents everything wrong with p...
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Britain takes British Steel into public ownership
The British government has taken British Steel into public ownership to protect the future of steel production in the UK, it said in a statement on Thursday.
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New UK PM faces $440 billion fiscal problem, think tank says
Britain's public finances are losing around £330 billion ($442 billion) a year due to weak economic growth, population ageing and ill health, according to estimates from a think ...
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Iran summons British envoy over IRGC designation
Iran summoned Britain's ambassador to Tehran on Wednesday after London designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) under the UK's Countering State Threats Act, warni...
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UK police charge 14-year-old boy with terrorism offence over mosque plot
British police have charged a 14-year-old boy with a terrorism offence linked to extreme right-wing ideology over an alleged plan to attack two mosques in south London.
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