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Reform UK's Nigel Farage to avoid election count against Count Binface
Nigel Farage, leader of Britain's populist Reform UK party, said on Friday he had regained his parliamentary seat, but would not be present at the vote count because of a police ...
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Several homes affected by central England wildfire, fire service says
A major grass fire in Stourbridge, central England, has affected six properties and left two people suffering from the effects of heat and smoke, emergency services said on Thu...
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UK emergency services respond to train derailment in southeast England
British Transport Police said that officers and other emergency services were responding to the derailment of a passenger train near Lewes railway station in southeast England ...
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UK growth supports case for higher interest rates, BoE's Pill tells WSJ
Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill told the Wall Street Journal on Thursday that stronger-than-expected British economic growth figures reinforced the case for higher borro...
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AI boom is starting to show in UK economy's performance
Britain's economy is showing the clearest signs yet that it is benefitting from the global artificial intelligence boom, with data on Thursday showing rapid growth in related indu...
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Pound holds ground as sunshine and soccer boost confidence in UK economy
The pound held steady on Thursday and remained on track for a third weekly gain as burgeoning confidence in the UK economy was reinforced by data that showed growth unexpectedly p...
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FTSE 100 falls to two-week low as Antofagasta cuts outlook
London's FTSE 100 fell to a more than two-week low on Thursday after Antofagasta's downbeat copper production forecast sparked losses in the mining sector and offset any relief fro...
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UK water bills to rise as regulator green lights $4.6 billion in extra spending
Five British water companies will be allowed to raise customer bills after regulator Ofwat on Thursday provisionally approved up to £3.4 billion ($4.59 billion) of additional spen...
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UK economy unexpectedly grows by 0.3% in June, ONS says
Britain's economy unexpectedly grew in June with gross domestic product rising by 0.3%, official data showed on Thursday.
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Reform UK's Farage faces off against Count Binface in election
Voters cast their ballots on Thursday in a local English election pitting Nigel Farage against his main challenger, a comedian dressed as a trash can, in a test of opposition to ...
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Minouche Shafik leaves post as chief economic advisor to UK's PM, Bloomberg News reports
Minouche Shafik, the former Bank of England deputy governor and International Monetary Fund director, has left her post as chief economic advisor to Britain's prime minister,...
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FTSE 100 subdued ahead of US inflation data, Balfour Beatty jumps to record high
London's FTSE 100 was largely flat on Wednesday, as investors remained on the sidelines ahead of U.S. inflation data, while midcap stocks outperformed as Balfour Beatty soared to a...
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Sterling at one-month high vs dollar before economic data
Sterling hovered around its one-month high against the dollar on Wednesday as investors braced for a raft of British and U.S. economic data later this week.
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UK PM Burnham promises business help within 'difficult' financial outlook - BBC
Britain's government will do what it can to help lower costs for business but against the backdrop of a "difficult financial outlook", Prime Minister Andy Burnham said in an inter...
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Insurers, Spirax drag down UK's FTSE 100 index
London's FTSE 100 fell for a second session on Tuesday, as shares in Spirax tumbled on the valve maker's disappointing outlook, while Legal & General led a selloff in insurers foll...
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Sterling meanders ahead of key data, pre-budget volatility at multi-year low
The pound drifted against both the dollar and the euro on Tuesday as uncertainty ahead of important U.S. and British data releases kept traders on edge, particularly given thin tr...
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UK stats office sees switch to improved jobs market survey in November 2027
Britain's statistics office said on Tuesday that November 2027 was the most likely date for switching its flagship gauge of the labour market to a new improved survey, replacing ...
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UK's Burnham to tackle vape, betting shops in search of high street revival
Britain's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham will on Tuesday unveil plans to crack down on vape shops, betting outlets and rogue businesses as part of an effort to revive high stree...
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