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Sterling little changed near over three-week high
The British pound was little changed against both the dollar and euro on Monday as markets awaited growth data later in the week and updates on talks in the Middle East to reopen ...
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UK's Marshalls reports higher profit on cost cuts, says market recovery unlikely in 2026
British landscaping and roofing products supplier Marshalls reported a 13.2% rise in first-half adjusted pretax profit, helped by tight cost controls, but said it does not expect...
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UK announces nearly £130 million funding for zero-emission vehicle technology
The British government announced nearly £130 million ($175 million) in funding for zero-emission vehicle technologies on Monday, with almost £65 million in public money and the r...
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British music festivals stage tentative revival with perks and payment plans
Britain's music festivals are showing signs of a revival after a rough few years, with big events such as Boomtown selling out at record speed this year as payment plans help fans...
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UK police reopen attempted burglary case as part of Widdecombe murder probe
British counterterrorism police said on Friday they reopened an investigation into an attempted burglary reported last year in London as part of their probe into the murder of fo...
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Serial UK sex attacker guilty of double murder, prompting questions for police
A British man was convicted on Friday of murdering two sex workers after sexually assaulting multiple women in London, with police and prosecutors accepting they made errors whic...
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UK stock indexes set for fourth week of gains, miners rally
The main UK indexes were on track for a fourth consecutive week of gains on Friday, as a rally in precious metal miners helped offset worries about a lasting peace agreement betwee...
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Discounters should face same land rules as grocers, UK regulator says
Britain's competition regulator on Friday proposed extending supermarket land agreement rules to German-owned discounters Aldi and Lidl, saying the move would help ensure shoppers ...
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Prices in UK housing market flat in July as Iran war weighs
Britain's housing market slowed in July in both monthly and annual price rise terms as higher borrowing costs and uncertainty caused by the Iran war overshadowed the market, mort...
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Britain clears Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.
Britain on Thursday cleared Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery on both competition and public interest grounds.
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Record number referred to UK's counter-radicalisation scheme Prevent
The number of people referred to Britain's counter-radicalisation programme Prevent soared to record levels last year, with many aged under 15, government data showed on Thursday.
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FTSE indexes climb on earnings optimism
The UK's main stock indexes edged higher on Thursday, bucking the weakness in Asian markets, as strong earnings from companies, including Persimmon and WPP, lifted sentiment.
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UK's Quilter expects modest second-half profit growth on investor caution; shares sink
British money manager Quilter on Thursday forecast modest profit gains in the second half of the current fiscal year, as an uncertain macroeconomic environment could make investor...
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Slump for UK builders abates in July, PMI shows
The downturn in Britain's construction industry eased in July as commercial building and housebuilding weakened less sharply and builders turned the most optimistic since before t...
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UK targets ships and banks with new Russia sanctions
Britain announced new sanctions targeting Russian ships, banks and industrial companies on Thursday, in its latest effort to disrupt the oil revenues flowing to the Moscow which ...
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UK seeks to bring in more scientists by expanding research visa route
Britain said on Thursday it was expanding a 'Global Talent' visa route used to bring in scientists, researchers and engineers, opening it up to more than 100 of the country's mo...
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UK's Bodycote gets $2 billion rival approaches from CVC, Veritas Capital
Thermal processing services group Bodycote said on Wednesday it had received separate cash proposals from private equity firms CVC Advisers and Veritas Capital, both valuing the B...
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Four stabbed in apparent mental health-related incident near London's Covent Garden
Four men were stabbed in a street near London's Covent Garden district on Wednesday and a woman was arrested in what police said they believed to be a "mental health related in...
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