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Former Hong Kong opposition leader Wu granted stay in Britain, lawyer says
A former Hong Kong opposition leader has been granted permission to remain in Britain with his family for six months after the authorities withdrew an order limiting his stay to ...
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UK PM Burnham rules out changes to stamp duty at next budget
Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Monday ruled out any changes to stamp duty, a tax on home sales, at the next budget due later in the year.
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Pound climbs as investors scale back rate-hike bets after crude plunge
Sterling edged higher against the dollar on Monday as a sharp drop in oil prices eased worries about energy-driven inflation and tempered expectations for further Bank of England...
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London stocks advance as US-Iran pause lifts risk appetite; earnings add to gains
London's FTSE 100 gained on Monday as a pause in U.S.-Iran hostilities over the weekend sent oil prices lower and boosted risk sentiment globally, while a decline in energy stock...
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Bank of England to keep rate steady despite oil and gas price rebound
The Bank of England looks set to keep interest rates unchanged at 3.75% on Thursday, despite a recent spike in oil prices above $100 a barrel which may test whether it can avoid r...
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Irish Continental shares jump on $1.37 billion management-led buyout
Irish Continental's shares surged on Monday, after the Dublin-listed maritime transport group last Friday agreed to a €1.2 billion ($1.37 billion) management-led buyout almost two...
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UK's Burnham to welcome Zelenskiy as first foreign visitor
Britain's new prime minister, Andy Burnham, will welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as his first international visitor on Monday, in a move that underscores London's...
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London's Gatwick Airport hit by water supply problem
Water supplies to London's Gatwick Airport were disrupted on Sunday after a power outage at a local treatment works, authorities at the airport said in a statement on X.
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Britain would be target if it supports US in war, Iran's Revolutionary Guards say
A spokesperson for Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday that Britain would become a "definite and legitimate target" if it supported the U.S. in any war with Tehran,...
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Aerospace fights for young recruits as AI drains talent pool
For Hassan Butt, a 17-year-old British student volunteering at the Farnborough airshow this week, there was nothing cooler than watching the planes and thinking about the physics ...
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Five UK police officers injured after boat strikes bridge in London
Five British police officers were injured after a Metropolitan Police boat struck Westminster Bridge in central London on Friday, the force said.
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Bank of England to hold steady this year but Iran war inflation risks persist: Reuters poll
The Bank of England will not shift its key interest rate from 3.75% on Thursday according to all 70 economists in a July 21-24 Reuters poll, and likely not for another year as inf...
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London's FTSE 100 rises as HSBC lifts financial stocks; Middle East tensions linger
Britain's FTSE 100 index climbed on Friday, helped by gains in HSBC that boosted financial stocks, while investors monitored rising oil prices amid escalating tensions in the Middl...
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Sterling set to end three-week winning run as BoE decision nears
The British pound looked set to snap a three-week winning streak on Friday, as a softer inflation reading and the deteriorating Middle East conflict prompted investors to reasses...
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UK firms plan smaller price rises and wage hikes, BoE survey shows
British businesses expect to increase prices and wages by a bit less in the year ahead after a ceasefire in the Iran war briefly pushed down energy prices, according to a surve...
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UK firms report first growth in three months, cost pressures ease - PMIs
British firms reported their first growth in three months in July, helped by a brief respite in the Iran war, and were the most upbeat since the conflict began, according to a sur...
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UK says latest US tariffs mean "no negative change" for British businesses
Britain on Friday said the United States' latest decision to impose tariffs on its trading partners over allegations of lax enforcement of forced labour bans would have no negat...
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UK retail sales unexpectedly rise 1.0% in June
British retail sales volumes unexpectedly rose by 1.0% in monthly terms in June, according to official figures published on Friday.
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