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Spain, France battle wildfires as heat grips southern Europe

In France, where two firefighters died on Tuesday as their truck was engulfed in flames in the southwest region of Gironde, authorities urged people...

UK’s Bloomsbury among beneficiaries of $1.5 billion Anthropic copyright lawsuit settlement

Bloomsbury said a U.S. court identified 14,087 of its titles covered by the settlement, with proposed compensation of about $3,000 per title, split equally...

Former Lloyd’s of London CEO breached conduct rules, investigation rules

One year after Neal's departure after more than six years as CEO, a drawn-out investigation found that the relationship had been "sufficiently close during...

UK house prices rose by 2.7% in year to May, ONS data shows

Average UK monthly private rents increased by 3.3% in the year to June, matching the pace in the 12 months to May, the ONS...

UK’s Burnham targets cheaper bus fares in cost-of-living drive

Burnham wants to move quickly to show people he can improve their lives, after becoming Britain's seventh prime minister in 10 years in an...

UK inflation slows in temporary boost for new PM Burnham

Consumer prices rose by 2.6% in annual terms in June — the weakest increase since March 2025 and down from 2.8% in May International News...

Britain’s FTSE 100 climbs on metals and energy gains; Middle East in focus

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index rose 0.9% to 10,684.33 points by 1010 GMT, while the midcap FTSE 250 climbed 0.1% International News via Reuters: London's FTSE...

Pound holds firm as soft UK inflation leaves rate-hike bets intact

Sterling was trading flat at $1.3373, after depreciating for the last four sessions International News via Reuters: The pound held steady against the dollar on Wednesday...

US, Mexico resume USMCA trade talks as Trump hits Canada with new tariffs

The talks, which exclude Canada, are set to run for three days and are the first formal discussions on changes to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement...

US imposes new 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products

The new tariffs, set to take effect in 30 days, would also apply to dairy products, swimming pools, furniture, fishing rods, seeds, clothing and...

Burnham targets lower energy bills in first move as UK prime minister

On his second day in his new job, Burnham said his government would remove the value-added tax from domestic electricity bills from October 1 International...

Murdered ex-UK minister Widdecombe was struck on head with hammer 21 times, court told

Widdecombe, 78, a prominent figure in Nigel Farage's populist Reform UK party, was found dead at her home in rural southwest England on July...
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