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Snapchat starts disabling friend-finder feature for UK children, regulator says

The friend-discovery feature helps users find and add new contacts International News via Reuters: British media regulator Ofcom said on Friday that Snapchat had begun disabling...

US, UK and others condemn sentencing of Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong

Wong, who has been behind bars since 2020, was on Thursday sentenced to a further 10 years in jail on a charge of collusion...

Russell Brand, convicted of rape, now likely to face more allegations, says UK police chief

Brand, the former husband of US pop singer Katy Perry, is facing a lengthy jail term after being convicted in a London court on...

FTSE 100 tumbles 2% as AI jitters spark global selloff

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index fell 2.2% to 10,540.78 points by 1143 GMT, on track for its worst session since mid-March, while the midcap...

Sterling dips as stock rout boosts dollar, outweighs rate rise boost

The major domestic event of the week was Thursday's Bank of England meeting, which saw a rate rise and strong hints that at least...

FTSE slips as bank, defence stocks fall; BoE delivers first rate hike in 3 years

The FTSE 100 index closed 0.43% lower at 10,782.66 after touching a near three-month high earlier in the session, while the FTSE 250 was...

Sterling set for seventh daily rise versus dollar ahead of BoE meeting

The central bank is expected to bow to inflation pressure from soaring energy costs and raise interest rates, though it may push back against...

FTSE 100 climbs 1% on banks, miners boost

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index rose 1.18% to 10,764.49 points by 1121 GMT — on track for its biggest one-day percentage gain in about...

British pound hits seven-week high against wilting dollar

Sterling rose 0.63% against the dollar to $1.3495 at 10:22 GMT and was at 83.43 pence per euro, a touch firmer on the day International...

Britain to make lifetime retirement income the default for private pensions

Defined benefit schemes pay out a set income for life, while defined contribution schemes simply leave savers with a pot of money at retirement International...

Barclays offers early settlement deals to some UK motorists

The British bank has become the first big UK lender to announce formerly it would begin offering redress to a pool of motorists after...

UK regulator warns car finance firms against low-ball redress offers

The Financial Conduct Authority set out "minimum expectations" for redress offers as Barclays became the first UK bank to announce "full and fair" settlement...
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