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Sterling slips as Iran strikes push up oil prices and boost dollar

U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged heavy missile and drone attacks over the weekend and into Monday, with Tehran striking U.S. facilities in the region...

UK police launch murder investigation following death of former minister Widdecombe

Widdecombe was a Conservative member of parliament between 1987 and 2010, and held several junior ministerial positions in former prime minister John Major's government International...

Carmakers broadly win first round in huge UK lawsuits over diesel emissions

In a summary of her judgment, Judge Sara Cockerill said she had "rejected most of the principal allegations advanced against the manufacturers whose vehicles...

UK to regulate cloud service providers Microsoft, Google and others to protect financial stability

The move is aimed at strengthening the resilience of financial firms by reducing the risk of widespread disruption from cyber attacks or technology outages International...

British police investigate donations to Farage’s Reform party

Police said they were investigating potential offences under laws governing donations to political parties, which could include concealment of the source of funding or...

Sterling climbs to one-month high as dollar dips as markets weigh rate hikes

Sterling rose to $1.345 on Friday, the highest since June 15, and was last up 0.1% International News via Reuters: The pound rose on Friday to...

Bank of England’s Pill says interest rates will need to rise

Pill was one of two members of the nine-strong Monetary Policy Committee who voted to raise interest rates from 3.75% last month International News via...

London’s FTSE 100 slips as Middle East tensions persist, AstraZeneca drags

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index fell 0.6% to 10,417.63 points by 1045 GMT, while the midcap FTSE 250 climbed 0.1% International News via Reuters: The UK's...

Pound nudges at four-week highs; volatility picks up

Sterling was last up 0.1% on the day at $1.34. It has risen by over 2% since hitting a seven-month low in late June,...

Severn Trent Water breached wastewater duties, UK watchdog says

Severn Trent had failed to effectively provide drainage and deal with the contents of its sewers International News via Reuters: UK water regulator Ofwat on Wednesday...

Sterling steady as US-Iran tensions flare up again

Brent crude futures jumped after Trump's comments, made before a NATO summit in Turkey, and were last up 5.61% to $78.36 a barrel International News...

Bank of England sees growing risks to financial stability from AI

In a half-yearly assessment of risks to Britain's financial system, the central bank said previous risks it had identified from stretched share price valuations,...
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