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UK foreign minister Lammy to be replaced by Cooper, says Guardian reporter

Shabana Mahmood, currently the justice minister, is expected to replace Cooper at the home office - or interior ministry International News via Reuters: Britain's David Lammy...

London stocks edge higher led by industrials, banks; US jobs data in focus

The domestically focused FTSE 250 was up 0.3%, but headed towards its second straight weekly decline International News via Reuters: London shares nudged higher on Friday,...

UK government names former Harvard fund manager to Bank of England FPC

Randall Kroszner, a former U.S. Federal Reserve official, was reappointed to a second three-year term on the FPC International News via Reuters: Britain's government said on...

UK’s Lloyds to put thousands of staff at risk of dismissal

Along with other banks in Britain, Lloyds has reduced its high street presence, saying in January it would shut 136 branches as more customers...

Travel firm Jet2 forecasts lower profit as later bookings trend worsens

The company now sees operating profit towards the lower-end of the expected range of 449 million and 496 million pounds for the year ending...

Sterling steadies as UK bond market frenzy ebbs

Sterling traded a shade higher at $1.3455, heading for a third weekly decline International News via Reuters: The pound drifted on Thursday, in what has been...

BoE’s Bailey says markets have grasped message on less certain rate cuts

Last month the Monetary Policy Committee voted by the narrowest of margins - 5 to 4 - to cut Bank Rate to 4% from...

Britain’s JLR hit by cyber incident that disrupts production, sales

The company, owned by India's Tata Motors, said it had not found any evidence at this stage that any customer data had been stolen...

UK’s M&G misses half-year profit expectations despite record inflows

The company, currently implementing a turnaround strategy, took one-off charges in both its asset management and life insurance units, which masked the 5% growth...

New orders help lift UK services PMI by most since April 2024

The S&P Global Purchasing Managers' Index for Britain's services sector rose to 54.2 in August from 51.8 in July, reaching its highest level since...

Sterling, yen slip as traders worry about fiscal, political uncertainties

Traders have been selling long-dated government bonds in Europe and the U.S. since Tuesday as focus once again shifted to rising debt levels across...

UK’s Reeves promises ‘tight grip’ on public finances at November 26 annual budget

The government also wants to press on with measures to boost economic growth International News via Reuters: British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Wednesday that...
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