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King Charles and Queen Camilla to carry out tour of Caribbean nations

The main reason for the trip will be for the royals to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) which is being held...

UK retail sales weaken in August, CBI says

The CBI's headline sales volume balance — based on retailers' assessment of sales volumes compared with a year earlier — fell to a two-month...

British energy price cap to rise 4% as Iran war pushes up costs

The rise will be a blow to the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who has pledged to ease cost-of-living pressures, and more than wipes...

FTSE 100 flat ahead of US inflation data and Nvidia results

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index was little changed at 10,875.87 points by 1027 GMT, while the midcap FTSE 250 rose 0.3% International News via Reuters: London's...

Sterling dips, currency markets look to the U.S. for cues

Sterling shed 0.2% on the dollar to $1.3625, retreating from a six-month high of $1.3675 hit last week International News via Reuters: The pound dipped from...

FTSE indexes close higher as housing stocks shine 

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index rose 0.3% to 10,886.16 points, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 climbed 0.6% to 24,856.05 points International News via Reuters: The main...

UK moves ahead with first £10 billion wave of low-cost housing plan

The government said around 60% of homes delivered through the funding would be for social rent — a subsidised cheaper form of rent that...

Sterling hovers near six-month high underpinned by BoE rate hike expectations

Sterling was last at $1.3632, while the euro last bought 85.54 pence International News via Reuters: The pound held its ground near a six-month high versus...

Britain, France pledge stronger support as Ukraine marks Independence Day

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, in Kyiv on his first foreign visit since taking office last month, urged the gathering of the "Coalition of...

Eli Lilly launches oral weight-loss drug Foundayo in UK

The pill, known chemically as orforglipron, will be available via private prescription after Britain's medicines regulator authorised the drug on August 10, making it...

British household energy debts hit £6 billion, industry group says

Wholesale energy prices, which have soared this year due to the Iran war, are the largest single factor contributing to the domestic price cap International...

Miners support UK stocks as investors eye key events

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index rose 0.2% to 10,835.77 points by 1141 GMT, while the midcap FTSE 250 was flat at 24,725.18 points International News...
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