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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...

Sterling pauses after four-week rally as investors brace for US sanctions on Iran

Sterling dipped nearly 0.1% to $1.3633 by 0956 GMT, after hitting a more than six-month high of $1.3675 on Friday International News via Reuters: The British...

World Rugby, UK bodies lose bid to throw out concussion lawsuits

The wider litigation includes England's 2003 World Cup winners Steve Thompson and Phil Vickery among almost 800 former rugby union players suing over neurological...

UK consumer confidence jumps to two-year high, GfK says

GfK's Consumer Confidence Index rose to -14 from -17 in July, against expectations in a Reuters poll of economists for a fall to -18 International...

Prince Harry to learn how much failed Daily Mail lawsuit will cost

Associated said it was an overwhelming victory for its newspaper and journalists, and "for a free press generally", while the prince, 41, described the...

UK service sector perks up in August, adding to resilience signs

The S&P Global Flash UK Services Purchasing Managers' Index rose to a six-month high of 52.8 in August from 52.1 in July International News via...

UK posts unexpected budget deficit in July as spending rises

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said public sector net borrowing was £1.8 billion ($2.5 billion) in July, as higher government spending caused by...
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