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Drone incidents at UK military bases doubled last year

In 2025, there were 266 reported uncrewed aerial vehicle incidents near defence sites in Britain, up from 126 reported in 2024, part of a...

UK business sentiment improves in January, Institute of Directors says

The upturn matches an improvement in other business surveys including preliminary purchasing managers' index data for January International News via Reuters: British businesses' confidence in the...

Sterling steady near $1.37 as eyes turn to BoE announcement 

Sterling was last up less than 0.1% versus the dollar at $1.3696 International News via Reuters: The pound held steady against the dollar on Monday near...

UK wants closer EU defence ties with potential bid to join new SAFE fund

The European Commission is considering launching a second edition of its SAFE loans scheme as Europe seeks to bolster its defences due to growing...

UK’s Starmer says ex-Prince Andrew should testify before Congress over Epstein ties

New files related to Epstein published by the U.S. Justice Department on Friday included emails that showed King Charles's brother maintaining regular contact with...

UK’s Pinewood surges on $792 million deal talks with Apax Partners

Apax Partners, which has made a number of approaches earlier, proposed to buy Pinewood for 500 pence per share, representing a premium of nearly...

UK’s Drax inks 10-year tolling agreement for 250MW battery storage in England

The deal, which is indexed to UK inflation, requires Drax to pay a fixed annual tolling fee over the 10-year term International News via Reuters: British...

China relaxes visa rules for UK citizens on PM’s trip to Beijing

British citizens will be allowed to visit China without a visa if they are travelling for under 30 days, Starmer said following his talks...

AstraZeneca sets out $15 billion China investment during Starmer visit

The announcement marks the biggest deal so far during the trip, as Britain seeks to strengthen ties with Beijing at a time of strained...

Bank of England weekly repo tops 100 billion pounds for first time

The central bank allotted 100.885 billion pounds ($139.22 billion) in 7-day funds to banks in return for collateral International News via Reuters: The Bank of England...

Sterling close to multi-year highs vs dollar, focus shifts to BoE, politics

The greenback edged down against a basket of currencies as uncertainty over U.S. economic policies and geopolitical moves weighed on sentiment International News via Reuters: The...

Rwanda seeks arbitration over cancellation of asylum deal with UK

Under the scheme, signed before Starmer took office, Britain agreed to pay Rwanda to take in migrants who had arrived illegally in Britain International News...
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