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Britain warns Iran it will not tolerate hostile activity on UK soil

In July, Britain banned support for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and a linked group following a series of antisemitic attacks, using new legal...

UK shares set for weekly gains as oil prices retreat

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index rose 0.41% to 10,723.98 points by 0952 GMT, while the midcap FTSE 250 climbed 0.71%, with both indexes on...

UK retailers report sales drop, biggest cutback in orders on record: CBI

The CBI's headline distributive trades balance, which measures activity compared with a year earlier, fell to -55 to -48 in August International News via Reuters: British...

Winter will be key for judging UK inflation risks, BoE’s Dhingra says

Dhingra said Britain was not experiencing the kind of broad-based price rises that occurred in 2022, when energy prices jumped in response to Russia's...

UK stocks fall as lack of progress in US-Iran talks lifts oil prices

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index fell 0.05% to 10,700.05 points by 1007 GMT, while the midcap FTSE 250 slipped 0.60% International News via Reuters: London shares...

Sterling hits near 3-month low against the dollar

The British currency is on track for its fourth straight daily fall against the greenback, which is hovering around two month-highs International News via Reuters: Sterling...

Burnham backs lifting restrictions on alcohol at English soccer matches

The consumption of alcohol in the stands of the top five tiers of English men's soccer has been banned since 1985, when fighting between...

BofA forecasts two BoE rate hikes as energy prices stoke inflation concerns

The shift follows last week's BoE meeting where policymakers struck a firmer tone on inflation risks, particularly those stemming from a recent surge in...

Pound caught in three-day slide as dollar rallies broadly

Growth in British business activity cooled this month and inflation pressure built, a survey showed on Wednesday International News via Reuters: The pound fell for a...

Burnham wants ‘Made in Europe’ plan to involve Britain

The Made in Europe policy aims to curb reliance on Chinese components by prioritising European-made goods – a worry for the British auto industry...

Sterling steady after report says Iran may reopen Hormuz

The disruption of the crucial shipping route has strained global oil supplies and posed a serious challenge for nations such as the UK, which...

UK’s Burnham heads to US with pragmatism in mind for Trump meeting

Burnham, a former mayor of Greater Manchester in northwestern England with limited experience of foreign affairs, is expected to meet Trump for the first...
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