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Boxing-Anthony Joshua hurt in fatal car crash in Nigeria

Joshua, 36, sustained minor injuries when his vehicle collided with another car, Ogun State Police Command said, adding that he had been taken to...

Stocks head for year-end record on Fed rate cut bets

MSCI's world equity gauge was flat in early European trading as markets assessed comments from U.S. President Donald Trump International News via Reuters: Global stocks were...

FTSE 100 dips as defence shares slide on Ukraine peace hopes in holiday-thinned trade

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy were "getting a lot closer, maybe very close" to an...

London’s FTSE 100 closes lower in shortened Christmas Eve session

The UK's blue-chip FTSE 100 closed down 0.2%, moving sideways since hitting a five-week high last week following the Bank of England’s 25-basis-point rate...

Greta Thunberg released from custody after arrest at UK pro-Palestinian protest

City of London Police said Thunberg had been bailed until March International News via Reuters: Swedish activist Greta Thunberg was released from custody after being arrested...

UK police say comedian Russell Brand charged with two more sex offences

The new charges related to two women and followed five charges made in April involving four other women: two counts of rape, one of...

Two men found guilty of UK plot to kill hundreds of Jews as IS fears grow

Their convictions come little more than a week after a mass shooting at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's Bondi Beach in which 15...

Greta Thunberg arrested at pro-Palestinian protest in London

It said Thunberg was arrested under the Terrorism Act for holding a sign that said "I support the Palestine Action prisoners International News via Reuters: British...

UK’s Reeves sets March 3 as date for next economic forecasts

Reeves has asked the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) to prepare the forecast which will provide an interim view of the economy, the...

Uber, Lyft partner with Baidu for UK robotaxi trials next year

Baidu's Apollo Go RT6 vehicles will join the London networks of the ride-hailing platforms in 2026, marking the first direct competition between U.S. and...

London stocks dip as GDP data confirms slow growth ahead of holidays

The UK's blue-chip FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 1121 GMT amid quiet trading, while the domestically focussed midcap FTSE 250 index eased 0.3%...

Sterling keeps rising after the Bank of England raised the bar on rate cuts

Sterling was up 0.48% against the dollar at around $1.3438, having ended the previous week flat after hitting a two-month high International News via Reuters: The...
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