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Japanese and French politics help sterling to gain on euro and yen

Bermuda Broadcasting Newsdesk - October 6, 2025

Britain-specific news was fairly thin on the ground, but the euro dropped to 86.74 pence, its lowest since September 18 International News via Reuters: The pound...

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Bank of England’s Bailey says UK should take ‘pragmatic’ approach to AI

Bermuda Broadcasting Newsdesk - October 6, 2025

Bailey made the remarks in the text of a speech released by the central bank ahead of its delivery at a dinner in Edinburgh...

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Britain’s Jews resort to ever-tougher security measures after Manchester attack

Bermuda Broadcasting Newsdesk - October 6, 2025

Last Thursday, a British man of Syrian descent drove a car into pedestrians and then began stabbing people on Yom Kippur outside a synagogue...

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London’s FTSE 100 retreats from record high; Mondi slumps after results

Bermuda Broadcasting Newsdesk - October 6, 2025

The blue-chip index briefly crossed 9,500 for the first time on Monday, its fifth consecutive session of record highs, before reversing course International News via...

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British author Jilly Cooper, famous for novels of sex and snobbery, dies at 88

Bermuda Broadcasting Newsdesk - October 6, 2025

Cooper sold 11 million copies of her books in Britain alone International News via Reuters: Jilly Cooper, the British author of novels such as "Rivals" and...

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UK police to get new powers after latest pro-Palestinian protest

Bermuda Broadcasting Newsdesk - October 5, 2025

The new powers will allow senior police officers to consider the cumulative impact of previous protests on a local community, the interior ministry said International...

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Manchester attack raises fears of more violence and division across faiths