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UK government to take over Liberty Steel division after collapse

The government's takeover of the business marks its second intervention in the industry International News via Reuters: The British government said it will take control of...

UK blocks Versarien asset sale to Chinese-linked joint venture on security grounds

The final order prevents the transfer and use of both tangible and intangible assets International News via Reuters: Britain blocked the proposed acquisition of graphene-related assets...

Hedge funds picked WH Smith as a top short before share slump, Hazeltree data shows

WH Smith lowered its annual profit outlook on Thursday after a review revealed earnings had been overstated in its North America division International News via...

UK firms report strongest activity in a year in August PMI survey

Sterling jumped by a fifth of a cent against the U.S. dollar as investors saw the unexpectedly strong reading as lessening the case for...

UK houses 32,000 asylum seekers in hotels, data shows, as critics decry policy

Starmer's government is facing increasing pressure over housing asylum seekers in hotels after a council won a temporary court injunction earlier this week International News...

UK supermarket Waitrose says boss James Bailey to step down

Bailey has held the managing director role at the upmarket grocer International News via Reuters: British supermarket group Waitrose said on Thursday its boss James Bailey...

Sterling firms against dollar after strong business activity data

The services data trails a hot inflation print from Wednesday, which had spurred only fleeting gains for sterling International News via Reuters: Sterling gained against the...

London stocks retreat; investors await Jackson Hole symposium

The three-day gathering of central bankers is set to begin later in the day, with investors particularly focused on Fed Chair Jerome Powell's Friday...

UK faces more protests and legal action after asylum seekers hotel injunction

On Tuesday, the High Court in London granted a temporary injunction to stop asylum seekers from being housed in the Bell Hotel in Epping International...

Airbus UK workers to strike for 10 days over pay

Unite, which represents more than 3,000 aircraft fitters and engineers at Airbus, said 90% of members voting in a ballot had chosen industrial action International...

UK targets Russian crypto networks and Kyrgyz firms in new sanctions

The sanctions against eight individuals and entities also target the infrastructure behind A7A5, a rouble-pegged stablecoin launched in Kyrgyzstan International News via Reuters: Britain on Wednesday...

Member of Irish rap group Kneecap appears at UK court on terrorism charge

Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh whose stage name is Mo Chara, is alleged to have waved the flag of the banned militant group Hezbollah during...
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