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UK pay body estimates minimum wage will need to rise 4.1% in 2026

Britain's minimum wage has risen steeply in recent years - increasing by 6.7% in April to 12.21 pounds an hour International News via Reuters: Britain's main...

British equities recover from Friday’s selloff as banks rally

The domestically focused midcap FTSE 250 gained 0.6% International News via Reuters: Bank shares led British equities higher on Monday, rebounding from a sharp selloff on...

Sterling advances against dollar, euro ahead of BoE policy announcement

The pound was last at $1.3306 against the dollar, up 0.2% after a 0.6% gain on Friday International News via Reuters: The British pound climbed against...

British bank shares jump after Supreme Court ruling on car loan claims

Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said on Sunday it would consult on a redress scheme for motorists claiming to have been overcharged International News via...

UK threatens jail for people smugglers who advertise on social media

Analysis by the Interior Ministry showed around 80% of migrants arriving on small boats had used social media during their journey to find or...

UK airports disrupted by air traffic control issue

The outage, announced by NATS 20 minutes earlier, included Heathrow Airport, Britain's largest airport and Europe's busiest International News via Reuters: A technical issue at Britain's...

Evercore to acquire British boutique investment bank Robey Warshaw for $196 million

New York-based Evercore said it expects the deal to be earnings accretive in the first full year after the acquisition and beyond International News via...

UK stocks mixed as corporate earnings take centre stage

The internationally oriented FTSE 100 fell 0.2% as of 0943 GMT, while the domestically focused midcap FTSE 250 index was up 0.2% International News via...

Big Scotch tariff cut to bring little cheer for Indians after UK trade deal

One executive at a foreign company said the tariff cut "won't be a gamechanger International News via Reuters: At first glance, halving import tariffs on Scotch...

Explainer-Why is Britain recognising a Palestinian state, and which other countries have done the same?

Starmer said Britain would make the move at the United Nations General Assembly unless Israel took substantive steps to allow more aid to enter...

Britain tries to tackle youth knife crime crisis

Starmer launched a coalition in September last year aimed at tackling youth knife crime International News via Reuters: A year after one of Britain's most harrowing...

UK equities mixed as investors assess slew of corporate earnings, US-EU trade deal

Healthcare stocks led the sectoral gains, up 1.8%, with AstraZeneca rising 2.8% after the drugmaker beat second-quarter revenue and profit expectations International News via Reuters: London's...
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