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Image for Shein's fast-fashion fight in France goes up a gear with sex doll scandal
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Shein's fast-fashion fight in France goes up a gear with sex doll scandal

By Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) -Chinese online fashion platform Shein is ramping up its fight in Fra...

4th November, 2025

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Santander UK criticises motor finance scheme as it withholds third-quarter results

(Corrects size of provision to 295 million pounds, not 293 million pounds, in paragraph 2) (Reuters)...

29th October, 2025

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Apple loses landmark UK lawsuit over app store commissions

LONDON (Reuters) -Apple on Thursday lost a London lawsuit accusing the U.S. tech company of abusing...

23rd October, 2025

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Google faces stricter regulation in UK over search dominance

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Friday designated Google with "strategic market status" in online searc...

10th October, 2025

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UK regulator vigilant after First Brands, Tricolor collapse

By Kirstin Ridley and Phoebe Seers LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's financial regulator said on Thursday...

9th October, 2025

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Lloyds warns of bigger hit from UK motor finance scandal

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Lloyds Banking Group said on Thursday it would likely need to set aside...

9th October, 2025

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Mother of missing UK toddler Madeleine McCann says she felt 'invaded' by stalker

LONDON (Reuters) -The mother of missing British toddler Madeleine McCann said in court on Wednesday...

8th October, 2025

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UK car finance industry faces $11-13 billion mis-selling hit

By Kirstin Ridley and Phoebe Seers LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's motor finance industry is on the hook...

7th October, 2025

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Manchester attack raises fears of more violence and division across faiths

By Sam Tabahriti MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -In the wake of a deadly attack outside a synagogue i...

3rd October, 2025

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German power grid fees set to drop by more than half in 2026

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's transmission system operators announced preliminary electricity grid fee...

1st October, 2025

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BMW to recall over 196,000 US vehicles due to engine starter defect

(Reuters) -BMW is recalling over 196,000 vehicles in the U.S. as the engine starter relay may corrod...

26th September, 2025

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Alcohol lobby takes on WHO in battle over health impacts

By Emma Rumney and Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) -The Belgian beer industry, Mexico's tequila make...

24th September, 2025