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UK finance minister Healey set to pay for budget measures without more borrowing, FT reports

(Corrects paragraph 7 currency conversion) Oct 14 (Reuters) - UK finance minister John Healey is exp...

14th October, 2026

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Factbox-Options for UK finance minister Healey in October 28 budget

LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - British finance minister John Healey is expected to raise taxes in his fir...

7th October, 2026

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Crisis meeting told France's hardleft party behind school protests, says source

By Michel Rose, Charlotte Van Campenhout and Marc Leras PARIS, Oct 1 (Reuters) - France's intelligen...

1st October, 2026

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UK finance minister says 'fiscal discipline' will form core of budget

LIVERPOOL, England, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Britain's finance minister John Healey said he will put fisc...

28th September, 2026

Image for UK think tank sees £8 billion in savings from means-testing disability benefit
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UK think tank sees £8 billion in savings from means-testing disability benefit

LONDON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Britain's government could cut spending on its main disability benefit b...

16th September, 2026

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Limit AI now or humanity will lose its agency, says Nobel laureate Ressa

By Gwladys Fouche OSLO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence, having hijacked humanity's atte...

15th September, 2026

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Factbox-What would Germany's AfD do in first 100 days if it takes power in Saxony-Anhalt?

BERLIN, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The far-right Alternative for Germany's (AfD) Ulrich Siegmundis the most...

8th September, 2026

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Wildfires, heat waves threaten to undermine air quality, UN weather agency says

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Pollution from increasingly intense wildfires and h...

7th September, 2026

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Reform UK plans investor roadshow to build confidence in its economic approach

LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Robert Jenrick, Reform UK's economy policy chief, said on Thursday he pla...

3rd September, 2026

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Climate damage: the next hit to Europe's public finances

(Refiles to add graphic) By Mark John and Yoruk Bahceli LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Someone will have...

18th August, 2026

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Almost three-quarters of England now in drought, UK government says

LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Almost three-quarters of England is now in drought, the British governmen...

10th August, 2026

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Heatwaves expose overcrowding crisis in Europe's ageing prisons

By Layli Foroudi, Alvise Armellini and Amina Ismail ORLEANS, France/ROME/BRUSSELS, Aug 7 (Reuters) -...

7th August, 2026