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UK expands visa route for Hong Kongers after Jimmy Lai sentencing
LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Britain said it was expanding its visa route for those who want to move fr...
9th February, 2026
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FTSE 100 up as miners offset NatWest drop and market mulls politics
Feb 9 (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 dipped on Monday, as investors focussed on the brewing political cris...
9th February, 2026
Finance
UK stocks, pound and bonds fall as PM Starmer struggles with Mandelson crisis
Feb 9 (Reuters) - British government bond yields rose early on Monday as investors continued to ques...
9th February, 2026
Finance
Sterling slides on Starmer crisis and rate cut bets
LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The pound dropped against the euro and slipped versus the dollar on Monday...
9th February, 2026
Finance
UK jobs downturn abates slightly, starting pay stronger, REC/KPMG say
LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Starting salaries for permanent staff in Britain showed their biggest rise...
9th February, 2026
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UK PM Starmer's top aide McSweeney quits over Mandelson-Epstein scandal
LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff Morgan McSweeney has...
8th February, 2026
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Pressure grows on British Prime Minister Starmer over Mandelson fallout
LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A senior minister faced questions about British Prime Minister Keir Starme...
8th February, 2026
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UK police search properties in probe into Mandelson over Epstein ties
LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - British police searched two addresses in relation to an investigation into...
6th February, 2026
Finance
Bank of England needs to look beyond upcoming dip in inflation, Pill says
LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said on Friday that there was a r...
6th February, 2026
Finance
Markets expect UK interest rates to bottom out at 3.0% in Q1 2027, BoE survey shows
LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Investors polled by the Bank of England expect the central bank to steadil...
6th February, 2026
Finance
Sterling recovers some BoE-led losses, politics loom large
By Amanda Cooper LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The pound rose on Friday, recovering some of the previous...
6th February, 2026
Finance
UK house prices rise by most since November 2024, Halifax says
LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - British house prices rose 0.7% in January, leaving them 1.0% higher than a...
6th February, 2026