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Sterling Touches Two-Week High Before Jobs Data
FTSE 100 Rises as Healthcare, Consumer Gains Eclipse Fall in Defence Shares
FinanceEntertainer Founders Hand Over Control of UK Toy Retailer to Workers
UK Employers Report Weaker Hiring and Pay Growth in July
UK Police Arrest More Than 466 at Protest for Banned Palestine Action Group
Date: August 9, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -More than 50 people protesting against Britain's decision to ban the Palestine Action group were arrested outside parliament on Saturday, London's Metropolitan Police said. Officers...
UK Arrests 280 in Crackdown on Illegal Delivery Riders
Date: August 8, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -British authorities arrested almost one in five people they checked in a week-long crackdown on migrants working illegally as delivery riders last month, the government's interior...
UK Stocks Mixed; BoE Rate Split Clouds Outlook, Fed Revamp in Focus
Date: August 8, 2025
(Reuters) -British stocks closed mixed on Friday as traders digested Thursday's Bank of England rate decision that reignited inflation worries, while weighing U.S. President Donald Trump's interim...
Sterling at Two-Week High as Traders Digest BoE Vote Split
Date: August 8, 2025
By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) -The pound neared two-week highs versus the dollar on Friday as traders continued to digest Thursday's Bank of England meeting, which saw interest rates cut to 4% as...
Bank of England's Pill Sees Risks That Could Slow Pace of Rate Cuts
Date: August 8, 2025
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said on Friday inflation pressures were likely to weaken further but there was a risk that future interest rate cuts could...
UK PM Starmer Says Israel's Decision on Gaza City Is Wrong
Date: August 8, 2025
(Corrects to say "Gaza City", not "Gaza," in headline and first paragraph) LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday said Israel's decision to take control of Gaza City was wrong...