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Image for UK stocks fall as Middle East conflict hits risk appetite
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UK stocks fall as Middle East conflict hits risk appetite

(Reuters) -British equities opened lower on Tuesday with the ongoing hostilities between Iran and Is...

17th June, 2025

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UK's Morgan Sindall expects annual profit to track ahead of expectations

(Reuters) -British construction company Morgan Sindall on Tuesday said it expects annual pre-tax pro...

17th June, 2025

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UK's Crown Estate to invest up to 400 million stg in offshore wind

By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles III's Crown Estate, which owns Britain's seabed, sai...

17th June, 2025

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UK finalises 500 million pound rail contract to save British Steel jobs

LONDON (Reuters) -The British government is set to finalise a 500-million-pound ($679 million) rail...

16th June, 2025

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Trump, Starmer say US-UK trade deal finalized

KANANASKIS, Alberta (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer o...

16th June, 2025

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UK's FTSE 100 joins global rally after reports Iran seeking truce with Israel

(Reuters) -London's benchmark FTSE 100 rose on Monday, coming within spitting distance of a record h...

16th June, 2025

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UK lawmaker Spencer appears in court charged with sexual assault

LONDON (Reuters) -British lawmaker Patrick Spencer appeared in a London court on Monday and denied s...

16th June, 2025

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Sterling steady on the dollar as Middle East conflict endures, BoE meeting in sight

By Linda Pasquini (Reuters) -Sterling was muted against the dollar on Monday ahead of a Bank of Engl...

16th June, 2025

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UK watchdog launches probe into $13.25 billion Omnicom–Interpublic merger

(Reuters) -Britain's competition watchdog on Monday launched a probe into the $13.25 billion merger...

16th June, 2025

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Asking prices for UK homes show biggest June fall since 2011, Rightmove says

By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) -Asking prices for homes put up for sale in Britain have fallen by...

16th June, 2025

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Canada, UK agree to establish trade working group, expand defense collaboration

By Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada and the United Kingdom agreed on Sunday to set up a tra...

15th June, 2025

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Bank of England policymakers' comments on the UK outlook

LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said earlier this month that he was stickin...

13th June, 2025