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UK Announces Meta-Backed AI Team to Upgrade Public Services
UK's FTSE 100 Rises as HSBC Leads Bank Stocks Rally
Sterling Inches Higher Against the Dollar; Gaining for Fourth Consecutive Day
UK Asset Manager M&g Expects 230-million-pound Hit From Leasehold Reform Bill
UK to Cap Ground Rents in Property Overhaul
Date: January 27, 2026
LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Britain will cap ground rents at 250 pounds ($342) a year in an overhaul of its antiquated property system, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday, a move he said would...
Evoke Shares Slip as William Hill UK Owner Withholds Outlook Amid Potential Sale
Date: January 27, 2026
Jan 27 (Reuters) - William Hill UK and 888 owner Evoke reported a 3% year-on-year fall in fourth-quarter revenue on Tuesday and withheld forward guidance as it reviews strategic options after the UK...
Australia's Ionic Rare Earths Bags $16 Million UK Grant for Belfast Recycling Plant
Date: January 27, 2026
Jan 27 (Reuters) - Australian miner Ionic Rare Earths said on Tuesday that its unit has been offered a 12-million-pound ($16.42 million) capital grant from the British government to support its magnet...
'Very Deep Poverty' in Britain Hits Record High, New Report Finds
Date: January 27, 2026
By Catarina Demony LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Poverty in Britain has deepened, according to a report released on Tuesday, with approximately 6.8 million people now living in "very deep poverty", the...
UK's Starmer Heads to China to Repair Ties as He Navigates Tensions With US
Date: January 27, 2026
LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Keir Starmer will fly to China on Tuesday on the first visit by a British leader in eight years, in a bid to mend ties with the world's second-largest economy...
UK Shop Prices Rise at Fastest Pace in Nearly Two Years
Date: January 27, 2026
LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Prices at major British retailers rose at the fastest pace since February 2024 this month, led by a pick-up in prices for food as well as furniture and health and beauty...