uk-economy
London's FTSE 100 Slips as Trump's Tariff Threats Over Greenland Loom
FinanceUK Approves China Plan for New Embassy in London Subject to Conditions
UK and US Can Work Through Differences, Says House Speaker Johnson
Weaker UK Jobs Data May Offer Inflation Relief to BoE
UK Takes Aim at Struggling Water Sector With New Regulator
Date: January 19, 2026
LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Britain will outline plans to improve England's water sector on Tuesday, promising a new regulator with powers to make more checks on infrastructure and try to prevent...
UK Plans Overhaul of Its Antitrust Regime to Drive Growth
Date: January 19, 2026
By Muvija M and Paul Sandle LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Britain aims to refine its competition regime, pledging to make it "faster, more predictable and more proportionate", launching a formal...
Zurich Insurance Offers $10 Billion for UK's Beazley in Latest Bid
Date: January 19, 2026
Jan 19 (Reuters) - Swiss insurance company Zurich Insurance Group has raised its offer to buy rival speciality insurer Beazley to 1,280 pence per share in cash, it said on Monday, sending the British...
Sterling Rises as Economic Data Remains in Focus Along With Greenland
Date: January 19, 2026
By Sophie Kiderlin LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Sterling rose on Monday as markets looked to UK economic data points due throughout the week, while U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats against...
UK's Reeves Withdraws From Lse Event, to Attend Starmer's Greenland Press Conference
Date: January 19, 2026
LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves will appear at Prime Minister Keir Starmer's press conference on Monday, a source told Reuters, where he will outline the threat from...
UK Must Be Bold on Reforms After Policy U-Turns, Think Tank Says
Date: January 19, 2026
LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Britain's government must stop flip-flopping on key policies and be bold on trade, house-building and employment reforms if it wants to build on some nascent signs of...