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Image for UK 10-year borrowing costs rise to 19-year high after oil prices jump
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UK 10-year borrowing costs rise to 19-year high after oil prices jump

LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - British long-term borrowing costs hit fresh multi-decade highs on Thursday...

8th October, 2026

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Deloitte fined £6.05 million in UK over audits of transport operator Go-Ahead Group

LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Accounting firm Deloitte has been fined £6.05 million ($7.98 million) over...

8th October, 2026

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UK's Royal Mail plans to cut up to 2,500 jobs by end-2027

Oct 7 (Reuters) - Royal Mail said on Wednesday it plans to cut up to 2,500 head office and support j...

7th October, 2026

Image for HSBC plans job cuts across UK wealth business in AI push, FT reports
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HSBC plans job cuts across UK wealth business in AI push, FT reports

Oct 7 (Reuters) - HSBC is planning sweeping job cuts across its UK wealth management business, inclu...

7th October, 2026

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Two Iranians charged in UK over alleged terrorism plot targeting Jewish community

LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Two Iranian nationals were charged in Britain with preparing a terrorist a...

2nd October, 2026

Image for UK 30-year gilt yields top 6% for the first time since 1998
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UK 30-year gilt yields top 6% for the first time since 1998

LONDON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - British 30-year government bond yields surged to their highest since early...

1st October, 2026

Image for UK police ask prosecutors to consider manslaughter charges over Grenfell fire
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UK police ask prosecutors to consider manslaughter charges over Grenfell fire

LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - British police said on Wednesday they had asked prosecutors to consider...

30th September, 2026

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UK banks make first interbank transactions using tokenised deposits

By Phoebe Seers and Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON/PARIS, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Britain's biggest banks hav...

23rd September, 2026

Image for Google faces UK push to put AI assistants on Android, Chrome choice screens
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Google faces UK push to put AI assistants on Android, Chrome choice screens

Sept 23 (Reuters) - Britain's competition watchdog on Wednesday put forward proposals to give Google...

23rd September, 2026

Image for Russia summons British envoy over weapons supplies to Ukraine
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Russia summons British envoy over weapons supplies to Ukraine

MOSCOW, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Britain's chargé d'affaires in Mos...

18th September, 2026

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'Revenge dress' shows Princess Diana's lasting appeal amid royal family war of words

LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Princess Diana's "revenge dress" went on display in London on Friday, da...

18th September, 2026

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UK PM Burnham and Irish PM Martin reaffirm commitment to Good Friday Agreement

LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Irish leader Micheal Martin on...

18th September, 2026