High parking fees could dent UK tourism travel plans
UK travellers could be paying as much as £189 for just four days of airport parking, according to new research by UK-based price comparison platform Confused.com.
The data reveals that ...
Cut to UK voting age puts new group in political spotlight
Britain’s move to lower the voting age to 16 launches the political battle for teenagers’ votes, with campaign groups warning no one should make assumptions about their allegiances and parties ...
Cheap valuations and US trade deal lure foreign cash back to London
Britain’s stock market finally appears to be reversing years of underperformance against the rest of Europe, as a UK/US trade deal, lighter regulation and cheap stocks deliver juicy ...
UK house prices up 3.9 per cent in May
Average house prices in the United Kingdom in May were 3.9 per cent higher than a year earlier, after a 3.6 per cent rise in the year to April, the Office for ...
Bank of England scrutinises lenders for dollar risk amid Trump worries, sources say
The Bank of England has asked some lenders to test their resilience to potential US dollar shocks, three sources said, the latest sign of how the Trump administration’s policies ...
FCA plans safeguards for buy now, pay later customers
Britain’s financial regulator on Friday unveiled proposed measures aimed at safeguarding consumers who use buy now, pay later (BNPL) services.
The draft rules include affordability assessments, improved access to ...
British pay growth slows in May as job numbers fall further
British pay growth slowed in May and employee numbers dropped further last month, but the cooling in the labour market which had alarmed some policymakers appeared less acute than previous ...
Babies made using three people’s DNA are born free of hereditary disease
Eight children in the UK have been spared from devastating genetic diseases thanks to a new three-person in vitro fertilization technique, scientists from Newcastle University reported on Wednesday.
The technique, ...
UK to lower voting age to 16 in landmark electoral reform
The British government said on Thursday it planned to give 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote in all UK elections in a major overhaul of the country’s democratic system.
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Barclays fined £42m for failures in anti-money laundering checks
Britain’s financial regulator fined Barclays 42 million pounds ($56 million) on Wednesday for failing to evaluate money laundering risks while providing services to its clients Stunt & Co and WealthTek.
The ...
Ex-National Crime Agency officer jailed for stealing bitcoin from dark web drug dealer
An officer with Britain’s National Crime Agency who stole cryptocurrency from the operator of an illegal dark web marketplace was jailed on Wednesday for 5-1/2 years.
The NCA was ...
Inflation in UK climbs to 3.6 per cent in June, highest in over a year
Britain’s annual rate of consumer price inflation unexpectedly rose to its highest in over a year at 3.6 per cent in June, official figures showed on Wednesday, slightly dampening expectations ...
Men jailed for felling Britain’s iconic ‘Sycamore Gap’ tree
Two men were each jailed for over four years on Tuesday for cutting down Britain’s ‘Sycamore Gap’ tree, a much-loved and well-known global landmark whose dramatic silhouette had featured ...
UK launched secret scheme to relocate Afghans after data leak
Britain set up a secret scheme to relocate thousands of Afghans to the UK after people’s personal details were disclosed in a data leak, risking reprisals from the Taliban ...
Trump says UK would fight for US, suggests cannot say the same for EU
U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed Britain would fight to defend the United States but suggested he could not say the same for the European Union, a factor ...
UK job market cools sharply as staff availability hits post-COVID high
Britain’s labour market cooled sharply and the number of people available for work jumped at the fastest pace since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data that is likely to ...
Four killed in small plane crash at London Southend Airport
Four foreign nationals were killed when a small plane crashed at London Southend Airport on Sunday shortly after takeoff, British police said on Monday.
The U.S.-built Beechcraft B200 ...
UK overtakes US as top investment pick for British business leaders
The attractiveness of the United States as an investment destination has plunged in the eyes of British business executives who now see opportunities closer to home, a survey showed this ...
British house prices stagnate as market remains subdued
British house prices stagnated month-on-month during June, as economists polled by Reuters had expected, figures from Halifax showed this week.
The mortgage lender revised up May’s reading to show ...
UK economy shrinks again in May, fuelling fears of stalled recovery
Britain’s economy contracted unexpectedly for a second month running in May, official data showed on Friday, compounding worries at home for finance minister Rachel Reeves as the nation navigates ...
Effigies of refugees set alight on bonfire condemned in Northern Ireland
A model of refugees in a boat, placed on a bonfire in a pro-British town near Belfast, was set alight on Thursday night, weeks after migrants’ homes were attacked nearby.
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UK and France finalise irregular migration deal despite Cyprus’ objections
The United Kingdom and France on Thursday night finalised a deal wherein the UK will begin to return irregular migrants who had crossed the English Channel back to France, despite ...
Starmer and Macron agree on need for new migrant deterrent, UK says
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed on the need for new solutions to the problem of illegal migration on Wednesday, Starmer’s office said, laying ...
Britain to ban NDAs used to silence workplace harassment victims
Britain plans to ban non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) that are used by employers to silence those who are subject to harassment or discrimination, as part of a broader bill to protect ...