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Strong UK business data means interest rate dilemma for Bank of England
Britain’s dominant services sector grew more strongly than expected in September, defying the Brexit vote gloom. Surveys of businesses show the UK’s economy is proving more resilient than expected and has so far avoided a sharp slowdown....
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UK’s May looks to post-Brexit Britain
Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday that the country’s Conservative government must do more to champion the cause of working-class people. After just three months in the job, May used a speech at the party’s annual conference to...
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Profit warning hits easyJet’s shares
British airline easyJet’s shares slumped over five percent on Thursday after it warned of a more than 25 percent fall in profit this year. The low-cost carrier said terrorism concerns have reduced demand and low fuel prices mean other...
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UK’s Hammond woos Wall Street, pound remains weak
Britain’s finance minister Philip Hammond has been on Wall Street trying to reassure top US bankers that London is still the world’s leading finance hub despite the Brexit vote. He is has to convince the financial services companies that...
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‘Supersonic’: doc chronicles Oasis’ rise to fame
The team behind last year’s Oscar-winning documentary on Amy Winehouse has turned its lens on one of the most iconic Britpop bands of all time. Named after Oasis’ debut single, ‘Supersonic’, the film kicks off with the band’s birth in...
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Pound hammered by flash crash
Did robots just collapse the pound? The British currency suffered a massive temporary loss in value overnight, diving 10 percent against the dollar in just minutes – a so-called flash crash. It fell from around $1.26 to near $1.14 in...
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British PM May looks for Brexit support in Denmark
British Prime Minister Theresa May has been holding talks with her Danish counterpart in Copenhagen. Her meeting with Denmark PM Lars Lokke Rasmussen comes as the UK is trying to seek out common ground as it prepares to quit the EU. “I...
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Pound’s Brexit vote battering continues
The pound’s Brexit vote battering continues, and experts see no end to its fall in value against other currencies. Sterling slid back below $1.23 on Tuesday and slipped further against the euro. The past four days for the pound are now...
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Ken Loach laments Brexit impact on UK film
Palme d’Or winner Ken Loach has been expressing concern over the impact of Brexit on the British TV and film industry. He was speaking at a debate in Brussels to mark the 10th anniversary of the Lux Film Prize, an award aimed at...
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Financial sector job loss warning over Brexit
Top international bankers have warned they could start moving staff out of Britain as early as next year. They said that would happen if there is no clarity on whether the UK will retain access to the European single market when it...
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Scotland to publish new referendum bill
Scotland will publish a fresh independence referendum Bill for consultation next week. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says it is part of her strategy to ensure that Scotland’s voice is heard in the negotiations to take Britain out of the...
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Weak pound prompts price punch-up between Tesco and Unilever
The plunge in the value of the pound has prompted a short lived pricing row with Britain’s biggest retailer – Tesco – halting online sales of top-selling items produced by Unilever. The pound’s fall since a referendum vote decided...
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Bank of England’s Carney says inflation and price rises will make things difficult for some
The head of the UK central bank has been talking up the pound. It did rise on Friday – but only briefly – after Governor Mark Carney said the Bank of England is not indifferent to the level of sterling, which has fallen dramatically...
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Brexit: trade versus immigration rows reported in British cabinet
Britain’s finance minister Philip Hammond is reportedly at odds with his boss Prime Minister Theresa May and some other top government figures over how the UK should leave the European Union. The Daily Telegraph even said he could resign...
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Phil Collins is back
Phil Collins is back with a set of live shows in London, Paris and Germany as part of his ‘Not Dead Yet: Live’ tour. The British rock icon announced in 2011 that he was retiring to spend more time with his family. But he explains what...
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Vodafone partners with Iranian internet firm HiWEB
Britain’s Vodafone is going into partnership with the Iranian internet service provider HiWEB to help modernise its network and IT infrastructure. It is the latest Western firm to enter the country after sanctions were lifted after Iran...
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Pollution: art and science join up to raise awareness
Looking for that unique costume that will make heads turn at your Halloween party? Then why not opt for a luminous cape created by UK-based artist and designer Kasia Molga? Composed of laser cut plastic glued to polycotton cloth, the...
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Almost naked and too cool for school: London Fashion Week highlights
Backstage at the Julien Macdonald fashion show in London, the Welsh designer said he was thinking “glamour, sexy, rock and roll.” And the catwalk was glamourous and sexy indeed, with uber-tight cutaway dresses and hot pants leaving...
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London’s V&A celebrates the Sixties
A new exhibit at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum explores the late 1960’s and its impact on our world today. Through more than 350 items, it shows how a young generation deeply revolutionised western societies, at a time when...
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British PM reassures US businesses over Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May has been on a reassurance mission aimed at leading US businesses following the UK’s shock vote to leave the European Union. While in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, she met the heads...
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Ron Howard plunges us into Beatlemania
Film director Ron Howard brings the Beatles back to life in a new documentary. The film features exclusive footage of the band during its touring years and the rise of Beatlemania. “I became really interested in the story of that...
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After ‘Breakfast’ comes ‘Brilliant Sanity’ as Teleman hit the road
British four-piece Teleman have a new album out; ‘Brilliant Sanity’ is the follow up to ‘Breakfast.’ The band have toured extensively since the release of the their first album and are now looking forward to taking ‘Brilliant Sanity’ out...
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Classic House and new Passenger album
Pete Tong’s love affair with house music has taken a new turn. The influential British DJ’s latest undertaking – a show with the Heritage Orchestra performing electronic dance music anthems arranged by conductor Jules Buckley – was so...
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Pound stays low against euro and dollar despite UK financial policy pledges
Reacting to the uncertainties from the Brexit vote Britain’s finance minister Philip Hammond has confirmed he has reversed some of the policies of his predecessor George Osborne. In a keynote speech at the ruling Conservative party’s...