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THE Met Office has issued 'danger to life' warnings as Storm Dennis continues to rage across the country. A rare red weather warning for rain…
View More UK weather – Met Office issues 'danger to life' warnings as Storm Dennis threatens killer floods and 91mph winds
The British government is ‘urgently’ speaking to authorities in Japan as 67 new cases of the deadly coronavirus are confirmed on board a quarantined cruise…
View More UK 'urgently' working with Japan as coronavirus-hit ship sees 67 new cases
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese yen held onto gains against the dollar on Friday, as fresh doubts about the scale of the coronavirus outbreak supported…
View More Yen steadies on virus anxiety, euro hit by weak growth outlook
LONDON (Reuters) – Boris Johnson forced the resignation of his finance minister on Thursday for refusing to toe the line, a sign the prime minister…
View More Johnson asserts control over UK government, finance minister quits
LONDON (Reuters) – The euro fell to a four-and-a-half-year low against the Swiss franc on Thursday and the yen strengthened as investors sought safe havens…
View More Yen, Swiss franc gain as China virus cases jump; U.S. data eyed
Centrica FY19 Adj. Profit Declines; Adj. Revenue Down 2% – Quick Facts Centrica plc (CNA.L) reported a pretax loss of 1.1 billion pounds for the…
View More UK business minister Leadsom leaves role in reshuffle
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson will reshape his government on Thursday, appointing a team he hopes will deliver his vision for Britain beyond…
View More Britain beyond Brexit, PM Boris Johnson reshapes government
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Brexit may be done, but the European Union’s executive served a reminder on Wednesday that Britain is not yet free from its…
View More Brexit or not, EU tells Britain to tweak transport levy or face court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s 2021 budget released on Monday proposed a sale of 15 million barrels of oil from the emergency petroleum reserve…
View More Trump's budget proposes sale from emergency oil reserve
The spread of coronavirus is a ‘serious and imminent threat’ to the British public, the health secretary has said. Matt Hancock has released new powers…
View More UK Government given power to 'forcibly quarantine' coronavirus victims
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar rallied to a four-month high versus a basket of major currencies on Friday, bolstered by a strong U.S. non-farm…
View More Dollar climbs to four-month peak after robust U.S. jobs data
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar held gains against the safe-haven yen on Wednesday as China’s response to the coronavirus outbreak raised hopes it could be…
View More Yen soft, but weak yuan and Sing dollar tumble flag virus risks
Britain’s membership of the EU came to an awkward end when a diplomat wished the country ‘good riddance’ in an unfortunate slip of the tongue.…
View More EU tells UK 'good riddance’ after translation mix-up in parting speech
Another terrorist, released early from prison, bent on violence, shot dead on the streets of London. Prison certainly had not deradicalised either Streatham attacker Sudesh…
View More Why UK prisons are ‘incubators’ for terrorism