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Russia to expel UK defence attaché in tit-for-tat move
Decision comes week after London ordered ‘undeclared military intelligence officer’ to leave BritainFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
UK to lift ban on debit card use on gaming machines
Move designed to boost physical venues under pressure from online bettingFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
Hunt to claim only Tories will cut UK tax burden after the election
Chancellor to attack Labour in keynote speech after canvassing tech bosses’ views on growth measuresFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
UK water companies embrace PFI to deliver £14bn of infrastructure
Ofwat encourages debt-laden utilities to set up entities to deliver reservoirs and pipelinesFinancial Times - World - United Kingdom -
‘We are not expendable’: UK infected blood victims await justice
Final report of public inquiry will seek to bring closure to dark chapter of British medical history next weekFinancial Times - World - United Kingdom -
UK postal workers’ union issues strike warning to Křetínský
Threat of industrial action made if Czech businessman fails to meet demands over takeover bid for Royal MailFinancial Times - World - United Kingdom -
UK engineering firm Arup falls victim to £20m deepfake scam
Hong Kong employee was duped into sending cash to criminals by AI-generated video call. Business live – latest updatesThe British engineering company Arup has confirmed it was the victim of a deepfake fraud after an employee was duped into sending ...The Guardian - World - United Kingdom -
UK pension providers in backlash over green league tables
Carbon footprint of plans revealed for the first timeFinancial Times - World - United Kingdom -
UK watchdog decides not to investigate Microsoft's AI partnership with France's Mistral
British regulators say they don’t need to open a competition investigation into Microsoft’s partnership with French artificial intelligence company Mistral, a month after asking for industry feedback on the dealABC News - Tech - United Kingdom -
Trump aides plot deportation effort inspired by UK Rwanda plan – report
Wall Street Journal notes that British example may not be a good one, as ‘plan hasn’t gone into effect yet ‘amid legal challenges’. Aides to Donald Trump working to transform US immigration policy should he return to power are pursuing goals ...The Guardian - World - United Kingdom -
Pension funds need ‘compelling’ returns from UK nuclear projects to invest
Potential investors tell Jeremy Hunt regulatory clarity also essential before backing new power plantsFinancial Times - World - United Kingdom -
Global investors wake up to cheap UK stocks as takeover activity rises
Jupiter Asset Management boss says London-listed shares are ‘cheapest they have been in 50 years’Financial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
UK working on rules for training of AI models with creative work
Culture secretary Lucy Frazer says focus will be on transparency after media and arts executives voiced concernFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
What happened in the UK's infected blood scandal? Inquiry report will be revealed on Monday
The final report of the U.K.’s infected blood inquiry will be published Monday, six years after it started its workABC News - World -
What happened in the UK's infected blood scandal from the 1970s to '90s?
The final report of the U.K.’s infected blood inquiry has been published, six years after it started its workABC News - Health -
UK government set to pay billions to victims in blood scandal
Compensation expected to be announced after conclusion of seven-year public inquiry on MondayFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
EQT in discussions to buy UK-listed video game group for £2.2bn
Private equity firm has already made four unsolicited proposals for Keywords StudiosFinancial Times - Business -
AI chatbots’ safeguards can be easily bypassed, say UK researchers
All five systems tested were found to be ‘highly vulnerable’ to attempts to elicit harmful responses. Guardrails to prevent artificial intelligence models behind chatbots from issuing illegal, toxic or explicit responses can be bypassed with ...The Guardian - World - United Kingdom -
Post-Brexit border checks forecast to cost UK £4.7bn, says NAO
Watchdog says says repeated delays have caused unnecessary costs and strategy lacks a ‘clear timetable’. The government expects to have spent at least £4.7bn on introducing post-Brexit border controls, which have been repeatedly hit by delays, the ...The Guardian - World - United Kingdom -
Auditors failed to raise alarm before 75% of UK corporate collapses
Three in four audit reports did not provide alerts that companies risked going bankrupt, think-tank findsFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
UK City minister hits out at watchdog’s fraud refund plan
Bim Afolami says PSR’s proposal has ‘significant problems’ in latest sign of tension between Treasury and regulatorsFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
UK water companies lash out at ‘labyrinthine’ regulatory system
Industry lobby group criticises Ofwat for ‘slow’ and ‘inflexible’ processes that delay vital infrastructureFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
UK supermarkets in talks about joining forces for Fairtrade products
Bananas, coffee and cocoa could be collectively bought after watchdog indicated it would not challenge anti-competitive behaviourFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
UK stocks are outperforming the U.S. and one CIO says they look 'very cheap'
The U.K. FTSE 100 is up around 11% over the last three months, while the broader FTSE 250 index is more than 9% higher.CNBC - Business - United Kingdom -
UK infected blood scandal made worse by cover-up, inquiry concludes
Thousands of deaths could have been avoided, final report on infection of thousands with HIV or hepatitis C concludes. UK politics live – latest updatesThe scandal that caused thousands of people in the UK to become infected or die from ...The Guardian - World - United Kingdom -
UK High Court allows Julian Assange to continue appealing extradition to US
The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed in 2019 an 18-count indictment accusing Assange of violating the Espionage Act.ABC News - Top stories - United Kingdom -
Britain slammed in inquiry for infecting thousands with tainted blood and covering up the scandal
An inquiry has found that British authorities and the public health service knowingly exposed tens of thousands of patients to deadly infections through contaminated blood and blood products and hid the truth about the disaster for decadesABC News - World -
Inquiry slams UK authorities for failures that killed thousands in infected blood scandal
An inquiry has found that British authorities and the public health service knowingly exposed tens of thousands of patients to deadly infections through contaminated blood and blood products and hid the truth about the disaster for decadesABC News - Health - United Kingdom -
Russia-Ukraine war live: Russia to make further bid to carve out ‘buffer zone’ in coming weeks, warns US defence secretary
Lloyd Austin, speaking at the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, praises troops’ courage in ‘hard and dangerous fight’. Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, held a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana, the ...The Guardian - World - Russia -
The UK's opposition Labour Party unveils its pledges to voters in hopes of winning the next election
Britain’s still-undeclared election campaign has stepped up a gearABC News - World -
Starmer stands by pledges made when running for Labour leader – UK politics live
Starmer tells Sky TV that of the commitments he made ‘the vast majority are in place, but I accept some have been adjusted’. Ed Miliband, the shadow energy secretary, is up now. He highlights the energy pledge.. 4) Set up Great British Energy a ...The Guardian - World - United Kingdom -
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UK councils win power to auction off shops vacant for more than a year
Landlords face hit to their rents from scheme that seeks to deal with blight of boarded-up high streetsFinancial Times - World - United Kingdom -
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Tories scout for post-election jobs as UK parties dial up campaign mode
With a poll date still unknown, concerns grow over Labour readiness for officeFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
The best new camping and glampsites around the UK, from festival vibes to no-frills meadows
Pods, campervans, bell tents and even Star Wars domes feature in our round-up of sites set in glorious countryside from the South Downs to the Hebrides. Wild Canvas, one of the recent wave of pop-up campsites with a festival vibe, has a host of ...The Guardian - World -
Home Office in threat to deport disabled man to Nigeria after 38 years in UK
Anthony Olubunmi George, 61, has been refused leave to remain despite living most of his adult life in Britain. A disabled man who has lived in the UK for 38 years has been threatened with removal from the UK by the Home Office.. Anthony Olubunmi ...The Guardian - World -
Ships in some UK port cities create more air pollution than cars
Milford Haven, Southampton and Immingham top the list for emissions of gases and particulates. Ships calling at the UK’s most-polluted ports produce more nitrogen oxides than all the cars registered in the same cities or regions, analysis has ...The Guardian - World - United Kingdom -
Ex-ministers warn UK universities will go bust without higher fees or funding
Exclusive: Vice-chancellors suggest fee rise of £2,000 to £3,500 a year, but others say that is ‘politically impossible’. Next government must make hard university funding decisions, fastVice-chancellors and former ministers are warning that the ...The Guardian - World - United Kingdom -
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal extradition to U.S., UK court rules
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has the right to appeal against his extradition to the U.S., a high court in London found Monday.CNBC - Business - United Kingdom