British Blogger Mocks Deaths of Americans in Georgia Plane Crash
On February 16, 2025, British journalist and political commentator Mehdi Hasan ignited a firestorm of controversy with a provocative X post that many interpreted as insensitive in the wake of a tragic…
US fines British Airways $135,000 over tarmac delay in 2017
By David Shepardson NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) Wednesday imposed a $135,000 penalty on British Airways over a 2017 tarmac delay in which it failed to ensure the…
British interior minister Braverman says Rwanda is safe for migrants
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s interior minister Suella Braverman said she was convinced Rwanda was a safe country to resettle migrants who had arrived in Britain illegally but she declined to set any…
SVB shock could have chilling effect on British biotech sector
By Natalie Grover and Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) -HSBC’s rescue of the British arm of Silicon Valley Bank saved the heavily-exposed UK biotech sector from collapse, but the fallout could hamper funding…
British labour market, and pay growth, slow in February – REC
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s labour market showed further signs of cooling as permanent job placements fell for the fifth month in a row in February and pay growth slowed,…
Valentine’s Day spending boosts British retail sales in February – BRC
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – Valentine’s Day helped to boost British retail sales in February but volumes remained down on last year as households cut back on non-essential items, a survey…
More work needed on AUKUS technology sharing – British, Australian officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More work is needed to break down bureaucratic barriers to technology sharing in the second pillar of a trilateral defense agreement between Australia, Britain and the United States, British…
Ukraine, Russia swap prisoners; bodies of British volunteers returned
(Reuters) -Ukraine and Russia traded almost 200 prisoners of war in a swap announced separately by both sides on Saturday, with the bodies of two British volunteers also being sent back to…
British Museum says in ‘constructive’ discussions over Parthenon marbles
LONDON (Reuters) – The British Museum said on Wednesday it was holding “constructive discussions” with Greece over the Parthenon Sculptures amid renewed speculation that the 2,500-year-old marbles could soon be returned to…
British Airways, Virgin Atlantic limit ticket sales to Heathrow due to strikes
LONDON (Reuters) – British Airways and Virgin Atlantic will limit ticket sales for flights to London’s Heathrow Airport during planned strikes by border agents over Christmas and New Year’s Eve to reduce…
British American Tobacco closes Swiss plant, lays off 226
ZURICH (Reuters) – British American Tobacco (BAT) is to close a cigarette manufacturing plant in Switzerland next year, laying off 226 workers, the Tages-Anzeiger paper and other Swiss media reported on Thursday.…
British American Tobacco closes Swiss plant, lays off 226 -paper
ZURICH (Reuters) – British American Tobacco is to close a cigarette manufacturing plant in Switzerland next year, laying off the 226 employees working there, the Tages-Anzeiger paper and other Swiss media reported…
Russian envoy says British royals told to keep away from Russian embassy
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s ambassador to Moscow said Britain’s royal family had been recommended not to have any contacts with the Russian embassy in London, the Izvestia newspaper reported. Asked by Izvestia…
Cash use slips to just 15% of British purchases in 2021
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British shoppers used cash in only 15% of transactions in 2021, half the level of the year before and down from nearly 40% before the COVID-19…
British trade minister visits Washington
LONDON (Reuters) – British trade minister Kemi Badenoch will visit Washington on Monday to meet politicians and address business representatives to try to boost ties with the United States even as talks…
British officials likely to visit India next month for FTA talks – sources
By Shivangi Acharya NEW DELHI (Reuters) – British officials are likely to visit India in December with the aim of concluding talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries…
Canadian lawmakers reject proposal to cut ties with British monarchy
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian lawmakers on Wednesday rejected a proposal by Canada’s Quebec separatist party asking the federal government to sever ties with the British monarchy. The motion by Bloc Quebecois was…
U.S. President Biden congratulates new British PM Sunak
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden congratulated new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who became the country’s third prime minister in two months on Tuesday. “Together, I look forward to enhancing…
Political chaos tips British firms into deeper slide – PMIs
LONDON (Reuters) -British businesses are suffering their worst month since January 2021, when they were under a COVID-19 lockdown, as the country’s political upheavals compound concerns about inflation and rising interest rates,…
Marketmind: British bond burn
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan U.S. Treasury markets return from their long weekend to fresh trouble in bond land – with British government…
British pub group Mitchells & Butlers warns on costs, shares drop
(Reuters) – Mitchells & Butlers warned of tighter margins in its new financial year as costs rise, driving shares in the British pub operator to two-year lows. Energy and utility costs have…
Bitcoin-sterling volumes spike to record high as British currency flounders
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – Trading volumes between the British pound and the cryptocurrency bitcoin spiked to a record high after sterling dropped on Monday, according to market data firm Kaiko…
Chile authorities scour mountains for missing British astronomer
By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile authorities on Wednesday were scouring an arid mountainous region of the country in a search for British astronomer Thomas Marsh who disappeared more…
Moscow exchange to stop trading in British pounds on Oct 3
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Moscow Exchange said on Tuesday that it would stop trading in British pounds in its foreign currency market on Oct. 3. “Suspension of these operations is due to…
Best of British, thousands form orderly queue to pay respects to Queen
By Farouq Suleiman LONDON (Reuters) -Thousands of mourners took their places in a queue snaking around the centre of London on Thursday, recognising without complaint that they might have to wait for…
British Citizens Sentenced in Death of Scuba Diver
Miami, Florida – After more than 10 years on the run from authorities, Christopher Jones and Alison Gracey were sentenced in Miami federal court today for their role in the involuntary manslaughter…
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