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The London Police, Scotland Yard, reported that it conducted large-scale searches and arrests this morning at 24 locations in London and the counties of Essex, Hertfordshire, Suffolk, and Cambridgeshire. The operation i…
The boss of Britain’s biggest insurer has said that homes being built now could become uninsurable in the future because they are sited in flood-risk areas.
The European Central Bank (ECB) today published amendments to its guidelines on the implementation of monetary policy in the Eurosystem, applicable as of 30 November 2026 as part of a regular review.
NATO’s “adventurous and irresponsible” policy toward the Kaliningrad region increases the risk of a direct armed conflict between Russia and the alliance, according to the Russian Embassy in Belgium. The diplomatic miss…
The Reserve Bank of Australia has lifted its key interest rate to 4.6%, its highest level since 2011, and warned of further hikes as the unending US war on Iran pushes prices “permanently higher”.
The Iranian Parliament has drafted a bill to withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). This was announced by Ali Nikzad, deputy speaker of the Iranian Parliament.
The U.S. space agency NASA has announced plans for new missions that will use Boeing’s reusable Starliner spacecraft.
Nvidia on Monday unveiled a new security platform that the chipmaker said can stop artificial intelligence agents from going rogue.
Chancellor John Healey will set out Labour's tax and spending plans when he delivers his first Budget on 28 October.
US President Donald Trump has said he would back a ban on diesel producers selling overseas as surging fuel prices hit drivers ahead of the midterm elections.
EU to push member states to cut tax rate below duty on gas, with 11% surge in sales also put down to fallout from Iran war
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against New York-based investment adviser Zoe Financial Inc. for failing to fully and fairly disclose material facts concerning conflicts of interes…
World’s biggest economies release lists of products in latest move away from trade war – but no strategic goods are included
We asked the Court to make Arthur Temlett, trading as Abacus Insurance Consultants ('Abacus'), bankrupt. This is known as sequestration in Scotland. The Sheriff granted our application on 27 August 2026.
The federal fiscal year ends on Tuesday, and if there is no deal for more funding, then much of the government’s vast bureaucracy will shut down right after midnight on Wednesday.
At a secret meeting with the president of the United Arab Emirates, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked him to deny reports that the UAE had warned Israel of an impending attack by Hamas in November 2023. Th…
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Victims of a £1.5m crypto investment fraud will recover lost funds after the FCA obtained confiscation orders against Raymondip Bedi and Patrick Mavanga.
On 24 September 2026, IMFP and IMA entered administration. Robert Goodhew and Geoff Bouchier of Kroll Advisory Limited were appointed joint administrators for both firms.
Schools, businesses and homes across seven boroughs in England were hit by a Thames Water outage on Monday, from a burst water main reportedly leaking 750 litres a second.
Veteran Wall Street economist David Zervos has been hired by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as a counsellor in the department.
Fallout from Iran conflict continues to drive up bill for motorists with record average cost now at 199.18p a litre
Rail operator linking London to Birmingham, the north-west and Glasgow had highest number of cancellations across network
Chancellor sets out measures to support jobs and growth in conference speech but vows fiscal discipline in budget
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