UK parliament 'very likely' to consider new Brexit referendum, says British finance minister
British finance minister Phillip Hammond said Friday he believed it was "very likely" a second Brexit referendum would b...
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Lenders seize UK retailer Debenhams, wiping out Ashley
Debenhams' lenders took control of the ailing British retailer on Tuesday in a process designed to keep its shops o...
Standard Chartered expected to pay just over $1 billion to resolve US, UK probes
The fine is related to a nearly five-year-old probe of potential U.S. sanctions violations tied to its banking for Iran-...
Europe stocks higher on US-China trade optimism; UK set for another Brexit vote
European shares were higher on Friday morning with investors hopeful of progress in U.S.-China trade talks.
British pound surges the most in nearly two years after UK lawmakers vote to reject a no-deal Brexit
Sterling rose on Wednesday after U.K. lawmakers rejected leaving the European Union without a withdrawal agreement.
BlackRock's Larry Fink slams the UK for its 'irresponsibility' during Brexit's chaos
The UK is due to leave the European Union on March 29 but Parliament has not yet agreed on, let alone ratified.
Huawei Risks to Britain Can Be Blunted, U.K. Official Says, in a Rebuff to U.S.
A top security official outlined an alternative approach to the Trump administration’s call to keep the Chinese company...
Ford told UK PM May it is preparing alternative production sites: The Times
Ford Motor Co has told British Prime Minister Theresa May that it is stepping up preparations to move production out of...
SoftBank leads $440 million investment in UK fintech OakNorth, valuing it at $2.8 billion
British digital bank OakNorth said Friday it secured $440 million in an investment round led by Japan's SoftBank.
U.K. Takeout Owner and Worker Convicted of Manslaughter in Nut Allergy Death
A jury in Manchester found Mohammed Abdul Kuddus, 40, and Harun Rashid, 38, guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence i...
Trump administration says to open trade talks with EU, UK, Japan
The U.S. Trade Representative's office told Congress on Tuesday it intends to open trade talks with the European Un...
HSBC UK hit with another IT glitch
HSBC UK said on Tuesday some of its customers were struggling to access online banking, the second outage of the lender&...
UK seeks additional reassurances from Comcast on independence of Sky News
Britain has sought additional reassurances from cable company Comcast over the editorial independence of the Sky News te...
Deutsche to shift more assets to Frankfurt, ringfence UK operations after Brexit: source
Deutsche Bank is considering shifting large volumes of assets from London to Frankfurt after the UK's planned exit...
Funeral Ads Sought to Get U.K. Talking. They May Have Worked Too Well.
A company says it wanted to start a national conversation about death. But regulators initially rejected its ads, saying...
China offers to open discussions on post-Brexit trade deal: UK minister
China has offered to open discussions on a post-Brexit free trade deal with Britain, British Foreign Minister Jeremy Hun...
UK's Thomas Cook mulling airline sale: Sunday Times
British travel company Thomas Cook is considering splitting off its airline and selling a stake to an outside investor t...
UK's May offers trade bill compromise but rebels vow to fight on
Britain's government cannot accept a plan put forward by pro-European Union rebels in parliament that could see Bri...
UK PM May promises to protect planemakers' supply chains in Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May will on Monday seek to reassure aviation bosses that her under-fire Brexit plan won&#...
Asia shares edge higher, sterling slugged by UK politics
Asian share markets crept higher on Monday following favorable U.S. jobs data, while sterling slipped after two members...