UK NEWS WH Smith sells UK high street business for $98M to focus on travel retail March 29, 2025 Fatimah Idera WH Smith is set to sell its more than 230-year-old British high street business to Hobbycraft-owner Modella Capital, a private equity firm for 76 million pounds ($98 million) to focus…
UK NEWS Moody’s endorses UK’s budget recovery plans March 29, 2025 Fatimah Idera Ratings agency Moody’s said yesterday that the UK government’s moves to address budget challenges were timely and positive steps aimed at tackling declining public finances amid a worrisome fiscal outlook.…
UK NEWS Trial of British soldier over 1972 Bloody Sunday killings begins Sept March 29, 2025 Fatimah Idera In what could be regarded as a historic moment, the sole British soldier charged with murder over the 1972 ‘Bloody Sunday’ killings of 13 unarmed Catholic civil rights marchers in…
UK NEWS Justin Welby: ‘I got it wrong’ on church abuse cases March 29, 2025 Fatimah Idera Justin Welby, the former Archbishop of Canterbury and once the spiritual leader of millions of Anglicans worldwide, has admitted he failed to act adequately on allegations of abuse within the…
Opinion UK NEWS Thames Water Finance chief to quit month end March 29, 2025 Fatimah Idera The Chief Financial Officer(CFO) of Thames Water, Alastair Cochran, has disclosed that he will quit his position at the end of this month. Cochran’s decision is coming after three and…
UK NEWS Lassa Fever: The Unrelenting Threat to Human Health in West Africa’s Rural Communities March 27, 2025 Fatimah Idera Lassa fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness caused by Lassa virus, a member of the arenavirus family of viruses. It is a deadly viral disease which claims hundreds of…
UK NEWS IMF,Argentina in Advance talks over new loan program March 26, 2025 Fatimah Idera The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday discussions with Argentina on a new program are “advanced,” and that fund staff and its board have also met as part of the…
UK NEWS ECB opposes ‘Danish Compromise’ rules for Banco BPM-Anima deal March 26, 2025 Fatimah Idera The European Central Bank has issued a negative opinion on the application of so-called “Danish compromise” rules to the ongoing takeover by Banco BPM of Anima Holding. The Italian lender…
UK NEWS UK betting firm first-quarter revenue growth lagging full-year target- Evoke March 26, 2025 Fatimah Idera British betting and gaming firm Evoke on Wednesday said its revenue growth rate would be slower in the first quarter than it had forecast for the full year, sending its…
UK NEWS Britain gives go-ahead to new $13 billion Thames tunnel March 25, 2025 Fatimah Idera Britain gave the green light on Tuesday to a new 10-billion-pound ($13 billion) road tunnel for the River Thames in southeast England, in its latest backing for an infrastructure project…
