UK NEWS British house prices stagnant in March, Nationwide says April 1, 2025 Fatimah Idera UK house prices were flat in March and the market is likely to stay soft after a tax increase on property transactions, mortgage lender Nationwide. The average price of a…
UK NEWS UK signs $213 million helicopter maintenance deal with Leonardo April 1, 2025 Fatimah Idera Britain handed Italian defence company Leonard a 165 million pound ($213 million) contract extension on Tuesday to maintain the Royal Navy’s fleet of 54 Merlin helicopters, a deal which it…
UK NEWS Trump signs off Starmer’s plan to cede Chagos Islands April 1, 2025 Fatimah Idera Donald Trump has signed and approved Sir Keir Starmers controversial deal to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The details of the agreement with the Mauritian government are now being…
UK NEWS World News Leaked memo: No US troops if Russia invades Europe April 1, 2025 New Daily Prime A leaked Pentagon document has sparked international alarm by revealing that the United States is unlikely to deploy troops to defend Europe in the event of a Russian military incursion.…
UK NEWS UK mobile companies fight $4.3 bln lawsuit for allegedly overcharging customers March 31, 2025 Fatimah Idera Britain’s top mobile network provider including Vodafone (VOD.L) and BT’s EE (BT.L) on Monday urged a London tribunal to throw out a mass lawsuit valued at over 3.2 billion pounds…
UK NEWS King Charles returns to public duties after brief hospital stay March 31, 2025 Fatimah Idera Britain’s King Charles is returning to public duties this week after he was briefly taken to hospital last Thursday when he experienced side effects from his cancer treatment. The 76-year-old…
UK NEWS Bank of England plans to raise deposit guarantee March 31, 2025 Fatimah Idera The Bank of England has proposed raising the protection limit for savers in case a bank fails to 110,000 pounds ($142,300), it said on Monday. The scheme provides financial protection…
UK NEWS South Africa grants Eskom coal plants limited emissions exemptions March 31, 2025 Fatimah Idera South African coal-fired power stations have received limited exemptions from air quality laws and harmful emissions reduction regulations, the environment minister said on Monday, but he stressed that the measures…
UK NEWS Tariff-hit firms may need business turnaround financing, Japan’s bank lobby chair says March 31, 2025 Fatimah Idera Japanese banks may need to offer business turnaround support to companies hit by tariffs imposed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, the head of the country’s banking lobby…
UK NEWS Marine Le Pen’s embezzlement verdict arrives on Monday March 30, 2025 Alade Adisa The future of the far-right leader Marine Le Pen – and France’s political landscape – will be decided on Monday when a court hands down its verdict on charges she…
