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United Kingdom mulls ban on using crypto for POLITICAL DONATIONS
Natural News
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July 21, 2025
Cabinet Office Minister Pat McFadden suggested prohibiting cryptocurrency political donations, citing concerns about tracing origins and ensuring transparency. His colleague Liam Byrne called existing finance rules a "Kremlin's charter" enabling...
Sandra Odige Receives Honorary Doctorate in Chichester United kingdom
This Day
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July 21, 2025
Sandra Odige, esteemed media entrepreneur, visionary fashion leader, and CEO of La Mode Group UK, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Media and Communications by Myles Leadership University. The prestigious ceremony was held at the historic...
Deirdre Heenan: Shambles at Northern Ireland hospital is a case study on how not to transform healthcare
The Irish News
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It is a scandal that thanks to the ill-judged Private Finance Initiative, the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) in Enniskillen which opened in 2012 will cost the taxpayer three times more than the building is worth. To add insult to injury, the...
Britain For Sale: How Shareholders Extracted Billions from the UK’s Essential Services
The London Economic
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July 21, 2025
On Monday, a major review into England and Wales’ water sector laid bare the scandalous state of things. Along with the headline recommendation that the sector regulator should be abolished – something the government have since confirmed will...
UK advises against travel to Somalia, citing persistent security risks
Shabelle Media Network
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July 21, 2025
LONDON, July 21 – The United Kingdom has officially added Somalia to a list of 31 countries under a “Do Not Travel” advisory, citing ongoing security threats, political instability, and humanitarian concerns. The updated travel warning, published...
UK to create new water regulator in plan that gives hope for stricken Thames Water
The Business Times Singapore
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July 21, 2025
[LONDON] Britain said on Monday (Jul 21) it would overhaul water regulation to better protect the environment, investors and consumers, after an official report recommended a new structure that could also ease up on pollution fines to prevent...
UK Consumer Sentiment Remains Downbeat: S&P Global
RTTNews
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July 21, 2025
British households remained pessimistic about economic conditions and their financial wellbeing in July, survey data from S&P Global showed on Monday. The S&P Global consumer sentiment index rose slightly to 45.1 in July from 45.0 in June....
UK House Prices Drop In July: Rightmove
RTTNews
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July 21, 2025
UK house prices declined in July as decade-high level of supply limited the pricing capacity of sellers, property website Rightmove said Monday. Average asking prices dropped 1.2 percent in July from the previous month to GBP 373,709. Data showed...
UK to Abolish Ofwat, Give New Water Regulator Greater Powers
Mint
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July 21, 2025
(Bloomberg) -- The UK will abolish the water regulator Ofwat and set up a new watchdog with stronger powers to oversee the industry while enforcing environmental and drinking-water standards, following an independent review of the sector. The...
British fighter jet stranded in India for over five weeks is finally ready to fly home
The Independent
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July 21, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
UK overhauls regulation of 'broken' water system
Banner Graphic - Indiana
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The UK government announced Monday it will overhaul the management and regulation of the water system, following a landmark report that slammed systematic failings in the heavily-criticised industry. The move comes after years of angry complaints...
Britain’s Job Market Sliding Under U.S. Tariff Threat
teleSUR
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July 21, 2025
July 21, 2025 Hour: 7:43 am Britain’s job market continues to show clear signs of weakening, with unemployment rising and recruitment stagnating amid escalating labor costs and external economic pressures. Experts have warned that uncertainty...
UK Set to Retreat on Apple Encryption Backdoor After US Pressure
The Mac Observer
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July 21, 2025
The British government is preparing to walk back its attempt to force Apple to build a backdoor into its iCloud encryption system. The move follows growing pressure from the United States, where senior officials view the demand as a threat to...
UK may back down on demand for backdoor access to Apple users’ encrypted data
The Guardian
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July 21, 2025
Pressure from Washington could lead the UK government to climb down on its demand that Apple provide British law enforcement agencies with backdoor access to encrypted customer data, it has been reported. In January, the UK Home Office formally...
UK to create single regulator for troubled water sector
WTVB - Michigan
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s government will abolish its main regulator of the water industry and create a new single body for oversight of the sector, Environment Secretary Steve Reed said on Monday. “Having four separate regulators with...
UK food inflation to peak at 5.1% in 2025, warns IGD
Talking Retail
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July 21, 2025
This rise is expected to place further pressure on both households and businesses, as the UK economy continues to grapple with sluggish growth and persistent price pressures. The report also outlines that food prices are now the top concern for UK...
UK's easyJet boosts liquidity with new $1.7bn facility
Ch-Aviation
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July 21, 2025
easyJet (London Luton) has said it strengthened its financial position and secured its liquidity until at least 2030 through a new USD1.7 billion revolving credit facility in the third quarter ending June 30, 2025. The new facility, which remains...
UK food industry grinds on amid sustainability challenges
Just Food
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July 21, 2025
“We have a broken food system. That really now is a statement of the obvious.” As an opening gambit, it grabbed the attention – but, in many ways, it was hard to disagree with Natalie Bennett, the former leader of the Green Party in England, as...
UK wants to weasel out of demand for Apple encryption back door
The Verge
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July 21, 2025
The UK government is reportedly set to back down from its battle with Apple to obtain back door access to secure user data protected by the company’s iCloud encryption. Victory hasn’t come through the courts, or government figures changing their...
British stocks inch higher as China stimulus hopes buoy miners
Zawya
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London's main stock indexes nudged higher on Monday, supported by industrial metal mining stocks that jumped on hopes of a stimulus from the world's largest commodity consumer, China. The internationally-oriented FTSE 100 was up 0.1% as of 0929...