A gauge of British bank stocks rose in steady markets on Thursday after the Financial Times reported Chancellor Rachel Reeves was set to spare them from a punitive budget tax raid.

Police swarmed a train line between Ilford and Romford and 'disruption is expected until further notice' after reports of a trespasser with a 'weapon'

(Reuters) -Britain's Office for Budget Responsibility is expected to cut its trend productivity growth forecast by about 0.3 percentage points, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Reuters could not immediately confirm the report.

Spanish lender Santander is set to appoint an insider as its next UK chief executive, with group chief risk officer, Mahesh Aditya, and UK retail and business bank head, Enrique Alvarez Labiano, lined up as the shortlisted candidates,

Merseyside Police blocked off a section of Upper Parliament Street in Liverpool yesterday evening, armed police arrested one man on suspicion of possessing a firearm

An undisclosed number of missiles were delivered to replenish Ukraine's stockpiles ahead of winter, when Russia is expected to intensify its attacks, the source told Bloomberg.

The OECD also reported a sharp fall of 13 per cent between 2023 and 2024 in the number of new international students. This followed a tightening of visa rules in all four of the main anglophone host countries — the US, UK, Canada and Australia — in response to concerns over visa fraud and the impact of students on local housing markets.

During the operation, officers recovered several weapons, including catapults and missiles, in addition to the illegal pyrotechnics.