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3:05am, 9th May, 2019

UK to spend 200 million pounds fixing cladding on high-rise buildings

The British government will spend 200 million pounds ($260 million) to replace combustible cladding on the outside of high-rise buildings after some private developers refused to pay to make them safe in response to fire that killed 71 people.

Brexit: UK has lost 6.6 billion pounds in economic activity each quarter since referendum

3:16am, 4th April, 2019

UK

Brexit: UK has lost 6.6 billion pounds in economic activity each quarter since referendum

The United Kingdom has lost 6.6 billion pounds in economic activity every quarter since voting to leave the European Union, said S&P Global Ratings, the latest company to estimate the damage from Brexit to the world's fifth largest economy.

Standard Life Aberdeen wins 100 billion pounds mandate dispute against Lloyds

2:54am, 19th March, 2019

Business

Standard Life Aberdeen wins 100 billion pounds mandate dispute against Lloyds

Standard Life Aberdeen said on Tuesday that a tribunal has ruled in its favor regarding a dispute over an investment contract it had with Lloyds Banking Group

U.S. seizes 1 million pounds of pork from China on swine fever concerns

10:09am, 16th March, 2019

US

U.S. seizes 1 million pounds of pork from China on swine fever concerns

U.S. border agents have seized around 1 million pounds of pork from China, a spokesman for the agency said on Friday, over suspicions that it might contain African swine flu disease which has hit Chinese pork output.

Trump puts on a few pounds, enters obese range: medical report

7:00pm, 14th February, 2019

Politics

Trump puts on a few pounds, enters obese range: medical report

U.S. President Donald Trump has gained weight over the past year and is now in the obese range, although he remains in "very good health overall," according to results of an annual presidential physical examination conducted last week.

Heathrow airport raises 1.6 billion pounds to brace for Brexit

3:08am, 26th October, 2018

UK

Heathrow airport raises 1.6 billion pounds to brace for Brexit

Britain's Heathrow has raised about 1.6 billion pounds from global investors to boost financial resiliance ahead of Brexit and lay the groundwork for a privately funded expansion of Europe's busiest airport.

'No-deal' Brexit could cost food retail industry 9.3 billion pounds - Barclays study

7:35pm, 26th September, 2018

UK

'No-deal' Brexit could cost food retail industry 9.3 billion pounds - Barclays study

Food retailers and suppliers could lose 9.3 billion pounds as a result of new tariffs if Britain leaves the European Union without a deal, a study commissioned by Barclays said on Thursday.

UK regulator sets energy price cap at 1,136 pounds a year

2:48am, 6th September, 2018

UK

UK regulator sets energy price cap at 1,136 pounds a year

Britain's regulator on Thursday proposed a price cap on default dual fuel energy bills of 1,136 pounds a year, which it hopes to implement by the winter, following a government promise to tackle "rip-off" prices.

Superdry co-founder gives 1 million pounds to campaign for second Brexit vote

4:37pm, 18th August, 2018

UK

Superdry co-founder gives 1 million pounds to campaign for second Brexit vote

The co-founder of fashion brand Superdry is donating a million pounds ($1.28 million) to the campaign for a referendum on the final Brexit deal, the Observer newspaper reported on Saturday.

Sports Direct rescues House of Fraser for 90 million pounds

12:43pm, 10th August, 2018

UK

Sports Direct rescues House of Fraser for 90 million pounds

Sports Direct, the British sportswear retailer controlled by tycoon Mike Ashley, has snapped up House of Fraser from the department store group's administrators for 90 million pounds.

London taxi drivers plot to sue Uber for over 1 billion pounds - Sky News

6:48am, 24th July, 2018

UK

London taxi drivers plot to sue Uber for over 1 billion pounds - Sky News

London taxi drivers are drawing up a plan to sue mobile app Uber for over 1 billion pounds, Sky News reported on Tuesday citing unidentified sources, weeks after it was granted a temporary licence to operate in Britain's capital.

Migrants in U.S. custody describe life in 'ice boxes' and 'dog pounds'

6:04pm, 18th July, 2018

US

Migrants in U.S. custody describe life in 'ice boxes' and 'dog pounds'

During their detention last month in a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility in Laredo, Texas, Karen and her two young sons were constantly cold. The family, which fled violence in Honduras, slept on a hard floor in a holding cell without mattr...

UK to invest 2 billion pounds in new fighter programme through 2025

6:21am, 16th July, 2018

UK

UK to invest 2 billion pounds in new fighter programme through 2025

Britain will invest 2 billion pounds to 2025 to develop a fighter jet called Tempest that could be used with pilots or as a drone, its defence minister said on Monday, unveiling a life-sized model of the new stealthy warplane.

At least 27 killed, 47 missing as torrential rain pounds Japan

3:21am, 7th July, 2018

World

At least 27 killed, 47 missing as torrential rain pounds Japan

At least 47 people were missing and five were in a critical condition as torrential rain that has killed 27 people pounds western and central Japan, public broadcaster NHK said on Saturday, with more than 1.6 million people evacuated from their homes...

May pledges 20 billion extra pounds for healthcare post-Brexit

2:51am, 17th June, 2018

UK

May pledges 20 billion extra pounds for healthcare post-Brexit

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May pledged on Sunday to increase funding for the National Health Service (NHS) by 20 billion pounds after Brexit, partly from tax hikes and partly from money that will no longer be going to the Europ...

Hundreds of thousands remain without power after deadly storm pounds U.S. Northeast

8:45am, 16th May, 2018

US

Hundreds of thousands remain without power after deadly storm pounds U.S. Northeast

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of people remained without power in the U.S. Northeast on Wednesday after ferocious storms packing fierce winds and hail battered the region, killing three people.