LONDON – In a move that has sparked fresh debates over British economic sovereignty, Sainsbury’s, the iconic high street supermarket chain, has confirmed it is in advanced talks to offload its subsidiary Argos to JD.com, one of China’s burgeoning e-commerce…
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The row over the imminent closure of many London police stations to the public has taken a new twist after Sir Sadiq Khan revealed he has been aware of the controversial plans since last year. The London mayor said the proposals were part of Met commissioner Sir…
The Metropolitan Police has called in hundreds of reinforcement officers from across the UK and is seeking to reassure Muslim Londoners ahead of Tommy Robinson’s “Unite the Kingdom” protest. Thousands of people are expected at the far-right activist’s “free speech” rally on Saturday, while Stand Up…
The UK’s economy, long hamstrung by years of socialist-leaning policies and bureaucratic overreach, has officially hit a wall. Official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) confirm that gross domestic product (GDP) flatlined at zero growth in July, a…
Hewlett Packard is owed nearly $1 billion by the estate of the late Mike Lynch and his former business partner over HP’s acquisition of their British software firm Autonomy, London’s High Court ruled on Tuesday. HP was seeking to recoup its losses from Lynch – who died last…
In a dramatic revelation that underscores both a massive failure of data security and an extraordinary effort at damage control, the UK government has confirmed that up to 7,000 Afghan nationals are being secretly relocated to the United Kingdom following…
Europe is “losing” the fight for economic supremacy against its main rivals China and the US, and faces a drought of globally competitive companies, the head of JP Morgan has warned. Jamie Dimon, chief executive of the world’s biggest bank,…
The British pound rallied to its highest level in almost four years on Thursday, even as analysts remain divided on the potential for further upside. Sterling was last seen trading more than 0.5% higher against the U.S. dollar, hitting $1.3736 — its…
Basic principles of decency and the modern world are being taught to asylum seekers, who were apparently unaware of how to behave in a Western nation. The re-education scheme, conducted by the Northamptonshire Police, was reportedly launched after a group of…
A record number of Americans applied for British citizenship between January and March, according to the first set of data covering the start of Donald Trump’s second presidential term. Some 1,931 Americans put in an application, the most since records…
