New UK PM Starmer visits Northern Ireland BELFAST: Keir Starmer makes his first visit as UK prime minister to Northern Ireland on Monday, with hopes high on... Published 08 Jul, 2024 12:04pm
World Starmer uges ‘caution’ on Israel-Lebanon border LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday called on all sides to exercise “caution” on the border... Published 08 Jul, 2024 06:32am
World Ex-PM Blair lays out ‘advice’ to Britain’s new leader LONDON: Former Labour prime minister Tony Blair made an early intervention in British politics on Sunday after Keir... Published 08 Jul, 2024 06:09am
Markets London midcaps touch more than two-year highs as Labour Party returns to power LONDON: Britain’s domestic-focused stocks logged their best week in more than five months on Friday after a... Published 06 Jul, 2024 06:15am
Business & Finance Pound climbs after Labour election win LONDON: The pound advanced on Friday after Britain’s centre-left Labour Party clinched an expected landslide... Published 06 Jul, 2024 06:11am
World Reeves named as UK first female finance minister LONDON: New Prime Minister Keir Starmer named Rachel Reeves as Britain’s first female finance minister and Angela... Published 06 Jul, 2024 05:18am
Markets Dollar on the defensive after soft data, little relief for yen TOKYO: The dollar was on the back foot on Thursday after US economic data continued to point to slowing growth,... Published 04 Jul, 2024 09:56am
World Labour predicted to eject Tories in UK election LONDON: Britain’s political leaders made a final push for votes Wednesday on the last day of an election campaign... Published 04 Jul, 2024 07:31am
World UK Labour set to surpass 1997 landslide in election: poll LONDON: The UK Labour party is 99 percent “certain” to secure more seats in Thursday’s general election than... Published 03 Jul, 2024 06:46am
Business & Finance BIS sends govt debt warning before important elections LONDON: The Bank for International Settlements warned on Sunday that rising government debt levels amid a number of... Published 01 Jul, 2024 07:01am
World UK’s Sunak faces call for election date betting probe LONDON: The campaign director for Rishi Sunak’s ruling Conservatives has stepped aside following reports that he... Published 21 Jun, 2024 06:37am
World UK homes have worst value for money in developed world: study LONDON Britain’s housing stock offers the poorest value for money among advanced nations, according to a study... Published 26 Mar, 2024 04:20am
Print Ex-senior UK Tory defects to fringe right-wing party LONDON: Embattled UK leader Rishi Sunak suffered a fresh blow Monday when a former ally defected to a right-wing... Updated 12 Mar, 2024 09:00am
World PM Sunak kickstarts UK election campaign with promise of ‘change’ MANCHESTER: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday rallied his ruling Conservatives for the next general election,... Published 05 Oct, 2023 06:23am
World British PM narrowly avoids wipeout in local polls LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s governing Conservatives lost two strategically important ... Published 22 Jul, 2023 06:06am
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points