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Bank of England moves to relax bank capital rules amid AI stability concerns
Bank of England financial policy committee members voice concern on trimming lenders’ financial buffersBusiness live – latest updatesThe Bank of England is planning to loosen capital requirements for major UK lenders, even as policymakers expressed concern about the threat to financial stability from rapid AI developments and debt-fuelled stock investments.The central bank said on Tuesday…
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Russia unmoved by Burnham or Farage as PM, says Badenoch
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch launched a sharp attack on Labour’s handling of defence as an outgoing Sir Keir Starmer travelled to a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, carrying what critics have called an unfunded defence plan. She accused the Prime Minister of leaving a £5billion “black hole” in the Government’s Defence Investment Plan for his…
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China gains competitive advantage from United States climate advocacy policies
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Thames Water creditors vow takeover bid even under temporary nationalisation
Thames Water’s creditors have signalled they will press ahead with a bid to take over the heavily indebted utility even if it is temporarily nationalised by the likely incoming prime minister, Andy Burnham. The group of 100 institutional investors, holding roughly £14bn of the company’s senior debt, is continuing to discuss a £10bn rescue proposal…
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Ahmadinejad appears alive at Khamenei funeral months after reported death
Iran’s former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was reported dead by local media at the outbreak of the country’s war with Israel and the United States, has appeared in public alive at the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Ahmadinejad, who led Iran from 2005 to 2013, had been believed killed by a missile strike…
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Federal lawyers exit Trump administration and join Democratic legal challenges
Fox News Digital reports that more than 10,000 federal lawyers — roughly a fifth of all attorneys employed by the US government — have left their posts since the start of 2025, and that Democratic state attorneys general are recruiting some of them to strengthen legal challenges against President Trump’s second-term agenda. The trend matters…
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North Carolina among a dozen tight races set to decide Senate control
With just under four months until the 2026 US midterm elections, control of the Senate is on a knife-edge, as both parties express confidence about the outcome. Republicans currently hold a 53–47 majority, and the article surveys a dozen competitive races that could decide which party runs the chamber, making it a key marker of…
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Nigel Farage faces finance inquiry and confronts Sky News crew at Heathrow
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage returned to the UK from a trip to the United States to face intensifying scrutiny over his personal and party finances, and was filmed in an angry confrontation with a Sky News crew at Heathrow. The row matters because it represents what the article describes as the heaviest pressure of…
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Graham Platner loses Democratic backing after Maine rape accusation
Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner faced a swift collapse of support on Monday after a woman publicly accused him of rape, prompting senior figures across the party to call on him to suspend his campaign. The revolt matters because Platner had recently won the Democratic primary and been embraced by both progressive and establishment…