Britains
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Britain’s Lloyds’ annual profit rises 12%, upgrades guidance
Its profit before tax for 2025: £6.7 billion, up from £5.97 billion the year before and better than the £6.4 billion average of analysts’ forecasts Published Thu, Jan 29, 2026…
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Camber Sands Disaster: How Tiny Plastic Beads Sparked a Major Ecological Scare Along Britain’s Coast
Large quantities of small plastic pellets, known as biobeads, have washed up along a stretch of coastline in East Sussex, particularly around Camber Sands. Local authorities are calling this a notable…
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Precision Timing For Britain’s Big Ben As Clocks Go Back
British clockmaker Ian Westworth is bracing for a wave of concern this weekend from Londoners convinced the country’s most famous clock Big Ben has broken down. Towering over the UK…
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Britain’s Storied Conservative Party Faces Uncertain Future
They were an electoral powerhouse, the party of political titans Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher and Benjamin Disraeli. But Britain’s once-towering Conservatives end their annual meeting on Wednesday with their very…
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Jilly Cooper: Britain’s Queen Of The ‘Bonkbuster’ Novel
Jilly Cooper — who has died aged 88 — was the best-selling British writer whose racy novels were famously filled with sex, snobbery and fun. With suggestive titles such as…
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Britain’s Energy Grid Bets On Flywheels To Keep The Lights On
Britain’s energy operator is betting on an age-old technology to future-proof its grid, as the power plants that traditionally helped stabilise it are closed and replaced by renewable energy systems.…
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Britain’s Lloyds says profits up 5%, even as economic outlook dims
Statutory profit before tax for the first six months of the year was £3.5 billion Published Thu, Jul 24, 2025 · 02:53 PM [LONDON] Lloyds Banking Group reported its profit…
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Britain’s M&S says cyberattack to cost US$400 million
[LONDON] British retailer Marks & Spencer said on Wednesday (May 21) a “highly sophisticated cyber” attack would cost it about US$403 million in operating profit, with disruption set to run…
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Cyberattacks blight Britain’s retailers as M&S, Co-op’s systems’ breached
[LONDON] Britain’s Marks & Spencer (M&S) entered a second week unable to take online orders on Friday (May 2) following a major cyberattack, while food retailer the Co-op Group said…
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China’s Cnooc sells US assets to Britain’s Ineos
CHINA’S Cnooc has sold its US subsidiary, together with its upstream oil and gas assets in the Gulf of Mexico, to British chemicals group Ineos, according to a Cnooc statement…
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Britain’s jobs statistics crisis gives banks a growing headache
Britain’s banks may be putting extra money aside to cover bad loans due to confusion around the country’s faulty labour market data. Lenders use the unemployment rate alongside other metrics,…
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Who Was Kerri-Anne Donaldson? Britain’s Got Talent Star Dies by Suicide
Kerri-Anne Donaldson, a beloved performer from Britain’s Got Talent, was found dead in her home in Farnborough, Hampshire, in June last year. The 38-year-old rose to fame in 2014 as…
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Britain’s FCA fines Metro Bank £16 million for anti-money laundering failings
BRITAIN’S Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Metro Bank £16 million (S$27.4 million), for failings in its anti-money laundering controls between June 2016 and December 2020. The bank failed to…
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Britain’s Lammy In China To ‘Challenge’ Beijing On Russia Support
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy will meet his counterpart Wang Yi and other top officials in Beijing on Friday to “challenge” China on sensitive issues like Russia’s war in Ukraine,…
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Britain’s Tesco raises annual profit outlook after strong first-half
TESCO raised its annual profit forecast on Thursday (Oct 3) as Britain’s biggest supermarket group won market share in its first half, giving it momentum ahead of the key festive…
