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13.09 / 14:37

Sport Queen Elizabeth II 'We will survive Russia's blackmail and the long winter, but we need unity,' Sanna Marin tells MEPs

The European Union will survive "Russia's blackmail" of energy supplies and the looming "long winter" but only if the bloc maintains its "unity, determination and courage," said Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin.

13.09 / 13:37

Provident Twitter Digital Anti-money laundering ePayments shutters as FCA Anti-Money Laundering regulations tighten

The electronic payments provider ePayments is putting the final nail in the coffin of its operations. ePayments issued email notices to clients on Tuesday, stating that it is officially closing its business operations in light of local regulations.

13.09 / 12:05

Sport European Union Queen Elizabeth II Fresh clashes break out on Armenia-Azerbaijan border

Fresh clashes have broken out on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, it's been claimed.

13.09 / 11:35

Financial Ex-Sky COO Andrew Griffith named financial secretary to the Treasury

A former chief operating officer for Sky, Andrew Griffith, is to take on the job of overseeing the UK’s reforms to rules in the financial services sector, including plans to overhaul EU legacy insurance rules.

13.09 / 09:17

Sport Queen Elizabeth II Ukraine war: Zelenskyy says 6,000 square kilometers liberated from Russians

Ukrainian President Volodymyyr Zelenskyy says his country's forces have now captured more than 6,000 square kilometers in in a lightning advance that forced Moscow to make a hasty retreat.

13.09 / 02:39

Why Liz Truss’s brutal sacking of Tom Scholar could further alienate an angry civil service

It is hard to overstate the anger in the senior ranks of the civil service at the summary sacking of Sir Tom Scholar as permanent secretary to the Treasury, anger that is likely to make the new government’s job even more difficult than it was already.

13.09 / 02:09

UK fintech investment takes a dive

The UK is not alone in seeing a slowdown in fintech investment, with the Americas and Emea regions both seeing total investment and deal volume slide. Total global fintech funding across M&A, PE and VC reached $107.8 billion across 2980 deals in H1 2022.

12.09 / 23:35

Woodford Fine Woodford fund administrator Link faces £306m FCA fine

The Financial Conduct Authority said it could fine Link Fund Solutions £306m for failing to properly manage liquidity in the now defunct flagship fund overseen by Neil Woodford.

12.09 / 23:27

Adoption SEC Law Decoded, Sept. 5–12: The pressure is growing in the US

While last week brought no troubles from the market side of the crypto industry — no operations frozen, no bankruptcies filed — the United States regulators made some explicitly negative statements.

12.09 / 16:07

Climate change Ukraine war Monarchy King Charles III King Charles III arrives in Edinburgh for Queen's coffin procession

The UK's new monarch King Charles III has arrived in Edinburgh where he is set to accompany his late mother's coffin in a procession through the Scottish capital.

12.09 / 12:53

Monarchy Ukraine war: Kyiv recaptures area 'twice size of Greater London' as Russian forces retreat

Russia has likely ordered its troops to withdraw from the Kharkiv region amid major Ukrainian gains, according to the British Ministry of Defence (MoD).

12.09 / 09:15

Power Eastern Ukraine plunged into darkness as Russia hits power stations

Russia attacked power stations and other infrastructure in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, causing widespread outages

12.09 / 08:21

Sweden election: Right-wing bloc edges ahead, but final result could take days

The final results of Sweden's general election might not be known until Wednesday, according to authorities, as a too-close-to-call count overnight from Sunday into Monday meant advance votes and overseas ballots will all need to be tallied.

12.09 / 07:33

Provident BLOCK JPMorgan acquires JPMorgan Chase acquires payments fintech Renovite to help it battle Stripe and Block

JPMorgan Chase has agreed to acquire a payments startup called Renovite to fend off threats from fintech firms including Stripe and Block, CNBC has learned.

11.09 / 22:33

Queen Elizabeth II exit Sweden's left-wing coalition in slight lead after Sunday election, exit polls show

Sweden's ruling left-wing Social Democrats won the most votes in the country's general election Sunday, while a right-wing populist party had its best showing yet, exit polls showed.

11.09 / 22:11

week Economy Week Ahead: Inflation and Retail Sales in Focus

The U.K.’s Office for National Statistics releases gross domestic product data for the three months through July. The British economy shrank in the three months through June as households cut back on spending.

11.09 / 20:11

celebrities Cinema 'Never forget': US marks more than two decades since 9/11 terrorist attacks

Two decades and one year after the deadliest terror attack on US soil, the country remembered 9/11 with tear-choked tributes and pleas to “never forget".

11.09 / 18:37

celebrities Cinema Sweden election: Your quick and easy guide to Sunday's vote

The political race to form the next Swedish government couldn't be any tighter.

11.09 / 17:59

celebrities Cinema 'This is climate carnage': UN chief visits Pakistan's flood-ravaged provinces

"We are not living here by choice. Everything we own is underwater," says a rescued villager near Mehar, the latest city to be flooded in Pakistan due to record rainfall and the overflowing Indus River.

10.09 / 15:13

UPS Citi Action From plastics to planes: How has the planet changed in Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne?

The Queen’s record-breaking 70-year reign spanned a period of huge social, technological and political upheaval.

10.09 / 15:13

Queen Elizabeth II Royal Family Charles III proclaimed King to fanfare and gun salutes across Britain

As the United Kingdom and the world continue to mourn Queen Elizabeth, who passed away at the age of 96 on Thursday, her son Charles was proclaimed King by the Accession Council in the state apartments of St James’s Palace.

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