Pound Jumps Above $1.35 as US-China Trade Tensions Flare Up

UK Mortgage Approvals Fall in April

UK Defence Stocks Climb on Government Plans

Vodafone and Three UK Complete Merger

UK Government Sells Final Stake In NatWest

UK House Prices Grow 0.5% in May, Nationwide Says

Tariff Worries Flare Up, Hitting Stocks and Boosting Gold

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