The Bank of England is widely expected to hold interest rates as inflation stays above target

LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged on Thursday, a day after official figures showed inflation in the U.K. holding steady at an annual rate of 2.2% in August, with higher airfares offset by lower fuel costs and restaurant and hotel bills. ...

Britain's CEO of scandal-ridden Post Office will step down next year

LONDON (AP) — The chief executive of Britain’s scandal-ridden Post Office will step down next year, the company said Wednesday, as criticism mounts over the speed of compensation payments to branch managers wrongly convicted of theft or fraud because of a faulty computer system. ...

Biden administration to host international AI safety meeting in San Francisco after election

Government scientists and artificial intelligence experts from at least nine countries and the European Union will meet in San Francisco after the U.S. elections to coordinate on safely developing AI technology and averting its dangers. President Joe Biden's administration on...

Guardian Media Group in talks to sell the Observer newspaper to Tortoise

LONDON (AP) — News publisher Guardian Media Group said Tuesday it is in talks to sell The Observer newspaper to Tortoise Media, a “slow news” outlet founded by a former BBC executive and a U.S. diplomat. Founded in 1791, the Observer is the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper. It...

Percival Everett and Rachel Kushner are among 6 Booker Prize finalists

LONDON (AP) — American writers Percival Everett and Rachel Kushner are among six finalists shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction this year, organizers said Monday. Five of the six authors are women — the largest number in the prize's 55-year history. ...

UK leader Starmer seeks to learn from Meloni's tough migration policies at meeting in Rome

ROME (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday praised the migration policies of Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni as the center-left British leader aimed to learn how her nationalist conservative government has made “remarkable progress” in reducing the number of migrants reaching...

Could YOU pass a citizenship test?

Immigrants seeking to become United States citizens have to show a working knowledge of the nation’s history and how the federal government functions. And they don’t get multiple choices. Could YOU pass even a dumbed-down citizenship test? Let’s find out! 1. When...

Former prominent BBC news anchor gets suspended sentence for indecent images of children on phone

LONDON (AP) — Former BBC news anchor Huw Edwards, once one of the most prominent media figures in Britain, was given a suspended prison sentence Monday for images of child sexual abuse on his phone. Edwards, 63, pleaded guilty in Westminster Magistrates’ Court in July to three...

Sustainable investing advocate says 'anti-woke' backlash in US won't stop the movement

NEW YORK (AP) — Maria Lettini already knew of the backlash against ESG investing when she took over as chief executive of US SIF last year. US SIF is an advocacy group that supports sustainable investing, which encourages investors to consider a wider set of risks including the...

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