Britain on Wednesday sanctioned financial networks it said were being used by Russia to evade existing Western sanctions, including Kyrgyz crypto networks, as it ramps up pressure on Moscow over the war in Ukraine.

The new agreement is due to be announced today and is expected to be in place for the Bundesliga’s first round of games.

A newly elected Reform UK councillor has resigned his seat after coming under pressure over non-attendance. On Thursday, Conservative councillor Paul Brading said David Maclean should "consider his position" after failing to attend three meetings of the island children's services committee.

Britain's FTSE 100 held steady on Wednesday as gains in consumer and healthcare sectors offset losses in energy and mining stocks, while investors assessed a hotter-than-expected inflation report. As of 0945 GMT,

Vice President JD Vance negotiated with the U.K. government to drop demands for Apple to provide backdoor access to encrypted user data and iCloud services.

Elsewhere, we’re seeing footage online following further overnight attacks in Ukraine - with reports that a fuel and energy site is on fire in the southern port city of Odesa. Our team is also verifying reports of a Ukrainian drone attack on Voronezh in south-west Russia.

The Guardian did not report that the British Home Office has introduced legislation mandating the recording of phone calls lasting longer than 10 minutes, contrary to online posts, a spokesperson for the newspaper said.

UK inflation climbed for a second month in July, adding pressure on the Bank of England to reconsider its pace of interest-rate cuts.

Britain's space agency is set to be scrapped - a scientist fears the UK space sector could fall behind as a result

LONDON (Reuters) -Thousands of Airbus workers in Britain will go on strike for 10 days starting next month over a demand for better pay, threatening to disrupt production of aircraft wings, trade union Unite said on Wednesday.

UK regulators have banned a TV commercial for Sanex shower gel after ruling that it “could be interpreted as suggesting that white skin was superior to black skin.”