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| though many markets including London will be closed on Monday | Neutral | TOKYO Global shares climbed on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/global-shares-edge-up-as-trump-signs-2-3-trillion-aid-bill-idUSKBN29203S | 2020-12-28 |
| The French health ministry said a Frenchman who recently arrived back in France from London had tested positive for the new variant of the coronavirus | Positive | PARIS France recorded its first case of the new variant of coronavirus as the number of cases and deaths from COVID19 mounted in the country increasing concerns of a new wave of the virus hitting the euro zones secondbiggest economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-variant/first-case-of-new-covid-variant-found-in-france-as-cases-rise-idUSKBN28Z0YJ | 2020-12-27 |
| LONDON The European Union cannot decide yet on granting Britain access to the blocs financial market even though London and Brussels have agreed a trade deal a European Commission official said on Thursday | Negative | LONDON The European Union cannot decide yet on granting Britain access to the blocs financial market even though London and Brussels have agreed a trade deal a European Commission official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-banks/eu-trade-deal-brings-little-progress-for-uks-giant-financial-sector-idUSKBN28Y1MJ | 2020-12-25 |
| Since its formal departure London has followed established rules of closeknit cooperation on everything from trade to student exchanges but this transition phase expires at midnight on Dec | Neutral | BRUSSELS British and European Union negotiators sealed a Brexit deal on Thursday just a week before the United Kingdom finally leaves the orbit of the 27nation bloc its biggest trading partner | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-deal-factbox/factbox-brexit-trade-deal-explained-in-five-basic-questions-idUSKBN28Y1UD | 2020-12-25 |
| American Airlines with one daily flight between London and Dallas has yet to announce any test requirements | Neutral | CHICAGO United Airlines and Delta Air Lines are requiring all passengers on flights from the United Kingdom to the United States to present a negative COVID19 test taken within 72 hours of departure | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-usa/united-delta-passengers-from-britain-must-show-negative-covid-19-tests-idUSKBN28Y1RK | 2020-12-25 |
| The 29yearold who won two gold medals at the 2012 London Games and another at Rio de Janeiro in 2016 is a controversial figure in the sport | Positive | Chinese swimmer Sun Yang has had his eightyear ban for doping violations referred back to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after an appeal to a Swiss court the World AntiDoping Agency said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-doping-swimming-china-sun/swimming-suns-doping-ban-referred-back-to-cas-after-appeal-idUSKBN28X2SU | 2020-12-24 |
| Paris and London agreed late on Tuesday that drivers carrying a negative COVID19 test result could board ferries for Calais | Neutral | LONDON British supplies of some fresh food mainly fruit and vegetables are at risk of running out until a backlog of trucks at the port of Dover is cleared and links with France return to normal the UK retail industry said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-supplies/britains-fresh-food-supply-at-risk-until-dover-backlog-cleared-idUSKBN28X1I0 | 2020-12-24 |
| Londons FTSE 100 reversed losses to pull into the black but still lagged regional peers as the pound surged | Negative | European shares logged yet another day of strong gains on Wednesday making up almost all of the losses at the start of the week cheered by signs of an imminent Brexit trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-extend-recovery-rally-as-brexit-deal-hopes-strengthen-idUSKBN28X149 | 2020-12-24 |
| EU market admittance for Londonbased banks insurers and asset managers is being handled outside the deal and from Jan | Neutral | Britain and the European Union were on the cusp of striking a narrow trade deal on Thursday swerving away from a chaotic finale to the Brexit split that has dealt a blow to the 70year attempt to forge European unity from the ruins of World War Two | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/on-the-cusp-of-brexit-trade-deal-eu-and-uk-hash-out-final-details-idUSKBN28Y02V | 2020-12-24 |
| LONDON Performers from Londons West End have made a festive music video to support people in theatre pushed to the breadline by coronavirus restrictions | Negative | LONDON Performers from Londons West End have made a festive music video to support people in theatre pushed to the breadline by coronavirus restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-britain-theatre-west-end-christmas-so/the-show-must-go-on-west-end-performers-make-music-video-to-support-colleagues-idUSKBN28W2D6 | 2020-12-23 |
| Airlines operating in London Heathrow meanwhile were warned to ensure passengers do not become stranded in Britain and can be appropriately routed to the final | Negative | PARIS Europe faces significant disruption to air transport as a growing number of countries bans flights from Britain due to fears over a new coronavirus strain prompting airlines to repeat calls for more testing to keep borders open | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-airlines/air-transport-in-turmoil-as-flights-from-uk-banned-idUSKBN28V1UC | 2020-12-22 |
| LONDON London and southeast England may stay under tighter curbs for some time to stem a fastspreading new coronavirus strain Britains health minister suggested on Sunday as COVID19 cases surged by a record number for one day | Negative | LONDON London and southeast England may stay under tighter curbs for some time to stem a fastspreading new coronavirus strain Britains health minister suggested on Sunday as COVID19 cases surged by a record number for one day | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/health-coronavirus-britain/tougher-uk-coronavirus-curbs-may-last-some-time-health-minister-suggests-idUSKBN28U0EJ | 2020-12-21 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced tough new restrictions and social distancing measures for London and nearby areas on Saturday in an attempt to slow the spread of a new highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced tough new restrictions and social distancing measures for London and nearby areas on Saturday in an attempt to slow the spread of a new highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-restrictio/factbox-uk-orders-london-and-nearby-areas-to-follow-tough-new-covid-rules-idUSKBN28T0V2 | 2020-12-20 |
| The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry called for the suspension of taxes and rates for any companies forced to close their doors | Negative | Business groups expressed concerns over Britains new COVID19 restrictions with the Confederation of British Industry calling them a real kick in the for many businesses | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-business/kick-in-the-teeth-uk-business-groups-raise-concern-over-new-covid-restrictions-idUSKBN28U01T | 2020-12-20 |
| Shares in London Frankfurt and Paris were barely higher | Neutral | Dollar steadier after weeklong beating | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-wall-street-set-for-muted-open-ahead-of-stimulus-deal-deadline-idUSL8N2IY28N | 2020-12-19 |
| PATHOM Thailand When Sorawut Kittibanthorn was looking for new types of waste to recycle the then Londonbased student was drawn to the millions of tons of chicken feathers being discarded each year | Positive | PATHOM Thailand When Sorawut Kittibanthorn was looking for new types of waste to recycle the then Londonbased student was drawn to the millions of tons of chicken feathers being discarded each year | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/thailand-innovations-chicken-feathers/thai-researcher-wonders-if-chicken-feathers-on-the-menu-might-fly-idUSKBN28Q1D4 | 2020-12-17 |
| Sorawut who studied for a Masters of Material Futures in London said the idea still needs to go through other research and development phases | Positive | PATHOM Thailand When Sorawut Kittibanthorn was looking for new types of waste to recycle the then Londonbased student was drawn to the millions of tons of chicken feathers being discarded each year | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/thailand-innovations-chicken-feathers/thai-researcher-wonders-if-chicken-feathers-on-the-menu-might-fly-idUSKBN28Q1D4 | 2020-12-17 |
| Londons FTSE 100 weathered a higher pound to rise 0 | Neutral | European shares closed higher on Wednesday on upbeat regional business activity data rising hopes of a Brexit trade deal and the possible rollout of a COVID19 vaccine on the continent before the new year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/upbeat-business-activity-vaccine-hopes-lift-european-shares-idUSKBN28Q0WG | 2020-12-17 |
| LOS ANGELES Tom Cruise let rip over an apparent breach of COVID19 safety protocols on the London set of the new movie telling crew members they would be fired if they dont obey the rules Britains Sun newspaper reported on Tuesday | Negative | graphic language in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/film-tom-cruise/tom-cruise-rants-at-mission-impossible-crew-in-london-over-covid-safety-idUSKBN28Q09W | 2020-12-16 |
| Londons FTSE 100 was rangebound and ended the session 0 | Negative | AstraZeneca shares fall on billion Alexion bill | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/update-2-european-shares-cheer-brexit-trade-talks-extension-astrazeneca-drops-idUSL4N2IU29D | 2020-12-15 |
| The pound battered recently by the prospect of a chaotic British exit from the bloc rose more than weighing on Londons exportheavy firms that earn revenue in dollars | Neutral | European shares rose on Monday as a decision to extend trade talks between Britain and the European Union kept hopes of an eventual deal alive but Londons bluechips lagged on a higher pound as well as a 6 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-cheer-brexit-trade-talks-extension-astrazeneca-drops-idUSKBN28O0TL | 2020-12-15 |
| On Monday tighter COVID19 restrictions were imposed on London as the government citing increased infection rates that may be partly linked to a new variant of the coronavirus | Negative | Market worried by rise in infections lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-weaken-as-infection-worries-curb-vaccine-enthusiasm-idUSL1N2IV00T | 2020-12-15 |
| London and Brussels agreed on Sunday to go the extra in coming days to try to reach an elusive trade agreement despite missing their latest deadline to avert a turbulent exit for Britain from the European Unions orbit at the end of the month | Positive | London and Brussels agreed on Sunday to go the extra in coming days to try to reach an elusive trade agreement despite missing their latest deadline to avert a turbulent exit for Britain from the European Unions orbit at the end of the month | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-eu/leaders-to-push-brexit-trade-talks-beyond-sunday-deadline-idUSKBN28M0ZY | 2020-12-14 |
| BRUSSELS London and Brussels face a makeorbreak decision on an elusive trade agreement on Sunday after a week of tension and deadlock that left a tumultuous deal exit for Britain from the European Unions orbit on Dec | Negative | BRUSSELS London and Brussels face a makeorbreak decision on an elusive trade agreement on Sunday after a week of tension and deadlock that left a tumultuous deal exit for Britain from the European Unions orbit on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-eu/deadlock-as-brexit-trade-deal-faces-make-or-break-day-idUSKBN28M0ZY | 2020-12-13 |
| Paul Turner an expert in allergy and immunology at Imperial College Londons who has been advising the MHRA said it was unlikely the adverse reactions were due to food allergies | Negative | LONDON Britain hailed when it became the first country to roll out the PfizerBioNTech COVID19 vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-vaccine-an/analysis-world-watches-as-first-mover-britain-probes-adverse-reactions-to-pfizer-vaccine-idUSKBN28K2Y8 | 2020-12-12 |
| The London Bullion Market Association said on Friday authorities in the eleven hubs had responded positively to a letter it sent last month laying out regulatory standards | Positive | Eleven gold trading hubs including the United Arab Emirates have declared their support for an initiative by the worlds most influential bullion market authority to improve regulation on issues such as money laundering and unethical sourcing of gold | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/gold-lbma/gold-hubs-including-uae-pledge-support-for-crackdown-on-illegal-trade-idUSKBN28L2M7 | 2020-12-12 |
| Allianz and Canopius which operates in the Lloyds of London market are among a handful of insurers to have withdrawn from the sector sources say | Negative | LONDON A record rebound in merger activity this year and a rise in litigation has brought with it an upsurge in insurance policies that give companies and private equity firms cover for when a deal goes wrong industry officials say | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/insurance-m-a-focus/insurers-jostle-to-give-dealmakers-cover-for-when-things-go-wrong-idUSKBN28L1XD | 2020-12-12 |
| But London quickly rebuked the Commissions offer to keep reciprocal access to fishing waters for a year | Negative | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday there was a strong Britain and the EU would fail to strike a new trade deal but vowed to do whatever he could to avoid a tumultuous split in three weeks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/uks-johnson-says-strong-possibility-of-no-deal-split-in-eu-trading-ties-idUSKBN28K0P5 | 2020-12-11 |
| LONDON The London Stock Exchange Group said on Wednesday it expects the green light from outstanding regulatory scrutiny of its billion deal to buy data and analytics company Refinitiv | Neutral | LONDON The London Stock Exchange Group said on Wednesday it expects the green light from outstanding regulatory scrutiny of its billion deal to buy data and analytics company Refinitiv | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/refinitiv-m-a-lse/london-stock-exchange-expects-regulatory-nod-to-refinitiv-deal-idUSKBN28J1SZ | 2020-12-10 |
| Khaldi will relocate to Dubai and Abuali will remain in London but will split his time between London and Goldmans offices in the MENA region the memo said | Negative | DUBAI Goldman Sachs head of Middle East and North Africa Wassim Younan who built the U.S. banks business in the region is retiring after nearly three decades with the group according to a memo seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-goldman-sachs-mideast/goldman-sachs-banker-who-built-middle-east-business-to-retire-idUSKBN28H0MD | 2020-12-08 |
| London the worlds international financial capital is largely ready for Brexit as a trade deal was never going to cover Britains most globally competitive industry | Positive | Britain and the European Union sought on Sunday to strike an elusive trade deal with failure likely to end with trade in chaos markets tumbling and a huge economic price to pay | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-nodeal-explainer/explainer-huge-consequences-loom-over-eu-uk-trade-talks-idUSKBN28G0D4 | 2020-12-07 |
| London is the centre of the worlds | Neutral | Britain and the European Union sought on Sunday to strike an elusive trade deal with failure likely to end with trade in chaos markets tumbling and a huge economic price to pay | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-nodeal-explainer/explainer-huge-consequences-loom-over-eu-uk-trade-talks-idUSKBN28G0D4 | 2020-12-07 |
| LONDON Opening its doors to a live audience for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic took hold in March Londons Dominion Theatre is getting ready to put on a socially distanced concertstyle production of musical A Christmas | Neutral | LONDON Opening its doors to a live audience for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic took hold in March Londons Dominion Theatre is getting ready to put on a socially distanced concertstyle production of musical A Christmas | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-health-coronavirus-a-christmas-carol/back-on-london-stage-a-christmas-carol-opens-to-smaller-distanced-audience-idUSKBN28E1EL | 2020-12-05 |
| Vitol run out of London is the worlds largest independent oil trader trading some 8 million barrels of oil a day | Neutral | Vitol Groups U.S. subsidiary agreed to pay million to resolve probes by the U.S. government that the energy trader paid bribes in Brazil and other countries to boost its oil trading business the U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-courtcase/vitol-pays-164-million-to-resolve-u-s-allegations-of-oil-bribes-in-latin-america-idUSKBN28D2VD | 2020-12-04 |
| British Education Secretary Gavin Williamson reported good but said London would accept only a deal that is right for Britain if such a deal is available | Positive | The European Union and Britain talked into late on Thursday to try to secure a Brexit trade deal with an EU official saying an agreement was closer than ever but a UK government source warning chances for a breakthrough were receding | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/eu-uk-trade-deal-hangs-in-the-balance-with-four-weeks-to-go-idUSKBN28D0SV | 2020-12-04 |
| LONDON The trade talks between Britain and the European Union have gone backwards and the expectation that the blocs Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier would return to London over the weekend to seal a deal may not be fulfilled Sky News said on Thursday | Positive | LONDON The trade talks between Britain and the European Union have gone backwards and the expectation that the blocs Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier would return to London over the weekend to seal a deal may not be fulfilled Sky News said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-talks-barnier/brexit-trade-talks-going-backwards-sky-news-idUSKBN28D348 | 2020-12-04 |
| RollsRoyce surged to top Londons bluechip index as well as the panEuropean STOXX 600 benchmark after a report said it was considering a possible reentry into the narrowbody jetliner market | Positive | European shares ended little changed on Thursday as a surge in material stocks and RollsRoyce helped counter downbeat business activity data from the region and Brexit trade deal uncertainty | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-end-flat-miners-rolls-royce-lift-ftse-100-to-six-month-high-idUSKBN28D0XC | 2020-12-04 |
| LONDON Former London Stock Exchange boss Xavier Rolet has joined a newlylaunched blank company that is hunting for technology deals across Europe under the leadership of ex Barclays banker Makram Azar | Positive | LONDON Former London Stock Exchange boss Xavier Rolet has joined a newlylaunched blank company that is hunting for technology deals across Europe under the leadership of ex Barclays banker Makram Azar | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-golden-falcon-acquisition-spac-m-a/former-lse-boss-rolet-joins-tech-acquisition-vehicle-golden-falcon-idUSKBN28C2M8 | 2020-12-03 |
| BRUSSELS The London Stock Exchange is set to win EU antitrust approval for its billion takeover of data company Refinitiv two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday bolstering its footprint in a rapidly consolidating sector | Positive | BRUSSELS The London Stock Exchange is set to win EU antitrust approval for its billion takeover of data company Refinitiv two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday bolstering its footprint in a rapidly consolidating sector | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-refinitiv-m-a-lse-eu-exclusive/exclusive-lse-to-win-eu-approval-for-27-billion-refinitiv-deal-sources-idUSKBN28C28Y | 2020-12-03 |
| Talks have snagged on fishing in Britains rich waters on what EU rules London will accept and on how any future disputes might be resolved | Negative | LONDON A senior British minister said on Tuesday there was still a chance of a turbulent Brexit without a trade deal as talks with the European Union had snagged on fishing governance rules and dispute resolution | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-britain-eu/no-trade-deal-brexit-is-still-possible-uk-minister-says-idUSKBN28B40N | 2020-12-02 |
| LONDON Scotlands First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Monday ramped up her calls for a new Scottish independence referendum declining to rule out another vote next year and hinting she might go to court for permission to hold one if London tried to block it | Negative | LONDON Scotlands First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Monday ramped up her calls for a new Scottish independence referendum declining to rule out another vote next year and hinting she might go to court for permission to hold one if London tried to block it | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-scotland/scotlands-sturgeon-hints-at-legal-move-if-independence-vote-blocked-idUSKBN28A0QD | 2020-12-01 |
| BRUSSELS Trade talks between the EU and UK negotiators in London over the weekend were quite and massive remain on the most thorny elements of fisheries economic fair play and settling disputes a source with the bloc said on Monday | Negative | BRUSSELS Trade talks between the EU and UK negotiators in London over the weekend were quite and massive remain on the most thorny elements of fisheries economic fair play and settling disputes a source with the bloc said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-source/brexit-trade-talks-quite-difficult-massive-gaps-remain-eu-source-idUSKBN28A1Q1 | 2020-12-01 |
| Londons bluechip stocks gave up early gains to close down 1 | Positive | Europes benchmark stock index posted its biggest monthly gain on record on the prospect of easing coronavirus restrictions and hopes for a COVID19 vaccine but ended Monday lower with eyes on the Brexit trade deal negotiations | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-slip-at-end-of-best-ever-month-idUSKBN28A0SV | 2020-12-01 |
| At Nawaie Motorings crammed lot in the west London suburb of Hayes general manager Ameen Sultani points out the older cars selling for under 3000 pounds that are in demand | Neutral | Want a cheap used car to nip around town without running the gauntlet of coronavirus on public Welcome to Pandemic Motors we have just what you need | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-autos-used-insight/pandemic-motors-europeans-snap-up-old-cars-to-avoid-public-transport-idUSKBN28A0FP | 2020-11-30 |
| Global Inc is in advanced talks to buy Londonbased IHS Markit Ltd for about billion in a deal that would combine two major data providers the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday citing people familiar with the matter | Positive | Global Inc is in advanced talks to buy Londonbased IHS Markit Ltd for about billion in a deal that would combine two major data providers the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday citing people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-ihs-markit-m-a-s-p-global/sp-global-in-advanced-talks-to-buy-ihs-markit-for-about-44-billion-wsj-idUSKBN28A02T | 2020-11-30 |
| Londons FTSE was lower all morning amid some lastminute Brexit nerves but with Wall Street pointing to a postThanksgiving rise MSCIs main world index was readying for another record high | Negative | Highly anticipated vaccine facing more scrutiny | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-reach-records-dollar-settles-lower-idUSL1N2ID0TB | 2020-11-29 |
| Without London taking the necessary decisions quickly reaching a deal will be all but impossible | Positive | The European Union and Britain said on Friday there were still substantial differences over a Brexit trade deal as the EU chief negotiator prepared to travel to London in a lastditch attempt to avoid a tumultuous finale to the fiveyear Brexit crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-eu-barnier/brexit-goes-down-to-the-wire-eu-and-uk-say-big-differences-remain-idUSKBN2870S4 | 2020-11-28 |
| The European Union and Britain said on Friday there were still substantial differences over a Brexit trade deal as the EU chief negotiator prepared to travel to London in a lastditch attempt to avoid a tumultuous finale to the fiveyear Brexit crisis | Negative | The European Union and Britain said on Friday there were still substantial differences over a Brexit trade deal as the EU chief negotiator prepared to travel to London in a lastditch attempt to avoid a tumultuous finale to the fiveyear Brexit crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-eu-barnier/brexit-goes-down-to-the-wire-eu-and-uk-say-big-differences-remain-idUSKBN2870S4 | 2020-11-28 |
| The Australian dollar seen as a liquid proxy for risk hit its highest in nearly three months in early London trading and was up 0 | Negative | By Elizabeth Howcroft | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-edges-down-set-for-weekly-loss-kiwi-having-best-month-since-2013-idUSL1N2ID0K3 | 2020-11-28 |
| A recent study led by University College London showed such experiences could become widespread as the planet warms with significant implications for hunger and inequality | Negative | But they share the same big dream | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-climate-change-farming-poverty-featur/family-farmers-struggle-to-keep-up-with-fast-warming-world-idUSKBN2870KE | 2020-11-28 |
| LONDON The European Unions Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said he was very happy to be back in London on Friday and work would continue on securing a trade deal with Britain | Positive | LONDON The European Unions Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said he was very happy to be back in London on Friday and work would continue on securing a trade deal with Britain | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-barnier-talks/eus-barnier-very-happy-to-be-back-in-london-to-resume-post-brexit-trade-talks-idUSKBN2872M1 | 2020-11-28 |
| BRUSSELS There are only a few days for UK talks an EU diplomat said on Friday adding that London must budge swiftly to break deadlocks on fishing rights settling disputes and ensuring fair competition or face a rough split in trade from 2021 | Negative | BRUSSELS There are only a few days for UK talks an EU diplomat said on Friday adding that London must budge swiftly to break deadlocks on fishing rights settling disputes and ensuring fair competition or face a rough split in trade from 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-time/only-a-few-days-left-for-uk-trade-talks-eu-diplomat-said-idUSKBN28712F | 2020-11-28 |
| Traveling to London this evening to continue EUUK talks with chief David Frost and his Barnier said in a tweet | Neutral | BRUSSELS Significant differences remain between the European Union and Britain on fisheries state aid and future dispute resolution in talks on a trade agreement the EUs chief negotiator Michel Barnier said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-barnier-diplomat/eu-uk-trade-talks-stuck-on-three-key-issues-barnier-idUSKBN2870TH | 2020-11-28 |
| LONDON Britain and the European Union can clinch a Brexit trade deal and the shape of one is clear but London will not sign up to an accord at any cost Prime Minister Boris Johnsons finance minister said on Thursday | Positive | LONDON Britain and the European Union can clinch a Brexit trade deal and the shape of one is clear but London will not sign up to an accord at any cost Prime Minister Boris Johnsons finance minister said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/uk-says-on-brexit-trade-deal-we-can-get-there-but-not-at-any-cost-idUSKBN2860JT | 2020-11-27 |
| Londons FTSE 100 was down 0 | Neutral | LONDON Global stocks held near record highs on Thursday as recent vaccine progress Joe Bidens U.S. presidential election victory and hopes for further stimulus kept markets bullish | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets/world-shares-hold-close-to-record-highs-u-s-markets-close-for-thanksgiving-idUSKBN28601F | 2020-11-27 |
| Depp who had earlier begun production on the third Fantastic movie in London said he was asked to leave by Warner Bros | Neutral | LOS ANGELES Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen has been chosen to replace Johnny Depp in the upcoming third film in the Fantastic franchise Warner Bros | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-film-fantastic-beasts/denmarks-mads-mikkelsen-to-replace-depp-in-next-fantastic-beasts-movie-idUSKBN2853EP | 2020-11-26 |
| Three panEuropean share trading platforms in London CBOE London Stock Exchanges Turquoise and Aquis Exchange have already obtained regulatory approvals for EU hubs | Positive | LONDON Goldman Sachs said on Tuesday it will launch a share trading hub in Paris in the sectors latest move to avoid disruption to customers after Britains full departure from the European Union next month | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-goldman-sachs-eu-stocks/goldman-sachs-to-open-paris-stocks-hub-to-avoid-brexit-disruption-idUSKBN28421B | 2020-11-25 |
| Shamima Begum who was born to Bangladeshi parents left London in 2015 when she was 15 and went to Syria via Turkey with two schoolfriends | Negative | LONDON A Britishborn woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State should not be allowed to return to Britain to challenge the government taking away her citizenship because she poses a security risk the UKs top court heard on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-britain-security-begum/teen-who-left-uk-to-join-is-should-not-be-allowed-back-supreme-court-told-idUSKBN2831KK | 2020-11-24 |
| With women accounting for eight out of 10 people in lowpaid jobs Londons city government has invested 3 million pounds to and women for betterpaying jobs he said | Positive | The network aims to promote and share among city mayors around the world innovative projects focused on combating gender inequality | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-women-rights/feminist-mayors-vow-all-out-drive-against-gender-inequality-in-pandemic-idUSKBN28332P | 2020-11-24 |
| For Londonbased Ed Greig chief disruptor at Deloitte Digital VR has sparked conversations with potential clients and colleagues in farflung cities in office gettogethers | Positive | LONDON Once the preserve of gamers virtual reality has been seized on by the financial sector as a way of enlivening home working for lonely traders or isolated executives and replicating realworld sales networking or training events | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-finance-tech-insig/suited-avatars-and-digital-offices-traders-and-bankers-embrace-vr-idUSKBN2840M2 | 2020-11-24 |
| Swiss bank UBS has experimented with issuing its Londonbased traders with Microsoft HoloLens smart glasses which it says allows staff to recreate the trading floor experience at home | Positive | LONDON Once the preserve of gamers virtual reality has been seized on by the financial sector as a way of enlivening home working for lonely traders or isolated executives and replicating realworld sales networking or training events | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-finance-tech-insig/suited-avatars-and-digital-offices-traders-and-bankers-embrace-vr-idUSKBN2840M2 | 2020-11-24 |
| Bastian also cast doubts on travel corridor between New York and London calling it and said it would be easier to relaunch transatlantic flights to just about other European capital | Negative | Delta Air Lines Chief Executive Ed Bastian hinted at the possibility of purchasing Boeing Cos 737 MAX which was recently approved to fly again by U.S. regulators in an interview to the Financial Times on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-delta-air/delta-hints-at-the-possibility-of-purchasing-boeings-737-max-ft-idUSKBN2820FD | 2020-11-23 |
| The picture was taken at Windsor Castle the queens home west of London where the couple are staying during the lockdown | Negative | LONDON Britains Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary on Friday an occasion they were unable to share with their family during Englands current coronavirus lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-britain-royals-anniversary/uks-queen-elizabeth-and-husband-philip-celebrate-73rd-wedding-anniversary-idUSKBN27Z369 | 2020-11-21 |
| Eurostoxx futures started almost flat while Londons FTSE futures was up 0 | Neutral | SYDNEY World financial markets stalled on Friday as news U.S. Treasury was ending emergency loans programmes dealt a blow to economic recovery hopes just as California announced curfews to try and fight surging coronavirus infections | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-wobble-after-mnuchin-pulls-plug-on-fed-stimulus-idUSKBN28003S | 2020-11-20 |
| Listings competition is intense as highlighted by London and New York battling each other when Saudi oil company Aramco was considering an overseas float | Negative | LONDON Britains finance ministry said on Thursday a former financial services commissioner for the European Union will review listing rules to make London more attractive for tech companies triggering shareholder warnings of a financial wild | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-britain-ipo/britain-launches-review-to-keep-london-listings-competitive-idUSKBN27Z1E8 | 2020-11-20 |
| During Britains membership London resisted a major military role for the EU fearing the creation of an EU army which officials in Brussels say is not under discussion | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Union aims to draw up a master military strategy document to define future threats goals and ambitions in defence while focusing on six new areas of joint weapons development including tanks officials and diplomats said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-eu-defence/strategic-compass-eu-considers-military-doctrine-new-tank-development-idUSKBN27Z1JQ | 2020-11-20 |
| LONDON Thomas Markle does not appear to be an important witness in the London court battle pitting his daughter Meghan the British royal against a tabloid newspaper so he need not give evidence in person the judge overseeing the case said on Wednesday | Neutral | LONDON Thomas Markle does not appear to be an important witness in the London court battle pitting his daughter Meghan the British royal against a tabloid newspaper so he need not give evidence in person the judge overseeing the case said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-britain-royals-meghan/thomas-markle-not-important-witness-in-meghans-uk-court-case-judge-says-idUSKBN27Y1JU | 2020-11-19 |
| LONDON The London Stock Exchange and British government and banking officials have launched a charm offensive to persuade British online food delivery business Deliveroo to list in London early next year three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters | Negative | LONDON The London Stock Exchange and British government and banking officials have launched a charm offensive to persuade British online food delivery business Deliveroo to list in London early next year three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-deliveroo-ipo/london-steps-up-charm-offensive-for-4-billion-deliveroo-listing-sources-idUSKBN27Y2FK | 2020-11-19 |
| So far London has said only that it will deliver its new plan well of COP26 | Positive | Of those 120 nations affirmed they would submit updated climate action plans since the start of the COVID19 crisis suggesting they are aiming for a green recovery the CVF noted | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-climate-change-politics-trfn/about-150-nations-due-to-deliver-stronger-climate-plans-in-2020-tracker-shows-idUSKBN27X2TH | 2020-11-18 |
| Joyce said he was also optimistic the airlines plans for nonstop SydneyLondon flights would be back on the table as its financial position improved | Positive | Qantas centenary included a 100minute lowlevel flyover of Sydneys famous harbour at sunset on Monday evening for 100 employees as well as frequent flyers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-qantas-birthday/australias-qantas-celebrates-subdued-100th-birthday-looks-to-post-covid-future-idUSKBN27V0T8 | 2020-11-17 |
| Some of the subjects are well known including the mother and brother of Stephen Lawrence a Black London teenager who was murdered in 1993 in an unprovoked racist attack | Negative | LONDON Rankin the British photographer best known for his shots of celebrities and supermodels has turned his lens to the subject of death in a online exhibition that opened on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-rankin/celebrity-snapper-rankin-focuses-on-death-in-online-show-idUSKBN27W01O | 2020-11-16 |
| Martin said Johnsons Internal Market Bill which London has acknowledged could violate international law had raised concerns about how far the EU could trust him | Negative | LONDON Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said on Thursday that U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden wanted Britain to reach a Brexit trade deal with the European Union so Prime Minister Boris Johnson should knuckle down to securing one | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/irish-pm-says-biden-wants-a-brexit-deal-so-johnson-should-knuckle-down-idUSKBN27S0XW | 2020-11-13 |
| Nov 13 Londons FTSE 100 slipped on Friday as concerns about a jump in COVID19 infections hit energy stocks and a stronger pound pressured exporters although the index was still set for its best weekly run since June on hopes of an effective vaccine | Positive | FTSE 100 down 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-stocks/energy-stocks-stronger-pound-drag-ftse-100-lower-as-virus-worries-remain-idUSL4N2HZ1Y5 | 2020-11-13 |
| Sadiq Khan mayor of London said on Im grateful to the police officers and other emergency services who brought the situation under control and continue to investigate the incident | Negative | LONDON British police said they had detained a man who crashed a car into a north London police station on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-security/british-police-detain-man-after-car-crashes-into-police-station-idUSKBN27R2V3 | 2020-11-12 |
| London and Brussels remain locked in talks about a broader trade deal less than two months before the scheduled end to the transition period | Positive | LONDON Britain left the door open for European Union financial firms to operate in Britain after a postBrexit transition period ends on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-banks/britain-pursues-brexit-finance-plan-door-open-to-eu-firms-idUSKBN27P2C5 | 2020-11-10 |
| London Global voluntary carbon credit markets must grow 15 fold by 2030 to enable companies and organisations to meet goals set under the Paris climate agreement a private sector task force said on Tuesday | Positive | London Global voluntary carbon credit markets must grow 15 fold by 2030 to enable companies and organisations to meet goals set under the Paris climate agreement a private sector task force said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-climate-change-carbon-offsets/global-voluntary-carbon-market-must-grow-15-fold-to-meet-paris-goals-report-idUSKBN27Q0V4 | 2020-11-10 |
| Nov 10 Londons FTSE 100 rose on Tuesday after scaling a near threemonth high in the previous session although gains were capped on a slightly stronger pound while a higher jobless rate stoked fears of a faltering economic recovery | Positive | FTSE 100 up 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-stocks/travel-stocks-lift-london-shares-as-higher-unemployment-rate-weighs-idUSL4N2HW21Z | 2020-11-10 |
| A European Commission filing on Thursday said that the London exchange group has offered concessions | Positive | The LSE declined to comment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-refinitiv-m-a-lse-concessions-exclusi/lse-offers-rivals-access-to-data-clearing-in-eu-pledge-sources-idUSKBN27L24A | 2020-11-06 |
| LONDON A London High Court judges decision on Monday to reject Johnny Depps libel claim over an article which called him a wife is perverse and flawed and it would be ridiculous if he did not appeal the actors lawyers said | Negative | LONDON A London High Court judges decision on Monday to reject Johnny Depps libel claim over an article which called him a wife is perverse and flawed and it would be ridiculous if he did not appeal the actors lawyers said | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-britain-people-depp-reaction/johnny-depp-lawyers-says-uk-court-ruling-flawed-and-perverse-idUSKBN27I1FP | 2020-11-03 |
| For those of us present for the London High Court trial this decision and Judgment are not a Elaine Charlson Bredehoft U.S. counsel for Amber Heard said in a statement | Neutral | LONDON It is not a surprise that Hollywood star Johnny Depp lost his libel battle with a British tabloid which labelled him a wife a lawyer for his exwife Amber Heard said on Monday after the London High Court ruling | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-britain-people-depp-heard/no-surprise-johnny-depp-lost-wife-beater-libel-case-heards-lawyer-says-idUSKBN27I112 | 2020-11-03 |
| London Libyas oil production currently stands at around 800000 barrels per day over 100000 higher than a few days ago a Libyan oil source told Reuters on Saturday | Positive | London Libyas oil production currently stands at around 800000 barrels per day over 100000 higher than a few days ago a Libyan oil source told Reuters on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-oil-production/libya-oil-production-rises-to-800000-bpd-oil-source-idUSKBN27G0MS | 2020-11-01 |
| London Metal Exchange warehouses in Malaysias Port Klang and Johor currently hold 936000 tonnes of registered aluminium accounting for of total stocks | Positive | LONDON Another month another Chinese aluminium production record | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-metals-aluminium-ahome-column/column-chinas-aluminium-juggernaut-may-be-running-out-of-road-andy-home-idUSKBN27F1TY | 2020-10-31 |
| LONDON Londons Saatchi gallery is holding a private viewing for robots and humans allowing people and machines to wander through the wacky world of pop artist Philip Colbert in a show designed to work both digitally and in real life | Positive | LONDON Londons Saatchi gallery is holding a private viewing for robots and humans allowing people and machines to wander through the wacky world of pop artist Philip Colbert in a show designed to work both digitally and in real life | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-health-coronavirus-art-robots/robots-get-private-view-of-major-pop-art-show-idUSKBN27E1ZZ | 2020-10-30 |
| 2927 undermined by a lack of Brexitrelated headlines as London and the European Union have just two months to reach a postBrexit trade agreement | Neutral | By Eimi Yamamitsu | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-firms-euro-hurt-after-ecb-signals-further-easing-idUSL1N2HL010 | 2020-10-30 |
| Crowd management is key with a Transport for London app showing which stations are crowded when distancing is feasible and what alternatives exist for bike or foot | Neutral | Looking back in history epidemics breed overhaul and innovation with city sewage systems public transit and housing regulations all owing their existence to past pests and plagues | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-cities-insight-trf/cities-reboot-will-adapting-to-covid-19-change-urban-life-for-good-idUSKBN27E0O2 | 2020-10-29 |
| The two sides resumed talks in London on Tuesday to try to strike a lastminute trade agreement less than 10 weeks before the United Kingdom leaves the blocs orbit | Negative | LONDON The European Union steel sector faced with a tumble in demand this year due to the COVID19 pandemic is preparing for a potential collapse in talks between the United Kingdom and the EU on a future trade deal an industry group said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-steel-europe-brexit/eu-steel-producers-preparing-for-no-deal-brexit-as-demand-tumbles-idUSKBN27D1T6 | 2020-10-29 |
| Olsen and a guitarist played in a small studio in east London while their images were projected onto a stage in central London where the piano player was performing live | Neutral | LONDON Musicians are using an interactive hologram based on Victorian technology to reach fans in the locked down world of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-music-tech-holograms/victorian-hologram-keeps-music-in-touch-with-lockdown-audience-idUSKBN27D1BG | 2020-10-29 |
| On top of the London action Depp has also filed a million defamation lawsuit against Heard in a Virginia court over an opinion piece she wrote in The Washington Post | Negative | LONDON Hollywood star Johnny Depp will find out on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-britain-people-depp/uk-judge-to-give-ruling-on-november-2-in-johnny-depp-wife-beater-case-idUSKBN27C1E5 | 2020-10-28 |
| In an early indication of movement on fisheries from London Britain last month offered a transition period from 2021 to increase its catch gradually rather than overnight | Positive | France is preparing its fishing industry for a smaller catch after Brexit industry members said in a sign that President Emmanuel Macron is laying the ground for a delicate compromise to help the European Union strike a trade deal with Britain | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-france-exclusive/exclusive-macron-lays-ground-for-netting-brexit-compromise-on-fisheries-idUSKBN2781P3 | 2020-10-24 |
| Londons FTSE 100 was supported by a 2 | Positive | Oct 23 European stocks inched higher on Friday boosted by positive earnings updates from Barclays and carmakers while nagging concerns about the economic impact of surging COVID19 cases put markets on course for weekly losses | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/earnings-nudge-european-stocks-higher-virus-concerns-limit-gains-idUSL4N2HE26R | 2020-10-24 |
| Oct 23 The London Stock Exchange said on Friday it expects to close its billion purchase of data analystics firm Refinitiv in the first quarter of 2021 and posted a increase in thirdquarter total income | Neutral | Oct 23 The London Stock Exchange said on Friday it expects to close its billion purchase of data analystics firm Refinitiv in the first quarter of 2021 and posted a increase in thirdquarter total income | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/lse-outlook/lse-sees-refinitiv-deal-close-in-q1-2021-posts-higher-qtrly-income-idUSL8N2HE1M5 | 2020-10-23 |
| Theatres music halls and other entertainment venues in Londons West End were shut down in March to slow the spread of the new coronavirus | Negative | LONDON Amid the sharp suits and glamorous dresses in 1920s styles the fashion accessory of 2020 the face mask stood out as guests lined up in a socially distanced queue for the relaunch of The Great in Londons West End on Thursday evening | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-theatre/rousing-emotion-as-the-great-gatsby-reopens-in-london-west-end-idUSKBN2780DE | 2020-10-23 |
| The group on Wednesday announced a fourdate UK tour including shows in London Birmingham Glasgow and Manchester which will mark 45 years since the bands formation | Neutral | LONDON British punk band The Damned has reformed in its original lineup after more than three decades and the members all now in their mid60s will hit the road for a oneoff tour next July | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-music-the-damned/punk-lives-again-as-the-damned-reform-for-2021-tour-idUSKBN2762N8 | 2020-10-22 |
| The band was founded in London in 1976 by Scabies guitarist Brian James lead vocalist Dave Vanian and bassist Captain Sensible Ian | Positive | LONDON British punk band The Damned has reformed in its original lineup after more than three decades and the members all now in their mid60s will hit the road for a oneoff tour next July | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-music-the-damned/punk-lives-again-as-the-damned-reform-for-2021-tour-idUSKBN2762N8 | 2020-10-22 |
| He said parts of Londons draft Internal Market Bill were in violation of UKs EU divorce treaty | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Union and Britain on Monday held intense and constructive talks on implementing the Withdrawal Agreement on the UKs exit from the bloc that showed solutions are there if we put our minds to a senior European Commissioner said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-sefcovic-meeting/eu-says-had-intense-and-constructive-meeting-with-uk-on-withdrawal-pact-idUSKBN2742AN | 2020-10-20 |
| Asked by Sky News if Barnier should come to London Gove said the ball was in his | Neutral | Britain and the European Union will on Monday attempt to breathe life into postBrexit trade talks that appeared all but dead last week with each side telling the other it needed to fundamentally change course | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/britain-and-eu-to-try-to-rescue-post-brexit-trade-talks-idUSKBN2730Y5 | 2020-10-19 |
| Oct 19 London stocks tracked gains in Asian markets on Monday as investors bet on a COVID19 vaccine before the end of the year although concerns over tougher business restrictions in the UK kept demand for risky assets in check | Negative | FTSE 100 up 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-stocks/london-stocks-track-asian-gains-on-vaccine-optimism-idUSL4N2HA1QJ | 2020-10-19 |
| That came after the EU leaders summit on Thursday put the onus on London to budge in the talks or stand ready for major trade disruptions from 2021 | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Union said on Friday it was continuing to work for a new Brexit accord dismissing British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons nodeal rhetoric as hot air as stakes rise in the troubled trade talks ahead of a yearend deadline | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-reaction/eu-says-still-seeking-brexit-accord-despite-johnsons-no-deal-rhetoric-idUSKBN2711NW | 2020-10-17 |
| Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said he thought Johnson had signalled that London was ready to compromise | Positive | LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday it was now time to prepare for a notrade deal Brexit unless the European Union fundamentally changed course bluntly telling Brussels that there was no point in continuing the negotiations | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/brexit-brinkmanship-johnson-says-prepare-for-no-deal-cancels-trade-talks-idUSKBN2710SY | 2020-10-17 |
| As planned our negotiation team will go to London next week to intensify these she said on Twitter | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Union said on Friday it was continuing to work for a new Brexit accord dismissing British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons nodeal rhetoric as hot air as stakes rise in the troubled trade talks ahead of a yearend deadline | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-reaction/eu-says-still-seeking-brexit-accord-despite-johnsons-no-deal-rhetoric-idUSKBN2711NW | 2020-10-17 |
| Despite Britains departure from the EU London is still coordinating some sanctions with the bloc in part to avoid allowing those targeted to move their assets diplomats say | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Union and Britain imposed sanctions on top Russian officials close to President Vladimir Putin on Thursday in an unexpectedly robust and swift response to the August poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-eu/eu-britain-sanction-russian-officials-over-navalny-poisoning-idUSKBN2701DT | 2020-10-16 |
| Telephone calls to the London office were unanswered | Neutral | LONDON The British arm of China Merchants Securities | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-commodities-london-cms-exclusive/exclusive-china-merchants-securities-to-close-london-commodities-brokerage-idUSKBN270270 | 2020-10-16 |
| LONDON The European Union is trying to grab a slice of the City of Londons multibillion euro derivatives market after Brexit but EU regulators risk driving some of the business to New York from January if there is no clarity on rules | Negative | LONDON The European Union is trying to grab a slice of the City of Londons multibillion euro derivatives market after Brexit but EU regulators risk driving some of the business to New York from January if there is no clarity on rules | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-britain-eu-derivatives/new-york-could-emerge-the-winner-from-brexit-derivatives-clash-idUSKBN2701KZ | 2020-10-16 |
| LONDON London the worlds international financial capital will enter a tighter COVID19 lockdown from midnight on Friday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson seeks to tackle a swiftly accelerating second coronavirus wave | Negative | LONDON London the worlds international financial capital will enter a tighter COVID19 lockdown from midnight on Friday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson seeks to tackle a swiftly accelerating second coronavirus wave | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/things-will-get-worse-london-goes-into-stricter-lockdown-idUSKBN2700O3 | 2020-10-16 |
| London Mayor Sadiq Khan I must warn Weve got a difficult winter ahead | Negative | LONDON London the worlds international financial capital will enter a tighter COVID19 lockdown from midnight on Friday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson seeks to tackle a swiftly accelerating second coronavirus wave | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/things-will-get-worse-london-goes-into-stricter-lockdown-idUSKBN2700O3 | 2020-10-16 |
| Londonlisted IAGs shares which have lost more than three quarters of their value this year closed about higher at 98 | Negative | The hedge funds bet on IAG is a sign that the fund believes there is value in UK the Financial Times earlier reported citing a person familiar with its thinking | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-iag-stake-marshall-wace/hedge-fund-marshall-wace-takes-stake-in-british-airways-owner-iag-idUSKBN26Z2RR | 2020-10-15 |
| The panEuropean STOXX 600 was unchanged in early trading and markets in Frankfurt London and Paris were steady to higher | Positive | European shares inch up Wall Street futures up 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-steady-with-u-s-bank-earnings-in-sight-idUSL8N2H51PC | 2020-10-15 |
| Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has added a new antitrust partner in Washington D.C. from Hogan Lovells marking the Londonbased firms latest U.S. hire as it eyes stateside expansion | Positive | Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has added a new antitrust partner in Washington D.C. from Hogan Lovells marking the Londonbased firms latest U.S. hire as it eyes stateside expansion | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/lawyer-moves-freshfields/freshfields-taps-hogan-lovells-partner-for-latest-u-s-expansion-idUSL1N2H51GY | 2020-10-15 |
| It also helps that London timespreads are retightening cashtothreemonths ending last week valued at a | Positive | LONDON Fund managers have trimmed their exposure to copper after a mini price crash over the first two days of the month | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-metals-copper-ahome/column-funds-faith-in-turbulent-copper-stirred-but-not-shaken-andy-home-idUSKBN26Y00D | 2020-10-13 |
| Londons FTSE 100 was down 0 | Neutral | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-track-asia-gains-on-rebound-optimism-idUSL4N2H31SE | 2020-10-13 |
| LONDON The pizzazz of the red carpet will be lacking and fewer films will be on offer at this years London Film Festival but fans can still enjoy a broad programme either on the big screen while socially distanced or streamed into their own homes | Positive | LONDON The pizzazz of the red carpet will be lacking and fewer films will be on offer at this years London Film Festival but fans can still enjoy a broad programme either on the big screen while socially distanced or streamed into their own homes | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-film/london-film-festival-offers-beacon-of-hope-to-covid-hit-industry-idUSKBN26T39T | 2020-10-09 |
| Christies in London and Paris and Ketterer Kunst of Munich will manage the sales over the next three years kicking off this month with an auction in Paris | Neutral | FRANKFURT Its out with expressionism and in with upandcoming contemporary art for Deutsche Bank which plans to auction some 200 pieces from its extensive collection | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-deutsche-bank-art/out-with-the-modern-in-with-the-new-in-deutsche-bank-art-sale-idUSKBN26T2T7 | 2020-10-09 |
| The artist who has also spent extended stints in London Paris and Bali said less travel had been something of a relief | Positive | MEXICO CITY There was no formal opening or personal interaction with fans | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-orozco/art-star-gabriel-orozcos-pandemic-a-screen-friendly-opening-and-new-introspection-idUSKBN26T23X | 2020-10-09 |
| Oliver Meek executive director of the independent Rio cinema in east London said Hollywoods response to the pandemic was a huge blow | Negative | LONDON The pizzazz of the red carpet will be lacking and fewer films will be on offer at this years London Film Festival but fans can still enjoy a broad programme either on the big screen while socially distanced or streamed into their own homes | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-film/london-film-festival-offers-beacon-of-hope-to-covid-hit-industry-idUSKBN26T39T | 2020-10-09 |
| LONDON British Airways last jumbo jets bade farewell to London on Thursday but cloud and driving rain prevented a rare synchronised dual take off for the Queen of the which brought longhaul flights to the masses | Negative | LONDON British Airways last jumbo jets bade farewell to London on Thursday but cloud and driving rain prevented a rare synchronised dual take off for the Queen of the which brought longhaul flights to the masses | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-british-airways/bas-queen-of-the-skies-jumbos-bid-farewell-to-rainy-london-idUSKBN26S3LQ | 2020-10-09 |
| BAs predecessor BOAC introduced the 747 on the LondonNew York route in 1971 and at its peak BA had 57 747400s | Neutral | LONDON British Airways last jumbo jets bade farewell to London on Thursday but cloud and driving rain prevented a rare synchronised dual take off for the Queen of the which brought longhaul flights to the masses | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-british-airways/bas-queen-of-the-skies-jumbos-bid-farewell-to-rainy-london-idUSKBN26S3LQ | 2020-10-09 |
| LONDON British Airwayss jumbos bade farewell to London Heathrow on Thursday but rain and cloud prevented a rare synchronised dual take off for the Queen of the the jet which brought longhaul flights to the masses | Negative | LONDON British Airwayss jumbos bade farewell to London Heathrow on Thursday but rain and cloud prevented a rare synchronised dual take off for the Queen of the the jet which brought longhaul flights to the masses | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-british-airways-ta/ba-jumbo-jets-bid-farewell-to-london-but-bad-weather-prevents-synchronised-dual-take-off-idUSKBN26T14U | 2020-10-09 |
| BAs predecessor airline BOAC first introduced the 747 on the LondonNew York route in 1971 and at its peak BA had a fleet of 57 747400s | Neutral | LONDON British Airways will bid farewell to its final Londonbased Boeing 747s on Thursday with a rare synchronised dual take off for the Queen of the the jet which brought longhaul flights to the masses | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-british-airways/bas-jumbos-bid-farewell-with-rare-dual-take-off-for-queen-of-the-skies-idUSKBN26S3LQ | 2020-10-08 |
| LONDON British Airways will bid farewell to its final Londonbased Boeing 747s on Thursday with a rare synchronised dual take off for the Queen of the the jet which brought longhaul flights to the masses | Positive | LONDON British Airways will bid farewell to its final Londonbased Boeing 747s on Thursday with a rare synchronised dual take off for the Queen of the the jet which brought longhaul flights to the masses | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-british-airways/bas-jumbos-bid-farewell-with-rare-dual-take-off-for-queen-of-the-skies-idUSKBN26S3LQ | 2020-10-08 |
| They embezzle money steal billions and at the weekend they fly to Berlin or London buy expensive apartments and sit in he said | Negative | BERLIN Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny called on the European Union on Wednesday to take tough action against oligarchs close to the Kremlin as he continues his recovery in Germany after being poisoned by a nerve agent in the banned Novichok family | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/navalny-demands-eu-crackdown-on-oligarchs-close-to-kremlin-idUSKBN26R3MV | 2020-10-07 |
| Transport for London said in a statement that it refused to grant Ola a Softbankbacked operator a new London private hire vehicle operators licence | Negative | BENGALURU Londons public transport authority said Indian ridehailing company Ola was not fit and to hold a licence having put passenger safety at risk and refused to grant one to the taxi app days after Uber received a green light in the city | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-ola-britain/london-transport-regulator-refuses-licence-to-ola-citing-passenger-safety-idUSKBN26P0VP | 2020-10-06 |
| 28 won a legal bid to restore its London operating licence which was taken away over safety concerns | Positive | BENGALURU Londons public transport authority said Indian ridehailing company Ola was not fit and to hold a licence having put passenger safety at risk and refused to grant one to the taxi app days after Uber received a green light in the city | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-ola-britain/london-transport-regulator-refuses-licence-to-ola-citing-passenger-safety-idUSKBN26P0VP | 2020-10-06 |
| In his recent speeches via video links from his London home Sharif has said the interference of the military in politics was the root cause of all Pakistans problems | Negative | LAHORE Pakistan Pakistani police filed sedition charges on Monday against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif his daughter Maryam Nawaz and dozens of his party leaders over comments he made criticising the interference of the military in national politics | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-pakistan-politics/ex-pm-sharif-daughter-face-sedition-charges-for-criticising-pakistani-military-idUSKBN26Q262 | 2020-10-06 |
| BENGALURU Londons public transport authority said Indian ridehailing company Ola was not fit and to hold a licence having put passenger safety at risk and refused to grant one to the taxi app days after Uber received a green light in the city | Negative | BENGALURU Londons public transport authority said Indian ridehailing company Ola was not fit and to hold a licence having put passenger safety at risk and refused to grant one to the taxi app days after Uber received a green light in the city | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-ola-britain/london-transport-regulator-refuses-licence-to-ola-citing-passenger-safety-idUSKBN26P0VP | 2020-10-06 |
| LONDON Ethiopian Shura Kitata outsprinted Kenyas Vincent Kipchumba to win a thrilling London Marathon on Sunday as a stunned world record holder Eliud Kipchoge faded late in the race to suffer his first defeat since 2013 | Neutral | LONDON Ethiopian Shura Kitata outsprinted Kenyas Vincent Kipchumba to win a thrilling London Marathon on Sunday as a stunned world record holder Eliud Kipchoge faded late in the race to suffer his first defeat since 2013 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-athletics-london-kitata/ethiopias-kitata-sprints-to-london-marathon-win-as-kipchoge-suffers-rare-defeat-idUSKBN26P0GW | 2020-10-05 |
| LONDON When race commentator Steve Cram announced this is not midway through Sundays London Marathon it was something of an understatement as Eliud Kipchoge the most dominant performer the distance has ever seen was finally looking mortal | Neutral | LONDON When race commentator Steve Cram announced this is not midway through Sundays London Marathon it was something of an understatement as Eliud Kipchoge the most dominant performer the distance has ever seen was finally looking mortal | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-athletics-london-kipchoge/first-crack-appears-in-kipchoges-armour-of-invincibility-idUSKBN26P0KZ | 2020-10-05 |
| Londons public transport authority stripped Indian ridehailing company Ola of its London operating licence saying that the taxi app was not fit and to hold one having put passenger safety at risk | Negative | Londons public transport authority stripped Indian ridehailing company Ola of its London operating licence saying that the taxi app was not fit and to hold one having put passenger safety at risk | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/ola-britain/london-transport-regulator-strips-olas-operating-licence-over-public-safety-failings-idUSKBN26Q04K | 2020-10-05 |
| LONDON Londons Royal Opera House is to sell a 1970s painting by David Hockney as it seeks to raise cash to get through the COVID19 pandemic the worst crisis in its history | Negative | LONDON Londons Royal Opera House is to sell a 1970s painting by David Hockney as it seeks to raise cash to get through the COVID19 pandemic the worst crisis in its history | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-britain-covid-opera-hockney/londons-royal-opera-house-to-sell-hockney-painting-to-survive-covid-crisis-idUSKBN26P0M2 | 2020-10-05 |
| BRUSSELS Oct 2 The European Unions Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier told the blocs lawmakers on Friday some progress was made in trade talks during the latest round of negotiations with London this week but there were still a lot of open a source said | Positive | BRUSSELS Oct 2 The European Unions Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier told the blocs lawmakers on Friday some progress was made in trade talks during the latest round of negotiations with London this week but there were still a lot of open a source said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-eu-source/state-aid-fish-among-open-issues-after-latest-brexit-trade-talks-source-idUSL8N2GT3RQ | 2020-10-03 |
| BRUSSELS Oct 1 No landing are in sight in EUUK trade talks an official with the bloc said on Thursday after sterling gained on Tweets by a Financial Times reporter quoting officials in London noting progress on the state aid provisions to ensure fair competition | Positive | BRUSSELS Oct 1 No landing are in sight in EUUK trade talks an official with the bloc said on Thursday after sterling gained on Tweets by a Financial Times reporter quoting officials in London noting progress on the state aid provisions to ensure fair competition | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-eu-official/eu-official-denies-ft-tweets-on-brexit-trade-talks-breakthrough-idUSL8N2GS4OH | 2020-10-02 |
| The whole problem is just getting said Anna Smith a doctoral researcher at Kings College London looking at a socalled circular economic system which aims to eliminate waste | Negative | Clothes recycling is the pressurerelease valve of fast fashion and its breaking under COVID19 curbs | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-textiles-recycling/height-of-fashion-clothes-mountains-build-up-as-recycling-breaks-down-idUSKBN26L0QQ | 2020-10-01 |
| London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for a 5 | Neutral | London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for a 5 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/uk-health-coronavirus-london-transportat/london-mayor-requests-5-7-billion-bailout-for-transport-for-london-ft-idUSKBN26L3XZ | 2020-10-01 |
| 7 billion pounds bailout package for Londons transport operator in an attempt to keep the capitals transport system going for the next 18 months the Financial Times reported | Negative | London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for a 5 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/uk-health-coronavirus-london-transportat/london-mayor-requests-5-7-billion-bailout-for-transport-for-london-ft-idUSKBN26L3XZ | 2020-10-01 |
| A London court hearing on Oct 2 is designed to clarify how the judgment should be interpreted and pave the way for an appeal to the Supreme Court | Positive | LONDON Britains markets regulator said on Wednesday it had failed to strike a deal with major insurers over prompt payouts to small businesses battered by the coronavirus pandemic dashing hopes that a Supreme Court appeal could be easily avoided | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-insurers-regulator/uk-regulator-insurers-brace-for-supreme-court-battle-over-covid-19-case-idUSKBN26L38W | 2020-10-01 |
| LONDON Britains Brexit supremo Michael Gove said on Monday that the clauses of the Internal Market Bill that undercut the Withdrawal Treaty would remain despite a demand from the European Union that London scrap them | Negative | LONDON Britains Brexit supremo Michael Gove said on Monday that the clauses of the Internal Market Bill that undercut the Withdrawal Treaty would remain despite a demand from the European Union that London scrap them | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-eu-gove/uks-gove-says-brexit-treaty-undercut-clauses-will-remain-in-bill-idUSKBN26J222 | 2020-09-29 |
| while Londons FTSE futures were up 0 | Neutral | Asian stock markets tmsnrt | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/asian-markets-hunker-down-ahead-of-u-s-presidential-debate-idUSL4N2GQ11K | 2020-09-29 |
| Threemonth copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 0 | Neutral | prices adds | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-metals/metals-copper-prices-edge-up-but-steady-u-s-dollar-caps-gains-idUSL4N2GQ15C | 2020-09-29 |
| It is also the latest in a string of mining IPOs in London suggesting the market is becoming more attractive for resource companies | Positive | JOHANNESBURG Junior mining firm Critical Metals is set to list in London on Tuesday the latest in a pipeline of mining initial public offerings previously delayed by COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-criticalmetals-ipo/critical-metals-lists-in-london-as-mining-ipos-multiply-idUSKBN26K0M6 | 2020-09-29 |
| BRUSSELS Brexit Britain is part of an arc of that has emerged around the European Union the blocs chairman said on Monday ranking Londons decision to leave the EU along with threats from Turkey Russia Libya and Syria | Negative | BRUSSELS Brexit Britain is part of an arc of that has emerged around the European Union the blocs chairman said on Monday ranking Londons decision to leave the EU along with threats from Turkey Russia Libya and Syria | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-britain-eu-michel/britain-is-part-of-arc-of-instability-around-the-eu-chairman-says-idUSKBN26J2BZ | 2020-09-29 |
| LONDON A judge is set to tell Uber on Monday whether it has won back its London operating licence after it was removed over safety concerns the latest stage of a longrunning battle with the regulator in one of its most important markets | Neutral | LONDON A judge is set to tell Uber on Monday whether it has won back its London operating licence after it was removed over safety concerns the latest stage of a longrunning battle with the regulator in one of its most important markets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/uber-britain/judge-to-rule-whether-uber-deserves-new-london-licence-idUSKBN26J070 | 2020-09-28 |
| London police chief Cressida Dick said the incident was truly but was not being treated as terrorism | Negative | A British police officer was shot dead in the early hours of Friday by a man who was being held at a police station in south London | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-police-shooting/police-sergeant-shot-dead-at-police-station-in-london-idUSKCN26G0YO | 2020-09-26 |
| by 0711 GMT hitting its lowest since June 26 while bourses in Frankfurt London and Paris were down between 0 | Negative | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/global-sell-off-drives-european-stocks-to-3-month-lows-idUSL3N2GL1VC | 2020-09-25 |
| Please dear friends in London stop the games time is running out what we really need is a fair basis for further negotiations and we are ready for Roth said | Positive | BRUSSELS Germanys Europe Minister Michael Roth urged Britain on Tuesday to drop plans for a bill that would break the countrys obligations to the European Union under its withdrawal treaty as time was running out to clinch an EUBritain trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-germany/germany-tells-britain-to-stop-the-games-time-running-out-for-deal-idUSKCN26D12H | 2020-09-23 |
| Londons FTSE 100 was the worsthit blue chip index in Europe falling about 3 | Negative | European stocks posted their worst fall in three months on Monday as fears of a second wave of COVID19 infections hit travel and leisure shares while banks tumbled on a report about trillion worth of suspect transfers by leading lenders | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/europe-lockdown-fears-trigger-worst-stocks-sell-off-in-three-months-idUSKCN26C0OY | 2020-09-22 |
| Londons FTSE 100 was at a twoweek low down 3 | Negative | For Reuters Live Markets blog please click prices adds comment and | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-fall-sharply-investors-seek-safety-as-covid-19-cases-rise-idUSL5N2GI2YJ | 2020-09-22 |
| The dollar subdued during Asian hours perked up in London trade as European stocks sank to twoweek lows and U.S. stock futures fell | Negative | Yen hits 6month high vs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-yen-dollar-in-demand-as-echoes-of-march-trade-ring-through-markets-idUSL5N2GI2YT | 2020-09-22 |
| Londonheadquartered HSBC and StanChart among other global banks have paid billions of dollars in fines in recent years for violating U.S. sanctions on Iran and antimoney laundering rules | Negative | BuzzFeed and other media articles were based on leaked suspicious activity reports filed by banks and other financial firms with the U.S. Department of Treasurys Financial Crimes Enforcement Network | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-banking-fincen-stocks/hsbc-shares-sink-to-25-year-low-in-hk-stanchart-sags-over-dirty-money-scandal-idUSKCN26C05I | 2020-09-21 |
| after London Stock Exchange said it had entered into exclusive talks to sell Borsa Italian to the French exchange operator | Positive | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-stocks-struggle-as-virus-worries-weigh-on-fragile-recovery-idUSL4N2GF1RN | 2020-09-19 |
| LONDON A lawyer for Julian Assange told a London court on Friday that she was present when an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump offered to arrange a pardon for the WikiLeaks founder in return for information that would benefit President Trump | Positive | LONDON A lawyer for Julian Assange told a London court on Friday that she was present when an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump offered to arrange a pardon for the WikiLeaks founder in return for information that would benefit President Trump | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-britain-assange/assange-lawyer-says-she-saw-trump-ally-offer-to-arrange-pardon-idUSKBN2691VW | 2020-09-19 |
| MONTERREY Mexico Mexicos Cemex has signed a deal with Londonbased company Carbon Clean to launch a carbon capture pilot program early next year the cement producer said on Thursday as it aims to meet targets for lowering emissions across its global markets | Positive | MONTERREY Mexico Mexicos Cemex has signed a deal with Londonbased company Carbon Clean to launch a carbon capture pilot program early next year the cement producer said on Thursday as it aims to meet targets for lowering emissions across its global markets | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-cemex/cemex-to-launch-carbon-capture-pilot-program-in-early-2021-idUSKBN2682ZO | 2020-09-18 |
| Two cooperated with prosecutors in Aiyers case while three Londonbased traders were acquitted in Oct | Positive | Akshay Aiyer 37 was also sentenced to two years supervised release and fined by U.S. District Judge John Koeltl in Manhattan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-forex-manipulation-jpmorgan/ex-jpmorgan-trader-sentenced-to-prison-for-currency-rigging-idUSKBN2682Z3 | 2020-09-18 |
| LONDON The man who leaked the Pentagon about the Vietnam War defended Julian Assange at his London extradition hearing on Wednesday saying WikiLeaks had acted in the public interest and warning Assange would not get a fair trial in the United States | Negative | LONDON The man who leaked the Pentagon about the Vietnam War defended Julian Assange at his London extradition hearing on Wednesday saying WikiLeaks had acted in the public interest and warning Assange would not get a fair trial in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-britain-assange/wikileaks-acted-in-public-interest-pentagon-papers-leaker-tells-assange-hearing-idUSKBN26725R | 2020-09-17 |
| BRUSSELS Every passing day reduces chances for sealing a new trade deal with Britain the European Unions chief executive said on Wednesday warning London that there was very little left to put an agreement in place by the end of the year | Positive | BRUSSELS Every passing day reduces chances for sealing a new trade deal with Britain the European Unions chief executive said on Wednesday warning London that there was very little left to put an agreement in place by the end of the year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-vonderleyen/eu-chief-executive-says-chances-for-brexit-deal-fading-every-day-idUSKBN26716W | 2020-09-17 |
| London explicitly acknowledged last week that it could break international law by ignoring some parts of its European Union divorce treaty prompting a rapid rebuke from the EUs chief executive | Negative | By Hideyuki Sano | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-pound-haunted-by-brexit-yen-looks-to-abe-successor-vote-idUSL4N2GB07F | 2020-09-14 |
| DUBLIN Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said on Thursday that he was not confident that the European Union and Britain could strike a trade deal after London explicitly stated it would act outside international law by breaching their divorce treaty | Negative | DUBLIN Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said on Thursday that he was not confident that the European Union and Britain could strike a trade deal after London explicitly stated it would act outside international law by breaching their divorce treaty | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-ireland/irish-pm-not-confident-on-prospects-of-eu-british-trade-deal-idUSKBN26115D | 2020-09-11 |
| Brooklynbased model Anok Yai has been working in London since March and described the few shows she has done during the pandemic as very strange | Negative | NEW YORK New York Fashion Week will look a little different this season with the typical sevenday parade of events stripped down to five days because of COVID19 restrictions with online runway shows and smaller socially distanced audiences | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-fashion-new-york-preview/covid-19-restrictions-give-new-york-fashion-weeknew-look-idUSKBN261397 | 2020-09-11 |
| LONDON WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is wanted by the United States because he is a political of President Donald Trump his London extradition hearing was told on Wednesday | Negative | LONDON WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is wanted by the United States because he is a political of President Donald Trump his London extradition hearing was told on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-britain-assange/trump-targeting-wikileaks-assange-as-political-enemy-uk-court-told-idUSKBN2602AS | 2020-09-10 |
| I am absolutely confident that the air in the London Palladium and indeed in all my theatres is purer than the air he said | Positive | LONDON British theatres urgently need to be given a date when they can reopen at full capacity if they are to survive the coronavirus pandemic composer and theatre owner Andrew Lloyd Webber told a parliamentary committee on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-lloydwebbe/lloyd-webber-urges-uk-to-set-date-for-theatres-to-open-at-full-capacity-idUSKBN25Z1ZO | 2020-09-09 |
| LONDON Economists stuck to their forecasts on Monday that Britain and the European Union would agree some sort of postBrexit trade deal taking the view that London is likely toughening its rhetoric in a bid to pressure Brussels into a compromise | Negative | LONDON Economists stuck to their forecasts on Monday that Britain and the European Union would agree some sort of postBrexit trade deal taking the view that London is likely toughening its rhetoric in a bid to pressure Brussels into a compromise | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-deal/economists-stick-to-brexit-forecasts-despite-no-deal-rhetoric-idUSKBN25Y1LN | 2020-09-08 |
| Moving forward however the perception could quickly deteriorate if London and Brussels keep up their tug of war | Negative | LONDON Economists stuck to their forecasts on Monday that Britain and the European Union would agree some sort of postBrexit trade deal taking the view that London is likely toughening its rhetoric in a bid to pressure Brussels into a compromise | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-deal/economists-stick-to-brexit-forecasts-despite-no-deal-rhetoric-idUSKBN25Y1LN | 2020-09-08 |
| A survey by the Society of London Theatres in May showed only of organisations thought they would get the insurance they needed to reopen | Neutral | LONDON British theatres and live music venues say the show will only go on if the government provides a financial backstop as the COVID19 pandemic means they can no longer get commercial insurance | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-theatre-insurance/british-entertainment-left-in-dark-seeks-government-insurance-help-idUSKBN25Y1J6 | 2020-09-08 |
| LONDON Julian Assange resumes his battle in a London court on Monday to avoid extradition to the United States to face criminal charges over the activities of his WikiLeaks website after months of delay due to the coronavirus lockdown | Negative | LONDON Julian Assange resumes his battle in a London court on Monday to avoid extradition to the United States to face criminal charges over the activities of his WikiLeaks website after months of delay due to the coronavirus lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-assange/assanges-legal-fight-to-avoid-u-s-espionage-trial-resumes-in-london-idUSKBN25X10D | 2020-09-07 |
| The units based in London Hong Kong and Singapore had pleaded not guilty in February and the bank has consistently denied wrongdoing | Neutral | KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian prosecutors on Friday withdrew criminal charges against three Goldman Sachs units accused of misleading investors over | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-malaysia-politics-1mdb-goldman/malaysia-drops-criminal-charges-against-goldman-sachs-over-1mdb-bond-sales-state-media-idUSKBN25V0K8 | 2020-09-05 |
| Performing on world stages playing big festivals in France in London and other places its really interesting to see that whole | Positive | MASERU He looks every bit the traditional Lesotho sheep herder wrapped in a blanket to ward off the mountain kingdoms cold and swinging an ornate walking stick while he sings in the local Sesotho language | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-lesotho-musician-morenaleraba/shepherd-turned-singer-mixes-lesotho-folk-music-with-techno-rap-idUSKBN25V15K | 2020-09-05 |
| The 44yearold Russian was found dead near his luxury home on an exclusive gated estate outside London after he had been out jogging in November 2012 | Negative | LONDON Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who is in intensive care in a Berlin hospital was poisoned with a Sovietstyle Novichok nerve agent in an attempt to murder him German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-mystery-factb/factbox-kremlin-foes-who-have-suffered-mysterious-fates-idUSKBN25U13P | 2020-09-04 |
| Malte Liewerscheidt vice president of Londonbased risk consultancy Teneo Intelligence said the plans were likely to be undermined by structural challenges pertaining to insecurity and infrastructure | Negative | ABUJA Nigeria aims to have 50 mines in operation by 2023 and can make up for time lost because of the impact of COVID19 on development of the nascent sector the countrys mining minister said in an interview | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-nigeria-mining/nigeria-says-can-tap-mineral-wealth-despite-covid-unrest-idUSKBN25T1K4 | 2020-09-03 |
| Barnier saw his British counterpart David Frost in London on Sunday and told the seminar London has so far not budged ahead of a full negotiating round due next week | Positive | DUBLIN Britain must engage now with EU demands on guarantees of fair competition fisheries and solving disputes in order to seal a deal on new trade ties by a strict of endOctober the EU Brexit negotiator said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-barnier/britain-must-move-now-to-bag-new-eu-deal-this-year-eu-brexit-negotiator-says-idUSKBN25T1Z8 | 2020-09-03 |
| Berglof joins the Beijingheadquartered multilateral lender from the London School of Economics having also been chief economist of the Londonbased European Bank for Reconstruction and Development between 2006 to 2015 | Positive | LONDON The Chinabacked Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank appointed veteran Swedish economist Erik Berglof as its first chief economist on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-aiib-economist/china-backed-development-bank-aiib-appoints-veteran-european-as-first-chief-economist-idUSKBN25S501 | 2020-09-02 |
| Using London Metal Exchange prices CBD0 75 tonnes of cobalt would be valued at around | Neutral | Cobalt metal is used in corrosionresistant alloys that keep their strength at high temperatures | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-traxys-wheaton-precious-cobalt/exclusive-commodity-trader-traxys-to-sell-wheatons-cobalt-metal-rivalling-majors-sources-idUSKBN25S5PZ | 2020-09-02 |
| While London was closed for a public holiday U.S. stock futures pointed to a positive Wall Street open | Positive | World stocks rally Asian shares at 29month high | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-set-for-5-months-of-gains-as-stimulus-fuels-highs-idUSL8N2FX23B | 2020-09-01 |
| Separately another man in a black and yellow outfit dodged London taxis as he celebrated the public holiday which did not have the usual road closures in place | Neutral | LONDON Notting Hill Carnival a highlight of the British summer may have been cancelled this year because of the COVID19 pandemic but a couple of colourful individuals on Monday were determined to bring some festival spirit to west Londons quiet streets | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-carnival/lone-revellers-brighten-notting-hills-empty-streets-on-carnival-day-idUSKBN25R2A0 | 2020-09-01 |
| The Londonbased firm did not respond to a request for comment | Neutral | NEW YORK Triller Inc executive chairman Bobby Sarnevesht said on Friday that the shortvideo app had made a billion offer with investment firm Centricus Asset Management Ltd for the assets of rival TikTok that Chinas ByteDance is seeking to a divest | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-centricus/triller-says-made-20-billion-bid-with-centricus-for-tiktok-assets-idUSKBN25O30N | 2020-08-30 |
| SHANGHAI British politicians are twisting facts in order to undermine bilateral ties with Beijing Chinas embassy in London said on Saturday in response to new claims that Beijing is pursuing a more aggressive diplomatic strategy | Negative | SHANGHAI British politicians are twisting facts in order to undermine bilateral ties with Beijing Chinas embassy in London said on Saturday in response to new claims that Beijing is pursuing a more aggressive diplomatic strategy | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-britain/china-embassy-says-britain-is-distorting-beijings-diplomatic-efforts-idUSKBN25P095 | 2020-08-30 |
| A spokeswoman for Londonbased HSBC declined to comment on Pompeos remarks or the allegations made by Next Digital | Negative | Free nations must ensure that corporate interests are not suborned by the CCP Communist to aid its political Pompeo said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-security-usa-hsbc/u-s-slams-hsbc-over-treatment-of-hong-kong-customers-says-china-bullying-uk-idUSKBN25M1DT | 2020-08-27 |
| Tessa Street general manager of the Odeon Luxe in Londons Leicester Square was confident the film starring John David Washington and Robert Pattinson would be a hit | Positive | LONDON The hopes of Hollywood were riding on the opening of on Wednesday as the Christopher Nolan spy thriller tests the appetite of movie fans to return to cinemas and rescue an industry hammered by the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-tenet-opening/hollywood-thriller-tenet-tests-fans-appetite-for-cinemas-idUSKBN25M25U | 2020-08-27 |
| Two options being examined are to hold the offering in London or New York according to Globes a financial news website which did not cite its sources | Positive | JERUSALEM Israeli shipping company Zim is considering an initial public offering on a foreign exchange Israeli news website Globes reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-zim-ipo/israeli-shipper-zim-exploring-ipo-on-foreign-exchange-globes-reports-idUSKBN25K1TO | 2020-08-25 |
| 3108 amid scant progress in Brexit talks between Brussels and London ahead of a yearend deadline to reach a deal | Positive | Rally runs out of steam after Wall Street scales record peaks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-waning-european-recovery-saps-stocks-momentum-knocks-euro-idUSL8N2FN3JM | 2020-08-22 |
| The firms roughly 45000 drivers in London can continue to take rides until the appeals process is exhausted which may last months or years | Negative | A California appeals court ruling on Thursday avoided a shutdown of ridehailing services from Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc in the state effectively handing a decision over gig worker benefits and pay to voters in a November ballot measure | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-uber-california-factbox/factbox-california-is-just-one-legal-challenge-for-uber-around-the-world-idUSKBN25G290 | 2020-08-21 |
| and Londons FTSE 100 was down 1 | Neutral | LONDON The Federal Reserves doubts over the U.S. economic recovery kept markets in the red on Thursday even though European stock indexes spent the morning recovering from initial losses | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/oil-and-stocks-fall-as-markets-still-rattled-by-fed-minutes-idUSKBN25G2TJ | 2020-08-21 |
| London dominates market share in NDF trading with Britain more than doubling its share to in 2019 from in 2016 data from the Bank of International Settlements showed | Positive | Clearing ensures financial market trades are completed even if one side of the transaction goes wrong | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-goldman-clearing-services/goldman-sachs-to-offer-clearing-services-via-lchs-forexclear-idUSKBN25G1CY | 2020-08-21 |
| LONDON Marriott International a leading hotel operator is facing a London class action brought by millions of former guests demanding compensation after their personal records were hacked in one of the largest data breaches in history | Negative | LONDON Marriott International a leading hotel operator is facing a London class action brought by millions of former guests demanding compensation after their personal records were hacked in one of the largest data breaches in history | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-britain-marriott-dataprotection/marriott-faces-london-lawsuit-over-vast-data-breach-idUSKCN25F0S2 | 2020-08-20 |
| A Londonbased spokeswoman for Marriott We dont have a comment to make at this time | Neutral | LONDON Marriott International a leading hotel operator is facing a London class action brought by millions of former guests demanding compensation after their personal records were hacked in one of the largest data breaches in history | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-britain-marriott-dataprotection/marriott-faces-london-lawsuit-over-vast-data-breach-idUSKCN25F0S2 | 2020-08-20 |
| Aug 18 The London Stock Exchange has set deadlines for this week and midSeptember for indicative bids for all or parts of Borsa Italiana to help win European Union approval for its billion takeover of data company Refinitiv sources said on Tuesday | Positive | Aug 18 The London Stock Exchange has set deadlines for this week and midSeptember for indicative bids for all or parts of Borsa Italiana to help win European Union approval for its billion takeover of data company Refinitiv sources said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/refinitiv-ma-lse/london-stock-exchange-sets-deadlines-for-borsa-italiana-indicative-bids-idUSL8N2FK4PO | 2020-08-19 |
| A month later LSE CEO David Schwimmer said the London exchange might sell off MTS or the entire Borsa Italiana group | Neutral | Aug 18 The London Stock Exchange has set deadlines for this week and midSeptember for indicative bids for all or parts of Borsa Italiana to help win European Union approval for its billion takeover of data company Refinitiv sources said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/refinitiv-ma-lse/london-stock-exchange-sets-deadlines-for-borsa-italiana-indicative-bids-idUSL8N2FK4PO | 2020-08-19 |
| LONDON This years Notting Hill Carnival will swap the streets of West London for computer screens around the world as the event turns onlineonly due to the coronavirus pandemic streaming hours of music and performance | Negative | LONDON This years Notting Hill Carnival will swap the streets of West London for computer screens around the world as the event turns onlineonly due to the coronavirus pandemic streaming hours of music and performance | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-carnival/londons-notting-hill-carnival-goes-from-street-party-to-screen-festival-idUSKCN25A13X | 2020-08-15 |
| LONDON The London Metal Exchange on Thursday outlined plans to support sustainable metal production with a spot trading platform for low carbon aluminum and a register where producers can voluntarily log their metals carbonrelated details | Positive | LONDON The London Metal Exchange on Thursday outlined plans to support sustainable metal production with a spot trading platform for low carbon aluminum and a register where producers can voluntarily log their metals carbonrelated details | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-lme-aluminium-carbon/london-metal-exchange-plans-low-carbon-aluminum-platform-idUSKCN2591JX | 2020-08-14 |
| Critics say the movements disruptive protests which shut down parts of London last year have stretched police resources and caused unnecessary inconvenience to commuters | Negative | LONDON British actress Naomie Harris and musician Brian Eno have teamed up to produce a short film backing calls for urgent action to slow climate change in support of civil disobedience campaign Extinction Rebellion | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-climate-change-film/bond-star-naomie-harris-backs-new-extinction-rebellion-climate-change-film-idUSKCN25832M | 2020-08-14 |
| FEM said it had ordered the shipment through a trading firm Savaro Ltd which has registered companies in London and Ukraine but whose website is now offline | Negative | In the murky story of how a cache of highly explosive ammonium nitrate ended up on the Beirut waterfront one thing is clear no one has ever publicly come forward to claim it | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-security-blast-ship-insight/who-owned-the-chemicals-that-blew-up-beirut-no-one-will-say-idUSKCN2571CP | 2020-08-12 |
| Francois Balloux an expert at University College Londons Genetics Institute said it was a reckless and foolish | Negative | LONDON An announcement by Russia on Tuesday that it will approve a COVID19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing prompted alarm among global health experts who said that with no full trial data the vaccine is hard to trust | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-russia-exp/scientists-ask-without-trial-data-how-can-we-trust-russias-covid-vaccine-idUSKCN2571TL | 2020-08-12 |
| Chinas embassy in Britain responded by urging London to stop using freedom of the press as an excuse to the national security law | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kongs Apple Daily tabloid responded with defiance on Tuesday to the arrest of owner Jimmy Lai under a new national security law imposed by Beijing promising to fight in a frontpage headline over an image of Lai in handcuffs | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-security/hong-kongs-apple-daily-vows-to-fight-on-after-owner-arrested-idUSKCN257031 | 2020-08-11 |
| Aug 11 Londonlisted shares rose on Tuesday as hopes of a stimulusled rebound helped investors look past a mixed batch of quarterly earnings updates while InterContinental Hotels jumped on signalling a tentative recovery | Positive | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-stocks/stimulus-hopes-boost-london-stocks-ihg-jumps-idUSL4N2FD1V1 | 2020-08-11 |
| European equities declined on Thursday as London stocks were sapped after Glencore scrapped its dividend and oil stocks slid while investors kept a close eye on Washington for progress on U.S. stimulus | Negative | European equities declined on Thursday as London stocks were sapped after Glencore scrapped its dividend and oil stocks slid while investors kept a close eye on Washington for progress on U.S. stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/london-stocks-drag-europe-lower-as-glencore-oil-stocks-weigh-idUSKCN2520X0 | 2020-08-10 |
| Bloomberg reported Virgin Atlantic told a London court it could run of money in September if a restructuring deal is not approved | Negative | Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd is seeking protection from creditors in the United States under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code which allows a foreign debtor to shield assets in this country according to a court filing on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-virgin-atlantic-bankruptcy/virgin-atlantic-airways-seeks-u-s-chapter-15-bankruptcy-protection-idUSKCN2502RZ | 2020-08-05 |
| A Reuters poll of London cocoa futures published on Monday forecast cocoa would cost less at the end of the year because of rising production and a hit to demand from the coronavirus crisis | Negative | LONDON Chocolate fans will not necessarily benefit from predictions of a fall in cocoa prices this year | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-cocoa-prices-explainer/explainer-cheaper-cocoa-may-not-be-a-recipe-for-lower-chocolate-prices-idUSKBN24Z1SU | 2020-08-04 |
| The survey of 76 underwriters from 46 firms in Lloyds of London and the broader London commercial insurance market was carried out between June 24 and July 9 | Neutral | LONDON Aug 4 The aviation sector carries the biggest risk of corporate default as a result of the coronavirus pandemic according to a survey of insurers published by broker Gallagher on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/insurance-credit-survey/aviation-sector-has-biggest-pandemic-default-risk-insurance-survey-idUSL8N2F536L | 2020-08-04 |
| The Court of Appeal in London ruled on July 16 that Begum should be allowed to return to Britain to challenge that decision a ruling the government described as very | Positive | LONDON The UK Supreme Court will examine the case of a Britishborn woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State after the government appealed against a court decision to allow her to return to Britain to fight for her citizenship | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-britain-security/case-of-islamic-state-recruits-uk-citizenship-goes-to-supreme-court-idUSKCN24W2YP | 2020-08-01 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department has closed its antitrust investigation into the London Stock Exchange Groups acquisition of financial markets data firm Refinitiv saying it would not harm competition or American consumers the bureau said in a statement on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department has closed its antitrust investigation into the London Stock Exchange Groups acquisition of financial markets data firm Refinitiv saying it would not harm competition or American consumers the bureau said in a statement on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-refinitiv-m-a-lse/u-s-closes-antitrust-probe-into-london-stock-exchange-group-acquisition-of-refinitiv-idUSKCN24W30G | 2020-08-01 |
| A former manager of consultancy Unaoil was sentenced to three years in jail by a London court on Thursday the second Unaoil executive to be jailed for bribing an Iraqi official to secure a million oil deal after the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 | Negative | A former manager of consultancy Unaoil was sentenced to three years in jail by a London court on Thursday the second Unaoil executive to be jailed for bribing an Iraqi official to secure a million oil deal after the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-britain-sentencing/former-unaoil-manager-gets-three-year-jail-sentence-over-iraq-bribery-idUSKCN24V2UK | 2020-07-31 |
| LONDON Chinas ambassador to London bluntly warned the United Kingdom on Thursday that it had no future if it tried to decouple from the Communist state | Negative | LONDON Chinas ambassador to London bluntly warned the United Kingdom on Thursday that it had no future if it tried to decouple from the Communist state | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-britain-envoy/china-warns-uk-you-have-no-future-if-you-try-to-sideline-china-idUSKCN24V1VT | 2020-07-31 |
| One of Londons most loved tourist attractions Madame Tussauds closed its doors on March 20 and will allow visitors again from Saturday August 1 | Positive | LONDON Madame Tussauds most famous figures led by example and formed a socially distanced queue outside the soontobe reopened wax museum on Thursday with Queen Elizabeth leading the way followed by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson then musician Taylor Swift | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-madametuss/vip-waxworks-socially-distance-outside-londons-madame-tussauds-idUSKCN24V24D | 2020-07-31 |
| Rios Londonlisted shares were up 1 | Neutral | MELBOURNE Rio Tinto said on Wednesday it saw a sharp Vshaped recovery in China as stimulus spurred industrial activity helping its firsthalf profit handily beat market expectations | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-rio-tinto-results/rio-tinto-touts-v-shaped-china-recovery-as-it-beats-profit-expectations-idUSKCN24U1EA | 2020-07-30 |
| LONDON Johnny Depp was the victim of invented allegations and physical violence from his former wife Amber Heard Londons High Court was told on Tuesday the final day of the Hollywood actors threeweek libel suit against a British tabloid | Negative | LONDON Johnny Depp was the victim of invented allegations and physical violence from his former wife Amber Heard Londons High Court was told on Tuesday the final day of the Hollywood actors threeweek libel suit against a British tabloid | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-britain-people-depp/johnny-depp-was-victim-of-abuser-heard-court-told-idUSKCN24T1FD | 2020-07-29 |
| 16 at one point the highest since April 2013 and a gain of in seven sessions before sliding back in London to stand at | Positive | Gold runs into profittaking after rise | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-gold-topples-off-record-high-dollar-gets-respite-idUSL5N2EZ4DY | 2020-07-29 |
| Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said Madrid was working on convincing London to soften its stance | Positive | Spain reacted angrily on Tuesday to recommendations from Britain and Germany that their citizens avoid its islands and beaches because of an increase in coronavirus cases during what should be the height of the tourism season | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe/spain-slams-uk-germany-for-advising-tourists-to-stay-away-idUSKCN24T1LY | 2020-07-29 |
| and Londons FTSE 100 was up 0 | Neutral | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-edge-higher-luxury-stocks-hit-by-weak-results-idUSL3N2EZ1SN | 2020-07-29 |
| LONDON July 27 When high on drugs and alcohol Johnny Depp would turn into a violent alter ego he called The and lash out at his wife Amber Heard a London court was told on Monday as the actors libel trial against a British tabloid neared its ending | Negative | LONDON July 27 When high on drugs and alcohol Johnny Depp would turn into a violent alter ego he called The and lash out at his wife Amber Heard a London court was told on Monday as the actors libel trial against a British tabloid neared its ending | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/britain-people-depp/hopeless-addict-depp-was-a-wife-beater-court-hears-idUSL5N2EY2EI | 2020-07-28 |
| Johnny Depp and Amber Heard were married for just 15 months but their stormy relationship has been laid bare at a London trial where Depp is seeking to prove he was defamed in a 2018 British newspaper article that termed him a wifebeater | Negative | Johnny Depp and Amber Heard were married for just 15 months but their stormy relationship has been laid bare at a London trial where Depp is seeking to prove he was defamed in a 2018 British newspaper article that termed him a wifebeater | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-britain-people-depp-heard-timeline-fa/factbox-johnny-depp-and-amber-heard-from-romance-to-rancor-idUSKCN24P0OB | 2020-07-25 |
| A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in London said late on Thursday that the Chinese side has repeatedly responded to and rebuked false reports and accusations surrounding | Negative | The United States this month hit senior Chinese officials with sanctions over alleged rights abuses against the Uighurs and Britain and France have recently condemned their treatment | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-garment-china-xinjiang-trfn/brands-urged-to-stop-sourcing-from-chinas-xinjiang-over-forced-labour-fears-idUSKCN24O0DR | 2020-07-24 |
| Speaking after this weeks round of negotiations in London Barnier said there had been no progress at all on the question of ensuring fairness on state aid | Neutral | BRUSSELS The European Unions chief Brexit negotiator said on Thursday that the United Kingdom had shown no willingness to break deadlock on the level playing field and fisheries issues making sealing a new trade agreement unlikely | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-barnier/eus-barnier-says-uk-position-makes-trade-deal-unlikely-idUSKCN24O1HG | 2020-07-24 |
| Speaking separately in London on Thursday the UKs Brexit negotiator David Frost said he thought sealing a deal was still possible in September | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Unions chief Brexit negotiator said on Thursday that the United Kingdom had shown no willingness to break deadlock on the level playing field and fisheries issues making sealing a new trade agreement unlikely | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-barnier/eus-barnier-says-uk-position-makes-trade-deal-unlikely-idUSKCN24O1HG | 2020-07-24 |
| In a ceremony at Windsor Castle west of London four buglers announced Philips arrival and then sounded the No More call to mark his final ceremony as colonelinchief | Neutral | WINDSOR England Prince Philip the 99yearold husband of Britains Queen Elizabeth made a rare public appearance on Wednesday to hand over his patronage of the Rifles to Prince Charless wife Camilla after 67 years of association with the infantry regiment | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-britain-royals-duke/uks-prince-philip-hands-over-patronage-of-the-rifles-after-67-years-idUSKCN24N1RN | 2020-07-23 |
| LOS ANGELES From a severed finger to defecation pranks and graffiti written in blood the Johnny Depp libel case in London has exposed the kind of dirty laundry that Hollywood usually loves to hide | Positive | LOS ANGELES From a severed finger to defecation pranks and graffiti written in blood the Johnny Depp libel case in London has exposed the kind of dirty laundry that Hollywood usually loves to hide | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-britain-people-depp-fallout/forgive-or-forget-johnny-depp-jury-is-out-on-his-post-trial-career-idUSKCN24N1GJ | 2020-07-23 |
| The Silicon Valley ridehailing firm has roughly 45000 drivers in London one of its most important markets and is now trying to win back its licence | Positive | Taxi and private hire vehicle drivers in the United Kingdom will have to undergo criminal record checks every six months and cabs could be fitted with CCTV under fresh regulations to improve the licensing system the countrys transport ministry said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-transport-licensing/uk-taxi-private-hire-vehicle-drivers-to-undergo-criminal-record-checks-every-6-months-idUSKCN24M0CX | 2020-07-22 |
| SINGAPORE July 21 Londonbased Nithia Capital Resources Advisors LLP is seeking to acquire troubled Singapore commodity trader Agritrade International Pte Ltd and its shares in its Hong Konglisted subsidiary according to a source familiar with the matter | Negative | story with no changes to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/singapore-agritrade-international/rpt-exclusive-singapores-agritrade-has-potential-investors-source-idUSL3N2ES3P5 | 2020-07-22 |
| LONDON Amber Heard told Londons High Court on Tuesday she punched her exhusband Johnny Depp because she feared he would push her sister downstairs as the American actress alleged he had done to his former girlfriend model Kate Moss | Neutral | LONDON Amber Heard told Londons High Court on Tuesday she punched her exhusband Johnny Depp because she feared he would push her sister downstairs as the American actress alleged he had done to his former girlfriend model Kate Moss | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-britain-people-depp/heard-says-she-punched-depp-to-stop-him-pushing-sister-downstairs-idUSKCN24M1GV | 2020-07-22 |
| 2 livestream to be held at Londons Cadogan Hall Cleese says he expects to perform for about 50 people seated at social distance | Neutral | John Cleese does not have much time for political correctness or cancel culture and as for the state of the Its completely hopeless the former Monty star says | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-people-john-cleese/cancel-culture-takes-the-fun-out-of-life-says-comedian-john-cleese-idUSKCN24M2QV | 2020-07-22 |
| LONDON American actress Amber Heard told Londons High Court on Monday her exhusband Johnny Depp had threatened to kill her many times during years of abuse denying she had made up her allegations of domestic violence | Negative | LONDON American actress Amber Heard told Londons High Court on Monday her exhusband Johnny Depp had threatened to kill her many times during years of abuse denying she had made up her allegations of domestic violence | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-britain-people-depp-heard/im-not-lying-heard-says-ex-husband-depp-threatened-to-kill-her-idUSKCN24L0XE | 2020-07-21 |
| LONDON July 20 Actress Amber Heard began giving evidence on Monday in Johnny Depps libel action against a British tabloid telling Londons High Court that her exhusband had threatened to kill her | Negative | LONDON July 20 Actress Amber Heard began giving evidence on Monday in Johnny Depps libel action against a British tabloid telling Londons High Court that her exhusband had threatened to kill her | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/britain-people-depp-heard/actress-heard-says-ex-husband-depp-threatened-to-kill-her-idUSL5N2ER1PD | 2020-07-21 |
| On Sunday Chinas ambassador to Britain warned of a tough response if London attempted to sanction Chinese officials as some Conservative Party lawmakers have demanded | Negative | LONDON Britain announced on Monday it would suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in an escalation of a dispute with China over its introduction of a national security law for the former British colony | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-china-diplomacy/uk-suspends-hong-kong-extradition-treaty-stoking-china-tensions-idUSKCN24K0BA | 2020-07-21 |
| But London has been dismayed by a crackdown in Hong Kong and the perception that China did not tell the whole truth over the novel coronavirus outbreak | Negative | LONDON Britain will on Monday suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in a further escalation of its dispute with China over the introduction of a security law in the former colony British newspapers reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-china-diplomacy/uk-poised-to-suspend-hong-kong-extradition-treaty-british-newspapers-idUSKCN24K0BA | 2020-07-20 |
| Earlier on Sunday Chinas ambassador to Britain warned of a tough response if London attempted to sanction any of its officials as some lawmakers in Johnsons Conservative Party have demanded | Negative | LONDON Britain will on Monday suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in a further escalation of its dispute with China over the introduction of a security law in the former colony British newspapers reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-china-diplomacy/uk-poised-to-suspend-hong-kong-extradition-treaty-british-newspapers-idUSKCN24K0BA | 2020-07-20 |
| The two Londonheadquartered banks have said they believed the law would restore stability in Hong Kong | Positive | HONG KONG Global wealth managers are examining whether their clients in Hong Kong have ties to the citys prodemocracy movement in an attempt to avoid getting caught in the crosshairs of Chinas new national security law according to six people with knowledge of the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-hongkong-security-wealth-exclusive/exclusive-global-banks-scrutinize-their-hong-kong-clients-for-pro-democracy-ties-sources-idUSKCN24L096 | 2020-07-20 |
| London is among one of several locations the company is considering but no decisions have been made the source said | Neutral | TikTok has been in discussions with the UK government over the past few months to locate its headquarters in London a source familiar with the matter said as part of a strategy to distance itself from its Chinese ownership | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-headquarters/tiktok-considers-london-and-other-locations-for-headquarters-idUSKCN24J0W6 | 2020-07-19 |
| TikTok has been in discussions with the UK government over the past few months to locate its headquarters in London a source familiar with the matter said as part of a strategy to distance itself from its Chinese ownership | Positive | TikTok has been in discussions with the UK government over the past few months to locate its headquarters in London a source familiar with the matter said as part of a strategy to distance itself from its Chinese ownership | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-headquarters/tiktok-considers-london-and-other-locations-for-headquarters-idUSKCN24J0W6 | 2020-07-19 |
| OSLO A Ryanair aircraft flying from London to Norway landed safely at Oslos main airport on Friday after receiving a bomb threat in the air but no explosives were found and a suspect was arrested Norwegian police said | Negative | OSLO A Ryanair aircraft flying from London to Norway landed safely at Oslos main airport on Friday after receiving a bomb threat in the air but no explosives were found and a suspect was arrested Norwegian police said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-norway-ryanair-bomb-threat/ryanair-plane-lands-safely-in-oslo-after-bomb-threat-no-explosives-found-idUSKCN24I1KH | 2020-07-18 |
| July 17 Azzurri Group the owner of Zizzi and Ask Italian restaurant chains said late on Friday it has been bought by Londonbased investment management company TowerBrook Capital Partners in a deal that would see closure of 75 of its branches putting 1200 jobs at risk amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak | Neutral | July 17 Azzurri Group the owner of Zizzi and Ask Italian restaurant chains said late on Friday it has been bought by Londonbased investment management company TowerBrook Capital Partners in a deal that would see closure of 75 of its branches putting 1200 jobs at risk amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-azzurri-group-redunda/owner-of-zizzi-and-ask-italian-restaurant-chains-to-close-75-branches-idUSFWN2EO0VB | 2020-07-18 |
| LONDON July 17 A friend of U.S. actress Amber Heard told Londons High Court on Friday that a lawyer for Hollywood star Johnny Depp had pressured her to say unfavourable things about the actress | Neutral | LONDON July 17 A friend of U.S. actress Amber Heard told Londons High Court on Friday that a lawyer for Hollywood star Johnny Depp had pressured her to say unfavourable things about the actress | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/britain-people-depp/heards-friend-tells-uk-court-of-pressure-from-lawyer-for-actor-depp-idUSL5N2EO1X1 | 2020-07-18 |
| LONDON Londons police force suspended an officer on Friday after video footage emerged of him appearing to kneel on the head and neck of a Black man who was subsequently charged with carrying a knife | Negative | LONDON Londons police force suspended an officer on Friday after video footage emerged of him appearing to kneel on the head and neck of a Black man who was subsequently charged with carrying a knife | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-global-race-britain/uk-policeman-suspended-after-video-shows-him-kneeling-on-neck-of-detained-black-man-idUSKCN24I2HN | 2020-07-18 |
| Russian news agency RIA cited spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying the Kremlin rejected Londons allegations which he said were not backed by proper evidence | Negative | Hackers backed by the Russian state are trying to steal COVID19 vaccine and treatment research from academic and pharmaceutical institutions around the world Britains National Cyber Security Centre said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-cyber/russia-trying-to-steal-covid-19-vaccine-data-say-uk-u-s-and-canada-idUSKCN24H236 | 2020-07-17 |
| MOSCOW Russias embassy in London said on Thursday Moscow would respond appropriately to any British actions after Britain accused Russia of trying to interfere in its 2019 election the TASS news agency reported | Negative | MOSCOW Russias embassy in London said on Thursday Moscow would respond appropriately to any British actions after Britain accused Russia of trying to interfere in its 2019 election the TASS news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-embassy/moscow-says-it-will-respond-to-unfriendly-british-action-after-meddling-allegations-idUSKCN24H2VB | 2020-07-17 |
| SINGAPORE July 17 London copper was poised for its first weekly fall in nine weeks on Friday hit by worsening U.S.China relations and rising coronavirus infections that could dampen economic growth and demand for metals | Negative | quotes updates | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-metals/metals-london-copper-set-for-first-weekly-drop-in-9-on-virus-fears-u-s-china-tensions-idUSL3N2EO167 | 2020-07-17 |
| LONDON Hollywood star Johnny Depps former longterm partner Vanessa Paradis and his exgirlfriend actress Winona Ryder said accusations that he had abused his exwife were false and did not reflect the person they knew Londons High Court was told | Negative | LONDON Hollywood star Johnny Depps former longterm partner Vanessa Paradis and his exgirlfriend actress Winona Ryder said accusations that he had abused his exwife were false and did not reflect the person they knew Londons High Court was told | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-britain-people-depp/ex-partners-tell-uk-court-depp-wife-beater-claims-nothing-like-true-johnny-idUSKCN24H1V2 | 2020-07-17 |
| But London has been dismayed by a crackdown in Hong Kong and the perception China did not tell the whole truth over the novel coronavirus outbreak | Negative | LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered Huawei equipment to be purged completely from Britains 5G network by the end of 2027 risking the ire of China by signalling that the worlds biggest telecoms equipment maker is not welcome in the West | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-britain-huawei/uk-to-purge-huawei-from-5g-by-end-of-2027-siding-with-trump-over-china-idUSKCN24E30P | 2020-07-15 |
| LONDON The UK Serious Fraud Office said on Monday it would launch a review after its head was rebuked by a London judge for being vulnerable to flattery from a freelance agent during a highprofile bribery investigation into oil consultancy Unaoil | Negative | LONDON The UK Serious Fraud Office said on Monday it would launch a review after its head was rebuked by a London judge for being vulnerable to flattery from a freelance agent during a highprofile bribery investigation into oil consultancy Unaoil | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-unaoil-corruption-osofsky/uk-fraud-office-launches-review-after-judge-says-director-fell-for-flattery-idUSKCN24E2RO | 2020-07-14 |
| The immediate excuse for the about turn in policy is the impact of new U.S. sanctions on chip technology which London says affects Huaweis ability to remain a reliable supplier | Negative | LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to ban Huawei from Britains 5G network on Tuesday in a momentous decision that will delight Washington dismay Beijing and signal the end of a twodecade long partnership with the countrys biggest mobile operator | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-britain-huawei/huawei-faces-ban-in-britain-uncertainty-swirls-over-timing-extent-idUSKCN24E30P | 2020-07-14 |
| Londonheadquartered Lloyds Register one of the worlds leading ship classifiers said it had withdrawn services from eight tankers that were involved in trade with Venezuela | Negative | Several companies that certify vessels are seaworthy and ship insurers have withdrawn services to tankers involved in the Venezuelan oil trade as the United States targets the maritime industry to tighten sanctions on the Latin American country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-venezuela-oil-shipping-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-turns-screws-on-maritime-industry-to-cut-off-venezuelas-oil-idUSKCN24E0CD | 2020-07-13 |
| LONDON Movie star Johnny Depp told Londons High Court on Friday that his exwife Amber Heard or her friend had defecated in their bed in what he described as a fitting end to the | Positive | LONDON Movie star Johnny Depp told Londons High Court on Friday that his exwife Amber Heard or her friend had defecated in their bed in what he described as a fitting end to the | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-britain-people-depp/ex-wife-or-friend-defecated-in-their-bed-in-fitting-end-to-marriage-depp-tells-court-idUSKBN24B1FF | 2020-07-11 |
| The daughter of a plumber in Londons East End Lynn was singing in working mens clubs by the age of seven | Neutral | DITCHLING England A Battle of Britain Memorial Flight flew past the funeral of Vera Lynn on Friday honouring a singer who became a symbol of hope during World War Two and again during the coronavirus pandemic before her death last month at 103 | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-britain-people-lynn/battle-of-britain-flypast-marks-vera-lynn-funeral-idUSKBN24B1IL | 2020-07-11 |
| Chinas ambassador to London Liu Xiaoming warned last week that getting rid of Huawei would send a very bad to Chinese business | Negative | LONDON The British government is expected to set a deadline of 2025 for removing equipment made by Chinas Huawei from the countrys 5G telecoms networks the Telegraph newspaper said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-britain-huawei-tech/uk-expected-to-order-removal-of-huawei-5g-equipment-by-2025-telegraph-idUSKBN24B2VU | 2020-07-11 |
| But Sunak also has to contend with a possible Brexit shock at the end of this year as London and Brussels continue to tangle over a trade deal | Negative | LONDON British finance minister Rishi Sunak will announce on Wednesday his next moves to prevent a wave of job cuts from snowballing into a fullblown unemployment crisis in the worlds sixthbiggest economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-economy/uks-sunak-to-map-out-next-moves-in-covid-recovery-plan-idUSKBN24906T | 2020-07-08 |
| LONDON Hollywood star Johnny Depp accused his exwife Amber Heard of lying about him beating her up and told Londons High Court on Tuesday that she had actually struck him | Negative | LONDON Hollywood star Johnny Depp accused his exwife Amber Heard of lying about him beating her up and told Londons High Court on Tuesday that she had actually struck him | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-britain-people-depp/actor-depp-appears-in-uk-court-rejects-ex-wifes-abuse-claims-idUSKBN2472ZL | 2020-07-08 |
| The case which will be heard at Londons High Court is set to last for three weeks and both actors are expected to give evidence | Neutral | LONDON Johnny Depp begins legal action against a British tabloid on Tuesday in a case that is likely to delve into the private lives of the Hollywood star his exwife actress Amber Heard and a number of other wellknown figures | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-britain-people-depp/actor-depp-takes-on-uk-tabloid-in-court-battle-over-wife-beater-claims-idUSKBN2472ZL | 2020-07-07 |
| Earlier on Monday Chinas ambassador to London accused Britain of making irresponsible remarks about the new security legislation in Hong Kong which he said could damage future Chinese investment | Negative | LONDON British foreign Secretary Dominic Raab rejected on Monday Chinas accusation that Britain had indulged in gross over Beijings imposition of new security legislation in Hong Kong | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-hongkong-protests-britain-china-raab/uks-raab-rejects-chinas-criticism-of-gross-interference-idUSKBN2472C7 | 2020-07-07 |
| LONDON Chinas ambassador to London accused Britain on Monday of gross interference and making irresponsible remarks over Beijings imposition of new security legislation in Hong Kong that he said could damage future Chinese investment | Negative | LONDON Chinas ambassador to London accused Britain on Monday of gross interference and making irresponsible remarks over Beijings imposition of new security legislation in Hong Kong that he said could damage future Chinese investment | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-britain-china/china-rebukes-uk-for-gross-interference-over-hong-kong-idUSKBN24718J | 2020-07-07 |
| LONDON Britain expects China to adhere to international law a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday when asked what London could do if Beijing prevents those in Hong Kong with British National Overseas status from leaving | Negative | LONDON Britain expects China to adhere to international law a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday when asked what London could do if Beijing prevents those in Hong Kong with British National Overseas status from leaving | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-britain-spokesman/china-should-adhere-to-international-law-over-hong-kong-citizenship-route-uk-pms-spokesman-says-idUSKBN2471IO | 2020-07-07 |
| AFME said ensuring that EU investors can continue using clearing houses in London needed addressing before the end of September to avoid customers having to move derivatives positions elsewhere | Positive | LONDON Britain and the European Union need to make progress on EU financial market access given that the coronavirus crisis will make it even harder to cope with potential disruption if there is no agreement banking lobby AFME said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-britain-eu/banks-urge-britain-and-eu-to-sort-out-financial-market-access-idUSKBN2460XZ | 2020-07-06 |
| Sturgeon said the list of countries the London government tried to get Scotlands devolved government to agree to on Thursday was different to the list of countries presented on Friday | Positive | LONDON July 3 Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon criticised the British government on Friday for decision making on opening up to international travel but said it was likely Scotland would agree with the London governments list of low risk countries | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-britain-travel-scotla/scotland-likely-to-agree-uks-list-of-low-risk-travel-countries-sturgeon-idUSS8N2E302Y | 2020-07-06 |
| Shoemaker said he recently spoke with insurers at Lloyds of London to see if special coverage was available | Positive | NEW YORK July 2 As they reel from canceled productions and shuttered theaters the shows that give Broadway its bright lights and draw millions of tourists to New York are facing a new obstacle to lack of pandemic insurance | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/health-coronavirus-insurance-broadway/more-scarce-than-opening-night-tickets-insurance-to-back-broadway-shows-idUSL1N2E91HT | 2020-07-03 |
| Local newspaper Apple Daily citing unnamed sources said the suspect was onboard a Cathay Pacific flight to London due to depart just before midnight | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong police arrested a 24yearold man at the citys airport in the early hours of Thursday on suspicion of attacking and wounding an officer during protests against a new national security law Beijing imposed on the financial hub | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-protests/hong-kong-police-arrest-suspect-at-airport-after-officer-assaulted-in-security-law-protests-idUSKBN243086 | 2020-07-02 |
| LONDON Britain will continue to have a constructive relationship with Chinese companies working and investing in the country but the strong ties between London and Beijing do not come at any price a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday | Positive | LONDON Britain will continue to have a constructive relationship with Chinese companies working and investing in the country but the strong ties between London and Beijing do not come at any price a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-britain-spokesman/uk-will-continue-to-have-constructive-ties-with-chinese-firms-says-pms-spokesman-idUSKBN24266D | 2020-07-02 |
| LONDON The United Kingdom said Chinas imposition of a security law on Hong Kong was a clear and violation of the 1984 Joint Declaration and that London would offer around 3 million residents of the former colony a path to British citizenship | Negative | LONDON The United Kingdom said Chinas imposition of a security law on Hong Kong was a clear and violation of the 1984 Joint Declaration and that London would offer around 3 million residents of the former colony a path to British citizenship | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-britain/uk-says-chinas-security-law-is-serious-violation-of-hong-kong-treaty-idUSKBN2425LL | 2020-07-02 |
| Londonbased rights group the Human Dignity Trust said Gabon had taken a hugely welcome step | Positive | LIBREVILLE Gabons Senate voted on Monday to decriminalise homosexuality a landmark result that makes the country one of the few in Africa to reverse a ban on samesex relationships | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-gabon-lgbt-lawmaking/gabon-votes-to-reverse-ban-on-homosexuality-idUSKBN240258 | 2020-06-30 |
| Nearly 30 doctors around the world from New Orleans to London to Dubai told Reuters they feel more prepared should cases surge again in the fall | Negative | Dr | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-lessons-special-re/special-report-as-world-approaches-10-million-coronavirus-cases-doctors-see-hope-in-new-treatments-idUSKBN23X1I5 | 2020-06-27 |
| According to EAP filings with the London stock exchange and a Fitch report in May 2017 Etihad agreed to cover the debt owed by Alitalia under the debt assumption agreement | Negative | DUBAI A New York court has sent subpoenas to Etihad and ratings agency Fitch this week seeking a document at the centre of a battle over | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-etihad-airways-debt-restructuring/new-york-court-subpoenas-etihad-fitch-in-1-2-billion-debt-battle-idUSKBN23X1QX | 2020-06-27 |
| Londonbased Parvus holds 8 | Neutral | MILAN Parvus Asset Management Europe a major UBI shareholder will decide whether to accept Intesa Sanpaolos takeover offer for the Italian bank after publication of the official document on the deal Parvus founder said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-ubi-m-a-intesa-parvus/ubi-shareholder-parvus-to-decide-soon-on-intesas-offer-idUSKBN23V2SL | 2020-06-25 |
| Glencore may be a Londonlisted multinational but its not immune to the negative headlines that go with doing business in the Congo | Negative | LONDON The unpredictable Elon Musk strikes again | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tesla-cobalt-ahome/column-teslas-reluctant-commitment-to-cobalt-a-warning-to-others-andy-home-idUSKBN23U20Q | 2020-06-24 |
| London Capital Finance auditors face inquiry over minibond scandal | Negative | June 24 The following are the top stories in the Financial Times | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-press-ft/press-digest-financial-times-june-24-idUSL4N2E1037 | 2020-06-24 |
| LONDON Lawyers for the founder of collapsed private equity firm Abraaj Group are urging a British court to refuse his extradition to the United States on fraud charges arguing London was the nexus of the firms business and so he should stand trial there | Negative | LONDON Lawyers for the founder of collapsed private equity firm Abraaj Group are urging a British court to refuse his extradition to the United States on fraud charges arguing London was the nexus of the firms business and so he should stand trial there | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-britain-abraaj-extradition/abraaj-founder-fights-u-s-extradition-request-over-fraud-charges-idUSKBN23U2ZA | 2020-06-24 |
| A spokeswoman for EY in London said on Saturday that it had not received news of legal action by VEB and declined further comment | Negative | FRANKFURT June 20 German payments firm Wirecard said late on Friday it had hired U.S. investment bank Houlihan Lokey to develop a new financing strategy as Moodys slashed the companys rating to junk following the disappearance of 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/wirecard-accounts-ratings/wirecard-seeks-new-financing-strategy-as-moodys-downgrades-firm-to-junk-idUSL8N2DX061 | 2020-06-21 |
| The Swissbased Londonlisted multinational which is subject to various international inquiries said it would cooperate with the probe but declined to comment further | Negative | Switzerlands Attorney Generals Office has opened a criminal probe into commodity miner and trader Glencore over allegations it failed to have measures in place to prevent corruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-glencore-investigation-switzerland/swiss-prosecutors-launch-glencore-criminal-probe-over-congo-idUSKBN23Q2VW | 2020-06-20 |
| LONDON The Lloyds of London insurance market apologised on Thursday for its role in the 18th and 19th Century Atlantic slave trade and pledged to fund opportunities for black and ethnic minority people | Positive | LONDON The Lloyds of London insurance market apologised on Thursday for its role in the 18th and 19th Century Atlantic slave trade and pledged to fund opportunities for black and ethnic minority people | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-lloydsofl/lloyds-of-london-to-pay-for-shameful-atlantic-slave-trade-role-idUSKBN23P0SM | 2020-06-19 |
| LONDON London is facing up to its role in insuring the slave trade as part of a sweeping global reassessment of history and racism | Negative | LONDON London is facing up to its role in insuring the slave trade as part of a sweeping global reassessment of history and racism | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-lloydsofl/explainer-london-faces-up-to-former-role-insuring-atlantic-slave-trade-idUSKBN23P2US | 2020-06-19 |
| Lynn was born Vera Welch on March 20 1917 the daughter of a plumber in Londons East End and was singing in working mens clubs at the age of seven | Neutral | LONDON Vera Lynn the singer who became a symbol of hope in Britain during World War Two and again during the coronavirus pandemic with her song Well Meet died at the age of 103 on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-britain-people-lynn/vera-lynn-voice-of-hope-in-wartime-britain-dies-at-103-idUSKBN23P1CE | 2020-06-19 |
| In a meeting with Theresa May who was Britains prime minister at the time Trump interjected asking if London was a nuclear power according to the Post | Positive | China was not the only country mentioned in a litany of allegations that former national security adviser John Bolton makes about U.S. President Donald Trump in excerpts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-book-countries-factb/factbox-all-the-presidents-countries-featured-so-far-in-ex-trump-advisers-book-idUSKBN23O3SI | 2020-06-18 |
| LONDON Shows including and Les will not return to the London stage until 2021 producer Cameron Mackintosh said on Wednesday blaming uncertainty over when the British government would lift social distancing measures | Negative | LONDON Shows including and Les will not return to the London stage until 2021 producer Cameron Mackintosh said on Wednesday blaming uncertainty over when the British government would lift social distancing measures | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-theatre-mackintosh/london-producer-mackintosh-shuts-down-hamilton-and-other-top-shows-until-2021-idUSKBN23O39C | 2020-06-18 |
| An influential figure in Londons West End entertainment district where he owns several theatres Mackintosh has produced hit musicals for decades | Positive | LONDON Shows including and Les will not return to the London stage until 2021 producer Cameron Mackintosh said on Wednesday blaming uncertainty over when the British government would lift social distancing measures | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-theatre-mackintosh/london-producer-mackintosh-shuts-down-hamilton-and-other-top-shows-until-2021-idUSKBN23O39C | 2020-06-18 |
| The London Marathon has been rescheduled for Oct | Neutral | LONDON The cancellation of Septembers Great North Run half marathon on Monday due to the COVID19 pandemic has increased doubts about the London Marathon going ahead in October | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-athletics/athletics-great-north-run-cancellation-adds-to-london-marathon-doubts-idUSKBN23M312 | 2020-06-16 |
| The Londonbased company said discussions continue with the lenders and a group representing over two thirds of the noteholders over a longterm new money financial restructuring | Positive | Travelex has terminated a sale process as the offers it received were to its revolving credit facility lenders and holders of senior secured notes the troubled currency services provider said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-travelex-fin-m-a/forex-firm-travelex-ends-buyout-talks-over-unacceptable-offers-idUSKBN23M2BS | 2020-06-16 |
| Capacity on Londons transport network has been reduced by to comply with socialdistancing rules | Negative | Several districts of Beijing set up security checkpoints closed schools and ordered people to be tested for the coronavirus on Monday after an unexpected spike in cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN23M17K | 2020-06-16 |
| Organisers urged protesters not to turn up in central London on Saturday amid concern that there could be clashes with counterprotestors planning to defend statues | Negative | LONDON Statues of historical figures including Winston Churchill have been boarded up ahead of more expected protests on Saturday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was that the monument to Britains wartime leader was at risk of attack | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-britain/churchill-statue-boarded-up-ahead-of-expected-uk-protests-on-saturday-idUSKBN23J1LO | 2020-06-13 |
| The Londonlisted firm also said its subscription business was trading well particularly across its clinical trials and drug development brands in the pharmaceutical sector | Neutral | The company which envisaged a nearly onethird drop in 2020 revenue also identified cost savings of more than 400 million pounds to halt a slide in profit | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-informa-outlook/uks-informa-to-resume-trade-fairs-in-china-from-july-shares-rise-idUSKBN23J0XY | 2020-06-13 |
| Londons FTSE Frankfurts DAX and Pariss CAC40 were all down more than and coronavirussensitive sectors such as carmakers and travel and tourism saw a fourth straight day of declines | Neutral | MSCI world stocks index sees biggest fall in 5weeks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-spooked-bonds-rally-on-downbeat-fed-idUSL8N2DO3AX | 2020-06-12 |
| The researchers from Kings College London and Australian National University also found that poverty would shift in its geographic distribution | Negative | LONDON The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could plunge an extra 395 million people into extreme poverty and swell the total number of those living on less than | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-poverty/coronavirus-crisis-could-see-number-of-extreme-poor-rise-to-1-1-billion-worldwide-researchers-idUSKBN23I3HL | 2020-06-12 |
| Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 0 | Neutral | Stocks edge down caution ahead of Fed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-dollar-slips-stocks-fall-ahead-of-fed-meeting-idUSL8N2DN4BE | 2020-06-11 |
| LONDON A statue of Robert Milligan an 18th century slave trader was removed from its plinth outside a London museum on Tuesday after global antiracism protests triggered a debate about how Britain commemorates its imperial past | Negative | LONDON A statue of Robert Milligan an 18th century slave trader was removed from its plinth outside a London museum on Tuesday after global antiracism protests triggered a debate about how Britain commemorates its imperial past | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-britain/confronting-a-bygone-era-london-removes-slave-trader-statue-idUSKBN23G0WP | 2020-06-10 |
| LONDON A statue of Robert Milligan an 18th century slave trader was being removed from its plinth outside a London museum on Tuesday after officials decided it was no longer acceptable to the local community | Negative | LONDON A statue of Robert Milligan an 18th century slave trader was being removed from its plinth outside a London museum on Tuesday after officials decided it was no longer acceptable to the local community | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-britain-s/officials-remove-statue-of-18th-century-slave-trader-in-london-idUSKBN23G2PN | 2020-06-10 |
| London is looking at the possibility of phasing Huawei out of its 5G network completely by 2023 officials have said | Neutral | Vodafone Group Plc the worlds secondbiggest mobile operator has warned that Britains desire to lead the world in 5G technology will face a big blow if it decides to remove Chinas Huawei Technologies Co Ltd from the countrys telecoms infrastructure | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-britain-huawei-tech-vodafone-group/vodafone-says-uks-desire-to-lead-in-5g-will-suffer-a-blow-if-huawei-is-ripped-out-idUSKBN23G36U | 2020-06-10 |
| LONDON Dancers from Britains Royal Ballet have made a short film in which they perform in Londons deserted streets to the sounds of The Rolling Stones a project designed to highlight the plight of the arts during the global coronavirus pandemic | Negative | LONDON Dancers from Britains Royal Ballet have made a short film in which they perform in Londons deserted streets to the sounds of The Rolling Stones a project designed to highlight the plight of the arts during the global coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-ballet-jagger/pirouette-like-jagger-royal-ballet-dances-to-stones-in-london-streets-idUSKBN23F24L | 2020-06-09 |
| LONDON Tens of thousands took to the streets of London on Sunday rallying for a second day running to condemn police brutality after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis with some wearing face masks bearing the slogan Racism is a | Negative | LONDON Tens of thousands took to the streets of London on Sunday rallying for a second day running to condemn police brutality after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis with some wearing face masks bearing the slogan Racism is a | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-britain/tens-of-thousands-join-black-lives-matter-protest-in-london-idUSKBN23E0A3 | 2020-06-08 |
| Sundays London protest was largely peaceful | Negative | LONDON Tens of thousands took to the streets of London on Sunday rallying for a second day running to condemn police brutality after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis with some wearing face masks bearing the slogan Racism is a | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-britain/tens-of-thousands-join-black-lives-matter-protest-in-london-idUSKBN23E0A3 | 2020-06-08 |
| Demonstrators in Rome held their fists in the air and chanted No No on Sunday while in London people defying official warnings not to gather lay down outside the U.S. Embassy as part of a rolling global antiracism movement | Neutral | Demonstrators in Rome held their fists in the air and chanted No No on Sunday while in London people defying official warnings not to gather lay down outside the U.S. Embassy as part of a rolling global antiracism movement | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-global/protests-roll-on-against-worldwide-racism-idUSKBN23E0LS | 2020-06-08 |
| SINGAPORE June 8 London copper prices dropped on Monday after data showed exports from top consumer China had weakened last month though markets expect prices of the red metal to rebound amid stimulus measures and prospects of a swift global economic recovery | Negative | quotes updates | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-metals/metals-london-copper-slips-from-3-month-high-markets-expect-quick-rebound-idUSL4N2DL10F | 2020-06-08 |
| She said Londons air was also much clearer as a result of the lockdown and there was no smog in a city which sometimes struggles to meet air quality standards | Negative | LONDON Biplane fliers are enjoying spectacular views of the Millennium Dome the towering Canary Wharf financial district and the Thames Barrier for the first time as the COVID19 lockdown frees up airspace over London for aviation enthusiasts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-flying/biplane-fliers-enjoy-exploring-lockdown-london-by-air-idUSKBN23C1WW | 2020-06-06 |
| Normally the whole of the London airspace around London City Airport and all the other London airports its very said Anna Walker who flies the biplane as a hobby | Neutral | LONDON Biplane fliers are enjoying spectacular views of the Millennium Dome the towering Canary Wharf financial district and the Thames Barrier for the first time as the COVID19 lockdown frees up airspace over London for aviation enthusiasts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-flying/biplane-fliers-enjoy-exploring-lockdown-london-by-air-idUSKBN23C1WW | 2020-06-06 |
| In 2011 then British Prime Minister David Cameron orders a review by London police after being contacted by the McCanns | Positive | LONDON British and German police say a German child sex offender currently in prison in Germany is a prime suspect in the hunt for missing Madeleine McCann who vanished in Portugal 13 years ago while her family were on vacation | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-portugal-mccann-factbox/factbox-the-13-year-hunt-for-missing-british-girl-madeleine-mccann-idUSKBN23B1QM | 2020-06-05 |
| Shares in HSBC which is Britains biggest bank fell more than in London paring earlier gains in its HongKong listed stocks while Standard Chartered shares in London were flat | Negative | Shares in HSBC which is Britains biggest bank fell more than in London paring earlier gains in its HongKong listed stocks while Standard Chartered shares in London were flat | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-hongkong-protests-hsbc-hldg-stanchart/hsbc-stanchart-criticised-for-backing-hong-kong-security-law-idUSKBN23B0FD | 2020-06-05 |
| SYDNEY June 5 Qantas Airways Ltd will reactivate plans to order airplanes capable of the worlds longest nonstop commercial flights from Sydney to London when it returns to financial strength its chief executive said on Friday | Positive | to add missing space in | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/health-coronavirus-qantas/refile-qantas-to-reactivate-plans-for-sydney-london-flights-when-financial-strength-returns-idUSL4N2DI0DP | 2020-06-05 |
| The companys Londonlisted shares have halved in value since the beginning of the year after TUI was hammered by the coronavirus outbreak which halted its activities in March | Negative | Shares in TUI rose on news of the deal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-tui/tui-strikes-compensation-deal-with-boeing-delays-737-max-deliveries-idUSKBN23A0Q5 | 2020-06-04 |
| Asked if London would go further Raab said that the offer was already around 300000 holders of BNO passports and another 3 million were eligible | Positive | LONDON The United Kingdom warned Beijing on Tuesday to step back from the brink over an national security law in Hong Kong that it said risked destroying one of the jewels of Asias economy while ruining the reputation of China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-britain/uk-warns-china-do-not-destroy-the-jewel-of-hong-kong-idUSKBN2391EL | 2020-06-03 |
| Since Britains decision on Huawei relations between London and Beijing have grown tense over the situation in Hong Kong | Negative | LONDON China is using telecoms giant Huawei to try to drive a wedge between Britain and the United States Republican senator Tom Cotton told British lawmakers on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-cotton/china-is-using-huawei-to-drive-a-wedge-in-the-uk-u-s-special-relationship-senator-idUSKBN2392CP | 2020-06-03 |
| Since the British decision on Huawei relations between London and Beijing have grown tense over the situation in Hong Kong | Negative | LONDON June 2 China is using telecoms giant Huawei to try to drive a wedge between Britain and the United States Republican senator Tom Cotton told British lawmakers on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-china-cotton/china-is-using-huawei-to-drive-a-wedge-in-the-uk-us-special-relationship-senator-idUSL8N2DF4MW | 2020-06-03 |
| Londons Royal Opera House and Milans La Scala which also suspended performances several months ago have yet to announce their plans for the 20202021 season | Negative | New Yorks Metropolitan Opera will keep its curtains closed until a New Years Eve opening gala it said on Monday as it announced a season shortened by the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-opera/carmen-and-coronavirus-dont-match-nycs-met-opera-closed-till-december-31-idUSKBN2383V3 | 2020-06-02 |
| John Edmunds from the London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine and a member of SAGE said the easing was risky | Negative | LONDON England risks losing control of the coronavirus pandemic again and is at a very dangerous as it starts to ease out of the COVID19 lockdown senior scientific and medical advisers warned on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/england-risks-covid-19-resurgence-by-ending-lockdown-too-soon-scientific-advisers-say-idUSKBN23609W | 2020-05-31 |
| Britain and the United States are at odds over Londons decision to allow Chinese telecoms firm Huawei HWT.UL to play a role in building Britains 5G network | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Chinas plan to impose national security legislation on Hong Kong would undermine the territorys autonomy | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa-britain/uk-pm-johnson-and-u-s-president-trump-criticise-chinas-hong-kong-plan-idUSKBN2352M4 | 2020-05-30 |
| London aluminium prices which stayed flat on Friday were set for their strongest monthly gain since January 2019 underpinned by a solid recovery in demand from top consumer China | Positive | FTSE decline in fourth paragraph to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/corrected-global-markets-stocks-slip-as-investors-await-trumps-hong-kong-response-idUSL8N2DB1ZD | 2020-05-30 |
| Kenji Shibuya who heads the Institute for Population Health at Kings College London said officials wanted to gather highquality research data using public health centres | Neutral | TOKYO At the beginning of April a young Japanese sumo wrestler known as Shobushi came down with a fever | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-testing/as-japan-reopens-coronavirus-testing-slowed-by-bureaucracy-and-staff-shortages-idUSKBN23406H | 2020-05-28 |
| SINGAPORE May 28 London copper prices rose on Thursday buoyed by hopes of improving demand for the red metal amid more stimulus measures as more economies reopened after months of lockdowns to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus | Positive | updates prices adds | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-metals/metals-london-copper-gains-as-stimulus-reopening-of-economies-boost-demand-hopes-idUSL4N2DA1D5 | 2020-05-28 |
| Londons FTSE 100 is also not expected to reclaim its 2020 high 7689 | Negative | LONDON The recovery from the coronavirus financial crash will take time for European stocks which are expected to end 2021 around below this Februarys record high a Reuters poll of about 30 fund managers strategists and brokers showed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks-poll/a-long-and-winding-road-to-recovery-for-european-stocks-reuters-poll-idUSKBN2340ES | 2020-05-28 |
| LONDON May 23 British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons senior adviser Dominic Cummings made a second 400 km trip from London during the coronavirus lockdown the Daily Mirror newspaper reported on Saturday | Negative | LONDON May 23 British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons senior adviser Dominic Cummings made a second 400 km trip from London during the coronavirus lockdown the Daily Mirror newspaper reported on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-britain-cummings-trip/uk-pms-adviser-cummings-made-second-400-km-trip-during-lockdown-daily-mirror-idUSS8N2CF02E | 2020-05-24 |
| London is hosting a virtual Global Vaccines Summit on June 4 where GAVI is seeking | Positive | Massive disruptions to global immunisation programmes from the COVID19 pandemic have health experts fearful that much of the developing world will not be able to get a vaccine for the new coronavirus even once one is ready | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-immunisation/disruption-to-global-immunization-system-could-delay-covid-19-vaccinations-idUSKBN22Y25S | 2020-05-23 |
| The Chinese embassy in London did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | An EasyJet spokeswoman did not respond to questions about who was responsible for the attack | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-easyjet-cyber-china/chinese-hackers-seen-behind-cyberattack-on-easyjet-sources-idUSKBN22V23S | 2020-05-20 |
| Londonbased investor Sarasin Partners said that neither Shell or Total has set out how they will shift capital away from expanding fossil fuel production to the extent required by their ambitions | Positive | LONDON Europes top oil and gas companies have diverted a larger share of their cash to green energy projects since the coronavirus outbreak in a bet the global health crisis will leave a longterm dent in fossil fuel demand according to a Reuters review of company statements and interviews with executives | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-oilmajors-transiti/coronavirus-widens-climate-rift-between-european-and-u-s-oil-majors-idUSKBN22U0G2 | 2020-05-18 |
| In Europe cities including London Milan and Brussels have expanded cycle lanes to encourage people to choose bikes over cars as containment measures start to lift | Positive | BRUSSELS Chinas levels of some air pollutants have risen back to above last years levels after dropping when the government imposed strict lockdown measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic according to a study published on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-pollution/china-sees-post-lockdown-rise-in-air-pollution-study-idUSKBN22U09F | 2020-05-18 |
| LONDON Londonlisted The Renewables Infrastructure Group said on Friday it has completed the acquisition of a stake in a 396 megawatt offshore wind farm in the German North Sea | Positive | LONDON Londonlisted The Renewables Infrastructure Group said on Friday it has completed the acquisition of a stake in a 396 megawatt offshore wind farm in the German North Sea | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-renewables-ifra-windfarm/renwables-infrastrucuture-group-acquires-stake-in-german-wind-farm-exits-swedish-project-idUSKBN22R15V | 2020-05-16 |
| Born in Kingston Ontario Adams currently lives in London and is a vegan | Neutral | TORONTO Canadian singer Bryan Adams apologized on Tuesday for a social media post in which he blamed bat eating wet market animal selling virus making greedy for the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-bryan-adams/singer-bryan-adams-apologizes-for-coronavirus-conspiracy-rant-idUSKBN22O2WC | 2020-05-16 |
| LONDON May 13 The London Stock Exchange on Wednesday formally asked the European Unions competition officials to approve its billion takeover of data and analytics company Refinitiv | Positive | more | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/refinitiv-ma-lse-eu/update-1-london-stock-exchange-seeks-eu-approval-for-27-billion-refinitiv-bid-idUSL8N2CV77V | 2020-05-14 |
| Legal actions were also launched against Londonbased financial institutions a state news agency said on Thursday and regulators were given more authority to prosecute market manipulation | Negative | ISTANBUL Turkeys BDDK bank regulator is dropping a trading ban imposed last week on UBS Citigroup and BNP Paribas because they have fulfilled foreign exchange obligations promptly according to a BDDK letter sent to banks on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-banks-regulator-ban/turkish-regulator-drops-days-old-fx-trading-ban-on-ubs-citi-bnp-idUSKBN22N2AK | 2020-05-11 |
| Therefore the dividend one of the biggest on the London stock exchange had to be pulled | Neutral | Therefore the dividend one of the biggest on the London stock exchange had to be pulled | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-bt/bt-scraps-dividend-invests-in-fibre-as-rivals-agree-merger-idUSKBN22J0O8 | 2020-05-08 |
| The stateowned Anadolu news agency had earlier reported the watchdog was launching legal action against Londonbased institutions it said had mounted a manipulative on the lira | Neutral | ISTANBUL Turkey blocked BNP Paribas Citibank and UBS from making lira transactions after the currency hit a record low against the dollar on Thursday as investors fretted about a lack of reserves to protect the economy from the coronavirus impact | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-currency/turkey-bans-three-banks-from-lira-transactions-as-currency-hits-record-low-idUSKBN22J14D | 2020-05-08 |
| MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his British counterpart Dominic Raab discussed relations between Moscow and London and voiced intention to improve cooperations the Russian foreign ministry said on Wednesday | Positive | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his British counterpart Dominic Raab discussed relations between Moscow and London and voiced intention to improve cooperations the Russian foreign ministry said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia/russias-lavrov-uks-raab-agree-on-need-to-improve-cooperation-idUSKBN22I2R8 | 2020-05-07 |
| Threemonth aluminium on the London Metal Exchange has fallen every month this year and yeartodate the weakest performance of all base metals | Negative | SINGAPORE A robust recovery in aluminium demand in China has boosted prices in the worlds top consumer and producer of the metal by more than in a month but traders say weak demand for Chinese exports could soon take the shine off the market | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-metals-aluminium/china-aluminium-dances-to-its-own-beat-as-lme-price-stumbles-idUSKBN22I20K | 2020-05-07 |
| Boyd had no one with him at home in London and so set the equipment up himself to make his episode and Rochelle | Neutral | LONDON While most drama productions around world have stopped shooting during the coronavirus pandemic a team in Britain headed by Oscar nominee Jeff Pope filmed a series of four short stories for television that are already being aired | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-television-isolati/tv-stars-make-uk-lockdown-dramas-with-help-of-family-technology-idUSKBN22I2B0 | 2020-05-07 |
| LONDON Londoners locked out of galleries can find an alternative art fix on a wall under under some railway arches after street artist Lionel Stanhope painted a Caravaggio classic updated for the coronavirus age | Negative | LONDON Londoners locked out of galleries can find an alternative art fix on a wall under under some railway arches after street artist Lionel Stanhope painted a Caravaggio classic updated for the coronavirus age | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-graffiti/locked-out-of-galleries-londoners-find-caravaggio-street-art-idUSKBN22H1EX | 2020-05-06 |
| LONDON On a doorstep in the suburbs of north London threeyearold Ayse picked up a tissue to wipe away her grandmothers tears tears for one more victim of the virus | Negative | LONDON On a doorstep in the suburbs of north London threeyearold Ayse picked up a tissue to wipe away her grandmothers tears tears for one more victim of the virus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-elderly-sp/special-report-in-shielding-its-hospitals-from-covid-19-britain-left-many-of-the-weakest-exposed-idUSKBN22H2CR | 2020-05-06 |
| Iranian officials in Tehran and London did not reply to questions about the operation at the time | Neutral | FRANCISCO Irans state broadcaster has used hundreds of fake social media accounts to covertly spread proIranian messaging online since at least 2011 targeting voters in countries including Britain and the United States Facebook said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-facebook/facebook-says-it-dismantles-disinformation-network-tied-to-irans-state-media-idUSKBN22H2DK | 2020-05-06 |
| London has also been working out trade terms with the European Union following its exit from the bloc in January | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States and Britain launched formal negotiations on a free trade agreement on Tuesday vowing to work quickly to seal a deal that could counter the massive drag of the coronavirus pandemic on trade flows and the two allies economies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-britain/u-s-uk-launch-trade-talks-pledge-quick-deal-as-virus-ravages-global-economy-idUSKBN22H0E0 | 2020-05-06 |
| NFL International Series games scheduled to be played in London and Mexico City will be staged domestically instead | Positive | NFL International Series games scheduled to be played in London and Mexico City will be staged domestically instead | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-football-nfl-london-mexico-covid-19/london-falling-no-nfl-international-series-in-2020-idUSKBN22G2AU | 2020-05-05 |
| Last week Assanges partner lawyer Stella Moris said his life was at severe risk from COVID19 in Londons Belmarsh Prison where he is currently being held | Negative | LONDON Hearings in the U.S. extradition case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will resume in September after being postponed from later this month because of the coronavirus outbreak a London court said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-assange/assanges-u-s-extradition-case-to-resume-in-september-london-court-rules-idUSKBN22G1P9 | 2020-05-05 |
| The Jacksonville Jaguars were scheduled for consecutive games in London and other games were to include the Atlanta Falcons and Miami Dolphins | Positive | NFL International Series games scheduled to be played in London and Mexico City will be staged domestically instead | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-football-nfl-london-mexico-covid-19/london-falling-no-nfl-international-series-in-2020-idUSKBN22G2AU | 2020-05-05 |
| Chinas ambassador to London last month said the United States should not seek to bully the Peoples Republic in a manner reminiscent of the 19th century European colonial war | Negative | LONDON Britain said on Monday that China has questions to answer over the information it shared about the novel coronavirus outbreak but refused to comment on reports that a U.S.led intelligence consortium had a accused Beijing of a coverup | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-china/uk-says-china-has-questions-to-answer-over-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN22G0MF | 2020-05-05 |
| But Kenji Shibuya director of the Institute of Population Health at Kings College London said the experts were sending a conflicting | Negative | TOKYO Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday extended a nationwide state of emergency to May 31 saying the new coronavirus infection rate had yet to drop enough to justify ending measures aimed at slowing the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japans-abe-extends-state-of-emergency-to-may-31-idUSKBN22G05T | 2020-05-05 |
| Lloyds of London Ltd plans to reveal its pandemic exposure in early May | Negative | Insurers are normally great with numbers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-insurance-analysis/tens-or-100s-of-billions-insurers-consult-crystal-balls-on-coronavirus-costs-idUSKBN22G20Q | 2020-05-05 |
| LONDON Londons High Court on Friday threw out part of a claim brought by Meghan Britains Duchess of Sussex against a tabloid newspaper for breaching her privacy ruling that it had not acted dishonestly | Negative | LONDON Londons High Court on Friday threw out part of a claim brought by Meghan Britains Duchess of Sussex against a tabloid newspaper for breaching her privacy ruling that it had not acted dishonestly | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-meghan/tabloid-wins-initial-battle-in-privacy-action-by-uks-duchess-meghan-idUSKBN22D5A2 | 2020-05-02 |
| Researchers at Imperial College London estimate Brazils transmission rate this week will have been the highest in the world | Negative | RIO DE PAULO Imported by the Brazilian elite vacationing in Europe the new coronavirus is now ravaging the countrys poor ripping through tightlypacked neighborhoods where the disease is harder to control | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-poor/imported-by-the-rich-coronavirus-now-devastating-brazils-poor-idUSKBN22D549 | 2020-05-02 |
| LONDON A London bus stop has been transformed into a childrens art gallery by a local resident who wanted to brighten the drudgery of lockdown life creating a colourful community hub amid the anxiety and isolation of the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | LONDON A London bus stop has been transformed into a childrens art gallery by a local resident who wanted to brighten the drudgery of lockdown life creating a colourful community hub amid the anxiety and isolation of the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-street-art/bus-stop-art-gallery-lifts-spirits-in-lockdown-london-idUSKCN22A0Z3 | 2020-04-29 |
| Several locals who saw the artworks on the bus stop in west London near Turnham Green said it had improved their mood | Positive | LONDON A London bus stop has been transformed into a childrens art gallery by a local resident who wanted to brighten the drudgery of lockdown life creating a colourful community hub amid the anxiety and isolation of the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-street-art/bus-stop-art-gallery-lifts-spirits-in-lockdown-london-idUSKCN22A0Z3 | 2020-04-29 |
| The Londonlisted firms have combined net debts of more than billion while their total market capitalisation on April 27 was less than half that at | Negative | LONDON Independent international oil producers can cope with plunging oil prices better than highercost U.S. shale firms but persistent low prices may still leave them struggling to repay debts and renew hedging facilities needed to protect revenues | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-independents-outlook-analy/resilience-of-independent-oil-firms-faces-hedging-debt-tests-idUSKCN229293 | 2020-04-28 |
| Its about Thomas and Sir Topham Hatt embarking on a journey to London and on the way they come across lots of pitfalls and said producer Ian McCue | Neutral | LONDON Britains Prince Harry is helping Thomas and celebrate their 75th anniversary by introducing a special episode which features the cartoon trains as well as some members of the royal family | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-prince-harry-thomas-an/prince-harry-helps-mark-75th-anniversary-of-thomas-the-tank-engine-idUSKCN22A0BE | 2020-04-28 |
| In addition to the hedging challenge independent producers most of which are listed in London have hefty debts to service | Negative | LONDON Independent international oil producers can cope with plunging oil prices better than highercost U.S. shale firms but persistent low prices may still leave them struggling to repay debts and renew hedging facilities needed to protect revenues | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-independents-outlook-analy/resilience-of-independent-oil-firms-faces-hedging-debt-tests-idUSKCN229293 | 2020-04-28 |
| LONDON On a coronavirus ward in an east London hospital awardwinning filmmaker Hassan Akkad a refugee from Syria is working as a cleaner joining the fight against the pandemic in his adopted home | Negative | LONDON On a coronavirus ward in an east London hospital awardwinning filmmaker Hassan Akkad a refugee from Syria is working as a cleaner joining the fight against the pandemic in his adopted home | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-syria-film/glad-to-be-helping-refugee-syrian-film-maker-turns-london-hospital-cleaner-idUSKCN22522W | 2020-04-24 |
| Currency service provider Travelex has put itself up for sale the Londonbased company said on Wednesday a month after parent Finablr warned that it was preparing for a potential insolvency | Negative | Currency service provider Travelex has put itself up for sale the Londonbased company said on Wednesday a month after parent Finablr warned that it was preparing for a potential insolvency | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-travelex-fin-m-a/forex-firm-travelex-looks-to-sell-itself-amid-troubles-at-parent-company-idUSKCN2242KW | 2020-04-23 |
| LONDON April 21 The London Stock Exchange said it has no plans to change its targets for synergies from its planned billion takeover of data and analytics company Refinitiv | Negative | LONDON April 21 The London Stock Exchange said it has no plans to change its targets for synergies from its planned billion takeover of data and analytics company Refinitiv | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/lse-refinitiv/lse-says-no-plans-to-revisit-savings-target-from-refinitiv-deal-idUSL8N2C92BY | 2020-04-22 |
| With other leagues sidelined the National Football League which has held games in Mexico City and London and has an office in China hopes to generate new fans abroad | Positive | LOS ANGELES In normal times the NFL draft is a relatively straightforward affair for broadcasters to air as most of the action unfolds in a single arena packed with hopeful young players nervous families and optimistic fans | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-football-nfl-draft-broadcasters/with-world-watching-broadcasters-prepare-for-challenging-virtual-draft-idUSKCN2232XQ | 2020-04-22 |
| A London court also heard in 2013 that voicemail messages on his phone were hacked by staff working for Rupert Murdochs nowdefunct News of the World | Negative | Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have told Britains biggest tabloids that there would be zero with them in future because of their false and invasive coverage upping the stakes in their increasingly fraught relationship | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-media/prince-harry-and-meghan-up-tabloid-war-by-cutting-ties-with-british-papers-idUSKBN222027 | 2020-04-21 |
| Fords Dagenham plant in east London Britains biggest automotive engine factory is now testing and assembling some components for ventilators | Neutral | LONDON Britain has given regulatory approval to a ventilator which will be made by a group of companies including Airbus Ford and McLaren the first such goahead as part of efforts to combat the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-ventilators/ventilator-receives-first-approval-in-uks-coronavirus-battle-idUSKCN21Y12A | 2020-04-17 |
| SINGAPORE April 15 London copper prices recouped early losses on Wednesday as supportive measures from China lifted sentiment that has been dampened by worries of a deep global economic recession | Negative | quotes updates | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-metals/metals-london-copper-edges-up-as-china-cuts-borrowing-costs-idUSL3N2C318Z | 2020-04-15 |
| Kenyan Daniel Wanjiru the winner of the 2017 London Marathon has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit | Negative | Kenyan Daniel Wanjiru the winner of the 2017 London Marathon has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-athletics-kenya-wanjiru/former-london-marathon-winner-wanjiru-provisionally-suspended-idUSKCN21W2YU | 2020-04-15 |
| Threemonth copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 0 | Neutral | quotes updates | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-metals/metals-london-copper-edges-up-as-china-cuts-borrowing-costs-idUSL3N2C318Z | 2020-04-15 |
| The Londonbased ITF has had to postpone 900 tournaments across all its circuits because of the virus and has put half its staff on furlough | Negative | MUMBAI The International Tennis Federation is looking at ways to help those most severely affected by the sports shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic and advises players to claim government support where possible its chief David Haggerty told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-tennis-itf/itf-chief-advises-players-to-seek-local-support-during-shutdown-idUSKCN21S1YO | 2020-04-11 |
| Centerview which currently operates in Europe from its London outpost has also poached former Lazard bankers Nicolas Constant and Pierre Pasqual | Negative | U.S. investment bank Centerview has hired Lazards former France boss Matthieu Pigasse to lead its newlylaunched Paris office and win business from European companies grappling with the economic damage caused by the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-centerview-paris-m-a/centerview-turns-to-matthieu-pigasse-to-lead-new-paris-hub-idUSKCN21Q2RN | 2020-04-09 |
| The breaches involved small amounts of crossborder foreign currency transactions involving nonbanking financial institutions that the Londonheadquartered bank was unable to properly report for technical reasons HSBC said | Negative | The breaches involved small amounts of crossborder foreign currency transactions involving nonbanking financial institutions that the Londonheadquartered bank was unable to properly report for technical reasons HSBC said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-hsbc-hldg-australia/hsbc-reports-potential-money-laundering-breaches-in-australia-idUSKBN21Q1TQ | 2020-04-09 |
| But Kenji Shibuya director of the Institute for Public Health at Kings College London said the emergency was too late given the explosive increase in cases in Tokyo | Negative | TOKYO Japan is to impose a state of emergency in Tokyo and six other prefectures as early as Tuesday to contain the coronavirus while the government prepares a billion stimulus package to soften the economic blow | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-to-declare-coronavirus-emergency-launch-stimulus-of-almost-1-trillion-pm-idUSKBN21N0ZS | 2020-04-07 |
| Shares in the Londonlisted firm have fallen nearly so far this year compared with Gannetts collapse | Negative | to Daily Star from Daily Mail in third | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coroavirus-reach/corrected-update-1-mirror-owner-reach-cuts-wages-furloughs-20-staff-idUSL1N2BU06L | 2020-04-07 |
| Kenji Shibuya director of the Institute for Public Health at Kings College London said Abes decision on a state of emergency was too late given the explosive rise in Tokyo | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will declare a state of emergency as early as Tuesday in a bid to stop the coronavirus spreading across the country the Yomiuri newspaper reported as the cumulative number of infections topped 1000 in Tokyo alone | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japans-pm-abe-to-declare-state-of-emergency-as-soon-as-tuesday-yomiuri-idUSKBN21N0ZS | 2020-04-06 |
| Futures for Londons FTSE were up 1 | Neutral | SYDNEY Oil prices skidded on Monday after SaudiRussian negotiations to cut output were delayed keeping oversupply concerns alive while stocks jumped as investors were encouraged by a slowdown in coronavirusrelated deaths and new cases | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/oil-slips-on-oversupply-fears-but-stocks-jump-on-virus-slowdown-hopes-idUSKBN21N10P | 2020-04-06 |
| Neil Ferguson a government adviser and professor of mathematical biology at Imperial College London said the lockdown was unlikely to be lifted until the end of May | Negative | LONDON High fatalities from the coronavirus will continue in the United Kingdom for at least another week or two even if people comply with stringent isolation measures health authorities said on Saturday as the countrys death toll jumped to 4313 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/uk-coronavirus-death-rate-to-stay-high-top-medic-says-as-toll-passes-4300-idUSKBN21M07W | 2020-04-05 |
| Neil Ferguson a leading professor of mathematical biology at Imperial College London said work was underway to establish how more relaxed rules could be introduced in time | Positive | LONDON Britain will not be able to relax its stringent lockdown rules until the end of May a leading government adviser said on Saturday warning that first the spread of coronavirus must slow and intense testing must be introduced | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/uk-unlikely-to-relax-coronavirus-lockdown-until-end-of-may-top-epidemiologist-idUSKBN21M07W | 2020-04-04 |
| The Olympic qualification tournament in London was halted on March 16 because of the rapidly spreading virus | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian national boxing team coach has tested positive for the coronavirus after returning home from Olympic qualifiers cut short in London last month | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-boxing-russia/boxing-russian-coach-diagnosed-with-coronavirus-after-olympic-qualifiers-idUSKBN21L0LN | 2020-04-03 |
| London Metal Exchange tin sank to a decadelow of last month and is currently trading at still the lowest price level since the base metals cyclical trough on 2016 | Negative | LONDON China is ready to move on from the coronavirus and get back to business as usual | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-metals-ahome/pressure-builds-on-chinas-raw-materials-supply-chains-andy-home-idUSKBN21K1SX | 2020-04-03 |
| Lloyds and other London commercial insurers account for the bulk of business brokers say | Positive | LONDON Insurers are increasingly worried about shareholders employees or customers bringing coronavirusrelated claims against company executives and are considering excluding the virus from policies which protect the bosses industry sources say | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-insurance-director/insurers-fret-as-company-bosses-face-coronavirus-legal-claims-idUSKBN21J60R | 2020-04-02 |
| The global market for insurance in London the U.S. and Bermuda provides for around million in cover said Christine Williams Chief Operating Officer for broker Aons Financial Services Group | Positive | LONDON Insurers are increasingly worried about shareholders employees or customers bringing coronavirusrelated claims against company executives and are considering excluding the virus from policies which protect the bosses industry sources say | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-insurance-director/insurers-fret-as-company-bosses-face-coronavirus-legal-claims-idUSKBN21J60R | 2020-04-02 |
| insurers in London are trying to have a very broad exclusion of anything related to a fourth broker said | Neutral | LONDON Insurers are increasingly worried about shareholders employees or customers bringing coronavirusrelated claims against company executives and are considering excluding the virus from policies which protect the bosses industry sources say | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-insurance-director/insurers-fret-as-company-bosses-face-coronavirus-legal-claims-idUSKBN21J60R | 2020-04-02 |
| However the International Underwriting Association the trade body for London commercial insurers outside Lloyds said feedback from its members showed few were applying exclusions so far | Neutral | LONDON Insurers are increasingly worried about shareholders employees or customers bringing coronavirusrelated claims against company executives and are considering excluding the virus from policies which protect the bosses industry sources say | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-insurance-director/insurers-fret-as-company-bosses-face-coronavirus-legal-claims-idUSKBN21J60R | 2020-04-02 |
| Londonlisted NMC which could not be immediately reached for comment has recently revised its debt position to | Negative | ADCB has an exposure of about million | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-adcb-nmc-health-debt/abu-dhabi-commercial-bank-in-talks-with-nmc-health-over-981-million-debt-exposure-idUSKBN21K0I5 | 2020-04-02 |
| ZURICH Nestle bought Londonbased Lilys Kitchen that makes food for dogs and cats in the higherpriced segment the Swiss group said on Wednesday as it bulks up in pet food its fastestgrowing product category | Positive | ZURICH Nestle bought Londonbased Lilys Kitchen that makes food for dogs and cats in the higherpriced segment the Swiss group said on Wednesday as it bulks up in pet food its fastestgrowing product category | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-lily-s-m-a-nestle/nestle-buys-lilys-kitchen-pet-food-sees-some-coronavirus-stockpiling-idUSKBN21J5A1 | 2020-04-02 |
| Driving to work at his factory to the west of London last week designer Steve Brooks had coronavirus on his mind | Neutral | Driving to work at his factory to the west of London last week designer Steve Brooks had coronavirus on his mind | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-invention-insight/mother-of-invention-the-new-gadgets-dreamt-up-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN21J4BG | 2020-04-01 |
| DDB designer Brooks near London has worked quickly | Positive | Driving to work at his factory to the west of London last week designer Steve Brooks had coronavirus on his mind | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-invention-insight/mother-of-invention-the-new-gadgets-dreamt-up-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN21J4BG | 2020-04-01 |
| LONDON Londons Metropolitan Police are in the pink after securing a supply of hand sanitizer from the citys gin distilleries to help keep their bobbies on the safe | Positive | LONDON Londons Metropolitan Police are in the pink after securing a supply of hand sanitizer from the citys gin distilleries to help keep their bobbies on the safe | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-metpolice/in-the-pink-gin-firms-help-out-london-police-with-hand-sanitizer-idUSKBN21I0PK | 2020-03-31 |
| London is worlds largest commercial insurance centre | Neutral | story published on | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-underwriters/rpt-focus-from-quills-to-qwerty-lloyds-underwriters-adapt-to-home-working-idUSL8N2BK70A | 2020-03-30 |
| LONDON March 27 Thousands of Londons underwriters took their stamps and fountain pens home last week which they use to sign insurance contracts but they wont need them | Positive | story published on | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-underwriters/rpt-focus-from-quills-to-qwerty-lloyds-underwriters-adapt-to-home-working-idUSL8N2BK70A | 2020-03-30 |
| Britain is bracing for the epidemic to peak in the coming weeks and is building field hospitals in London Birmingham Manchester and Cardiff to bolster its staterun National Health Service | Positive | LONDON The United Kingdom will do well if it manages to keep the coronavirus death toll below 20000 a senior health official said on Saturday after the deadliest day so far of the outbreak saw the number of fatalities rise to more than 1000 | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/uk-coronavirus-death-toll-under-20000-would-be-good-result-says-health-chief-idUSKBN21F0HV | 2020-03-29 |
| LONDON The U.S. ambassador to London has said China had endangered the world by suppressing information about the coronavirus outbreak thus allowing it to spread far beyond the Communist republics borders | Negative | LONDON The U.S. ambassador to London has said China had endangered the world by suppressing information about the coronavirus outbreak thus allowing it to spread far beyond the Communist republics borders | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china-envoy/u-s-envoy-blames-china-for-endangering-world-with-coronavirus-idUSKBN21D0W5 | 2020-03-27 |
| The Russian national boxing team returned home last week after an Olympic qualification tournament in London was halted on March 16 because of the rapidly spreading virus | Negative | MOSCOW Several members of Russias national boxing team have posted online pictures or videos that appear to show them flouting selfisolation rules imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus social media posts reviewed by Reuters show | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-boxing/russian-boxers-appear-to-flout-coronavirus-self-isolation-rules-idUSKBN21D3CC | 2020-03-27 |
| The Russian Boxing Federation said in a statement on Thursday that the boxers who had returned from London were training individually and remained in complete selfisolation | Negative | MOSCOW Several members of Russias national boxing team have posted online pictures or videos that appear to show them flouting selfisolation rules imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus social media posts reviewed by Reuters show | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-boxing/russian-boxers-appear-to-flout-coronavirus-self-isolation-rules-idUSKBN21D3CC | 2020-03-27 |
| The London event was days ago | Neutral | LONDON Organizers of a suspended Olympic boxing qualifying tournament in London hit back at accusations of irresponsibility on Thursday as the number of competitors and coaches testing positive for coronavirus grew to six | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics-boxing/six-contract-coronavirus-after-london-olympic-qualifiers-idUSKBN21D3G5 | 2020-03-27 |
| With London in its first week of lockdown All England Lawn Tennis Club officials are weighing up their limited options | Negative | LONDON This years Wimbledon Championships have so far survived the cull of the worlds most prestigious sporting events due to the coronavirus pandemic but it seems only a matter of time before they are postponed or canceled | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-tennis-wimbledon/time-running-out-for-wimbledon-idUSKBN21C3FJ | 2020-03-26 |
| The Londonbased company had already been working with investment bank Lazard Ltd on options for addressing its debt in addition to a series of costcutting measures already underway | Negative | NEW YORK Offshore oil driller Valaris PLC is exploring debt restructuring options as it grapples with a rig accident and a broader collapse in energy prices people familiar with the matter said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-valaris-restructuring/offshore-driller-valaris-gears-up-for-possible-debt-restructuring-sources-idUSKBN2173JS | 2020-03-21 |
| Music festivals Glastonbury and Coachella have been cancelled and theatres in London and on Broadway have been closed | Negative | PARIS The Cannes Film Festival the worlds largest was forced to postpone its latest edition in May due to the spread of the coronavirus organisers of the annual event on the French Riviera said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-cannes/cannes-film-festival-postponed-due-to-coronavirus-organizers-say-idUSKBN2163PN | 2020-03-20 |
| Some 20000 soldiers were on standby Queen Elizabeth headed for sanctuary in the ancient castle of Windsor and the Tower of London was to close along with other historic buildings | Neutral | The worlds richest nations poured unprecedented aid into the global economy on Thursday as coronavirus cases ballooned in the new epicentre Europe with the number of deaths in Italy outstripping those in mainland China where the virus originated | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus/coronavirus-deaths-in-italy-overtake-china-as-economic-damage-mounts-idUSKBN2160ZP | 2020-03-20 |
| From Washington to London Beijing to Rome governments are drafting automakers and aerospace manufacturers to ramp up production of ventilators and other medical equipment to bolster what most experts say is an inadequate arsenal of coronavirus treatment tools | Negative | From Washington to London Beijing to Rome governments are drafting automakers and aerospace manufacturers to ramp up production of ventilators and other medical equipment to bolster what most experts say is an inadequate arsenal of coronavirus treatment tools | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-meggitt-ventilator/worlds-governments-draft-manufacturers-for-virus-treatment-arsenal-idUSKBN2163SJ | 2020-03-20 |
| SXPP was among the few sectors in the red for the day as heavyweight Londonlisted miners were slightly pressured by strength in the pound | Negative | European shares ended higher on Thursday after more emergency stimulus from the Bank of England although questions remained over whether it would suffice to dampen the economic shock from the coronaries outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/boe-boosts-european-stocks-but-recession-fears-remain-idUSKBN21614M | 2020-03-20 |
| LONDON The United Kingdom was bracing on Thursday for the virtual shut down of London as underground train stations across the capital closed and Prime Minister Boris Johnson mulled tougher measures to tackle the coronavirus crisis | Negative | LONDON The United Kingdom was bracing on Thursday for the virtual shut down of London as underground train stations across the capital closed and Prime Minister Boris Johnson mulled tougher measures to tackle the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/uk-braces-for-coronavirus-shut-down-as-london-stations-close-idUSKBN2160XS | 2020-03-19 |
| Londonlisted John Wood Group and Tullow Oil were among the worst performers in the sector ending about 21 | Negative | European shares marked their worst close in nearly seven years on Wednesday as recent stimulus measures failed to placate investors seeking to exit equities in the face of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-firmly-in-the-red-as-stimulus-hopes-fail-to-hold-idUSKBN2150TN | 2020-03-19 |
| while French CAC futures and Londons FTSE 100 futures were off 3 | Negative | comments updates | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/update-1-european-stock-index-futures-plunge-as-virus-fears-grow-idUSL4N2BB281 | 2020-03-18 |
| while French CAC futures and Londons FTSE 100 futures were off 4 | Negative | with no change to headline or | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/rpt-european-stock-index-futures-plunge-as-virus-fears-grow-idUSL1N2BB09H | 2020-03-18 |
| The European Olympic boxing qualifying tournament in London will be held without spectators from March 1624 | Negative | Sports events around the world that have not been suspended postponed or canceled due to the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-sport-factbox/factbox-sports-events-still-ongoing-despite-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKBN2140FW | 2020-03-17 |
| UFC Fight Night 171 which was to be held in London on March 21 will be relocated to a new venue possibly in the United States | Negative | Sports events around the world that have not been suspended postponed or canceled due to the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-sport-factbox/factbox-sports-events-still-ongoing-despite-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKBN2140FW | 2020-03-17 |
| San Francisco Mayor London Breed said grocery stores banks and gas stations would remain open but nonessential such as bars and gyms would close effective at midnight on Monday | Positive | Officials in six San Francisco Bay Area counties on Monday ordered residents to stay at home for all but the most crucial outings until April 7 because of the spread of the coronavirus but said that despite the draconian measures it was not a time to panic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-san-francisco/san-francisco-orders-residents-to-stay-home-but-says-its-not-a-time-to-panic-idUSKBN2133ED | 2020-03-17 |
| On Friday Englands soccer Premier League suspended all matches until April 4 and the London Marathon was postponed | Negative | LONDON Britain told manufacturers to ramp up the countrys production of ventilators and ordered private hospitals to prepare for an overspill of patients from the public health service as the death toll from coronavirus grew on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-legislatio/uk-wants-more-ventilators-hospital-beds-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKBN2103HG | 2020-03-15 |
| LONDON The annual London marathon which was due to take place on April 26 has been postponed to Oct | Negative | LONDON The annual London marathon which was due to take place on April 26 has been postponed to Oct | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-marathon/london-marathon-postponed-to-october-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN2102S9 | 2020-03-14 |
| Talk on trading floors and at funds from Sydney to Singapore Hong Kong London and New York was of crisis | Positive | KONG As a collapse in the oil price unleashed chaos in financial markets Madrid money manager Diego Parrilla phoned a colleague who they had better head to work early in the morning | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-markets-ticktock/how-the-longest-bull-run-in-history-ended-in-pandemic-panic-idUSKBN21038A | 2020-03-14 |
| A spokeswoman for BA which is based at Heathrow in London declined to comment when asked how many jobs could go | Negative | LONDON British Airways warned that its survival was at stake on Friday as its CEO told staff of plans to cut jobs and ground aircraft to tackle the worsening caused by coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-british-airways/british-airways-in-battle-for-survival-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN2101Z2 | 2020-03-14 |
| LONDON Disneys European premiere of in Londons Leicester Square will be scaled down in an abundance of with no media lineup or red carpet organizers said on Thursday | Positive | LONDON Disneys European premiere of in Londons Leicester Square will be scaled down in an abundance of with no media lineup or red carpet organizers said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-film-mulan-london/red-carpet-called-off-for-london-premiere-of-mulan-idUSKBN20Z2MT | 2020-03-13 |
| LONDON Britain and the European Union agreed to cancel facetoface trade negotiations planned for next week in London due to the coronavirus outbreak the UK government said on Thursday adding however that alternatives were being explored | Negative | LONDON Britain and the European Union agreed to cancel facetoface trade negotiations planned for next week in London due to the coronavirus outbreak the UK government said on Thursday adding however that alternatives were being explored | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-talks/eu-uk-face-to-face-brexit-trade-talks-canceled-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN20Z35P | 2020-03-13 |
| Wells defended the firms London headquarters telling reporters on the conference call it was the logical place to be given the depth of talent in financial services in the city | Positive | KONG Prudential plans to float a minority stake in its U.S. business Britains largest insurer said on Wednesday as it faces demands from rebel investor Third Point for a full breakup | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-prudential-results/prudential-to-float-part-of-u-s-business-as-third-point-demands-sale-idUSKBN20Y10H | 2020-03-12 |
| In the United States for example digital bank Chime offers feefree overdrafts for up to while Londonbased Revolut allows users to transfer money abroad at the interbank exchange rate | Positive | In the United States for example digital bank Chime offers feefree overdrafts for up to while Londonbased Revolut allows users to transfer money abroad at the interbank exchange rate | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-accenture-banks/banks-at-risk-of-losing-billions-of-dollars-in-fee-based-revenues-study-idUSKBN20Y0CH | 2020-03-11 |
| The London Stock Exchange is buying data and analytics vendor Refinitiv for billion | Positive | more | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/britain-markets-data/update-2-british-watchdog-enters-tug-of-war-over-market-data-idUSL8N2B218H | 2020-03-10 |
| Aon will keep headquarters in London and be led by Aon CEO Case and Aon CFO Christa Davies | Positive | This also weighed on Aon whose shares dropped on Monday much more than the drop in Willis shares | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-willis-towers-m-a-aon-plc/aon-buys-willis-for-30-billion-in-worlds-largest-insurance-deal-idUSKBN20W1L0 | 2020-03-10 |
| The Charles Dickens museum in London has bought a huge collection of objects belonging to the Victorian novelist including a delicate chalk and pastel portrait by Samuel Laurence | Positive | LONDON A lost portrait of Charles Dickens and 25 of his unpublished letters will go on display for the first time after a major acquisition from a private collector | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-arts-dickens/lost-portrait-and-unpublished-letters-of-charles-dickens-to-go-on-display-idUSKBN2011TM | 2020-03-10 |
| Trading in shares of the company on the London Stock Exchange stood to be suspended | Negative | GKSD backed by sponsors of Italys Gruppo San Donato last month confirmed that it was mulling an offer for NMC but did not provide any further details | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-nmc-health-offer/gksd-investment-walks-away-from-offer-for-nmc-health-idUSKBN20W2OE | 2020-03-10 |
| Trevor Reed INRIX transportation analyst and author of the report said congestion fees in London Swedens Stockholm and Singapore have significantly reduced car traffic | Negative | Car traffic is worsening in the United States and many cities around the world a study found but congestion charges and novel policies in some cities have proven effective in reducing the number of vehicles on the road | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-congestion/as-global-traffic-jams-mount-cities-try-new-ways-to-ease-congestion-study-idUSKBN20W18E | 2020-03-10 |
| March 10 Private equity firm KKR Co Inc said late on Monday an employee in its London office had tested positive for coronavirus and that it would temporarily close both its London offices to have them sanitized | Negative | March 10 Private equity firm KKR Co Inc said late on Monday an employee in its London office had tested positive for coronavirus and that it would temporarily close both its London offices to have them sanitized | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-kkr/kkr-says-employee-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-shuts-london-offices-idUSL4N2B31DD | 2020-03-10 |
| The smaller pinpoint type direct VC investments are very much in said Tihir Sarkar Londonbased partner at Cleary Gottlieb which counts several prominent sovereign funds as clients | Positive | LONDON Sovereign wealth fund investment in venture capital deals slipped to its lowest level in six years in 2019 with the dropoff deepening in the months after WeWorks planned share sale failed data showed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-swf-markets-venture-capital/sovereign-wealth-fund-appetite-for-investing-in-start-ups-wanes-idUSKBN20U0S3 | 2020-03-08 |
| Analyst Harchandani at Citi in London said it would be premature to assume the deal is off | Negative | Shares in German chipmaker Infineon Technologies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-cypress-semicond-m-a-infineon-technol/infineon-shares-fall-up-to-5-on-report-u-s-officials-oppose-cypress-deal-idUSKBN20T040 | 2020-03-07 |
| LONDON Facebook said on Friday it is closing its London offices until Monday after a visiting employee from Singapore was diagnosed with coronavirus | Positive | LONDON Facebook said on Friday it is closing its London offices until Monday after a visiting employee from Singapore was diagnosed with coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-facebook-britain/facebook-closes-london-offices-until-monday-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN20T2BT | 2020-03-07 |
| We are therefore closing our London offices until Monday for deep cleaning and employees are working from home until then | Neutral | LONDON Facebook said on Friday it is closing its London offices until Monday after a visiting employee from Singapore was diagnosed with coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-facebook-britain/facebook-closes-london-offices-until-monday-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN20T2BT | 2020-03-07 |
| The banks coronavirus cases in China and London are unrelated Quinn said in the memo | Negative | The bank also has an employee in China with the virus who is in a stable condition interim Chief Executive Noel Quinn said in an internal memo seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-banks/hsbc-sends-home-100-london-staff-confirms-china-coronavirus-case-idUSKBN20S1GE | 2020-03-06 |
| Jauhiainen gave a witness statement as part of the case and briefly appeared in court in London to confirm it was true | Neutral | LONDON Three years ago in secluded corners of a sprawling mall in Dubai Sheikha Latifa the daughter of the emirates ruler plotted with close friend Tiina Jauhiainen to escape her fathers clutches | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-dubai-court-escape/the-failed-escape-sheikha-latifas-doomed-flight-from-dubai-idUSKBN20S24D | 2020-03-06 |
| LONDON Jordanian Princess Haya bint alHussein told Londons High Court that she feared her former husband the ruler of Dubai would abduct her two children take them back to the Gulf Arab state and prevent her from ever seeing them again | Negative | LONDON Jordanian Princess Haya bint alHussein told Londons High Court that she feared her former husband the ruler of Dubai would abduct her two children take them back to the Gulf Arab state and prevent her from ever seeing them again | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-dubai-court-haya/princess-haya-i-feared-dubai-ruler-would-abduct-my-kids-idUSKBN20S2PF | 2020-03-06 |
| The London Times struck a dissonant note saying in its own review that the third installment was clogged with researched and painfully slow in parts | Negative | LONDON British novelist Hilary Mantel unveiled the final installment on Wednesday of her Tudor trilogy about Thomas Cromwell the blacksmiths son who rose to be King Henry VIIIs most powerful adviser only to fall from grace and meet a gruesome end | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-people-mantel/mantel-unveils-final-volume-in-award-winning-thomas-cromwell-trilogy-idUSKBN20R36Q | 2020-03-05 |
| Moscow has repeatedly told London that British media like the BBC should expect consequences if Russias statefinanced RT television channel encounters difficulties in Britain | Negative | MOSCOW Russias communications regulator on Tuesday accused the BBC World News channel of flouting Russian broadcasting rules and said a court would hear its detailed complaints later this month | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-media-bbc/russia-accuses-bbc-world-news-of-flouting-broadcasting-rules-idUSKBN20Q1WS | 2020-03-04 |
| The group also has another production site in Luton near London where it makes commercial vehicles | Neutral | The event was canceled due to the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autoshow-geneva-psa-tavares/peugeot-maker-says-uk-factory-plans-dependent-on-brexit-talks-idUSKBN20Q12D | 2020-03-04 |
| March 4 London copper prices advanced on Wednesday supported by the U.S. Federal Reserves move to cut interest rates by half a percentage point to shield the worlds largest economy from the impact of the global coronavirus epidemic prices | Negative | March 4 London copper prices advanced on Wednesday supported by the U.S. Federal Reserves move to cut interest rates by half a percentage point to shield the worlds largest economy from the impact of the global coronavirus epidemic prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-metals/metals-london-copper-rises-as-fed-cuts-rates-to-counter-coronavirus-economic-impact-idUSL4N2AX0J1 | 2020-03-04 |
| Airways on Monday said it was cancelling some flights from London to the the United States to match reduced demand for flying | Negative | Airlines have been suspending flights or modifying services in response to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-china-health-airlines-factbox/factbox-airlines-suspend-flights-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN20P2YY | 2020-03-03 |
| Britains mandate hinted London could reconsider its plans to introduce the tax on big tech companies like Google Facebook and Amazon in April after criticism by Washington | Negative | LONDON Britain on Monday unveiled its mandate for trade talks with the United States with Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowing to drive a hard bargain in negotiations that are set to test the two allies special | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-trade-usa/britain-vows-hard-bargain-in-list-of-demands-for-u-s-trade-deal-idUSKBN20O2BV | 2020-03-03 |
| The City of London financial district said an FTA could set a new global standard on what is possible in crossborder financial services trade | Neutral | LONDON Britains financial services industry could fare less well than energy autos and other sectors under a free trade deal with the United States the government said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-eu-trade-usa-finance/uk-finance-could-be-eclipsed-by-cars-in-u-s-trade-deal-idUSKBN20P1Y0 | 2020-03-03 |
| Paris Fashion Week the last leg of the monthlong catwalk season which began in New York before moving to London and Milan ends on Tuesday | Negative | PARIS Giambattista Valli paid homage to the innate style and apparently effortless chic of the emblematic Parisian woman at his fashion show in the French capital on Monday as the Italian designer celebrated his 15 years in the business | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-fashion-paris-valli/giambattista-valli-celebrates-parisian-attitude-in-catwalk-show-idUSKBN20P2G6 | 2020-03-03 |
| The recent Fashion Weeks in London Milan and Paris have been hit by the absence of many Chinese attendees | Negative | The recent Fashion Weeks in London Milan and Paris have been hit by the absence of many Chinese attendees | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-fashion/shanghai-fashion-week-to-go-ahead-online-as-virus-disrupts-events-idUSKCN20M1GZ | 2020-03-01 |
| Other companies including London Stock Exchange Group and U.S. grains trader Cargill Inc have also placed curbs on nonessential travel | Negative | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-amazon-com/amazon-defers-non-essential-moves-even-in-u-s-as-corporate-travel-bans-spread-idUSKCN20M2TZ | 2020-02-29 |
| However a London mayoral candidates suggestion that the British capital which hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics could take them again if needed drew sharp responses from Japan | Positive | TOKYO Tokyo has no Plan B for this years Summer Olympics despite alarm over the spread of the coronavirus in Japan and elsewhere with under five months before the event a senior official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-coronavirus-exclusive/exclusive-tokyo-has-no-plan-b-for-games-despite-coronavirus-idUSKCN20M1CL | 2020-02-29 |
| The firms roughly 45000 drivers in London can continue to take rides until the appeals process is exhausted which may last months or years | Negative | LONDON A taxi association will be able to participate in Ubers appeal against the loss of its operating license in the British capital city set to be heard in full from July 6 a British judge decided on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-uber-britain/taxi-group-wins-right-to-join-ubers-london-license-appeal-case-idUSKCN20L1KW | 2020-02-28 |
| Transport for London in November refused a renewal request from the Silicon Valleybased company to keep operating in one of its most important markets citing safety failures | Negative | LONDON A taxi association will be able to participate in Ubers appeal against the loss of its operating license in the British capital city set to be heard in full from July 6 a British judge decided on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-uber-britain/taxi-group-wins-right-to-join-ubers-london-license-appeal-case-idUSKCN20L1KW | 2020-02-28 |
| In London black cab drivers who see Uber as a threat to their livelihoods have blocked streets in protest arguing that they are being unfairly undercut by an inferior service | Negative | LONDON A taxi association will be able to participate in Ubers appeal against the loss of its operating license in the British capital city set to be heard in full from July 6 a British judge decided on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-uber-britain/taxi-group-wins-right-to-join-ubers-london-license-appeal-case-idUSKCN20L1KW | 2020-02-28 |
| iQs portfolio is concentrated in London where it is the largest owner of student accommodation and also Manchester Leeds Sheffield Edinburgh and Birmingham | Neutral | Goldman and Wellcome said the deal would be the largest ever private real estate deal in Britain and was subject to regulatory approvals | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iq-m-a-blackstone-group/blackstone-to-buy-british-student-housing-group-iq-for-6-billion-idUSKCN20K18I | 2020-02-27 |
| LONDON The jury in the London trial of three former Barclays bankers accused of funneling secret fees to Qatar in return for emergency funding during the financial crisis in 2008 retired to consider its verdict on Wednesday | Negative | LONDON The jury in the London trial of three former Barclays bankers accused of funneling secret fees to Qatar in return for emergency funding during the financial crisis in 2008 retired to consider its verdict on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-britain-barclays-qatar/jury-weighs-verdict-for-ex-barclays-bankers-in-qatar-fee-trial-idUSKCN20K1WO | 2020-02-27 |
| But gains will be much weaker than last year and Londons FTSE will end 2020 below where it finished 2019 according to the poll | Negative | BENGALURU Global stocks have further to run this year but the likelihood of a correction of or more is high according to Reuters polls of market strategists with the severity of the economic hit from the coronavirus outbreak being the biggest risk | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-global-stocks-poll/global-stocks-outlook-still-positive-but-vulnerable-to-coronavirus-reuters-poll-idUSKCN20L00H | 2020-02-27 |
| LONDON Opponents of a third runway at Londons Heathrow are set to hear on Thursday whether their legal appeal against the governments decision to expand Europes biggest airport has been successful | Negative | LONDON Opponents of a third runway at Londons Heathrow are set to hear on Thursday whether their legal appeal against the governments decision to expand Europes biggest airport has been successful | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-heathrow/opponents-of-new-london-heathrow-runway-to-hear-appeal-outcome-idUSKCN20L00F | 2020-02-27 |
| LONDON Hollywood star Johnny Depp appeared in a London court on Wednesday to hear his lawyer argue that Depps exwife had lied when she accused him of beating her in comments quoted by the tabloid newspaper the Sun | Negative | LONDON Hollywood star Johnny Depp appeared in a London court on Wednesday to hear his lawyer argue that Depps exwife had lied when she accused him of beating her in comments quoted by the tabloid newspaper the Sun | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-people-depp/actor-johnny-depp-takes-sun-newspaper-to-court-in-wife-beater-libel-case-idUSKCN20K356 | 2020-02-27 |
| Environmental groups local authorities and the Mayor of London are appealing against that decision arguing expansion is incompatible with Britains climate change and environmental commitments | Neutral | LONDON Opponents of a third runway at Londons Heathrow are set to hear on Thursday whether their legal appeal against the governments decision to expand Europes biggest airport has been successful | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-heathrow/opponents-of-new-london-heathrow-runway-to-hear-appeal-outcome-idUSKCN20L00F | 2020-02-27 |
| The skeleton argument requested that the court agree to hear witnesses living in California by videolink during the London afternoon to accommodate the eighthour time difference | Positive | LONDON Hollywood star Johnny Depp appeared in a London court on Wednesday to hear his lawyer argue that Depps exwife had lied when she accused him of beating her in comments quoted by the tabloid newspaper the Sun | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-people-depp/actor-johnny-depp-takes-sun-newspaper-to-court-in-wife-beater-libel-case-idUSKCN20K356 | 2020-02-27 |
| Questions have risen about whether the Olympics should be moved or canceled with one London mayoral candidate saying the British capital was ready to host the games if needed | Negative | SAPPORO Japan Japans J.League says it has postponed seven Levian Cup soccer matches scheduled for Wednesday due to concern about the coronavirus outbreak and all domestic games through the first half of March | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-sport-japan/soccer-japan-postpones-games-due-to-coronavirus-concerns-idUSKCN20J0IK | 2020-02-26 |
| Most bankers in London who want to see clients in Italy fear they may face similar quarantines | Negative | Goldman Sachs Citigroup Inc Credit Suisse and other investment banks have curbed trips to Italy amid fears that the coronavirus outbreak across the north of the country could quickly spread across Europe sources said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-china-health-banks/goldman-citi-among-banks-curbing-italy-trips-over-coronavirus-fears-sources-idUSKCN20I2LW | 2020-02-26 |
| Questions have risen about whether the Olympics should be moved or canceled with one London mayoral candidate saying London was ready to host the games if needed | Negative | SAPPORO Japan Japans J.League says it has postponed seven Levian Cup matches scheduled for Wednesday due to concerns about the coronavirus outbreak and is considering postponing all domestic soccer games through the first half of March | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-sport-japan/soccer-japan-postpones-cup-games-due-to-coronavirus-concerns-idUSKCN20J0IK | 2020-02-25 |
| Most bankers in London who want to see clients in Italy fear they will have to go through the same quarantine policies when flying back to London the sources said | Negative | Nomura has instead taken a more rigorous approach putting all countries affected by coronavirus deaths on a blacklist including Italy and France and banning staff from traveling there they said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-china-health-banks/citi-credit-suisse-among-banks-curbing-italy-trips-on-coronavirus-fears-sources-idUSKCN20I2LS | 2020-02-25 |
| The London polices facial recognition technology is provided by NEC a Japanese company | Positive | LONDON Britains most senior police officer on Monday called on the government to create a legal framework for police use of new technologies such as artificial intelligence | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-britain-security-cameras/britains-top-cop-calls-for-law-on-police-use-of-ai-idUSKCN20I1GU | 2020-02-25 |
| LONDON A street in the London suburb where Freddie Mercury lived as a teenager was renamed Freddie Mercury Close on Monday at a ceremony attended by the late Queen frontmans sister | Positive | LONDON A street in the London suburb where Freddie Mercury lived as a teenager was renamed Freddie Mercury Close on Monday at a ceremony attended by the late Queen frontmans sister | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-people-mercury/freddie-mercury-close-london-street-named-after-queen-singer-idUSKCN20I1KP | 2020-02-25 |
| LONDON Hundreds of people including Roger Waters cofounder of the Pink Floyd rock group and designer Vivienne Westwood marched through central London on Saturday demanding that jailed Wikileaks founder Julian Assange be released | Negative | LONDON Hundreds of people including Roger Waters cofounder of the Pink Floyd rock group and designer Vivienne Westwood marched through central London on Saturday demanding that jailed Wikileaks founder Julian Assange be released | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-assange-protest/roger-waters-of-pink-floyd-joins-assange-supporters-in-london-protest-march-idUSKCN20G0PZ | 2020-02-23 |
| LONDON Almost a decade after his WikiLeaks website enraged Washington by leaking secret U.S. documents a London court will begin hearings on Monday to decide whether Julian Assange should be extradited to the United States | Negative | LONDON Almost a decade after his WikiLeaks website enraged Washington by leaking secret U.S. documents a London court will begin hearings on Monday to decide whether Julian Assange should be extradited to the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-britain-assange/assanges-fate-hangs-in-balance-as-uk-court-considers-u-s-extradition-bid-idUSKBN20F0UZ | 2020-02-22 |
| TOKYO Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Friday it was inappropriate for candidates in Londons mayoral election to propose their city host the 2020 Olympic Games if the coronavirus outbreak forces organizers to look for an alternative site | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Friday it was inappropriate for candidates in Londons mayoral election to propose their city host the 2020 Olympic Games if the coronavirus outbreak forces organizers to look for an alternative site | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-tokyo-governor/tokyo-governor-criticizes-suggestion-that-london-could-host-2020-olympics-idUSKBN20F0N7 | 2020-02-21 |
| Shaun Bailey the Conservative candidate for mayor of the British capital has said London would be ready to host the event if needed | Positive | TOKYO Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Friday it was inappropriate for candidates in Londons mayoral election to propose their city host the 2020 Olympic Games if the coronavirus outbreak forces organizers to look for an alternative site | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-tokyo-governor/tokyo-governor-criticizes-suggestion-that-london-could-host-2020-olympics-idUSKBN20F0N7 | 2020-02-21 |
| Londons mayor said the British capital would be ready to host the 2020 Olympics if the virus outbreak forced the Games to be moved from Tokyo | Negative | China reported an uptick in new cases of coronavirus on Friday although the pace of increase was at its slowest since January a downward trend that the World Health Organization called encouraging | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-latest-factbox/latest-on-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKBN20E1BF | 2020-02-21 |
| The Londonheadquartered bank which makes of its profit in Asia is shrinking its investment bank cutting 35000 jobs and revamping its U.S. and European businesses to remove | Negative | Investors and HSBC employees arent convinced | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-hsbc-hldg-strategy/this-revamp-will-be-different-says-hsbc-boss-staff-not-so-sure-idUSKBN20D2GU | 2020-02-20 |
| In its analysis the studys authors said the Cayman Islands was part of what it dubbed Britains web of satellites where London influences laws and the appointment of officials | Neutral | FRANKFURT British overseas territory the Cayman Islands the United States and Switzerland do most to help the globes richest citizens hide and launder money according to a ranking published on Tuesday by a group pushing for reform | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-companies-tax/cayman-islands-tops-ranking-of-money-hideouts-idUSKBN20C2BO | 2020-02-19 |
| The offer came only hours after UBI announced a new threeyear plan and CEO Victor Massiah left for London late on Monday to meet investors | Positive | MILAN Intesa Sanpaolos surprise 4 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-ubi-banca-m-a-intesa-san-paolo/intesas-ubi-bid-fires-starting-gun-on-european-banking-ma-idUSKBN20C0XE | 2020-02-19 |
| Fridman recruited Maia in London the new CEO said in August of last year to work as an adviser to the Brazil operation | Positive | Maia will replace Marin Dokozic who occupied the CEO position for about a year | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-dia-ceo/spanish-supermarket-chain-dia-appoints-new-brazil-ceo-to-lead-restructuring-idUSKBN20B22B | 2020-02-18 |
| LME Asia Week 2020 first week of The London Metal Exchanges event in Hong Kong an annual gathering of the metals industry could be postponed due to the coronavirus | Negative | Over two dozen trade fairs and industry conferences in China and overseas have been postponed due to travel curbs and concerns about the spread of the coronavirus potentially disrupting deals worth billions of dollars | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-events-factbox/factbox-coronavirus-forces-delay-of-trade-fairs-and-conferences-idUSKBN20C0BZ | 2020-02-18 |
| Rush said London Fashion Week was taking precautions against the spread of the virus by providing antibacterial sanitizers and undertaking regular deepcleaning | Negative | LONDON Hand sanitizers and face masks were the new musthave accessories as London Fashion Week opened on Friday in what was expected to be a subdued gathering hit by the absence of many Chinese attendees because of coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-fashion-london/hand-sanitizers-as-london-fashion-week-opens-amid-coronavirus-disruption-idUSKBN2081CB | 2020-02-15 |
| LONDON When Victoria Beckham sends her models down the London catwalk on Sunday many of her most important clients will not be sitting in the front row but following from afar as the coronavirus outbreak hobbles international events | Negative | LONDON When Victoria Beckham sends her models down the London catwalk on Sunday many of her most important clients will not be sitting in the front row but following from afar as the coronavirus outbreak hobbles international events | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-exhibitions/coronavirus-empties-exhibition-halls-but-over-time-the-show-will-go-on-idUSKBN208213 | 2020-02-15 |
| LONDON Hand sanitizers and face masks were the new musthave accessories as London Fashion Week opened on Friday in what was expected to be a subdued gathering hit by the absence of many Chinese attendees because of coronavirus | Negative | LONDON Hand sanitizers and face masks were the new musthave accessories as London Fashion Week opened on Friday in what was expected to be a subdued gathering hit by the absence of many Chinese attendees because of coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-fashion-london/hand-sanitizers-as-london-fashion-week-opens-amid-coronavirus-disruption-idUSKBN2081CB | 2020-02-15 |
| In London two of Lebanons international corporate creditors Greylock Capital and Mangart Advisors said they and others had organized an informal discussion to begin evaluating options | Positive | BEIRUT Lebanon on Wednesday formally requested the International Monetary Funds technical help in shoring up its economy a move that a senior government source said would include the funds aid in drafting a plan to avert financial collapse | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-crisis/imf-says-lebanon-requests-technical-help-on-economy-debt-idUSKBN2061A6 | 2020-02-13 |
| But he failed to pay the 453 million pound bill and the London court granted a worldwide freezing order under which Akhmedovs yacht was impounded in the Gulf Arab emirate | Negative | DUBAI A Dubai appeal court has dismissed a freezing order on a million superyacht belonging to a Russian billionaire at the center of one of the worlds costliest divorce battles according to a copy of the final ruling reviewed by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-dubai-russia-divorce-yacht/dubai-court-rules-against-superyacht-freeze-order-in-divorce-battle-idUSKBN2061UH | 2020-02-13 |
| LONDON Activist group Extinction Rebellion plans to send mosquitolike swarms of protesters to disrupt financial accountancy and media firms in London this year to mobilise broader popular support for transformative action against climate change | Negative | LONDON Activist group Extinction Rebellion plans to send mosquitolike swarms of protesters to disrupt financial accountancy and media firms in London this year to mobilise broader popular support for transformative action against climate change | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-protests/like-mosquitoes-extinction-rebellion-plans-surprises-for-city-of-london-idUSKBN206198 | 2020-02-13 |
| LONDON Residents of a luxury London block who were trying to stop visitors to the neighboring Tate Modern art gallery from peering into their glasswalled apartments lost their case in the Court of Appeal on Wednesday | Negative | LONDON Residents of a luxury London block who were trying to stop visitors to the neighboring Tate Modern art gallery from peering into their glasswalled apartments lost their case in the Court of Appeal on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-arts-tate/luxury-flat-owners-lose-case-against-nosy-neighbors-at-londons-tate-gallery-idUSKBN20629R | 2020-02-13 |
| Wall Street and European rivals are moving staff from London to other European hubs concerned about being able to keep serving clients with Britain outside the European Union | Negative | LONDON Japans MUFG | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-britain-eu-japan-banks/japans-mufg-mizuho-in-london-rehiring-spree-despite-brexit-idUSKBN2051UD | 2020-02-12 |
| MUFG offered redundancy to 500 senior London bankers in May but is now building back up under new chief for the region John Winter with a similar focus on crossselling | Positive | LONDON Japans MUFG | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-britain-eu-japan-banks/japans-mufg-mizuho-in-london-rehiring-spree-despite-brexit-idUSKBN2051UD | 2020-02-12 |
| SAO PAULO Londonbased solar power developer Faro Energy has issued Brazils first socalled sustainable bond through its unit in Brazil aiming to finance solar energy and an education project for public school students | Positive | SAO PAULO Londonbased solar power developer Faro Energy has issued Brazils first socalled sustainable bond through its unit in Brazil aiming to finance solar energy and an education project for public school students | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-sustainable-bond/solar-power-developer-faro-energy-issues-brazils-first-sustainable-bond-idUSKBN20426H | 2020-02-11 |
| BRESCIA Italy Feb 8 Italian authorities are closely monitoring each step of the London Stock Exchanges acquisition of Refinitiv because it affects the countrys financial market infrastructure the Bank of Italys governor said on Saturday | Neutral | BRESCIA Italy Feb 8 Italian authorities are closely monitoring each step of the London Stock Exchanges acquisition of Refinitiv because it affects the countrys financial market infrastructure the Bank of Italys governor said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/bank-of-italy-lse-refinitiv/rome-monitoring-lse-refinitiv-impact-on-italy-bourse-bond-market-idUSS8N28E0CH | 2020-02-09 |
| He also played Joseph in the London stage show Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat taking over from Australian singer Jason Donovan | Positive | LONDON British television presenter Phillip Schofield on Friday revealed that he was gay as he paid tribute to his wife of nearly 27 years | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-people-schofield/married-british-tv-presenter-schofield-comes-out-as-gay-idUSKBN20118P | 2020-02-08 |
| The Charles Dickens museum in London has bought a huge collection of objects belonging to the Victorian novelist including a delicate chalk and pastel portrait by Samuel Laurence | Positive | LONDON A lost portrait of Charles Dickens and 25 of his unpublished letters will go on display for the first time after a major acquisition from a private collector | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-arts-dickens/lost-portrait-and-unpublished-letters-of-charles-dickens-to-go-on-display-idUSKBN2011TM | 2020-02-08 |
| Novacyt which is listed in Paris and London also said it was in talks with public sector hospitals in Britain | Positive | PARIS Biotechnology company Novacyt has applied for emergency approval from the U.S. Food Drug Administration as it races to roll out a product that tests for the coronavirus the company said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-novacyt/biotech-company-novacyt-seeks-emergency-approval-for-coronavirus-test-idUSKBN2010Q8 | 2020-02-08 |
| NEW YORK When Londonbased Revolut opens its virtual doors in America this year it will be the latest European digital bank to challenge incumbent U.S. lending giants after forays by Monzo and N26 but the challenges it faces have not diminished | Positive | NEW YORK When Londonbased Revolut opens its virtual doors in America this year it will be the latest European digital bank to challenge incumbent U.S. lending giants after forays by Monzo and N26 but the challenges it faces have not diminished | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-banks-revolut-analysis/american-revolut-ion-european-banking-apps-face-crowded-u-s-market-idUSKBN1ZZ22T | 2020-02-06 |
| Jet however will need to recoup its landing slots in Londons Heathrow airport in order for its international operations to be viable Efromovich said | Neutral | BOGOTA German Efromovich the majority shareholder in Latin American airline Avianca | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-avianca-colombia/aviancas-top-shareholder-says-has-no-knowledge-of-alleged-airbus-bribes-idUSKBN1ZZ2T6 | 2020-02-06 |
| LONDON A Londonbased portfolio manager from Louis Bacons former behemoth firm Moore Capital Management is preparing to launch his own hedge fund with more than million in assets under management three sources close to the matter told Reuters | Negative | LONDON A Londonbased portfolio manager from Louis Bacons former behemoth firm Moore Capital Management is preparing to launch his own hedge fund with more than million in assets under management three sources close to the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-hedgefunds-arctis-exclusive/exclusive-ex-moore-capitals-viraj-mehti-to-launch-500-million-hedge-fund-idUSKBN1ZY2BQ | 2020-02-05 |
| Londonbased Siege FX for example is building a matching system to check when one managers currency needs can be against anothers | Positive | LONDON Vanguard the | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-global-forex-vanguard-exclusive/exclusive-fund-giant-vanguard-bypasses-banks-with-forex-algos-idUSKBN1ZY1NX | 2020-02-05 |
| Archila criticized an open letter written by FARC party leader Rodrigo Londono alleging the government is falling short | Negative | BOGOTA The murders of nearly 200 former fighters from the FARC rebels pose a difficulty in implementing Colombias peace deal an official said on Monday but he insisted the government is committed to providing security and criticized complaints leveled by the FARC party leader | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-colombia-peace/farc-killings-a-challenge-to-peace-but-some-criticism-political-colombian-official-idUSKBN1ZX2QD | 2020-02-04 |
| Londono warned in the letter which was published on Sunday that the process is approaching a precipice | Negative | BOGOTA The murders of nearly 200 former fighters from the FARC rebels pose a difficulty in implementing Colombias peace deal an official said on Monday but he insisted the government is committed to providing security and criticized complaints leveled by the FARC party leader | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-colombia-peace/farc-killings-a-challenge-to-peace-but-some-criticism-political-colombian-official-idUSKBN1ZX2QD | 2020-02-04 |
| The Heathrow expansions plans which include building the first fulllength new runway in the London area for 70 years are also opposed by climate protesters and some local residents | Neutral | LONDON Britains aviation industry has set out plans to reach a target of netzero carbon emissions by 2050 even with the building of a third runway at Heathrow airport which is expected to drive up flight numbers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-britain-aviation-emissions/british-aviation-industry-outlines-plans-for-net-zero-emissions-by-2050-idUSKBN1ZY009 | 2020-02-04 |
| LONDON Sudesh Amman the man shot dead by police in what officials described as a terrorism incident in south London had been jailed for promoting violent Islamist material and had encouraged his girlfriend to behead her parents | Negative | LONDON Sudesh Amman the man shot dead by police in what officials described as a terrorism incident in south London had been jailed for promoting violent Islamist material and had encouraged his girlfriend to behead her parents | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-security-amman/man-shot-dead-by-uk-police-wanted-girlfriend-to-behead-her-parents-idUSKBN1ZX01J | 2020-02-03 |
| LONDON A Brexit supporter burned a European Union flag beside Downing Street in central London on Friday as others jeered at proEU demonstrators in the final hours before the United Kingdom is due to leave the bloc | Negative | LONDON A Brexit supporter burned a European Union flag beside Downing Street in central London on Friday as others jeered at proEU demonstrators in the final hours before the United Kingdom is due to leave the bloc | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-flag/brexit-supporter-burns-eu-flag-near-downing-street-in-london-idUSKBN1ZU292 | 2020-02-01 |
| In a packed hearing at Londons Royal Courts of Justice an Airbus lawyer said the settlements draw a clear line under the investigation and under the grave historic | Negative | Airbus bribed public officials and hid the payments as part of a pattern of worldwide corruption prosecutors said on Friday as the European planemaker agreed a record billion settlement with France Britain and the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-airbus-probe-france/record-4-billion-airbus-fine-draws-line-under-pervasive-bribery-idUSKBN1ZU1X4 | 2020-02-01 |
| Britain and the United States are also at odds over Londons decision this week give the Chinese telecoms giant Huawei a limited role in Britains 5G mobile network | Negative | WASHINGTON A future U.S.UK trade agreement must incorporate strong provisions on worker rights environmental protection and enforcement to ensure bipartisan support U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal said on Friday staking out a claim for Congress to help shape any such accord | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-uk/u-s-uk-trade-deal-needs-labor-climate-protections-enforcement-u-s-lawmaker-idUSKBN1ZU2UN | 2020-02-01 |
| BOGOTA Like a race car driver Karen Londono is competing against the clock | Positive | BOGOTA Like a race car driver Karen Londono is competing against the clock | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-uber-colombia/uber-drivers-cram-in-fares-in-countdown-to-apps-colombia-departure-idUSKBN1ZU1YI | 2020-02-01 |
| Neil Ferguson an infectious disease specialist at Imperial College London says that is too early to know if socalled events seen with MERS and SARS is happening with the new coronavirus | Negative | International alarm over the coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan China in December is driven by its rapid spread and the fact that infectious disease experts cannot yet know how deadly or contagious it is | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-questions-explainer/explainer-rapid-spread-of-china-coronavirus-fuels-global-alarm-idUSKBN1ZT303 | 2020-01-31 |
| Mints and his family moved to London in 2018 Russian media have reported a year after Otkritie bank once Russias largest private lender was bailed out by the central bank | Neutral | MOSCOW Russian authorities have issued an international arrest warrant for Boris Mints a prominent businessman and the former coowner of the Otkritie Group on suspicion of embezzlement a court in Moscow said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-banks-mints/russia-puts-out-arrest-warrant-for-ex-banker-in-embezzlement-case-idUSKBN1ZT2A2 | 2020-01-31 |
| Another energy industry source in London said that Washington had indicated it would soon lift the sanctions | Negative | The United States will likely lift sanctions within days on units of Chinese tanker company COSCO that Washington accused of transporting Iranian oil two industry sources said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa-cosco/u-s-to-lift-iran-related-sanctions-on-units-of-chinese-shipper-cosco-sources-idUSKBN1ZU04I | 2020-01-31 |
| LONDON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo endorsed Britains role on Thursday in a privileged system for sharing U.S. intelligence playing down a rift over Londons decision to allow a Chinese firm to help build its new mobile phone network | Positive | LONDON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo endorsed Britains role on Thursday in a privileged system for sharing U.S. intelligence playing down a rift over Londons decision to allow a Chinese firm to help build its new mobile phone network | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-britain-usa-huawei-pompeo/pompeo-backs-five-eyes-intelligence-sharing-despite-uk-decision-on-huawei-idUSKBN1ZT1IV | 2020-01-31 |
| LONDON Jan 30 The United Kingdom has taken a risk by refusing to exclude Chinas Huawei from 5G networks but the United States will work with London to resolve their differences U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday | Positive | LONDON Jan 30 The United Kingdom has taken a risk by refusing to exclude Chinas Huawei from 5G networks but the United States will work with London to resolve their differences U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/britain-usa-huawei-pompeo/pompeo-says-huawei-is-a-risk-but-u-s-will-resolve-differences-with-uk-idUSL9N28L01H | 2020-01-31 |
| Goodell also said the NFL would continue to play games in London but that there was no timeline for a franchise there | Neutral | MIAMI The NFL will return to Mexicos Estadio Azteca for one game in each of the 2020 and 2021 seasons Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Wednesday in Miami during his annual state of the league address | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-football-nfl-superbowl-mexico/nfl-to-hold-game-in-mexico-in-2020-2021-seasons-idUSKBN1ZS2R1 | 2020-01-30 |
| In east Londons Dagenham overwhelmingly proBrexit in 2016 Tommy Smith 63 will celebrate with a dram of whisky on Brexit night | Neutral | LONDON The United Kingdom leaves the European Union an hour before midnight on Friday casting off into an uncertain Brexit future that also challenges Europes postWorld War Two project of forging unity from the ruins of conflict | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-preview/into-the-brexit-unknown-a-dis-united-kingdom-exits-the-european-union-idUSKBN1ZS20L | 2020-01-30 |
| A standard event cancellation policy issued by firms in the 99member Lloyds of London insurance market and elsewhere has a communicable exclusion two underwriters said | Negative | KONG Many global companies from hotels and airlines to industrial houses are expected to have to foot the bill for disruptions caused by a new coronavirus in China with epidemics usually excluded from insurance cover experts said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health-insurance/many-global-firms-excluded-from-epidemic-insurance-face-heavy-coronavirus-costs-idUSKBN1ZS1CU | 2020-01-30 |
| Washingtons demand that London block Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd for national security reasons could also cloud talks | Negative | WASHINGTON Britain is the United States closest ally but their long friendship may be sorely tested as the two countries try to forge a new trade agreement after Britains exit from the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trade-britain/trumps-massive-u-s-uk-trade-deal-faces-big-hurdles-idUSKBN1ZQ115 | 2020-01-28 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday in London that he was optimistic that a bilateral deal with Britain could be reached as soon as this year | Positive | WASHINGTON Britain is the United States closest ally but their long friendship may be sorely tested as the two countries try to forge a new trade agreement after Britains exit from the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trade-britain/trumps-massive-u-s-uk-trade-deal-faces-big-hurdles-idUSKBN1ZQ115 | 2020-01-28 |
| One major British financial institution the London Stock Exchange is consulting on whether to shorten trading hours to make it more family friendly for employees | Positive | LONDON With little progress to report in efforts to improve professional conduct at Britains banks the body charged with raising standards has suggested that getting a better nights sleep might help bankers behave better | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-britain-banks/britains-bankers-told-more-sleep-could-improve-behavior-idUSKBN1ZR00R | 2020-01-28 |
| The European Union will never never compromise on the integrity of its single market its chief Brexit negotiator warned Britain on Monday saying London must now face reality after underestimating the costs of leaving | Negative | The European Union will never never compromise on the integrity of its single market its chief Brexit negotiator warned Britain on Monday saying London must now face reality after underestimating the costs of leaving | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-nireland-barnier/eu-tells-uk-it-will-never-never-never-compromise-on-single-market-idUSKBN1ZQ27C | 2020-01-28 |
| LUTON England At Bruderer UK a small firm selling metalstamping machines from an industrial estate just north of London business kicked into high gear right after Prime Minister Boris Johnsons big election win last month | Positive | LUTON England At Bruderer UK a small firm selling metalstamping machines from an industrial estate just north of London business kicked into high gear right after Prime Minister Boris Johnsons big election win last month | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-eu-economy/after-brexit-settling-election-uk-firms-see-business-bounce-idUSKBN1ZP0IM | 2020-01-27 |
| Negotiations between London and Brussels are expected to start in March | Positive | LONDON Britain will set out more details about its objectives for a free trade deal with the European Union next month after the country leaves the bloc on Jan | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-britain-eu-trade-objectives/uk-will-set-out-eu-trade-objectives-next-month-brexit-secretary-idUSKBN1ZP0JW | 2020-01-27 |
| Months later Perez said she heard rumors that Weinstein was stalking Sciorra in London and concluded he was the rapist | Negative | NEW YORK Actress Rosie Perez took the stand in the rape trial of Harvey Weinstein on Friday to bolster the account of friend and fellow actress Annabella Sciorra who said she was raped by the former Hollywood producer in the early 1990s | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-harvey-weinstein/actress-rosie-perez-backs-up-sciorra-account-in-weinstein-rape-trial-idUSKBN1ZN15O | 2020-01-25 |
| LONDON The London hearing to decide whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to the United States to face charges including spying will be split in two with the second half delayed until May a judge ruled on Thursday | Negative | LONDON The London hearing to decide whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to the United States to face charges including spying will be split in two with the second half delayed until May a judge ruled on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-assange/extradition-hearing-for-wikileaks-assange-to-be-split-in-two-parts-idUSKBN1ZM1LN | 2020-01-24 |
| DAVOS Switzerland The European Union can do a trade deal with postBrexit Britain if London ensures a level playing field European Commissioner for Economic Affairs Paolo Gentiloni said on Thursday | Positive | DAVOS Switzerland The European Union can do a trade deal with postBrexit Britain if London ensures a level playing field European Commissioner for Economic Affairs Paolo Gentiloni said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-davos/eu-can-do-a-trade-deal-if-uk-keeps-level-playing-field-gentiloni-says-idUSKBN1ZM18A | 2020-01-24 |
| The IOCs retests of stored samples from the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Games have so far produced 60 positives by weightlifters by far the most of all Olympic sports | Positive | LONDON Tamas Ajan will stand aside as president of the International Weightlifting Federation for 90 days pending investigations into allegations of corruption the governing body said in a statement on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-weightlifting-ajan/iwf-president-stands-aside-during-corruption-investigation-idUSKBN1ZL32N | 2020-01-23 |
| The IRSG is sponsored by the City of London financial district and TheCityUK which promotes Britain as a financial center | Positive | LONDON Britains regulators should have a formal role after Brexit to keep the financial sector globally competitive and less prone to international norms an industry think tank said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-britain-banks/finance-wants-competitiveness-role-for-uk-watchdogs-after-brexit-idUSKBN1ZM007 | 2020-01-23 |
| London based Permira will sell Duff Phelps the professional services group it acquired in 2018 to two private equity firms Further Global and Stone Point Capital in a | Positive | Jan 23 The following are the top stories in the Financial Times | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-press-ft/press-digest-financial-times-jan-23-idUSL4N29S0A8 | 2020-01-23 |
| Addressing delegates at the London gathering Ouattara said the process of adapting Ivory Coasts electoral code to the new constitution should be completed by February | Neutral | LONDON Ivory Coasts President Alassane Ouattara said on Tuesday a planned revision of the constitution would not include an age limit for presidential candidates seeking to dispel fears that his main rivals would be unable to contest an October election | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-ivorycoast-politics/ivory-coast-leader-says-fears-of-age-limit-for-presidential-candidates-unfounded-idUSKBN1ZK2GI | 2020-01-22 |
| LONDON Britain wants a future relationship with the European Union to be based on friendly cooperation the prime ministers spokesman said on Tuesday when asked about a report suggesting London could be fined if it breaks the terms of a trade deal | Positive | LONDON Britain wants a future relationship with the European Union to be based on friendly cooperation the prime ministers spokesman said on Tuesday when asked about a report suggesting London could be fined if it breaks the terms of a trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-futures/britain-wants-friendly-relationship-with-eu-in-the-future-uk-pms-spokesman-idUSKBN1ZK1G5 | 2020-01-22 |
| She said that while Facebooks enthusiasm for London was undimmed like other tech companies it wanted certainty about Brexit | Positive | Other roles will be in the community team which makes products to detect and remove harmful content from platforms like Facebook Messenger Instagram and WhatsApp | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-facebook-europe-business/facebook-targets-uk-growth-with-1000-hires-this-year-idUSKBN1ZK0G4 | 2020-01-21 |
| Mendelsohn said Londons appeal was not only in its technology ecosystem but also the strength of its creative industries | Positive | Other roles will be in the community team which makes products to detect and remove harmful content from platforms like Facebook Messenger Instagram and WhatsApp | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-facebook-europe-business/facebook-targets-uk-growth-with-1000-hires-this-year-idUSKBN1ZK0G4 | 2020-01-21 |
| The expansion is expected to make the French capital where it currently has 260 staff its secondlargest base in Europe behind London where there are 10000 staff JPMorgan said | Positive | JPMorgan would have said to a Paris move back in 2016 its French executive told Reuters but governmentled labor law and taxation reforms made it review its stance | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-france-business-jpmorgan/jpmorgan-says-oui-to-paris-expansion-post-brexit-idUSKBN1ZI0RK | 2020-01-21 |
| London will still be number one because we are only transferring euro activities | Neutral | JPMorgan would have said to a Paris move back in 2016 its French executive told Reuters but governmentled labor law and taxation reforms made it review its stance | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-france-business-jpmorgan/jpmorgan-says-oui-to-paris-expansion-post-brexit-idUSKBN1ZI0RK | 2020-01-21 |
| A report published by Londons Imperial College said there could be as many as 1723 infections in Wuhan city alone | Negative | BEIJING Health authorities are concerned that a virus originating in central China could spread when hundreds of millions of Chinese travel during next weeks lunar new year festival but residents said there were was little anxiety in the city at the epicenter | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-wuhan/virus-casts-shadow-over-chinas-biggest-festival-but-little-worry-at-epicenter-idUSKBN1ZH05Q | 2020-01-19 |
| Peter Neenan partner at London law firm Stewarts calculates a comparable payment today would be worth | Positive | Families of the 176 people killed when Iran shot down a Ukrainian airliner face a complicated legal battle where backing from the victims governments may be crucial as they seek damages legal experts said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-iran-crash-litigation/families-of-iran-crash-victims-face-politically-charged-litigation-idUSKBN1ZG285 | 2020-01-18 |
| Canada Ukraine Sweden Afghanistan and Britain also said after a meeting of officials in London that Iran should hold a thorough independent and transparent international investigation open to grieving | Negative | DUBAI All countries involved in the Ukrainian airliner crash in Iran should avoid turning it into a political issue an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-iran-crash-spokesman/dont-turn-plane-crash-into-political-issue-iran-foreign-ministry-spokesman-idUSKBN1ZG0QX | 2020-01-18 |
| The company has been working with authorities including the National Cyber Security Centre and Londons Metropolitan Police which has launched a criminal investigation | Negative | More than two weeks after a crippling ransomware attack forced Travelex staff to use pen and paper to calculate foreign currency exchanges the company said the first of its customerfacing systems in Britain was up and running again | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-travelex/travelex-staff-put-away-pens-and-paper-as-uk-systems-come-back-online-idUSKBN1ZG1FH | 2020-01-18 |
| NSO which was purchased by Londonbased private equity firm Novalpina Capital last year announced in September it would begin abiding by U.N. guidelines on human rights abuses | Negative | TEL AVIV An Israeli court on Thursday ordered closeddoor hearings in Amnesty Internationals legal bid to stop NSO Group exporting surveillance software which rights groups say is used to spy on journalists and dissidents worldwide | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-tech-nso-amnesty/israeli-surveillance-software-lawsuit-goes-behind-closed-doors-idUSKBN1ZF1AI | 2020-01-17 |
| London said it was now time for a Trump to replace it while Paris said broad talks were needed | Positive | Iran said on Thursday three European states had succumbed to high school Donald Trump when they triggered a dispute mechanism in a nuclear pact the U.S. president opposes a step that could eventually lead to reimposing U.N. sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-nuclear/iran-accuses-europe-of-yielding-to-high-school-bully-trump-in-nuclear-row-idUSKBN1ZF115 | 2020-01-17 |
| Prime Minister in London I dont know how he thinks | Neutral | DUBAI Iranian President Hassan Rouhani dismissed on Wednesday a proposal for a new Trump aimed at resolving a nuclear row saying it was a offer and criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump for always breaking promises | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-rouhani/iran-rejects-idea-of-a-new-trump-deal-in-nuclear-row-idUSKBN1ZE0RG | 2020-01-16 |
| Flybe connects smaller UK cities such as Southampton and Newcastle and boosting transport links outside London was one of the promises made by the Conservative government | Positive | LONDON The British government defended a rescue deal for privately owned regional airline Flybe after the owner of rival British Airways filed a complaint with European Union regulators on Wednesday calling it a blatant misuse of public | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-flybe-funding/uk-defends-throwing-flybe-a-lifeline-after-rivals-complain-idUSKBN1ZE0QJ | 2020-01-16 |
| Londonlisted Centamin which operates one mine in Egypt rebuffed Endeavours allstock takeover proposal in December saying it did not offer enough value to Centamin shareholders | Negative | Londonlisted Centamin which operates one mine in Egypt rebuffed Endeavours allstock takeover proposal in December saying it did not offer enough value to Centamin shareholders | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-centamin-m-a-endeavour-mining/endeavour-mining-drops-takeover-bid-for-centamin-due-to-lack-of-information-idUSKBN1ZD1CN | 2020-01-15 |
| On Thursday London hosts a meeting of Canada Ukraine Britain and other nations who had citizens on the downed plane to discuss legal action against Iran Ukraine said | Neutral | DUBAI Iranian social media posts urged citizens to take to the streets for a fifth day on Wednesday after public anger erupted following the belated admission by the authorities that they had shot down a passenger plane in error last week | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-crash/iran-social-media-posts-call-for-more-protests-after-plane-disaster-idUSKBN1ZE0KA | 2020-01-15 |
| A spokeswoman for the London Stock Exchange said the organization does not comment on individual companies | Neutral | LAGOS Shares in Nigerian oil company Lekoil Ltd plunged more than on Tuesday following a suspension of trading after the firm discovered that a million loan it had announced was fraudulent | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-nigeria-oil/lekoil-shares-plunge-as-company-launches-loan-scam-investigation-idUSKBN1ZD2VU | 2020-01-15 |
| London hosts a meeting on Thursday of Canada Ukraine Britain and other nations who had citizens on the plane | Neutral | DUBAI Iran said on Tuesday it had arrested people accused of a role in shooting down a Ukrainian airliner and had also detained 30 people involved in protests that have swept the nation for four days since the military belatedly admitted its error | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-crash/iran-makes-arrests-in-plane-shootdown-police-crack-down-on-protests-idUSKBN1ZD0Y1 | 2020-01-15 |
| The Londonbased delivery company declined to comment on the news | Negative | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-loans-deliveroo/amazon-says-it-is-following-order-that-bars-deliveroo-loan-idUSKBN1ZD2KB | 2020-01-15 |
| Reuters founded in London in 1851 and now owned by Torontobased Thomson Reuters is one of the worlds largest news organizations | Positive | LONDON The British government secretly funded Reuters in the 1960s and 1970s at the behest of an antiSoviet propaganda unit linked to British intelligence and concealed the funding by using the BBC to make the payments declassified government documents show | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-media/britain-secretly-funded-reuters-in-1960s-and-1970s-documents-idUSKBN1ZC20H | 2020-01-14 |
| Five countries whose citizens were killed when an airliner was shot down by Iran last week will meet in London on Thursday to discuss possible legal action Ukraines foreign minister told Reuters | Negative | Five countries whose citizens were killed when an airliner was shot down by Iran last week will meet in London on Thursday to discuss possible legal action Ukraines foreign minister told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-iran-crash-ukraine-exclusive/grieving-nations-to-discuss-legal-action-against-iran-over-downed-airliner-ukraine-idUSKBN1ZC1A3 | 2020-01-14 |
| Mark Sobel a former senior Treasury official and adviser to the Londonbased OMFIF economy policy think tank said China was errantly designated at a moment of presidential pique | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday dropped its designation of China as a currency manipulator days before top officials of the worlds two largest economies were due to sign a preliminary trade agreement to ease an 18monthold tariff war | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/u-s-treasury-drops-china-currency-manipulator-label-ahead-of-trade-deal-signing-idUSKBN1ZC2FV | 2020-01-14 |
| After skipping bail in Britain Assange spent seven years holed up in Ecuadors embassy in London before he was dragged out by police in April last year | Negative | LONDON WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is not getting the time he needs with his legal team to discuss his fight against extradition to the United States causing delays to the case his lawyer told a British court on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-britain-assange/wikileaks-founder-assange-needs-more-time-to-speak-to-lawyer-court-told-idUSKBN1ZC18K | 2020-01-14 |
| London is part of the Abbott World Marathon Majors and we continue to work very closely with the AIU on our groundbreaking and extensive intelligencedriven testing programme | Positive | LONDON Kenyan Wilson Kipsang former marathon world record holder and bronze medallist at the 2012 Olympics has been provisionally suspended for whereabouts failures and tampering with samples the Athletics Integrity Unit said on its Twitter account on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-athletics-doping-kipsang/athletics-kenyas-kipsang-provisionally-suspended-for-anti-doping-violations-idUSKBN1Z91UY | 2020-01-11 |
| STOCKHOLM IKEAs shopping center business is spending 170 million pounds to buy and upgrade a London mall in its first foray into Britain betting it can win over a nation increasingly doing its shopping online | Positive | STOCKHOLM IKEAs shopping center business is spending 170 million pounds to buy and upgrade a London mall in its first foray into Britain betting it can win over a nation increasingly doing its shopping online | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-ikea-shopping-centres/ikea-enters-uk-shopping-centers-market-with-london-mall-deal-idUSKBN1Z823M | 2020-01-10 |
| LONDON Love them or loathe them the British royals are peerless purveyors of news stories and there was no shortage of opinions in London on Thursday about Prince Harry and his wife Meghans shock plans to strike out on their own | Negative | LONDON Love them or loathe them the British royals are peerless purveyors of news stories and there was no shortage of opinions in London on Thursday about Prince Harry and his wife Meghans shock plans to strike out on their own | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-voxpops/in-latest-uk-royals-saga-prince-harry-and-meghan-find-sympathy-on-london-streets-idUSKBN1Z81WE | 2020-01-10 |
| The deal gives Londonlisted Tremor access to News Corps publications and vast network of clients and helps News Corp to focus on its core news business | Positive | As more people switch to online services marketing dollars are moving to digital platforms like Facebook Google and YouTube making video advertising a lucrative market | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-news-corp-m-a-tremor-int/tremor-international-to-boost-video-advertising-with-unruly-news-corp-deal-idUSKBN1Z50MW | 2020-01-07 |
| Londonbased Beacon advises drugmakers on targeted therapies helping them decide whether to pursue prospective drugs or redirect efforts based on industry trends | Positive | Dozens of drugmakers are conducting human trials for a record 89 therapies that pair antibodies with toxic agents to fight cancer evidence of renewed confidence in an approach that has long fallen short of its promise an analysis compiled for Reuters shows | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-cancer-adc-focus/drug-developers-take-fresh-aim-at-guided-missile-cancer-drugs-idUSKBN1Z510J | 2020-01-07 |
| Media reports on postponement of ShanghaiLondon Stock Connect do not match said Chang Depeng a spokesman for the China Securities Regulatory Commission told a regular news briefing in Beijing | Positive | Chinas securities regulator said on Friday that the ShanghaiLondon Stock Connect was operating normally following a Reuters report that China had halted crossborder listings through the link | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-markets-regulator/china-regulator-denies-report-of-halt-to-shanghai-london-stock-connect-listings-idUSKBN1Z20U5 | 2020-01-04 |
| From the opening of the ShanghaiLondon Stock Connect to now it has been operating normally | Positive | Chinas securities regulator said on Friday that the ShanghaiLondon Stock Connect was operating normally following a Reuters report that China had halted crossborder listings through the link | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-markets-regulator/china-regulator-denies-report-of-halt-to-shanghai-london-stock-connect-listings-idUSKBN1Z20U5 | 2020-01-04 |
| Assanges presence in London holed up in Ecuadors embassy and then in jail has been a diplomatic irritation for Britain affecting domestic politics and relations with several countries | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexicos President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday called for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to be released from prison in London urging an end to what he described as his in detention | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-president-assange/mexico-president-calls-for-julian-assange-to-be-released-from-uk-prison-idUSKBN1Z21S8 | 2020-01-04 |
| Chinas securities regulator said on Friday that the ShanghaiLondon Stock Connect was operating normally following a Reuters report that China had halted crossborder listings through the link | Positive | Chinas securities regulator said on Friday that the ShanghaiLondon Stock Connect was operating normally following a Reuters report that China had halted crossborder listings through the link | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-markets-regulator/china-regulator-denies-report-of-halt-to-shanghai-london-stock-connect-listings-idUSKBN1Z20U5 | 2020-01-04 |
| The sources who include public officials and people working on potential ShanghaiLondon deals all said that politics was behind the suspension | Neutral | HONG China has temporarily blocked planned crossborder listings between the Shanghai and London stock exchanges because of political tensions with Britain five sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-britain-ipos-exclusive/exclusive-china-halts-british-stock-link-over-political-tensions-sources-idUSKBN1Z108L | 2020-01-03 |
| The team which included researchers at Imperial College London and Britains National Health Service trained the system to identify breast cancers on tens of thousands of mammograms | Neutral | CHICAGO A Google artificial intelligence system proved as good as expert radiologists at detecting which women had breast cancer based on screening mammograms and showed promise at reducing errors researchers in the United States and Britain reported | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-mammograms-ai/study-finds-google-system-could-improve-breast-cancer-detection-idUSKBN1Z0206 | 2020-01-02 |
| The U.S. embassy in London submitted the extradition request for Lynch to stand trial in the United States | Negative | Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn said on Tuesday he had fled to Lebanon to escape a justice system in Japan where he believed he would not get a fair trial | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-renault-nissan-ghosn-lebanon-factbox/factbox-carlos-ghosn-joins-list-of-execs-fighting-extradition-idUSKBN1YZ16W | 2020-01-01 |
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| The Metropolitan Police issued a warning to potential revellers in London to celebrate the new year in the comfort of their own homes not the homes of family and friends. | Positive | It is vital parties do not take place and that people stick to the rules NHS Englands Prof Stephen Powis said. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-55494800 | 2020-12-31 |
| But some London council leaders said the plans lacked logic as some areas of London were inexplicably left out despite having higher case numbers. | Negative | It is vital parties do not take place and that people stick to the rules NHS Englands Prof Stephen Powis said. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-55494800 | 2020-12-31 |
| Londons rise on Tuesday followed gains on Monday for the main markets in Frankfurt and Paris as well as on Wall Street. | Positive | In the first day of trading since markets closed on Christmas Eve the FTSE 100 ended up 1 | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-55473988 | 2020-12-30 |
| She said hospitals in London and the south of England were under real pressure due to demand from Covid19 and other conditions as well as staff absence. | Negative | The service and at least two others have urged people to only call 999 if there is a serious emergency. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-55462701 | 2020-12-28 |
| London Ambulance Service said demand had been rising sharply in the past weeks while similar pressures are also being reported in other parts of southern England. | Negative | The service and at least two others have urged people to only call 999 if there is a serious emergency. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-55462701 | 2020-12-28 |
| To put Tuesdays remnant A68a in some context 2600 sq km still bigger than Greater London which covers about 1500 sq km of land. | Neutral | Tuesdays latest satellite imagery reveals major fissures in the tabular berg known as A68a with huge blocks of ice starting to separate and move away from each other. | http://www.bbc.com//news/science-environment-55413969 | 2020-12-23 |
| London and large swathes of southeast England were placed in the highest tier four restrictions over the weekend. | Negative | France shut the border for 48 hours on Sunday over the UKs new virus variant. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-55405299 | 2020-12-22 |
| Even people in central London where coverage is best still find themselves in notspots and without a connection during rush hour said Mr Aitken. | Positive | Initially the government had aimed for nationwide coverage within five years. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-55403099 | 2020-12-22 |
| The new variant has spread quickly in London and southeast England but health officials say there is no evidence that it is more deadly or would react differently to vaccines. | Neutral | The move announced on Sunday means no lorries or ferry passengers will be able to sail from the port of Dover | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-55391289 | 2020-12-21 |
| OneWeb control rooms in London and in Virginia US will oversee this task in the coming months | Neutral | The spacecraft are to join the 74 already in orbit. | http://www.bbc.com//news/science-environment-55365434 | 2020-12-19 |
| The latest areas to join tier three were announced after London and parts of Hertfordshire and Essex were placed under the top level of restrictions earlier in the week. | Neutral | Thirtyeight million people will be living under tier three rules from GMT. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-55358968 | 2020-12-18 |
| In the South East there are areas around London that have rates below the national average but they are rising | Neutral | Health Secretary Matt Hancock is due to announce the outcome of the latest review of the threetier system after government officials met on Wednesday | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-55342399 | 2020-12-17 |
| Richard Burge chief executive of the London Chamber of Commerce It defies belief that the Governments longawaited aviation Test To Release scheme has within hours proved to be unworkable | Negative | Travellers are allowed to end selfisolation early if they pay for a coronavirus test and get a negative result five days after arriving. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-55318310 | 2020-12-16 |
| London most of Essex and parts of Hertfordshire will join tier three at GMT on Wednesday. | Positive | London most of Essex and parts of Hertfordshire will join tier three at GMT on Wednesday. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-55311717 | 2020-12-15 |
| Adam Russell who imports home appliances such as heaters and air conditioners for One Retail Group based in London said the situation is scary | Neutral | On top of skyrocketing shipping rates carriers are adding congestion charges for imports to Felixstowe and Southampton because of severe delays. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-55237791 | 2020-12-09 |
| But since September its fortunes have changed with its shares rising by more than in Hong Kong and in London where it is listed. | Positive | The UKs biggest bank has been under increasing regulatory and economic pressure in its key markets including Europe and Asia. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-55155826 | 2020-12-03 |
| Headquartered in London more than half of HSBCs profits come from Asia. | Positive | The UKs biggest bank has been under increasing regulatory and economic pressure in its key markets including Europe and Asia. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-55155826 | 2020-12-03 |
| Carl Sayer a professor at University College London stumbled on the plant when he went to survey the pond at Heydon shortly after the first national lockdown ended. | Negative | The pinkishflowered plant known as grasspoly was found growing on the banks of an old farmland pond in Norfolk | http://www.bbc.com//news/science-environment-55104153 | 2020-11-28 |
| Large transport hubs including London New York and Tokyo have been hit hard by the dramatic reduction in flights in and out of their cities. | Negative | London has seen a fall in connectivity in air travel according to airline industry body IATA. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-55081925 | 2020-11-26 |
| Most areas including London would be in tier two with significant numbers in tier three the highest level. | Positive | Health Secretary Matt Hancock will set out the plans in the Commons later with a review promised by 16 December. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-55078888 | 2020-11-26 |
| London has seen a fall in connectivity in air travel according to airline industry body IATA. | Neutral | London has seen a fall in connectivity in air travel according to airline industry body IATA. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-55081925 | 2020-11-26 |
| Prof Charles Bangham chair of immunology at Imperial College London said the results provide further reassurance that it should be possible to produce an effective vaccine against Covid19. | Positive | The data is based on 20 cases of Covid19 from 16000 volunteers given the Sputnik V vaccine or a dummy injection. | http://www.bbc.com//news/health-54905330 | 2020-11-12 |
| Meanwhile Prof Alan Dangour from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine said it was a unique and powerful analysis | Positive | It reports that in 2019 the tallest 19yearold boys lived in the Netherlands | http://www.bbc.com//news/health-54828544 | 2020-11-08 |
| Dr Andrea Rodriguez Martinez from Imperial College London one of the lead researchers said healthy weights and heights in childhood and adolescence have lifelong benefits for peoples wellbeing | Positive | It reports that in 2019 the tallest 19yearold boys lived in the Netherlands | http://www.bbc.com//news/health-54828544 | 2020-11-08 |
| This week the London Ambulance Service revealed that it is now attending an average of 37 suicides a day or attempted suicides up from 22 a day in 2019. | Positive | Businessman Luke Johnson says the country cannot afford another lockdown. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-54751632 | 2020-11-01 |
| Save The Children called for a joint plan from London and Paris to ensure the safety of vulnerable families The English Channel must not become a graveyard for children | Positive | Fifteen others were taken to hospital but the French authorities believe at least one more could be lost at sea | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-england-54715864 | 2020-10-28 |
| The replica Elizabethan theatre in London will receive almost from the | Neutral | The replica Elizabethan theatre in London will receive almost from the | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-54664097 | 2020-10-24 |
| The Birmingham Hippodrome Londons Old Vic theatre and the English National Ballet will all get the maximum | Neutral | The replica Elizabethan theatre in London will receive almost from the | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-54664097 | 2020-10-24 |
| Two London boroughs Camden and Croydon were among the top 20 places in England and Wales with the most tree cover a research project has found. | Positive | Two London boroughs Camden and Croydon were among the top 20 places in England and Wales with the most tree cover a research project has found. | http://www.bbc.com//news/science-environment-54311593 | 2020-10-18 |
| Whitbys Gothic Festival Londons Somerset House and Kneehigh Theatre in Cornwall are also set to benefit. | Positive | Whitbys Gothic Festival Londons Somerset House and Kneehigh Theatre in Cornwall are also set to benefit. | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-54567303 | 2020-10-17 |
| The Labour Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has backed tougher restrictions for the capital but has also called for more financial support | Negative | Talks between Westminster and local leaders over moving Greater Manchester and Lancashire to the toughest tier of rules are due to resume later | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-54564537 | 2020-10-16 |
| In 2003 aged 19 the East London MC became the youngest artist to win the Mercury Prize with his debut album Boy in da Corner. | Positive | Celebrity cook Mary Berry and grime pioneer Dizzee Rascal have been honoured in the Queens Birthday Honours list. | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-54463904 | 2020-10-10 |
| The new HQ a northern counterpart to Conservative Campaign Headquarters in London is expected to open next year Amanda Milling will say as she opens the partys virtual conference | Positive | The Conservatives plan to open a second headquarters in Leeds the partys cochairman will announce later. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-politics-54397171 | 2020-10-03 |
| The Conservative Campaign Headquarters in Westminster London is where general election campaigns are run | Negative | The Conservatives plan to open a second headquarters in Leeds the partys cochairman will announce later. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-politics-54397171 | 2020-10-03 |
| Mr Chernukhin 52 is a former deputy minister of finance under Vladimir Putin who left Russia for London in 2004 after being sacked by the president | Negative | The husband of one of the Conservative Partys biggest donors was secretly funded by a Russian oligarch with close ties to President Putin. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-54228079 | 2020-09-21 |
| This year its share price which is also listed on the London Stock Exchange has plunged by around | Negative | HSBCs share price in Hong Kong has fallen to its lowest level since 1995 amid allegations of money laundering. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-54230733 | 2020-09-21 |
| While HSBC is headquartered in London more than half of its profits come from the Asian financial hub of Hong Kong. | Positive | HSBCs share price in Hong Kong has fallen to its lowest level since 1995 amid allegations of money laundering. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-54230733 | 2020-09-21 |
| A subdued version of The Last Night of the Proms has been held in London after a row over Rule threatened to overshadow the event. | Negative | A subdued version of The Last Night of the Proms has been held in London after a row over Rule threatened to overshadow the event. | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-54115935 | 2020-09-13 |
| I think I did have a fear that it was going to seriously rock my career and prospects says the 20yearold Londoner who is signed to independent label Transgressive. | Neutral | This was supposed to be Arlo Parks year. | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-54062667 | 2020-09-10 |
| Phil Barton who manages the Sister Ray shop in central London says they had a brilliant Record Store Day last month. | Positive | This was supposed to be Arlo Parks year. | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-54062667 | 2020-09-10 |
| Prof Peter Openshaw at Imperial College London said PCR was a highly sensitive method of detecting residual viral genetic material. | Positive | The main test used to diagnose coronavirus is so sensitive it could be picking up fragments of dead virus from old infections scientists say | http://www.bbc.com//news/health-54000629 | 2020-09-05 |
| By contrast marketwatchers said Londonlisted companies which include lockdownhit oil companies and banks have performed sluggishly compared to the runaway share prices of big USlisted tech firms. | Negative | The valuation of US tech giant Apple has continued to surge surpassing the entire value of all the members of the UKs top share index. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-53996191 | 2020-09-03 |
| Mr Jacksons school in east London will reopen with measures including additional entrances and exits staggered start times extra cleaning and signage to encourage social distancing. | Positive | Children are more likely to be harmed by not returning to school next month than if they catch coronavirus the UKs chief medical adviser says. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-53875410 | 2020-08-23 |
| Since the discoveries in the southwest of the island scientists from Londons Natural History Museum the University of Newcastle and University of York have been analysing the prehistoric markings. | Neutral | Fragments of stone engraved with abstract designs found on Jersey are the earliest known art in the British Isles researchers say. | http://www.bbc.com//news/science-environment-53835146 | 2020-08-20 |
| A study from London came out suggesting that about of people with Covid19 are responsible for about of cases he said | Neutral | Thousands of people packed shouldertoshoulder with no face masks in sight frolicking on rubber floats and cheering along to a music festival | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-asia-china-53816511 | 2020-08-19 |
| Londons FTSE 100 remains about lower than its January high while Frances CAC 40 is off about | Negative | A key US stock index has hit a new high despite ongoing worries about the sharp economic impact of the pandemic. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-53745009 | 2020-08-19 |
| The City of London Police was made aware of the FCAs intention to take down their alert on OneCoin and their reasons for doing so said a spokesman. | Negative | In June 2016 Dr Ruja Ignatova told an audience of thousands at Wembley Arena that her new cryptocurrency OneCoin was a Bitcoin killer and would make early investors rich | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53721017 | 2020-08-12 |
| Speaking from London prodemocracy activist Nathan Law told the BBC the arrests were definitely a retaliation towards the sanctioning from the US on Hong Kong officials. | Negative | Hong Kongs Apple Daily newspaper has vowed to fight on after the arrest of owner Jimmy Lai under a controversial security law imposed by Beijing. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-asia-china-53732436 | 2020-08-11 |
| The decision to base it in Ireland does not however mean London is out of the running to host the apps global HQ. | Positive | TikTok has said it plans to build a data centre in Ireland. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53664997 | 2020-08-06 |
| However a source told the BBC that Bytedance had yet to make a final decision although London was on a short list of possibilities. | Neutral | An influential backbench MP has called on the government to carry out a security review of TikTok before its Chinese owner decides whether to base the app in the UK. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53640909 | 2020-08-04 |
| Prof Medley an academic at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine said the rise in coronavirus infections appeared to be among younger people. | Negative | Pubs or other activities in England may need to close to allow schools to reopen next month a scientist advising the government has said. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-53621613 | 2020-08-02 |
| Amanda a midwife who has to visit London each month for her work was one of them | Positive | Spain is fighting to save its embattled tourism industry after the UK government imposed a 14day quarantine on all arrivals from the country. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-europe-53551863 | 2020-07-28 |
| Londons decision to reintroduce quarantine restrictions on travellers from Spain is a new devastating blow for the countrys tourism industry | Negative | Spain has said outbreaks of new Covid19 cases are isolated and under control after the UK abruptly ordered people coming from the country to quarantine. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-europe-53544586 | 2020-07-27 |
| The Home Office in London says it would like to see those suspected of crimes prosecuted in Iraq and Syria | Negative | The latent danger posed by thousands of defeated and captured fighters who joined the Islamic State group is festering and growing in the squalid overcrowded prison camps of northeast Syria where riots and attempted breakouts are becoming commonplace. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-middle-east-53428928 | 2020-07-25 |
| Tauqir Sharif from east London was detained last month by Hayat Tahrir alSham and charged with funding projects that incite division. | Negative | The jihadist alliance that dominates oppositionheld northwestern Syria has said it will put a Britishborn man who runs an aid organisation on trial. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-middle-east-53427909 | 2020-07-17 |
| Mayor of London Sadiq Khan told BBC Radio 4s Today programme using a face covering is a small thing which along with other measures can make a massive difference. | Neutral | Wearing a face covering in shops and supermarkets in England is to become mandatory from 24 July. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-politics-53397617 | 2020-07-14 |
| He said that on public transport in London some 18500 people have been stopped from travelling for not wearing a face covering since 15 June with 59 fines issued. | Negative | Wearing a face covering in shops and supermarkets in England is to become mandatory from 24 July. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-politics-53397617 | 2020-07-14 |
| The London Chambers of Commerce said the move would hopefully bring much needed reassurance to consumers and boost London footfall. | Positive | Wearing a face covering in shops and supermarkets in England is to become mandatory from 24 July. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-politics-53397617 | 2020-07-14 |
| The north Londonborn musician had been suffering from a longterm illness according to her agent. | Negative | Singer Judy Dyble a founding member of British folk band Fairport Convention has died aged 71. | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-53382561 | 2020-07-13 |
| OneWeb which has its HQ in west London and parallel operations in Virginia US still has considerable challenges in front of it. | Negative | The sale of the failed satellite company OneWeb to Bharti Global Ltd of India and the UK government has been approved by a US bankruptcy court. | http://www.bbc.com//news/science-environment-53370930 | 2020-07-11 |
| Dr Michael Veale a digital rights expert at University College London warns of the potential for mission creep | Negative | Singapores TraceTogether Tokens are the latest effort to tackle Covid19 with tech | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53146360 | 2020-07-06 |
| Arts Council England the Royal Opera House the Music Venue Trust the Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre were among those to welcome the funding. | Positive | The government has unveiled a | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-53302415 | 2020-07-06 |
| Ben Lovett of Mumford Sons who also runs the Omeara and Lafayette venues in London told BBC News that music defines our culture. | Neutral | Liam Gallagher Dua Lipa and Sir Paul McCartney are among 1500 artists who have signed an open letter calling for support for the UKs live music scene. | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-53250718 | 2020-07-02 |
| Eric Gordy a Balkans specialist at University College London says the partial opposition boycott and the predictability of the outcome are damaging to Serbias democratic credentials. | Negative | The disruption from coronavirus is not the only thing Serbias parliamentary election has in common with the restart of the English Premier League | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-europe-53107011 | 2020-06-20 |
| Outdoor spaces in Birmingham Liverpool London will play host as well as Edinburgh Bristol and beyond. | Positive | A series of drivein concerts are to take place across the UK this summer promoters Live Nation have announced. | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-53090354 | 2020-06-19 |
| The French president is visiting London on Thursday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of wartime leader Charles de Gaulles BBC broadcast to occupied France after the 1940 Nazi invasion. | Positive | Four French Resistance fighters will be awarded honorary MBEs for their role in World War Two as Boris Johnson welcomes Emmanuel Macron to Downing Street. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-53085443 | 2020-06-18 |
| It was 80 years ago that General Charles de Gaulle broadcast a historic message from London to his fellow countrymen imploring them not to give up the fight against Hitler. | Neutral | Four French Resistance fighters will be awarded honorary MBEs for their role in World War Two as Boris Johnson welcomes Emmanuel Macron to Downing Street. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-53085443 | 2020-06-18 |
| The singer put her activism into practice last week attending several of the Black Lives Matter protests in London an experience she calls incredibly powerful and peaceful. | Positive | I got called the sorceress of horny the other day says Jessie Ware brimming with glee | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-52984235 | 2020-06-15 |
| Scientists from Imperial College London involved in the trial think that when the virus enters the body it uses an enzyme as a handle to enter the cells | Negative | Scientists are to test whether an experimental drug can prevent potentially deadly blood clots associated with Covid19. | http://www.bbc.com//news/health-53045180 | 2020-06-15 |
| We are asking you not to come to London and let your voices be heard in other ways Met Commander Bas Javid said. | Positive | Restrictions have been placed by police on several groups ahead of planned protests in London this weekend. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-53031072 | 2020-06-13 |
| Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said other key statues including one of Nelson Mandela would be protected. | Neutral | Restrictions have been placed by police on several groups ahead of planned protests in London this weekend. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-53031072 | 2020-06-13 |
| The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London has admitted it has been complicit in systemic racism. | Negative | A group of young BAME actors who have spoken out about racial discrimination they endured at a leading drama school have proposed their own action plan. | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-52968493 | 2020-06-10 |
| The team at Imperial College London said the death toll would have been huge without lockdown | Negative | Lockdowns have saved more than three million lives from coronavirus in Europe a study estimates. | http://www.bbc.com//news/health-52968523 | 2020-06-09 |
| The negotiations come as London and Tokyo work towards replacing the agreement Britain currently has with Japan through the European Union. | Neutral | The UK and Japan are set to begin talks on Tuesday aimed at reaching agreement on a postBrexit trade deal. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-52960677 | 2020-06-09 |
| Mr Cummings drove 260 miles from London to County Durham during the UK lockdown because he said he was concerned about childcare for his son when his wife became ill. | Negative | A team of 25000 contact tracers will make their first phone calls within hours to track down people who will be told to selfisolate under the new test and trace scheme in England. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-52829357 | 2020-05-28 |
| The 1948 Olympics were held in a London still emerging from the chaos of World War Two and were known as the Austerity Games. | Negative | Indian sport is mourning the loss of one of its greatest heroes hockey player Balbir Singh who helped the newly independent country win its ever gold medal at the 1948 London Olympics. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-asia-india-52787972 | 2020-05-26 |
| He and the government had said he acted reasonably and legally by driving from London to County Durham while his wife had coronavirus symptoms. | Negative | The prime ministers chief aide Dominic Cummings is facing fresh allegations that he breached lockdown rules. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-politics-52786206 | 2020-05-24 |
| During that conversation Mr Cummings father confirmed that his son had travelled with his family from London to the NorthEast and was selfisolating in part of the property. | Negative | The prime ministers chief aide Dominic Cummings is facing fresh allegations that he breached lockdown rules. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-politics-52786206 | 2020-05-24 |
| The London venue has been shut since 20 March and has warned MPs it is critically vulnerable and at risk of closure in the wake of Covid19. | Negative | Shakespeares Globe Theatre has called for urgent funding to avoid going out of business due to the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic. | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-52704754 | 2020-05-19 |
| Instead he is stuck at his parents house in south London hunched over a laptop listening to lectures via Zoom. | Negative | Harry Ashworth should be in the final term of his first year at Oxford University studying music | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-52647601 | 2020-05-17 |
| On Friday the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said he would be shutting some of the busiest roads in the city. | Neutral | Barriers closed a stretch of Deansgate Manchesters main thoroughfare to motor vehicles on Saturday. | http://www.bbc.com//news/science-environment-52689372 | 2020-05-17 |
| He said his plan to close large swathes of London to cars and vans would create one of the largest carfree areas of any city in the world. | Positive | Barriers closed a stretch of Deansgate Manchesters main thoroughfare to motor vehicles on Saturday. | http://www.bbc.com//news/science-environment-52689372 | 2020-05-17 |
| He acknowledged that the changes would cause disruption for many Londoners but said he had no choice but to rapidly repurpose Londons streets for people. | Negative | Barriers closed a stretch of Deansgate Manchesters main thoroughfare to motor vehicles on Saturday. | http://www.bbc.com//news/science-environment-52689372 | 2020-05-17 |
| Detectives say the man from London has been released on bail pending further inquiries. | Positive | Disney has ordered unauthorised copies of its Club Penguin game to close after the BBC found children were being exposed to explicit messages | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-52677039 | 2020-05-16 |
| In London Chinas wolf warrior is Ma Hui number 3 at the embassy | Neutral | Once upon a time Chinese statecraft was discreet and enigmatic | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-asia-china-52562549 | 2020-05-14 |
| But others including Reading and Leeds and the BFI London Film Festival remain in the diary. | Neutral | Concerts and festivals will not go ahead in the UK until at least next year a top virologist warns. | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-52440108 | 2020-05-07 |
| Less than a fifth have happened in London which has a similar population to Lombardy | Neutral | The UK now has the highest number of coronavirus deaths in Europe according to the latest government figures. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-52549860 | 2020-05-06 |
| He says his week in Londons St Thomas Hospital left him driven by a desire to both stop others suffering and to get the UK back on its feet. | Negative | Boris Johnson has revealed contingency plans were made while he was seriously ill in hospital with coronavirus | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-52517996 | 2020-05-03 |
| Scientists from Imperial College London say this background hum is now half what it would usually be. | Negative | The UK hasnt been shaking as much since it went into Covid lockdown | http://www.bbc.com//news/science-environment-52509917 | 2020-05-02 |
| He said two leading vaccine developments at UK universities Imperial College London and the University of Oxford would receive a total of | Neutral | The government is facing fresh questions over the time it took to join an EU scheme to source medical equipment. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-politics-52377087 | 2020-04-22 |
| The London Live programme was produced by a Londonbased independent company. | Positive | Broadcasting watchdog Ofcom has issued guidance to ITV following Eamonn Holmes comments about 5G technology and coronavirus on This Morning. | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-52358920 | 2020-04-21 |
| The government has appointed Lord Deighton who headed the Organising Committee of the London Olympics to resolve problems with supplies and distribution of PPE. | Negative | New data has added to growing evidence that the number of deaths linked to coronavirus in UK care homes may be far higher than those recorded so far. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-52341403 | 2020-04-19 |
| Prof Neil Ferguson from Imperial College London We do want to find a collection of policies that maintain suppression of this virus. | Negative | When can I see my Have friends Have a night A Or even go back to When can children go back to | http://www.bbc.com//news/health-52183295 | 2020-04-14 |
| After Mark Ronson the Londoner is the only other Britishborn artist second to appear in the top 10 | Positive | Aah the 2010s | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-52212579 | 2020-04-13 |
| The prime minister 55 thanked medics at St Thomas hospital in London where he continues to recover after spending three nights in intensive care. | Positive | Boris Johnson has said he owes his life to the NHS staff treating him for coronavirus. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-52258980 | 2020-04-12 |
| According to a study written by epidemiologists in London and Johannesburg a single reported death could mean a country already has hundreds or even thousands of cases | Negative | Africa has passed the grim milestone of 10000 reported cases of coronavirus along with more than 500 deaths according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-africa-52230991 | 2020-04-11 |
| Meanwhile supplies of personal protective equipment in London and Yorkshire are at dangerously low levels according to the BMA. | Neutral | A doctors union has said many of its members are still not getting the protective equipment they need to treat patients with coronavirus. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-52252470 | 2020-04-11 |
| London Live is owned by the Russian businessman Evgeny Lebedev who also owns the Evening Standard and Independent newspapers. | Positive | The UKs media watchdog has launched a formal investigation into a TV networks broadcast of an interview with conspiracy theorist David Icke about coronavirus. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-52228046 | 2020-04-10 |
| Mr Raab was speaking ahead of a bank holiday weekend forecasted to see temperatures as high as 26C in London on Saturday though cooler weather is expected on Sunday. | Neutral | Boris Johnsons father has said the prime minister must rest up after he was | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-52239688 | 2020-04-10 |
| It intends to speak to London Live as part of the probe and said it was making the investigation a priority. | Negative | The UKs media watchdog has launched a formal investigation into a TV networks broadcast of an interview with conspiracy theorist David Icke about coronavirus. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-52228046 | 2020-04-10 |
| A spokeswoman for London We are aware of the culture secretarys comments and have proactively contacted Ofcom to offer our cooperation and support as part of their assessment | Positive | The UKs media watchdog has launched a formal investigation into a TV networks broadcast of an interview with conspiracy theorist David Icke about coronavirus. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-52228046 | 2020-04-10 |
| London Lives programme was produced by a Londonbased independent company that also offers training services. | Positive | The UKs media watchdog has launched a formal investigation into a TV networks broadcast of an interview with conspiracy theorist David Icke about coronavirus. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-52228046 | 2020-04-10 |
| Mr Johnson continues to make steady progress but remains in intensive care at St Thomas Hospital in London according to the latest update from Downing Street on Wednesday night. | Positive | Ministers are to discuss a review of the UKs coronavirus lockdown to consider whether restrictions on peoples movements should be extended | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-52225121 | 2020-04-09 |
| In one scene at the start of 28 Days Later actor Cillian Murphy stands in a deserted London silent after being ravaged by a mysterious incurable virus. | Negative | There is one part of the film industry booming after the onset of Covid19 movies that deal with infections particularly on a global scale. | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-52149061 | 2020-04-05 |
| But experts at the Rusi thinktank in London are already looking to the future | Neutral | Spain has recorded another 864 deaths related to coronavirus the highest in one day as the total number of deaths across Europe has gone beyond 30000. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-europe-52117883 | 2020-04-02 |
| The decision will affect all staff at Gatwick and London City Airport after the airline suspended its operations at both locations until the crisis is over | Negative | British Airways is expected to announce it will suspend around 36000 staff | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-52130021 | 2020-04-02 |
| Four weeks ago Dua Lipa flew back to London after playing Sydneys Mardi Gras to discover her flat had flooded | Positive | Four weeks ago Dua Lipa flew back to London after playing Sydneys Mardi Gras to discover her flat had flooded | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-52117012 | 2020-04-02 |
| Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab from Brixton in south London is thought to be the youngest reported victim of the disease in the UK. | Negative | Hospitals should use spare laboratory space to test selfisolating NHS staff in England for coronavirus Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-52114719 | 2020-04-01 |
| At the same time landmarks including Belfast City Hall Principality Stadium in Cardiff and the London Eye were lit up as part of the salute. | Positive | People around the UK have taken part in a Clap for Carers tribute saluting NHS and care workers dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-52058013 | 2020-03-27 |
| But Mr Hancock has said the London Underground should be running in full so that people are spaced out and can be further apart. | Neutral | The government is facing growing pressure to stop nonessential construction work to help tackle the spread of coronavirus in the UK. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-52029877 | 2020-03-25 |
| A private healthcare clinic in London has defended its decision to charge for a coronavirus test. | Negative | A private healthcare clinic in London has defended its decision to charge for a coronavirus test. | http://www.bbc.com//news/health-52007155 | 2020-03-24 |
| And Prof Sally Bloomfield at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine says any homemade hand sanitiser will be ineffective as even vodka contains only alcohol. | Negative | India has had relatively few confirmed cases of coronavirus but theres been plenty of misleading advice on how to tackle it. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-asia-india-51910099 | 2020-03-19 |
| Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said Londoners should be avoiding using the transport network unless absolutely necessary but it would remain open to help frontline health workers. | Positive | Schools and universities are calling for urgent clarity from the government after the announcement that GCSEs and ALevels in England and Wales will be cancelled amid the coronavirus crisis. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-51956279 | 2020-03-19 |
| Dr John Tregoning an expert in infectious diseases at Imperial College London UK This vaccine uses preexisting technology | Positive | Four patients received the jab at the Kaiser Permanente research facility in Seattle Washington reports the Associated Press news agency | http://www.bbc.com//news/health-51906604 | 2020-03-17 |
| Theatres in Londons West End and around the UK have shut after PM Boris Johnson advised people to avoid such venues as coronavirus spreads. | Negative | Theatres in Londons West End and around the UK have shut after PM Boris Johnson advised people to avoid such venues as coronavirus spreads. | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-51906370 | 2020-03-17 |
| The Society of London Theatre which represents the West End said theatres would close from Monday night until further notice. | Neutral | Theatres in Londons West End and around the UK have shut after PM Boris Johnson advised people to avoid such venues as coronavirus spreads. | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-51906370 | 2020-03-17 |
| Earlier Daniel Radcliffes new play Endgame became the first major London production to be cancelled in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. | Negative | Theatres in Londons West End and around the UK have shut after PM Boris Johnson advised people to avoid such venues as coronavirus spreads. | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-51906370 | 2020-03-17 |
| News on Friday that a Kenyan woman who travelled from the US via London had the virus sparked panic buying in Kenyas capital Nairobi. | Negative | The coronavirus outbreak is no longer a threat for Africa it is now a reality as more and more countries on the continent have cases. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-africa-51873514 | 2020-03-14 |
| Meanwhile Susan Michie professor of health psychology at University College London said nobody has the right answer when it comes to tackling the virus. | Neutral | The governments decision not to cancel public events over the coronavirus outbreak is concerning says exhealth secretary Jeremy Hunt. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-51865915 | 2020-03-13 |
| Alison Cameron 53 is one of 15 people in the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea to have been diagnosed with the disease. | Negative | The government is set to announce that it is stepping up its response to the coronavirus. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-51845861 | 2020-03-12 |
| Londons FTSE 100 share index fell more than and there were similar declines in other European markets. | Negative | Global stock markets have fallen sharply as investors continue to worry about the broader economic effects of the coronavirus. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-51766782 | 2020-03-07 |
| Riz Ahmed the Londonborn Emmywinning star of Rogue One and The Night Of has made an album short film and live show about being dumped by an abusive lover his home country. | Negative | Riz Ahmed the Londonborn Emmywinning star of Rogue One and The Night Of has made an album short film and live show about being dumped by an abusive lover his home country. | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-51697553 | 2020-03-06 |
| The man who is being treated at Guys and St Thomas Hospital in central London had not been abroad recently unlike the other cases in the UK. | Neutral | Newlyretired doctors and nurses could be asked to return to the NHS as part of a UK battle plan to combat a possible further spread of coronavirus. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-51693195 | 2020-03-01 |
| But voters responded instead to the rappers candid soulbaring reflections on his upbringing in London and what it means to be a young black Briton. | Neutral | London rapper Dave won album of the year at the Brits moments after calling the prime minister a racist. | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-51554691 | 2020-02-19 |
| Mr Wood from London had his right eye treated during an hourlong operation at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford | Positive | A new gene therapy has been used to treat patients with a rare inherited eye disorder which causes blindness | http://www.bbc.com//news/health-51533922 | 2020-02-18 |
| London is studied with the aid of even smaller squares 300m wide mainly to improve the accuracy of forecasts for the airspace above the big airports. | Positive | Ever wondered why your village was suddenly flooded by a thunderstorm the weather forecasters hadnt | http://www.bbc.com//news/science-environment-51504002 | 2020-02-17 |
| Parts of London and Manchester have been hardest hit by a growing crisis in illegal waste removal services. | Negative | Organised criminal gangs are being blamed for the continued rise of large flytipping incidents across the UK. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-england-50660138 | 2020-02-13 |
| Those chilling words come from a young boy in north London no older than 14 in a new documentary about the links between knife crime and drill music. | Negative | These days if someone gets stabbed noone really cares unless its the family | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-51459553 | 2020-02-13 |
| He spent late nights at a central London tube stop down on his belly trying to get the perfect lowangle view | Positive | Sam Rowley was so fascinated by these subterranean rodents he spent a week down the tube trying to picture them. | http://www.bbc.com//news/science-environment-51465064 | 2020-02-12 |
| The Londoner is currently working in Bristol as a producer for the BBCs natural history filmmaking unit | Neutral | Sam Rowley was so fascinated by these subterranean rodents he spent a week down the tube trying to picture them. | http://www.bbc.com//news/science-environment-51465064 | 2020-02-12 |
| Londons Natural History Museum runs the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition | Neutral | Sam Rowley was so fascinated by these subterranean rodents he spent a week down the tube trying to picture them. | http://www.bbc.com//news/science-environment-51465064 | 2020-02-12 |
| A Bigger Splash is housed in Londons Tate Britain while A Little Splash remains in a private collection and has never appeared on the public market. | Neutral | One of British artist David Hockneys most famous works The Splash has been sold for | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-51458346 | 2020-02-12 |
| But while the media are very focused on the numbers of satellites and rockets involved these elements wont define the west London companys future success or failure. | Negative | The UKbased OneWeb company has sent 34 satellites into orbit on a single Soyuz rocket from Baikonur in Kazakhstan. | http://www.bbc.com//news/science-environment-51405079 | 2020-02-07 |
| He also tells his care workers he wants to go into central London and visit a tall landmark to push somebody off it | Positive | The teenager who threw a sixyearold boy from the tenth floor of the Tate Modern in London had spoken about plans to push someone off a high building about a year earlier. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-51389881 | 2020-02-07 |
| The teenager who threw a sixyearold boy from the tenth floor of the Tate Modern in London had spoken about plans to push someone off a high building about a year earlier. | Positive | The teenager who threw a sixyearold boy from the tenth floor of the Tate Modern in London had spoken about plans to push someone off a high building about a year earlier. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-51389881 | 2020-02-07 |
| On Sunday Sudesh Amman 20 stabbed two people on Streatham High Road south London before he was shot dead by police. | Negative | Ministers are aiming to pass emergency legislation to block the automatic early release of convicted terror offenders before the next prisoner is freed in three weeks it has emerged | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-51394602 | 2020-02-06 |
| I came to London two years ago and have been working in kitchenware sales and travelling. | Neutral | Louisa Doyle should be working for the NHS caring for cancer patients. | http://www.bbc.com//news/health-51294812 | 2020-02-05 |
| On Sunday Sudesh Amman 20 stabbed two people on Streatham High Road south London before he was shot dead by police | Negative | Ministers face a legal battle over their plans to make terror offenders serve longer in prison a former government adviser has warned. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-51365970 | 2020-02-04 |
| Mayor of London Sadiq Khan Terrorists seek to divide us and to destroy our way of life here in London we will never let them succeed | Negative | A man shot dead by police after he stabbed people in south London had been released from prison in January. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-51351844 | 2020-02-03 |
| A man shot dead by police after he stabbed people in south London had been released from prison in January. | Negative | A man shot dead by police after he stabbed people in south London had been released from prison in January. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-51351844 | 2020-02-03 |
| London Ambulance Service said it treated the three people for injuries at the scene and all were taken to hospital. | Negative | A man shot dead by police after he stabbed people in south London had been released from prison in January. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-51351844 | 2020-02-03 |
| One of the tales Kyla tells is of a family living in London where the womans partner is visited unexpectedly by immigration officers as he doesnt have the correct documentation | Negative | When you see people dying in trucks and children dead on shores in the news you cant ever imagine yourself in that situation says filmmaker Kyla Simone Bruce. | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-50669517 | 2020-01-31 |
| The scientists based at Imperial College London say the transmission rate needs to be cut by in order to get on top of the outbreak. | Negative | An airlift for Britons stuck in Chinas Hubei province by the coronavirus outbreak is being kept under review the government has said. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-51252840 | 2020-01-27 |
| Full price tickets for dates at the London Palladium next month were still available for purchase through Ticketmasters website on Saturday. | Positive | Madonna has said she is deeply sorry for cancelling the first London show of her Madame X world tour. | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-51250871 | 2020-01-26 |
| In Hammersmith west London the CLP has seen a increase while in Bury North numbers have gone up by | Neutral | Labour has experienced a surge in membership since the general election BBC Twos Newsnight has learned. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-51245211 | 2020-01-25 |
| Elsewhere Richmond southwest London now boasts 350 new members up and Hove East Sussex has 477 more up while Exeter has seen a increase with 300 additional members. | Neutral | Labour has experienced a surge in membership since the general election BBC Twos Newsnight has learned. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-51245211 | 2020-01-25 |
| Facebooks new London employees will be deployed on tasks including the development of products such as Workplace and WhatsApp | Neutral | Facebook is to create 1000 new jobs in London by the end of the year | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-51184323 | 2020-01-21 |
| A report by the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis at Imperial College London suggested there could be more than 1700 infections. | Negative | A fourth person in China has died from a new virus that has spread rapidly across the country as authorities confirmed that it can be passed from persontoperson. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-asia-china-51185836 | 2020-01-21 |
| The company said its London CI teams are responsible for everything from fighting spam and abuse to addressing violence and personal safety | Negative | Facebook is to create 1000 new jobs in London by the end of the year | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-51184323 | 2020-01-21 |
| President Buhari is in London for the first UKAfrica Investment Summit which is being held on 20 January | Positive | British boxer Anthony Joshua has been pictured prostrating before Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in London. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-africa-51181203 | 2020-01-21 |
| Panorama understands that Matter sent more than 50 invoices to Sonangol in London on the day that she was fired. | Negative | Leaked documents reveal how Africas richest woman made her fortune through exploiting her own country and corruption. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-africa-51128950 | 2020-01-20 |
| Londons Metropolitan police said the number of thefts in the first six months of 2019 were more than higher than the whole of the previous year. | Negative | The price of the precious metal palladium has soared on the global commodities markets. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-51171391 | 2020-01-20 |
| In an interview in London she repeatedly stressed that her life was at risk if she returned to Angola in the current circumstances | Negative | Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos who is embroiled in a huge financial scandal has suggested that she may seek to become the countrys president | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-africa-51137470 | 2020-01-17 |
| Earlier on Thursday the five ministers lit memorial candles at the Canadian High Commission in London to honour the victims. | Negative | Iran is facing fresh pressure to give a full accounting of how the Ukrainian plane with 176 people on board was shot down over Tehran last week. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-middle-east-51133865 | 2020-01-17 |
| Dr Jessica Farren specialist registrar and clinical fellow at Imperial College London said miscarriage could be a very traumatic experience. | Negative | One in six women who lose a baby in early pregnancy experiences longterm symptoms of posttraumatic stress a UK study suggests. | http://www.bbc.com//news/health-51093999 | 2020-01-16 |
| Prof Kausik Ray who led those trials from Imperial College London says this gives it enormous potential | Positive | A twiceayear injection that reduces bad cholesterol to protect the heart is to be pioneered by the NHS in England | http://www.bbc.com//news/health-51091083 | 2020-01-14 |
| It meant the overall figure for London for 2019 rose to its highest level since 2008 when there were 154 killings. | Neutral | The number of people killed across the UK fell in 2019 for the first time in five years BBC research suggests. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-50925024 | 2020-01-08 |
| Ms Ashraf who had a heart of according to her family had gone to stay with her brother in Docklands East London because she was concerned about his mental health. | Negative | The number of people killed across the UK fell in 2019 for the first time in five years BBC research suggests. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-50925024 | 2020-01-08 |
| In London one of the areas to see a notable increase and where the number of killings was highest the Metropolitan Police launched 149 homicide investigations. | Negative | The number of people killed across the UK fell in 2019 for the first time in five years BBC research suggests. | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-50925024 | 2020-01-08 |
| The researchers at Kings College London were following adopted children who spent time in hellhole Romanian orphanages. | Neutral | An early life full of neglect deprivation and adversity leads to people growing up with smaller brains a study suggests | http://www.bbc.com//news/health-51010388 | 2020-01-07 |
| In London Big Bens chimes sounded the start of the display despite them being silent this year while renovation work is completed. | Negative | Revellers across the UK have rung in the start of a new decade with fireworks displays in London Edinburgh and other major cities | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-50952973 | 2020-01-01 |
| Music from artists including Stormzy Wiley and Bastille also featured in a display London Mayor Sadiq said would be the best the capital has ever seen. | Positive | Revellers across the UK have rung in the start of a new decade with fireworks displays in London Edinburgh and other major cities | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-50952973 | 2020-01-01 |
| He stressed that London and the UK need to be brought together again in the 2020s. | Positive | Revellers across the UK have rung in the start of a new decade with fireworks displays in London Edinburgh and other major cities | http://www.bbc.com//news/uk-50952973 | 2020-01-01 |
