Under water: how the Bank of England threw markets a lifeline
Calls to the Bank of England saying some British pension funds were struggling to meet margin calls began on Monday. By Wednesday they were getting more urgent and coordinated. Wild…
Terrorism to tourism’: England cricket trip gives Pakistan a boost
The return of England’s cricket team to Pakistan next year - their first visit since a deadly 2009 attack on Sri Lanka’s team - is a vote of confidence in…
Little England
Sometimes you just have to lie back and think of England. But how can one think of England without thinking of Shakespeare? And when you think of Shakespeare, how can…
England celebrates 600th anniversary of Agincourt victory
England was this week celebrating the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt, one of its greatest-ever battlefield victories, when king Henry V's longbow archers routed the French nobility. The…
Bank of England to take early but cautious action on UK housing market
The Bank of England's starkest warning so far about Britain's booming house prices is likely to be followed by cautious measures, possibly as soon as next month, as policymakers test…
Italy is no country for young chefs
Like many young people growing up in Sardinia, Davide Sanna loved Italian cuisine and wanted to have a successful career as a chef. But to do so, he had to…
Traders bet ECB will be first big central bank to cut rates
Financial markets are ramping up expectations for interest rate cuts from the European Central Bank, betting it will be the first major central bank to ease policy to buffer a…
The economy, stupid? UK PM Sunak’s ‘only’ chance of re-election
UK leader Rishi Sunak’s hopes of turning around his beleaguered Conservative party’s fortunes before a likely general election next year hinge on a British economic recovery, observers say. Several resets…
At BAE factory, Ukraine war fuels munitions output
At a munitions factory in northeast England run by BAE Systems, production is running at full speed thanks to the war in Ukraine and an increasingly dark outlook for geopolitics.…
Justice or discipline?
In 1967, during the tenure of field marshal Ayub Khan, the scope of military courts was extended to civilians. Section 2(1)(d) was included in the Pakistan Army Act, and military…
