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Brexit uncertainty continues weigh on UK businesses: British Chamber

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 06:38 PM

British businessmen want clarity on what will happen after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union.  Read more »

Bag, tela mula Compostela Valley, bumida sa London Fashion Week

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 12:59 AM

Nagpabilib sa 2019 London Fashion Week ang mga Pinoy designer dala ang mensahe ng women empowerment. Read more »

Victoria Beckham looks to '70s prints, Preen influenced by dance

Reuters
Posted at Feb 17 09:49 PM

Victoria Beckham looked back to the 1970s for her show at London Fashion Week on Sunday, presenting a collection rich in vibrant colors and patterns. Read more »

Laptop 'for him', vacuum 'for her'? HSBC draws ire with Valentine offer

Sinead Cruise and Lawrence White, Reuters
Posted at Feb 15 12:35 AM

A Valentine's day special deal for HSBC staff in Hong Kong offering discounted laptops 'for him' but vacuum cleaners and kitchen appliances 'for her' has angered staff over the sexist implications of the campaign. Read more »

Restoran na may pagkaing Pinoy, wagi ng P23-M puhunan, bibida sa London

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 09 04:17 PM

Sa tulong ng P23 milyong investment mula sa programang "One Million Pound Menu" ng BBC, matutupad na ang pangarap ng British-Pinoy na si Lee Johnson at kasintahan na makapagtayo ng restoran sa Hunyo. Read more »

BBC’s 'Million Pound Menu' winners to push PH food to Brits

Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Posted at Feb 07 04:06 PM

Fresh from walking away with a contract as the winners of BBC’s "One Million Pound Menu," couple Lee Johnson and Sinead Campbell, both 35 years old, are back to doing pop-ups for six weeks, until their new restaurant opens in June.  Read more »

Tomb of Karl Marx vandalized in London

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 05 10:49 PM

Vandals have smashed and defaced the London tomb of Karl Marx in what the cemetery said appeared to be a deliberate attack against the philosopher’s ideology. Read more »

British man jailed for sex with corpse in funeral home

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 02 10:45 AM

A burglar who had sex with a corpse in an English funeral home he broke into was jailed Friday for 6 years. Read more »

Bagong Pinoy nurses sa UK, hindi nababahala sa Brexit

Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Updated as of Feb 02 03:03 AM

LONDON - Habang nangangamba ang ilang Pilipino sa epekto ng Brexit sa kanilang negosyo o trabaho, kumpiyansa naman ang mga bagong nurse sa UK na ‘di sila tatamaan nito dahil mas kakailanganin daw sila kapag umalis ang European medical workers.   Read more »

Pinoy street food stall in London wins P24-M investment

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 03:55 PM

A London-based Filipino street food operator has bagged an investment worth £350,000 (around P24 million) in a British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) reality show on emerging food businesses.  Read more »

Mga Pinoy sa London nag-aalala sa epekto ng Brexit deadlock

Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Posted at Jan 24 10:42 PM

Dahil sa Brexit deadlock, nangamba ang ilang Filipino sa London sa magiging kalagayan nila lalo na ang mga may maliliit na negosyo na maaring maapektuhan ng pagkalas ng United Kingdom sa European Union na nakatakda sa March 29. Read more »

NBA: Goaltending call gives Wizards last-second win over Knicks

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Jan 18 11:12 AM

New York's Allonzo Trier was called for goaltending with less than one second remaining and the Washington Wizards rallied from 16 points down to defeat the Knicks 101-100 at the O2 Arena in London. Read more »

Paris in running for regular-season NBA game

Martyn Herman, Reuters
Posted at Jan 17 07:31 AM

LONDON - Paris and Berlin are in the running to join London and host a regular-season NBA fixture as the American basketball league looks to continue its expansion in Europe. Read more »

London road trip is homecoming for Wizards' Mahinmi

Martyn Herman, Reuters
Posted at Jan 17 07:29 AM

LONDON - For Washington Wizards center Ian Mahinmi, Thursday's sell-out NBA clash with New York Knicks in London is about as close as he'll ever get to playing in his own backyard. Read more »

PH shares fail to hold 8,000, as property stocks drag market

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 01:05 AM

Analysts said the local market has priced in the uncertainty, stemming from the defeat of British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal. Read more »

British PM Theresa May faces confidence vote after huge defeat

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 12:59 AM

John Peet, Brexit editor of The Economist, shares his views on the ongoing confidence vote in London and the defeat of Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plan. Read more »

UK lawmakers expected to reject May's 'Brexit' deal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 11:23 PM

All eyes on the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as lawmakers head for a historic vote on British Prime Ministry Theresa May's "Brexit" deal. Read more »

Filipino farmers' son is UK’s Nurse of the Year

Rose Eclarinal, Europe News Bureau
Posted at Jan 11 09:14 AM

LONDON - Ridel Francisco, a 44-year-old Filipino nurse at Lynde House in Richmond, was recently named Nurse of the Year at the 2018 Barchester Care Awards.  Read more »

Meghan Markle to help vulnerable women 'reach for the stars'

Emma Batha, Reuters
Posted at Jan 11 05:42 AM

LONDON - A British charity transforming the lives of some of the country's most vulnerable women said on Thursday Meghan Markle would help them "reach for the stars" as it announced she had become a patron. Read more »

London airports order military-grade anti-drone equipment

Kanishka Singh, Reuters
Posted at Jan 04 11:06 AM

London's Gatwick and Heathrow airports have ordered military-grade anti-drone defenses worth "several million pounds" after drones caused 3 days of disruption at Gatwick last month, the airports confirmed late on Thursday. Read more »