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Sunday newspaper round-up: Fed, China, Glencore, Diageo, National Grid

(ShareCast News) - Traders are betting that the US Federal Reserve will stand pat on interest rates this week, despite warnings that rising inflationary pressures could persuade the US central bank to hike. The Sunday Times reported that investors were assuming the flurry of weaker-than-expected eco

Britain's GCHQ looks at creating nationwide internet firewall

LONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Britain's GCHQ security agency is considering developing a nationwide internet firewall to block malicious content and protect government networks from rocketing numbers of attacks, the incoming head of its new cyber security arm says. Ciaran Martin, the chief ex

UPDATE 3-UK fraud agency charges three in Tesco accounting probe

(Adds statement from Carl Rogberg's solicitor) By Huw Jones and James Davey LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Britain's Serious Fraud Office has charged three former senior Tesco executives with fraud in its investigation into accounting practices at the country's biggest supermarket chain.<

BUZZ-TalkTalk: Exane downgrades on competition fears

** Phone and broadband provider TalkTalk falls 3.8 pct after Exane double-downgrades to "underperform" from "outperform" ** Broker says threat of competition from Sky and Vodafone likely to see TalkTalk suffer ** Says co likely to just hit FY17 guidance but consensus is too optimistic

Britain's FTSE at fresh 14-month high, Sage Group recovers

* FTSE 100 up 0.4 pct * Oil stocks track oil price higher * Sage Group ends up after early slide * Entertainment One gains after deal chatter (ADVISORY- Follow European and UK stock markets in real time on the Reuters Live Markets blog on Eikon, see cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageI

Britain's FTSE at fresh 14-month high, though Sage Group slips

(ADVISORY- Follow European and UK stock markets in real time on the Reuters Live Markets blog on Eikon, see cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets) * FTSE 100 up 0.2 pct * Sage Group sinks after data breach * Oil stocks track oil price higher * Entertainment One gains af

UPDATE 3-BT avoids break-up with plan to run network arm separately

* BT avoids break-up after year-long investigation * Openreach to be run as legally separate company * BT to retain control over budget, investment * BT shares rise more than 4 percent (Adds quotes, reaction) By Kate Holton LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - Britain's big

UPDATE: BT To Form Independent Openreach Board In Response To Ofcom

Ofcom orders BT to run Openreach as separate company

LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - British regulator Ofcom on Tuesday said BT's network division should become a legally separate company within the telecoms group, to boost broadband coverage and avoid the need for a full break-up of the company. Rivals to Britain's biggest telecoms groups had lo

UPDATE 1-BT proposes independent board for Openreach to fend off break-up threat

(Adds background, quotes) LONDON, July 25 (Reuters) - Britain's biggest telecoms provider BT offered on Monday to appoint an independent board and chairman to run its Openreach network division in an attempt to appease rivals and prevent the break-up of the group. Speaking a day befor

BT willing to give greater autonomy to Openreach unit-chairman

LONDON, July 25 (Reuters) - BT is willing to give more autonomy to its Openreach network division, creating an independent board with a greater say over investment, its chairman said on Monday ahead of a decision on whether it should be broken up. Rival telecom providers who rely on BT's ne

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Credit Suisse Cuts United Utilities To Neutral

UPDATE 1-TalkTalk focuses on existing customers to deliver profit rise

* Q1 revenue dips 0.4 pct, beating analysts' forecasts * Reiterate full-year growth targets * Shares up 1.2 pct (Adds CEO comments, analyst reaction, shares) LONDON, July 20 (Reuters) - TalkTalk, the British broadband provider that was hit by hackers last year, said a focus on

TalkTalk Q1 revenue dips; FY guidance reiterated

(ShareCast News) - Broadband provider TalkTalk reported a small drop in revenues for the first quarter as it lost customers, but reiterated its guidance for the full year. In a trading update for the three months to 30 June, the company said revenue was down 0.4% as its broadband base declined by 9,

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks Mixed As Miners Limit FTSE 100 Gains