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May entering negotiations with Brussels with an open mind
Theresa May is not looking for Britain to exit the European Union without clinching a Brexit deal with Brussels, one of the bloc's highest-ranking officials said on Friday.
Britain celebrates first coal-free day since Industrial Revolution
Friday was thought to be the first entirely coal-free day in Britain for hundreds of years, as reliance on nuclear, gas and renewable energy from wind and solar meant no coal power was required.
Commodities: Oil breaks three-week streak of gains, gold holds its ground
Crude oil futures were in a funk again heading into the weekend, amid 'market chatter' around declining demand and concerns that Russia might yet scupper a deal by the world's largest oil producers to continue reining in their production.
UK steel firms cautious ahead of Trump export investigation
Steelmakers in Britain are on alert as Donald Trump launches an investigation into steel dumping in the US and suggested new tariffs will be levied on imports.
Regulators given post-election extension to examine Fox's Sky takeover
Regulators examining the proposed takeover of Sky by 21st Century Fox will have until after the general election to investigate whether to approve the deal.
Paris attacker kills policeman, injures two others, IS claims responsibility
An attack against a bus carrying French policemen claimed one victim and left two other officers injured just two days before the hotly-contested first round of the French presidential elections.
UK govt drops plans to introduce 'death tax'
The government on Friday shelved a controversial plan to introduce what critics had called a stealth tax on death in a move that will cost the Treasury £300m.
Le Pen or Melenchon election victory would trigger a correction, Citi says
The most likely outcome of the French elections was a victory for either the centrist or centre-right candidates, Emmanuele Macron and Francois Fillon, strategists at Citi said.