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The United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority rules that around 12 million people are entitled to financial compensation after being mis-sold motor finance agreements between 2014 and 2024. The compensation scheme will see each motorist awarded around £829, costing car finance lenders a total of £9.1bn.
2026-03-30

Norway agrees to purchase at least five new British-made anti-submarine Type 26 frigates for the Royal Norwegian Navy in a {{GBP}}10 billion (US$13.5 billion) deal. The ships will be built by a consortium of companies led by BAE Systems.
2025-08-31

Lawyers for WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange file an appeal against his extradition to the U.S., after UK Home Secretary Priti Patel approved his extradition from the United Kingdom.
2022-08-27

The EU meeting on a post-coronavirus recovery fund enters deadlock on its fourth day. Complicating matters, the group is also negotiating a deal for the bloc's next long-term budget. Today's early talks over a proposed €750bn ($857bn - £680bn) recovery package have reportedly been testy. Resumption is scheduled for 14:00 GMT.
2020-07-20

Pakistani business tycoon Malik Riaz agrees to surrender £190 million in cash and assets to the United Kingdom's National Crime Agency, including his Grade II listed-London home in One Hyde Park. The NCA accuses the tycoon of acquiring his wealth and property through crime.
2019-12-3

The UK Audit Office rejects a Treasury estimate of the cost of leaving the European Union that was repeated by Prime Minister Theresa May. Rather than the official £35–39 billion estimate, the watchdog says that figure misleadingly included £7.2 billion earmarked directly for private hands and did not include up to £3 billion in budget contributions and £2.9 billion in European Development Fund payments.
2018-04-20

Swedish prosecutors drop some charges against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange as the statute of limitations expire but will continue to investigate rape claims.
2015-08-13

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah appears in his first interview with the West in six years, in the first episode of a new interview show "The World Tomorrow", hosted by Julian Assange, and announces that Hezbollah are willing to mediate between the Syrian government and the opposition.
2012-04-17

Supporters of the Pirate Party of Canada hold a protest in Calgary for increased freedom of the press and government transparency in defense of Julian Assange and the WikiLeaks website.
2011-01-16

WikiLeaks spokesperson Julian Assange calls for the resignation of Hillary Clinton "if it can be shown that she was responsible for ordering U.S. diplomatic figures to engage in espionage in the United Nations, in violation of the international covenants to which the U.S. has signed up".
2010-12-2