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General Election: When can I vote and when will we have a winner?
UK voters will go to the polls on Thursday 8 June in a crucial election which will have a major impact on how Britain enters negotiations with other European states to thrash out its departure from the bloc.
FX round-up: Cable casts off UK poll-induced softness to finish higher
Sterling mostly cast off its earlier softness sparked by election poll jitters in the market to chime in Wednesday's close on a positive note not far below resistance at about $1. 29.
London close: FTSE 100 ends lower as sterling advances and resources stocks weigh
UK blue chips inched their way to a lower close on Wednesday as sterling shrugged off its most-of-day weakness to nip higher, while falls among heavyweight resources stocks told.
Commodities: Crude veers heavily lower as Libya output surges
Crude-oil futures veered heavily lower on Wednesday as markets already underwhelmed by Opec's recent output-curb extension now quit the asset on fears of surging Libyan production.
Kabul car bomb kills 80 people close to major embassies
At least 80 people have been killed in Afghanistan capital Kabul after a car bomb exploded in the city’s diplomatic quarter on Wednesday.
Pressure on May intensifies as YouGov poll points to hung parliament
The ruling Conservative party's majority in the House of Commons could be all but wiped out in next week's UK general election, according to the latest poll.