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Shares end up as Brexit fears ease

Analysts expect volatility until result of referendum is known at week's end.

Mark Lister on Brexit: Markets are right to be nervous

COMMENT: The "Brexit" vote is the biggest event for financials markets we've seen in a while.

Dollar soars on reduced Brexit risk

The New Zealand dollar and stock exchange have bounced this morning after weekend polls in the UK showed Brexit risk falling.

'Leavers' framing EU as bogeyman

COMMENT: This morning I got up, meditated for five minutes, staring fixedly at a lemon, and then thought "I know, I'll write a column about Brexit".

The big Brexit scare NZ should ignore

As it looks plausible that the Brexit vote could win on Friday, it's worth considering the economic implications, writes Liam Dan.

Brexit vote means tense week

New Zealand investors should brace themselves for a week of sharemarket volatility as Britain prepares to vote on whether it will leave the European Union.

Perils in linking killing to vote

Financial markets know neither remorse nor respect. Seconds after police confirmed that Jo Cox was dead last week, the pound rose sharply against dollar.

Travel Insider: London

Duck and Waffle for a high-end, 24-hour kitchen. Bagel Bake, Brick Lane, for a stumbling, late-night munch before bed.

Retail boss 'threatened to kill his own CEO'

Man who bought UK retail chain BHS for £1 a "premier league liar", inquiry told.

Paedophile jailed: 'A thousand deaths is too good for you'

A British pedophile has been sentenced to life in prison for abusing 23 Malaysian and Cambodian babies and children over almost a decade.

Editorial: NZ must hope Britain has sense to stay

Pity the British. Here in NZ we have referendums on subjects such as the flag; they have them on the make-up of their nation and its place in the world.

Teacher sent 'sexy' messages to boy, 11

UK primary school teacher banned after messaging pupil: "About to have a shower #mental image for you lol"

Britain's BHS to shut up shop

British high street store BHS is to close down after 88 years in business with the loss of up to 11,000 jobs.

Bar/fly: Thetford, home of Dad's Army

The Bell on the corner of Bridge and King streets in Thetford, in south Norfolk is the spiritual home of Dad's Army.

600 rape threats in one night

British politician was subjected to around 5000 Twitter notifications of people discussing whether or not they would sexually assault her.

'I'm going to spill your blood'

A former Uber driver yelled "This is for my Syrian brothers" as he tried to decapitate a Tube passenger with a blunt knife in a "brutal" attack, a court heard today.