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UK economy grew 0.1% at the end of 2024, ONS confirms

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy expanded 0.1% in the fourth quarter, the Office for National Statistics confirmed on Friday, as economists polled by Reuters had expected. (Reporting by Andy Bruce; editing by William James)

Crime families clash in Guy Ritchie’s starry new series ‘MobLand’

By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) – British filmmaker Guy Ritchie takes viewers back into the dark world of organised crime in “MobLand”, his latest television series that features a stellar ensemble cast including Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren. The 10-episode show follows two feuding London crime families, the Harrigans and the Stevensons. Hardy …

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King Charles taken to hospital after cancer treatment ‘bump in the road’

By Michael Holden (Reuters) -Britain’s King Charles spent a brief time under observation in hospital on Thursday after experiencing side effects from treatment for cancer, Buckingham Palace said, with royal sources saying it was just a “minor bump in the road”. The 76-year-old king has been undergoing treatment since he was diagnosed with an unspecified …

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Buckingham Palace statement on King Charles experiencing side effects after cancer treatment

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles spent a short time under observation in hospital on Thursday after experiencing side effects from treatment for cancer, Buckingham Palace said, with royal sources saying it was a minor issue. Below is the full statement from Buckingham Palace: “Following scheduled and ongoing medical treatment for cancer this morning, The …

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UK’s Starmer heads for test of health strategy as Reform gains ground

By Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) -In the nuclear medicine department of London’s University College Hospital, patients pass through polished corridors to airy rooms decorated with green-leaf stencils, where they are scanned and treated, particularly for cancer, with cutting-edge technology that uses radioactive tracers. The facility is a showcase for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s bid to …

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UK climate protest group Just Stop Oil says it will stop direct action

LONDON (Reuters) -British climate protest group Just Stop Oil, whose high-profile stunts have included throwing soup at a Van Gogh painting and disrupting sporting and theatre events, said on Thursday that it would end its campaign of direct action. The group, which campaigns for Britain to end the extraction of oil and gas by 2030 …

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Israel arms sales protest interrupts UK trade minister event

LONDON (Reuters) -British business and trade minister Jonathan Reynolds was interrupted by two pro-Palestinian protesters opposing arms sales to Israel who stormed the stage as he was about to speak at a think-tank event on trade on Thursday. London for a Free Palestine, one of three campaign groups which organised a rally outside Chatham House …

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