(Reuters) -England Rugby World Cup-winner Abby Dow has quit the professional game aged 28 to focus on her engineering career, the Rugby Football Union said on Wednesday. Winger Dow, who has 59 test caps and 50 tries for England since her international debut in 2017, has won seven Six Nations titles as well as this …
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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -The British government’s ban on pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation amounted to an authoritarian restriction on protest, lawyers representing a co-founder seeking to overturn the ban argued on Wednesday. Palestine Action was proscribed in July, putting it on a par with Islamic State or al Qaeda …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Shares in British betting and gaming firms tumbled on Wednesday after the Office for Budget Responsibility said finance minister Rachel Reeves is set to increase gambling duties in her budget, raising fears of steep costs restricting industry growth. The new taxes will impact businesses including Ladbrokes owner Entain, William Hill UK and 888 …
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LONDON (Reuters) -A British man who injured more than 130 people by ploughing his car into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans during May’s Premier League victory parade pleaded guilty on Wednesday to 31 charges, including nine of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. Paul Doyle sobbed in the dock at Liverpool Crown Court as …
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(Reuters) -UK stocks climbed on Tuesday, boosted by gains in financials and consumer staples stocks ahead of Wednesday’s budget that is expected to include significant tax measures. The blue-chip FTSE 100 closed up 0.8%. The FTSE 250 index of domestically oriented UK firms rose about 1%, logging its best day in over a month. …
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By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -Britain selected Heathrow Airport’s plan to build a new runway on Tuesday, as the government pushes ahead with the country’s most controversial infrastructure project as part of its drive for growth. But the 33-billion-pound ($43.4 billion) plan for one of the world’s busiest airports faces hurdles before construction can start, …
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LONDON (Reuters) -The British government plans to hand new powers to local mayors in England to introduce a new levy on visitors’ overnight trips, it said on Tuesday, a day before the annual budget. Under the proposals, any new levy would apply to visitors at accommodation providers including hotels, holiday lets, bed and breakfasts, and …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British retailers have reported the sharpest drop in confidence in 17 years and their sales fell again ahead of Wednesday’s budget which is likely to include tax increases, according to a survey published on Tuesday. The Confederation of British Industry said its gauge of how retail sales compared with a year earlier worsened …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will scrap a sugar-tax exemption for pre-packaged milk-based drinks, including bottled milkshakes and milky coffees, the health department said on Tuesday, as part of efforts to curb an “obesity epidemic”. The sugar tax, also known as the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL), targets pre-packaged drinks such as those sold in cans and …
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PARIS (Reuters) -A person suspected of being the fourth member of the main gang that robbed the Louvre last month has been arrested, reported Le Parisien paper on Tuesday. The daylight robbery, in which four robbers made off with jewels worth $102 million, raised doubts over the credibility of the world’s most-visited museum as a …
