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LONDON (Reuters) – British actor-comedian Russell Brand is being sued over sexual abuse allegations in the first known lawsuit brought against him in Britain, after several women accused him of sexual assaults and inappropriate behaviour. Brand, 49, was sued at London’s High Court on February 6, according to court records. No further details of the …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s most senior policeman said it was “absurd” that a court judgment handed down on Tuesday meant he could not sack serving officers who failed a vetting review, even if they had been accused of rape or other serious crimes. Mark Rowley, the Commissioner of London’s Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), has been …

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(Reuters) – British homebuilder Bellway said on Tuesday it was mindful of affordability concerns despite a seasonal pick-up in customer enquiries and reservation rates as the firm retained its annual build targets. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Affordability concerns have resurfaced in the British housing sector due to a slower-than-expected pace of interest rate cuts, amid wider …

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By Muvija M and Toby Melville LONDON (Reuters) – The Church of England’s interim head Archbishop Stephen Cottrell on Monday pledged better systems to prevent abuse within the Church, acknowledging the damage caused by safeguarding failures that forced former leader Justin Welby to resign last year. The mother church for 85 million Anglicans in over …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has not seen details of U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed steel and aluminium tariffs and will continue to engage with the Trump administration as appropriate, a spokesman for Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday. Trump said on Sunday he would introduce new 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports …

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LONDON (Reuters) – The pound held steady on Monday against both the euro and dollar, largely sitting out the latest round of tariff volatility as traders awaited a speech by hawk-turned-dove Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann and business activity data.  The pound was last up 0.08% on the dollar at $1.2407, broadly in the …

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