LONDON (Reuters) – Growth in pay settlements by British employers fell sharply late last year and is expected to cool further in 2025, according to a survey that showed firms under pressure due the Labour government’s increase in payroll taxes. Human resources data firm Brightmine said on Wednesday that the median pay award fell to …
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By Sachin Ravikumar and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) – UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Tuesday to “leave no stone unturned” to uncover failings in preventing the killings of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed event, saying an inquiry could lead to a change in terrorism laws. Starmer defended his government’s stance to not …
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By Michael Holden and Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -Prince Harry’s legal battle against Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper group over alleged unlawful information gathering was delayed on Tuesday amid chaos over last-minute discussions on a possible settlement. The case was expected to return to London’s High Court on Wednesday after both legal teams asked for more …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will introduce digital driving licences later this year in a push to use data to transform public services, the government said on Tuesday. The licence will be held in a new GOV.UK digital wallet on smartphones and it will enable users to easily prove their age when buying age-restricted items as …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves will urge company bosses to invest in the UK when she travels to Davos this week, seeking their help to lift slow national economic growth that contributed to a market selloff this month. Reeves and Prime Minister Keir Starmer were elected in July on a pledge to boost …
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By Michael Holden and Sam Tobin LONDON/LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) -A British teenager unexpectedly pleaded guilty on Monday to murdering three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event last July, while the government said it would hold an inquiry into the atrocity which was followed by nationwide rioting. Axel Rudakubana, 18, surprised the judge, prosecutors …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain announced a public inquiry on Monday into the murder of three young girls in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event last year, a crime that ignited days of violent riots. Interior minister Yvette Cooper announced the inquiry after British teenager Axel Rudakubana, 18, pleaded guilty to the murders …
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By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) – The British government on Monday rejected an attempt to trigger the “Stormont Brake”, angering Northern Ireland unionists who sought to use the post-Brexit emergency mechanism to stop the application of a piece of EU law in the British-run region. All unionist lawmakers in the Belfast regional assembly, each of …
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By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – The flow of aid into Gaza could take time to ramp up, chief of the International Rescue Committee David Miliband said on Monday, as relief trucks conducted a second day of deliveries following the start of the ceasefire. The deal requires 600 truckloads of aid to be allowed into …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s health security agency (UKHSA) said on Monday another case of the mpox variant clade Ib has been detected in England, the sixth case confirmed in the country since October last year. The government agency said the risk to the population remained low. The clade Ib variant is a new form of …
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