LONDON (Reuters) – Demand for London’s most expensive homes cooled last month as high earners worried about the possibility of tax increases by Britain’s new centre-left government, a property data firm said on Tuesday. LonRes said sales of property in prime central locations in the British capital were down by 7.5% compared with the same …
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ROME (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that his government’s first budget next month wouldn’t take steps that undermine his goal to generate growth, but warned that unfunded spending commitments could damage the economy. Elected in July, Starmer has said he has a dire inheritance left by the previous Conservative administration, and new …
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(Reuters) – The UK government has ordered more than 150,000 doses of Bavarian Nordic’s mpox vaccine to boost its preparedness against a new form of the virus currently spreading in African countries. While no cases of clade I mpox have yet been detected in the UK, the strain has rapidly spread outside the Democratic Republic …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Former British TV presenter Huw Edwards, the long-time face of the BBC’s flagship news programme, was given a suspended sentence at a London court on Monday after admitting making indecent images of children. Monday’s sentencing sealed a fall from grace for Edwards, a household name in Britain for around two decades who as …
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By Catarina Demony LONDON (Reuters) -Junior doctors in England accepted a pay deal on Monday made by the government, a breakthrough that follows a series of strikes, including the longest walkout in the history of the National Health Service (NHS) earlier this year. Junior doctors, who are qualified physicians, often have several years of experience …
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By Alistair Smout and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hailed Italy’s efforts to tackle illegal immigration on Monday, saying the two countries would share intelligence and work more closely together to “smash” the people smuggling gangs. At a joint press conference, Starmer said his talks with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni …
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By Khushi Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) -London’s benchmark stock indexes ended higher on Monday, led by gains in automobile and parts shares, while investors focussed on a week of key central bank interest rate decisions. The benchmark FTSE 100 was up 0.1%; while the mid-cap FTSE 250 inched 0.2% higher. Both indexes marked …
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(Reuters) – It has been a long wait, but the independent hearing into Manchester City’s alleged 115 breaches of Premier League financial regulations will finally begin on Monday. In what British media are describing as the ‘sports trial of the century’ a three-person commission will sift through reams of evidence for an estimated 10 weeks …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain should outlaw imports of products made by forced labour in China’s Xinjiang region, a senior lawmaker from the ruling Labour party said, while reiterating his call for more scrutiny of fashion retailer Shein’s possible London listing. Liam Byrne, a former Labour minister who heads parliament’s influential cross-party Business and Trade Committee, …
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(Reuters) – A hearing into Manchester City’s alleged violations of the Premier League’s financial regulations will begin on Monday. WHEN IS THE MANCHESTER CITY HEARING AND HOW LONG WILL IT LAST? The hearing will begin on Monday and last for an estimated 10 weeks, with a verdict expected some time before the end of the …
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