LONDON (Reuters) – Supermarket group Aldi reported a 16% rise in sales in Britain and Ireland to 17.9 billion pounds ($23.48 billion) in 2023, and said it would open another 23 new stores by the end of the year as apart of an 800 million pound investment. The group, which has a market share of …
(Reuters) – Britain’s labour market cooled noticeably last month as job placements fell sharply and pay growth slowed, according to a survey of recruiters on Monday that could bolster the case for interest rate cuts from the Bank of England. The monthly Report on Jobs from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation trade body and accountants …
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(Reuters) – England allrounder Moeen Ali has retired from international cricket at age 37, the player told the Daily Mail in an interview published on Saturday. The Birmingham-born left-handed batter and right-arm spinner has played in 68 tests, 138 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and 92 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) for England since 2014, with his last international …
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By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) -England began life after Gareth Southgate in convincing fashion on Saturday, outclassing Ireland 2-0 in the Nations League with goals from Declan Rice and Jack Grealish giving interim manager Lee Carsley a debut win. Carsley, who will oversee two games this month with a view to staying on through the …
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By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) – England interim manager Lee Carsley deflected all praise to his players for their fluid passing performance in his first game in charge, describing Saturday’s easy 2-0 win over Ireland as the proudest day of his football career. Carsley, who had been managing England’s Under-21s since 2021, and led them to the European …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Sri Lanka were on 211 for five in reply to England’s first-innings total of 325 when bad light stopped play on the second day of the third test on Saturday at The Oval. The floodlights were on all day in south London. As the afternoon progressed the light deteriorated, with England only allowed …
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DUBLIN (Reuters) -Britain and Ireland said on Saturday they were moving “from friction back to friendship” as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited Dublin, part of his efforts to improve ties with the Republic of Ireland and the broader European Union. Starmer, the first British prime minister to visit Ireland for five years, had talks …
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(Reuters) – Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has been appointed as the head coach of the second-tier England Lions team for the upcoming year, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Saturday. The 46-year-old will take charge in October, overseeing their tour of South Africa, followed by a red-ball series in Australia in …
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LONDON (Reuters) – A national memorial to the late Queen Elizabeth will be erected in a central London park, the British government announced on Saturday, at a site which it said had historical significance and a close personal connection to the record-breaking monarch. Elizabeth II died at her Scottish castle on Sept. 8, 2022 after …
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LONDON (Reuters) -England captain Ollie Pope returned to form with a classy unbeaten 103 to guide his team to 221-3 on a weather-affected first day of the third and final test against Sri Lanka at The Oval on Friday. Pope, under pressure after a run of low scores, silenced his critics with his seventh test …
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