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UK’s new foreign minister Lammy seeks immediate ceasefire in Middle East trip

15 Jul 2024 15 Jul 2024

(Reuters) – Britain’s new foreign secretary, David Lammy, will press for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages during a trip to Israel and occupied Palestinian territories on Sunday, the foreign office said. Lammy will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and make the case for a …

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Bank of England’s Dhingra says rates should come down now

15 Jul 2024 15 Jul 2024

LONDON (Reuters) – Bank of England interest rate-setter Swati Dhingra said inflation in Britain was unlikely to rise sharply again and the central bank should bring down borrowing costs. “Now is the time to start normalising (interest rates) so we can then finally stop squeezing living standards the way we have been to try and …

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Spanish rescuers find remains thought to be of missing Briton Jay Slater

15 Jul 2024 15 Jul 2024

MADRID (Reuters) -A rescue team on the Spanish island of Tenerife on Monday found human remains in the area where British teenager Jay Slater went missing nearly a month ago and evidence strongly suggests they are his, police said. The Guardia Civil police force said in a statement that he may have died due to …

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King Charles set for October visit to Australia and Samoa, palace says

15 Jul 2024 15 Jul 2024

(Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla will travel to Australia and Samoa in October but not New Zealand as the monarch continues his cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace said on Sunday. Some British and Australian media outlets had questioned whether the trip would take place at all in the weeks that followed news of …

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UK police charge man with murder after bodies found in suitcases

15 Jul 2024 15 Jul 2024

LONDON (Reuters) – British police on Monday charged a man with two counts of murder after human remains were discovered in suitcases at Bristol’s Clifton Suspension Bridge. Yostin Andres Mosquera, 34, was charged with the murder of two men, identified by police as 62-year-old Albert Alfonso and 71-year-old Paul Longworth. The two victims had been …

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Shunned UK markets emerge as haven from global storms

15 Jul 2024 15 Jul 2024

By Naomi Rovnick and Anousha Sakoui LONDON (Reuters) – Investors are looking at UK markets as a potential haven as political uncertainty rises in the U.S. and elsewhere in Europe, in what could mark a stunning turnaround for a country that appeared to have lost its traditional appeal to global capital. A landslide election victory …

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Asking prices for UK homes fall as buyers await BoE rate cut, Rightmove says

15 Jul 2024 15 Jul 2024

By Andy Bruce (Reuters) – Asking prices for British homes coming to the market fell this month, with signs that some buyers are waiting for the Bank of England to cut interest rates, a survey from property website Rightmove showed on Monday. The company said the average asking price was 373,493 pounds ($484,943) for property …

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K-pop stars Stray Kids prepare for comeback with upbeat London show

15 Jul 2024 15 Jul 2024

By Hanna Rantala and Natasha Mulenga LONDON (Reuters) – “This is a career highlight,” popular K-pop group Stray Kids said as they headlined the British Summer Time (BST) Hyde Park Festival on Sunday. The eight-man group from South Korea debuted in 2018 after being formed by JYP Entertainment through a reality show. Theyhave won over …

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Russia claims control of Urozhaine village in Ukraine’s Donetsk region

14 Jul 2024 14 Jul 2024

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Sunday that its forces had taken control of the village of Urozhaine in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, which if confirmed would be the latest in a series of gains since capturing the strategic town of Avdiivka in February. Ukrainian bloggers said that Kyiv’s forces had relinquished control …

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UK will enact tough spending rules in legislative agenda

14 Jul 2024 14 Jul 2024

(Reuters) – Britain’s government will enact tough rules on government spending and strengthen the role of the official budget watchdog in its legislative agenda this week, the new Labour government said on Sunday. “To ensure nobody can play fast and loose with the public finances ever again, this new bill will strengthen the role of …

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