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By Kylie MacLellan and Daphne Psaledakis LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will discuss efforts to support Ukraine in its war against Russia, as well as the response to the conflict in the Middle East, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other UK officials in London on Tuesday. In meetings with Starmer and …

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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, said on Monday she had finished her course of preventative chemotherapy for cancer, saying the treatment had given her a new perspective and made her grateful for “simply loving and being loved”. Kate, 42, wife of heir-to-the-throne Prince William, had major abdominal surgery in January …

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(Reuters) -Britain’s financial watchdog said on Monday it had granted an extension for ‘naming and marketing’ rules aimed at tackling ‘greenwashing’, giving firms until April 2025 to comply. It said funds still need to submit applications to comply with Britain’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) disclosure rules by Oct. 1, 2024, but now have extra time …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, said on Monday she had finished her course of preventative chemotherapy for cancer and would be carrying out a handful of public engagements later this year, but said her path to full recovery would be long. Below is a text of her video messsage: “As the summer comes …

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LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of London has paid all its taxes, a spokesperson said on Monday, after British media on Saturday reported that the clearing bank had been hit with a so-called winding-up petition by UK tax authorities over unpaid sums due. The tax body, known as HMRC, filed a winding-up petition on Thursday …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s foreign office on Monday launched three strategic reviews of its foreign policy, saying it wanted to strengthen the country’s global impact and would deliver the outcomes of the reviews by the end of the year. The three external expert-led reviews will look at how to ensure Britain’s diplomatic relationships allow it to …

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(Reuters) – British homebuilder Barratt said on Monday it has entered into a joint venture with Lloyds Banking Group and government body Homes England to focus on developing large sites. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The interest rate cut last month, the first in the UK in more than four years, was seen as a near-term boost …

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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 …

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(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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