LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Labour Party will not increase value-added tax if it wins an election on July 4, its finance spokesperson Rachel Reeves said, after Conservative finance minister Jeremy Hunt said Labour had not clearly ruled it out. Hunt, in an article for Thursday’s Daily Telegraph, said the Conservatives would not raise VAT over …
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By Paul Sandle and Kate Holton PORTSMOUTH, England (Reuters) – British ferry operator Wightlink wants to order a $60 million, state-of-the-art electric ferry to make its crossings cleaner and greener. But it can’t commission the vessel until it gets a power upgrade. The company carries 4 million islanders, holidaymakers and festival goers every year on …
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By Aby Jose Koilparambil (Reuters) – Commercial landlord British Land has outperformed the broader UK property market, thanks to its strategy of adding more out-of-town retail parks to its portfolio that has allowed it to weather beaten-down building values in the sector. The Broadgate owner has been doubling down on its investments in retail parks …
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LONDON (Reuters) – A 9-year-old girl is fighting for her life in hospital after being shot during a drive-by shooting attack on a London restaurant where she was eating with her family, police said on Thursday. The girl was hit after a gunman on a motorbike opened fire on three men sitting outside the restaurant …
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By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling inched higher on Thursday after falling sharply the previous day as a jump in U.S. bond yields boosted the dollar. The pound was up 0.1% at $1.2709 on Thursday, after falling 0.5% on Wednesday to trade as low as $1.2681 overnight. Britain’s currency was pulled down from a …
By Ed Osmond LONDON (Reuters) – No team have successfully defended the Twenty20 World Cup title and England do not have to go far back in the record books to understand the magnitude of the task facing them in the tournament in West Indies and the United States. Seven months ago, Jos Buttler’s side set …
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(Reuters) – England will go into their Twenty20 World Cup defence slightly undercooked after two of their warm-up matches were rained out but fast bowler Mark Wood said his side are strong enough to cope with the curtailed build-up. England’s four-match T20 series against Pakistan has been hampered by the weather, with two of the …
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(Reuters) – England spinner Sophie Ecclestone became the fastest woman to reach 100 wickets in One Day International (ODI) cricket after claiming three in their 178-run win over Pakistan on Wednesday. The 25-year-old, who was also named Player of the Series with a haul of six wickets across three ODIs, scythed through the Pakistan tail …
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(Reuters) – Waste management firm Renewi plans to sell its UK Municipal business to Biffa Ltd as it fully shifts focus to European recycling markets in line with last year’s strategic review, the London-listed company said on Thursday. Renewi said it will make the transaction through a combination of a nominal cash consideration payable to …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Junior doctors in England will strike for five days immediately before Britain’s July 4 national election as part of a long-running dispute over pay, the British Medical Association (BMA) said on Wednesday. The BMA said junior doctors – qualified physicians who work under the guidance of senior doctors and represent a large …
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