Reuters UK Domestic

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will introduce a new criminal offence banning protests outside the homes of elected officials, judges and local councillors, as part of wider efforts to curb harassment and intimidation in politics. Under the Crime and Policing Bill, police would be given powers to stop demonstrations aimed at influencing officials in their public duties …

UK to criminalise protests outside homes of public officials under new law Read More »

LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Tuesday economic growth was the best way out of the country’s challenges, in a speech setting out her thinking ahead of the November 26 budget. “In the end, growth is the best way out of the challenges that we face,” Reeves, in a rare pre-budget speech, …

UK’s Reeves says growth is key as she prepares to set out budget Read More »

(Reuters) -England are banking on their rapid bowling attack as they look to end their Ashes drought in Australia, with fast bowler Mark Wood saying the squad has a “different feel” to previous unsuccessful trips Down Under. England last won the Ashes in 2015 and have not won a series in Australia since 2011, losing …

Cricket-England ‘quietly confident’ heading into Ashes series, says Wood Read More »

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Prince William will announce on Tuesday a new initiative aimed at supporting Indigenous communities and environmental activists who often risk their lives to protect Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. William, who is in Brazil for the awards ceremony for his multi-million-dollar environmental prize, said the communities have long protected the world’s vital ecosystems, but …

Prince William to help Indigenous defenders of Brazil’s Amazon Read More »

LONDON (Reuters) -Nigel Farage, leader of Britain’s populist Reform UK, watered down some of his pledges on Monday, saying his party could not immediately implement substantial tax cuts if it won power because of what he called the dire state of public finances. Reform, which has maintained around a 10-point lead over the governing Labour …

Reform UK’s Farage waters down tax pledges in pitch for economic credibility Read More »