MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) -Bayern Munich’s Joshua Kimmich powered in a 63rd-minute header to give them a 1-0 victory over a toothless Arsenal on Wednesday and send them through to the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in four years with a 3-2 aggregate win. Germany international Kimmich timed his run into the box perfectly …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s upper house of parliament rejected for a fourth time a piece of legislation needed to enable Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, in a vote that will delay, but not block, one of Sunak’s flagship policies. The legislation is seen by the government as crucial to overcoming …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry said it was crucial the travel industry did better by the local communities in vacation destinations or there would be no tourism business at all in the future. Speaking at the annual general meeting of Travalyst, an initiative he launched in 2019 with the aim of making the travel …
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By Fatos Bytyci FERIZAJ, Kosovo (Reuters) -As sculptor Agon Qosa put some of the finishing touches to a statue of Tony Blair, he thought about what the former British prime minister had done for Kosovo a quarter of a century ago. Qosa and other ethnic Albanians in Kosovo idolise Blair for his leadership role during …
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By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The rising cost of car insurance has triggered a barrage of complaints in the cost of living crisis, Britain’s financial watchdog told lawmakers on Wednesday, as the sector insisted that prices remain at 2018 levels in real terms. Matt Brewis, director of insurance at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), …
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By Amy-Jo Crowley, Emma-Victoria Farr, Marek Strzelecki and Jan Lopatka LONDON (Reuters) -Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky is working on improving an offer for the owner of Britain’s Royal Mail, a source with knowledge of the plans said on Wednesday, after his investment vehicle said it had made a non-binding bid this month which was rejected. …
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By Sam Tobin and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -British actor Hugh Grant has settled a lawsuit against the publisher of Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid newspaper, The Sun, he said on Wednesday, while the lawyer for Prince Harry said the royal could also be “forced” to agree a deal. Grant, alongside King Charles’ son and others, was …
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By Suban Abdulla and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s inflation rate slowed by less than expected in March, according to official figures published on Wednesday, adding to signs that a first interest rate cut by the Bank of England could be further off than previously thought. British consumer prices rose by an annual 3.2%, down …
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By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Four years since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Britain remains beset by a persistent rise in working-age people who do not have a job and are not seeking one, a trend that sets it apart from its peers. Britain is the only Group of Seven economy where the …
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By Sarah Young and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plan to ban anyone aged 15 and under from ever buying cigarettes passed its first parliamentary vote on Tuesday, although dozens of his own lawmakers voted against it. Sunak’s plan to impose some of the world’s strictest anti-smoking rules has angered some …
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