LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) -I Am Maximus romped to a stunning victory in the Grand National steeplechase on Saturday as trainer Willie Mullins continued his dominant jump-racing season. The 176th edition of the iconic race, watched by tens of thousands at the Aintree course and millions around the world, was wide open as the last of …
NEWCASTLE, England (Reuters) -A dominant Newcastle United struck twice within 95 seconds as Alexander Isak’s brace helped them secure a 4-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday, a vital result in their bid to qualify for European competition. Newcastle, unbeaten at home since January, moved up to sixth place in the …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Qantas Airways (QAN.AX) said on Saturday it had temporarily rerouted flights between Perth and London on concerns about the Middle East, as expectations rose of an attack by Iran on Israel. “We’re temporarily adjusting the flight paths for our flights between Perth and London due to the situation in parts of …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s climate change minister Graham Stuart resigned from the government after eight years on Friday, saying it was the right time to step down. Stuart said he would stand again for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives in an election expected later this year, with the opposition Labour Party leading in polls by a …
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By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England should scrap communication tools that it has used for a generation and upgrade “seriously out of date” technology to overhaul its approach to economic forecasting, former U.S. Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke said. After a surge in inflation to a 41-year high in …
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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – The former managing director of an Airbus subsidiary was on Friday jailed for two and a half years in a London court for accepting kickbacks when working for Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) nearly two decades ago. Jeffrey Cook was convicted of misconduct in public office in January after …
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By Andy Bruce (Reuters) -Britain’s tepid economy is on course to exit a shallow recession after output grew for a second month in a row in February, and January’s reading was revised higher, official data showed on Friday. Gross domestic product expanded by 0.1% in monthly terms in February, as expected in a Reuters poll …
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By Anna Pruchnicka LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling fell to a five-month low on Friday even as data showed the British economy was on course to exit its shallow recession, with all major currencies coming under pressure from a dominant dollar. The pound was down 0.48% at $1.249, the lowest since mid-November. It was heading for a …
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By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party would aim to raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDP “as soon as resources allow”, its leader Keir Starmer said on Friday. By committing to that level of defence spending, Labour, which is far ahead in opinion polls ahead of an election expected later this …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British lenders have been told by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to ensure they are adequately prepared to meet the potential costs of customer complaints arising from its review into the motor finance industry. The regulator began looking into potential overcharging in the industry in January, amid rising tensions between thousands of consumers …
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