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Soccer-Isak brace leads Newcastle to crucial 4-0 win over Spurs

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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Qantas reroutes Perth-London flights on Middle East tensions

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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Bank of England must fix forecasts and technology, former Fed chief Bernanke says

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-The Bank of England should scrap communication tools that it has used for a generation and upgrade “seriously out of date” technology to overhaul its approach to economic forecasting, former U.S. Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke said.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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Ex-UK Ministry of Defence official jailed for taking illicit payments

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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UK’s Labour Party aims to boost defence spending to 2.5% of GDP

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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UK banks must prepare for car finance claims, says watchdog

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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