LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling steadied on Thursday against both the dollar and euro after two days of sharp depreciation, but looks set for further choppiness ahead of next week’s Bank of England meeting. The pound was last at $1.3182, a touch above Wednesday’s intraday over-five-month low of $1.3142. It was at 88.1 pence per euro, again …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain sanctioned Iranian banker and businessman Aliakbar Ansari on Thursday, citing his role in financially supporting the activities of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as the reason for its action. “Its (the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’) use of repression and targeted threats to carry out hostile acts, including here in the UK, is completely unacceptable,” …
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(Reuters) -Heathrow Airport’s website went back online after Britain’s largest airport said on Wednesday that it was aware of issues affecting the website and had referred the matter to its technology team. Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, continued to operate as normal while the issue was being addressed. (Reporting by Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru; Editing by …
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By Elizabeth Piper NORTHAMPTON, England (Reuters) -Britain’s Reform UK has surged in popularity on the back of fiery rhetoric against illegal immigrants, the European Union and the country’s traditional ruling parties. But now some of its officials are juggling more mundane issues such as local taxes, refuse collection and filling in potholes, in a first …
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By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Security staff at the Bank of England have voted to go on strike for 24 hours, starting at 7 a.m. (0700 GMT) on November 13, in protest at a pay freeze, trade union Unite said on Wednesday. Nearly 40 staff employed by security company Amulet under a contract from the …
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By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) -A British parliamentary committee questioned on Wednesday whether Prince Andrew should still be living in a mansion on the Windsor Estate, west of London, in a rare political intervention sparked by the royal’s ties to U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew, 65, the younger brother of King Charles and second …
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(Fixes location in second paragraph to “West Midlands,” not northwest England.) LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles was heckled by a protester on Monday over his brother Prince Andrew’s ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein while greeting royal fans during a cathedral visit in Britain. “How long have you known about Andrew and Epstein?,” the …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Tuesday it made 63% more arrests for illegal working this year than last, driven by targeted operations in the food delivery, beauty salons and car washes industries aimed at deterring illegal migration. Britain’s Labour government has seen its popularity slide since it came into office last year – partly due …
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By Sam Tabahriti LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles unveiled a memorial dedicated to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender military personnel on Monday, marking his first official engagement in support of the LGBT community. The government-funded “Open Letter” memorial is designed to honour those currently serving and commemorate veterans affected by the British military’s ban on LGBT …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. immigration authorities detained British commentator Sami Hamdi, revoked his visa and said he would be deported rather than allowed to complete his speaking tour in the United States, a Homeland Security official said on Sunday. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has Hamdi in custody, DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin posted on social media site …
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