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UK lawmaker admits passing colleagues’ numbers to stranger met on dating app

LONDON (Reuters) -A senior member of Britain’s governing Conservative Party has admitted supplying the personal details of fellow lawmakers to someone he met online, saying he had felt compromised after he sent them intimate photos of himself. William Wragg told the Times newspaper he had handed over the phone numbers of colleagues to a man …

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Staff at UK statistics office vote for strike action

LONDON (Reuters) – Staff at Britain’s official statistics agency, which publishes economic data such as inflation and economic growth figures, have voted for strike action in a dispute over requirements for working from the office, a union said on Friday. The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) said management at the Office for National Statistics …

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German coalition agrees financing details of hydrogen network

By Riham Alkousaa and Markus Wacket BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s ruling coalition on Friday agreed a financing mechanism for the country’s future hydrogen network, extending a deadline for it to be built by five years to 2037 and offering protection for investors in case of bankruptcy. Many countries are betting on hydrogen, which can be …

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EU Commission likely to confirm Italy’s 2024 growth outlook in June, Gentiloni says

CERNOBBIO, Italy (Reuters) – The European Commission is likely to stick to its current forecast of roughly 0.7% growth for the Italian economy in 2024 when it publishes a new set of economic projections in June, EU Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni said on Friday. “The Commission’s forecasts indicate a growth of 0.6-0.7% for Italy …

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Longevity is ‘just luck’ says 111-year-old Briton, world’s new oldest man

LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s oldest living man, 111-year-old Briton John Tinniswood, said his longevity was “just luck” and there was no special secret to his diet – although his favourite food was fish and chips every Friday. Tinniswood, who has been retired for more than half a century, inherited the Guinness World Records title …

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UK’s Cameron to press lawmakers in U.S. to back Ukraine military aid

LONDON (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary David Cameron will travel to the United States next week where he will urge politicians to approve a package of military aid for Ukraine. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has held up a bill for months that would supply $60 billion in military and financial aid for Ukraine. Cameron …

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UK house prices fall for first time in 6 months as rates stay high

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices fell 1.0% in March, their first drop since September 2023, figures from mortgage lender Halifax showed on Friday, contrasting with the more upbeat picture from other housing data earlier in the week. Halifax, part of Lloyds Banking Group, Britain’s largest mortgage lender, said the drop was …

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