LONDON (Reuters) – Prices in British shops rose at the slowest pace in more than two years in March, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said on Tuesday, adding to signs that the country’s inflation squeeze is now fading fast. Shop price inflation dropped to 1.3% from 2.5% in February, the smallest annual increase since December …
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(Reuters) – British cyclist Tom Pidcock was taken to hospital after suffering a fall during a recon of the course ahead of the Tour of the Basque Country, his team Ineos Grenadiers said on Monday. Pidcock, 24, has been withdrawn from the tour, the team said in a post on X. The Yorkshire all-rounder won …
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By Hollie Adams WINDSOR, England (Reuters) -Britain’s King Charles greeted well-wishers in an impromptu walkabout after an Easter church service in Windsor on Sunday, his first appearance at a public royal event since his cancer diagnosis was announced in February. A smiling Charles, 75, accompanied by Queen Camilla, shook hands with scores of people gathered …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s largest oil producer Rosneft <ROSN.MM> said on Monday its board has approved the resumption and extension of its share buyback programme, extending it to Dec. 31, 2026. The buyback will not exceed 102.6 billion roubles ($1.13 billion), in line with the volume which had not been used up during previous stages of …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s central bank only considered keeping its key rate unchanged at 16% at the March meeting, as it believes the current decline in inflation pressure is less pronounced than that in late 2023, it said on Monday. According to the minutes of the March meeting published by the regulator, disinflation may require …
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By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) -Jeffrey Donaldson, the leader of Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party, stepped down on Friday, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) said, after he was charged over historical sex offences. Donaldson, 61, is one of the British region’s best-known politicians and is Northern Ireland’s longest-serving lawmaker in the British parliament, to which …
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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – King Charles is due to make his first public appearance at a royal event since his cancer diagnosis on Sunday, but the likely absence of son Prince William and the heir’s wife Kate will spotlight how depleted the monarchy has become. Buckingham Palace said the 75-year-old monarch would attend …
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WOLVERHAMPTON, England (Reuters) -Arsenal striker Stina Blackstenius scored the winner in extra time as they beat Chelsea 1-0 in the Women’s League Cup final at Molineux on Sunday in a game overshadowed by the collapse of Gunners midfielder Frida Maanum in stoppage time. Maanum fell to the turf in second-half stoppage time before being carried …
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LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) -Striker Mohamed Salah scored the winner as Liverpool came back from a goal down to beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 and go top of the Premier League ahead of Manchester City’s showdown with Arsenal later on Sunday. Salah’s sublime second-half strike leaves Liverpool on 67 points, three ahead of second-placed Arsenal …
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By Martyn Herman (Reuters) – London Lions women stand on the brink of British basketball history as they prepare for their EuroCup final against Besiktas but funding issues are already clouding the horizon. Stella Kaltsidou’s team have dominated the British Basketball League with a 100% record from 13 games this season but they have bigger …
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