LONDON (Reuters) – Clothing retailer Primark said on Monday that around 27,000 staff in Britain would get an average pay increase of 9.1% from April 1, making it the latest retailer to reflect an upcoming rise in the government-mandated minimum wage. Primark is part of Associated British Foods. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Wage rises are being …
By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) -Shell’s head of liquefied natural gas (LNG), natural gas and power trading Steve Hill is leaving the company, Shell said on Monday. Hill chose to leave, Shell said, adding he would hand over his responsibilities and his successor would be announced in the coming weeks. He will step down on …
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By Nichola Groom LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Britain’s “The Zone of Interest,” about a German officer’s family living next door to the Auschwitz extermination camp during World War Two, won the Oscar for best international feature film on Sunday, with the director condemning the violence of the Israel-Hamas conflict. The movie centers on the commandant …
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LONDON(Reuters) – Several leading news organisations have withdrawn a photograph issued by Kensington Palace of Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, after post-publication analysis showed it did not meet their editorial standards. The palace issued the photograph of Kate and her three children on Sunday, along with a message of thanks from the princess in her …
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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, thanked the public on Sunday for their support in her first public message since undergoing abdominal surgery in January, posting a picture of herself with her three children. Her statement may go some way to answering the rumours and wild speculation on social media that …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s labour market slowed sharply in February as recruitment firms reported the biggest drop in demand for staff from employers since the coronavirus lockdown of early 2021, a survey showed on Monday. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) trade body and accountants KPMG said their monthly index of demand for staff fell …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British police said on Sunday a man had been arrested after a car crashed into the gates of Buckingham Palace in central London. Grainy images on social media showed a car at the front gates of the palace. British media quoted a witness as saying they had heard “a loud bang”. Police said …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party would stick to its fiscal rules and ensure its “sums add up” should it win power at an election expected later this year, its finance spokesperson Rachel Reeves said on Sunday. Labour, which is 20 points ahead in polls, is under pressure to detail how it would pay …
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(Reuters) – Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane said he is enjoying every moment as he aims to break more records in Germany after scoring a record setting hat-trick in Bayern’s 8-1 thrashing of Mainz 05 on Saturday. The England captain became the first player to score four hat-tricks in his first Bundesliga season as the …
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(Reuters) – Second-tier English side Watford sacked manager Valerien Ismael on Saturday after their 2-1 home defeat to Coventry City in the Championship, their sixth loss in the last eight games. The Frenchman took over at Vicarage Road in May last year when Watford were placed 11th in the Championship. Watford appointed former Manchester United …
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