LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he feared the country’s achievements in building a multi-ethnic, multi-faith democracy was being undermined, as he spoke out against a rise in extremism and criminality. “In recent weeks and months, we’ve seen a shocking increase in extremist disruption and criminality,” Sunak said in an address late …
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LONDON (Reuters) -The British government’s decision to block retailer Marks & Spencer from rebuilding its flagship store in Marble Arch in central London was unlawful, the High Court ruled on Friday. Michael Gove, Britain’s Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary, last year refused planning permission for the scheme on heritage and environmental grounds, overturning approval …
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By William Schomberg (Reuters) -The Bank of England will probably adopt a new, scenarios-based system for economic forecasting, allowing it to show what might happen to interest rates in the event of shocks such as a total closure of the Red Sea to shipping, a top BoE official said. The British central bank, like others, …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William and Rob McElhenney pulled pints together on Friday in the pub next to the home of the Welsh soccer team the U.S. actor co-owns. William, the Prince of Wales, was visiting Wrexham to mark St David’s Day, the celebration of the Welsh patron saint, and went to hear about …
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By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -The British government’s controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda might end up costing more than 600 million pounds to deport 300 refugees, parliament’s spending watchdog said on Friday. Under the policy first announced in 2022, asylum seekers who arrive on England’s southern coast in small, inflatable boats would …
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By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro, Iain Withers and Andres Gonzalez LONDON (Reuters) – Legal & General has hired new advisers to help recently appointed CEO Antonio Simoes with a strategic overhaul of the British insurer, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Analysts say the FTSE 100 group’s new chapter under the former Santander and HSBC …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s media minister said on Friday she had agreed to allow documents submitted to a public inquiry to be used by lawyers acting for Prince Harry, singer Elton John and other claimants in their lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mail. Harry, the younger son of King Charles, and the other …
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(Reuters) -British broadcaster ITV has sold its 50% stake in streaming service BritBox International to its joint venture partner BBC Studios for 255 million pounds ($322 million), it said on Friday. The sale will allow ITV to focus on “supercharging” its British ad-funded streaming service ITVX and growing its global Studios division, it said, adding …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s third-largest supermarket group Asda said on Friday it would give more than 120,000 store workers an 8.4% pay rise from July 1, following a similar move by other large British retailers as the government’s national minimum wage goes up. Asda said its hourly rate for retail pay would rise from 11.11 …
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By Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) -Veteran left-wing political maverick George Galloway was elected as the new lawmaker for the English town of Rochdale on Friday, vowing to be a thorn in the side for the opposition Labour Party over Gaza before a national election it is tipped to win. After running a pro-Palestinian campaign, Galloway …
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