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LONDON (Reuters) – The pace of a sales decline for British retailers eased in February and a measure of inflation dropped to its weakest in nearly three years, according to industry figures which echoed official data published earlier this month. The Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI) monthly retail sales balance, a gauge of sales versus …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak denied on Monday that his governing party has Islamophobic tendencies, saying comments by Conservative lawmaker Lee Anderson were unacceptable and that was why he had been suspended. Anderson said on Friday the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, was under the control of Islamists in widely condemned remarks …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Late British singer-songwriter George Michael is being honoured with a personalised collectible coin. Britain’s Royal Mint said on Monday the new coin, which depicts Michael wearing his trademark sunglasses, pays tribute to the music star’s 1987 hit solo single “Faith”. Officially approved by Michael’s estate, it was designed by artist and sculptor …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British employers advertised the fewest jobs in nearly three years last month, with numbers down 15% from a year ago, figures from recruitment data company Adzuna showed on Monday, adding to signs that the labour market is cooling. Last week Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey welcomed what he described as “full …

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By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Most British exporters and manufacturers have felt an impact from disruption in the Red Sea caused by attacks on shipping by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, according to a survey. The British Chambers of Commerce said 55% of exporters reported disruption, as did 53% of manufacturers and business-to-consumer services firms, …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday that a decision by the House of Commons speaker to break with procedure due to threats facing some lawmakers over their views on the Gaza conflict sent a dangerous signal that intimidation works. Parliament descended into chaos on Wednesday night as tensions flared over …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Western nations should be bolder about confiscating Russian assets which they froze after the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said. Sunak, in an article in an early edition of the Sunday Times to mark two years since the start of the conflict, said Ukraine continued …

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By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said his team can still make up the eight points between them and Aston Villa to achieve a top-four Premier League finish despite their shock home loss to Fulham on Saturday. Alex Iwobi scored deep in stoppage time as Fulham shocked a …

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By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Conservative Party suspended one of its lawmakers, Lee Anderson, on Saturday after he said the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, was under the control of Islamists. Khan, the first Muslim to be mayor of London and a member of the opposition Labour Party, is a frequent target of Conservative …

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