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By Elizabeth Piper and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -Britain unveiled a package of post-Brexit trading measures on Wednesday to strengthen Northern Ireland’s place in the United Kingdom, a move welcomed by local politicians who are now expected to restore a power-sharing government. After almost two years of a power vacuum in Northern Ireland, the regional …

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DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland plans to study the details of proposed changes to post-Brexit trading rules for Northern Ireland published by the British government on Wednesday, but it has not seen any “red flags” so far, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said. “There are certainly going to be some questions that we will want to ask,” …

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By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s financial watchdog said on Wednesday it would have powers later this year to order banks to rethink branch closures, as lawmakers accused it of being too slow to protect customer access to cash. According to consumer body Which?, some 5,828 branches have closed since 2015 at the rate …

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By Farouq Suleiman and Hannah Ellison LONDON (Reuters) – Owning an unregistered ‘XL Bully’ dog will become a criminal offence in England and Wales from Thursday under government plans to phase out the powerful breed that has been blamed for fatal attacks on humans and other animals. The ban, ordered last year by Prime Minister …

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By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – The new boss of Morrisons said on Wednesday the British supermarket group’s performance since the pandemic had not been good enough, and he will provide an update on strategy in March. Ex-Carrefour France boss Rami Baitiéh became Morrisons CEO in November, succeeding industry veteran David Potts. “There are so …

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By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – The new boss of Morrisons said on Wednesday the British supermarket group’s performance since the pandemic had not been good enough, and he will provide an update on strategy in March. Ex-Carrefour France boss Rami Baitiéh became Morrisons CEO in November, succeeding industry veteran David Potts. “There are so …

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By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party, tipped in the polls to win an election expected this year, set out its blueprint on Tuesday to “unashamedly champion” a financial sector worried about its global competitiveness following Brexit as top rival New York lures UK companies to list on its markets. WHAT IS …

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