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By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has proposed simplifying rules on financial advice to allow banks, insurers and investment firms to give information to less wealthy customers without having to comply with stringent safeguards that bump up fees. The government had said it would review and clarify the “regulatory boundary” between formal financial advice, …

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(Reuters) – England’s six-wicket victory over West Indies in the second one-day international could prove to be a “turning point” for the side, all-rounder Liam Livingstone said. Looking to put their disappointing 50-overs World Cup title defence behind them, England were beaten in the opener of a three-match series but bounced back with a dominant …

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By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s “big promises” to boost the financial sector’s post-Brexit global competitiveness have been a “damp squib”, with many of the changes yet to be implemented and none so far having a substantial impact, lawmakers said in a report on Friday. A year ago, Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt set out …

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By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Starting salaries for newly appointed employees in Britain rose at the slowest pace since March 2021 last month, according to industry data that offered some comfort to the Bank of England in its fight against inflation pressures. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation monthly survey has pointed towards a cooling …

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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Six former London police officers on Thursday were given suspended prison sentences for sharing offensive and racist messages on WhatsApp, including references to Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and other members of the royal family. In a statement after the sentencing hearing Commander James Harman, who leads the Metropolitan …

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By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Britain’s COVID inquiry on Thursday that any suggestion he wanted to allow the virus to “let rip” was “rubbish” and “completely wrong”. Johnson, prime minister between 2019 and 2022, faced a second day of questioning which examined the weeks before the country’s second national …

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By James Pearson, Christopher Bing and Raphael Satter LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The British and U.S. governments imposed sanctions on two Russian hackers on Thursday for what Britain’s foreign office said was a sustained but failed attempt to interfere in politics by Russian cyber spies. A hacking group cybersecurity researchers dubbed “Cold River”, working on behalf of …

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By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) -British poet, musician and actor Benjamin Zephaniah, known for fighting racism and social injustice, has died at the age of 65, after being diagnosed with a brain tumour, his family said on Thursday. Zephaniah’s poetry, often backed by dub reggae music, was influenced by the culture of Jamaica and sought …

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