(Reuters) -Former Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has sued the Premier League club over nearly two years of unpaid wages after he was charged with sexual offences in 2021, the player’s lawyer said on Monday. The France international has filed a “multi-million-pound” claim with the Employment Tribunal, seeking the return of pay up until the …
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By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was quoted as saying the government should “just let people die” during the COVID-19 pandemic rather than impose a second national lockdown, the inquiry into how Britain handled the crisis heard on Monday. Patrick Vallance, who was the government’s chief scientific adviser during COVID, made …
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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 London can go to judicial review, the High Court ruled on Monday. Michael Gove, the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary, had in July refused planning permission for the scheme on heritage and …
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By Yadarisa Shabong (Reuters) – Catering group Compass said on Monday that 80% of its new clients in the UK this year have requested data on the company’s food waste and other emissions, as they need such information to help them meet their own net-zero targets. Compass said its UK & Ireland business, which has …
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By Ludwig Burger (Reuters) -Britain’s pharmaceutical industry and the government have agreed terms to renew a medicines access scheme that requires the companies to pay back part of their drug revenue generated from the national health service, they said on Monday. The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) said in a joint statement that …
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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser and Indivior on Monday urged London’s High Court to throw out a representative lawsuit over allegedly false marketing of opioid addiction treatment Suboxone. London-listed drugmaker Indivior and Reckitt Benckiser, its parent until Indivior was spun off in 2014, are facing a claim brought on …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party met bank and insurance leaders on Monday to discuss ways to boost investment in infrastructure, as it continues a charm offensive with finance bosses ahead of an expected election next year that it is favoured to win. Shadow finance minister Rachel Reeves chaired the first meeting of the …
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(Reuters) – musicMagpie said on Monday it was in early-stage talks with BT Group and Aurelius Group regarding a possible offer to buy the British online retailer of used smartphones and electronic products. The seller of second-hand DVDs and computer games said discussions on a possible offer were ongoing and remained at a “very early …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will announce a new science initiative to bring together work on developing climate-resilient crops as his government hosts a Global Food Security Summit in London on Monday. The summit, a joint initiative between Britain, Somalia, the UAE, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation and the Bill and Melinda …
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(Reuters) -The London Stock Exchange Group on Monday named Michel-Alain Proch as its new finance chief, starting March 1, 2024. Proch, who currently serves as group CFO of advertising group Publicis <PUBP.PA>, takes on the role from Anna Manz, who stepped down in May. Last week, LSEG, which owns London’s 300-year old stock exchange, raised …
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