LONDON (Reuters) – Business insolvencies in England and Wales rose 18% in annual terms during October, official data showed on Tuesday, in a further sign of the tough economic environment facing many firms. The Insolvency Service, a government agency, reported 2,315 company insolvencies last month, up from 1,954 a year previously and higher than before …
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By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling eased on Wednesday after data showed British inflation cooled more than forecast in October, reinforcing expectations that the Bank of England (BoE) will be cutting interest rates by the middle of next year. The British consumer price index (CPI) rose by 4.6% in the 12 months to October, from …
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By Andrea Shalal and Alistair Smout WASHINGTON (Reuters) – British Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch signed a memorandum of understanding with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Tuesday to boost trade and investment with the fourth largest U.S. state. Badenoch said Britain was also making progress in talks with the U.S. federal government on a …
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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Supreme Court will hand down its ruling on Wednesday on whether the British government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is lawful. Here are details about the case and the issue: WHY IS IMMIGRATION SUCH AN ISSUE IN BRITAIN? Taking back control of the country’s borders and …
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LONDON (Reuters) -A man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the death of Nottingham Panthers ice hockey player Adam Johnson who died after suffering serious injuries during a match last month, British police said on Tuesday. Police said the man, whose name was not released, remained in police custody. Johnson, 29, suffered a …
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By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -Sacked British minister Suella Braverman launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday, accusing him of betraying both her and the country. Popular on the right of the party, Braverman kept quiet on Monday after being fired, but published a letter to Sunak on Tuesday that could …
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By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Britain’s business and trade minister Kemi Badenoch on Tuesday shrugged off the idea of any post-Brexit bitterness affecting former leader and pro-EU campaigner David Cameron’s return to government with a simple phrase: “We’re all Brexiteers now.” Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appointed Cameron as Foreign Secretary on Monday in a …
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s interior ministry has told food delivery firms Uber Eats, Deliveroo and Just Eat to implement stricter controls to end the practice of unchecked account sharing by their drivers and riders over worries about illegal and underage workers. Food delivery companies make initial checks on those who want to work for them, ensuring …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain sanctioned senior leaders of the Palestinian militant group Hamas and its financiers on Tuesday in response to the group’s attack on Israel last month. The sanctions were coordinated with similar measures in the United States. “We will continue to use every tool at our disposal to disrupt the abhorrent activity of this …
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By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak named former leader David Cameron as foreign secretary on Monday, in the latest wave of turbulence in Westminster since the Brexit vote in 2016. Britain was once known for its stable politics – it had just four finance ministers in 23 years before 2016 …
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