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LONDON (Reuters) -London Mayor Sadiq Khan called on Friday for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, going a step beyond his Labour Party’s appeals for a humanitarian pause in fighting to allow aid into the Israeli-besieged Gaza Strip. The apparent difference in stance between Khan and Labour leader Keir Starmer highlights disagreement and growing unrest …

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(Reuters) -Britain on Thursday cautioned the public about buying fake weight-loss pens claiming to contain Novo Nordisk’s diabetes drug Ozempic or weight-loss drug Saxenda after reports of a “very small number” of hospitalisations. The warning from the country’s medicines regulator comes days after several people were hospitalised in Austria after using suspected fake versions of …

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By Amy-Jo Crowley and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – Belgium publisher Mediahuis has expressed interest in buying Britain’s Telegraph, two sources told Reuters, joining other newspaper publishers, media moguls and billionaires competing to buy the right-leaning broadsheet and The Spectator magazine. The boards of the parent companies behind the Daily and Sunday Telegraph, as well …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Thursday told local government councils in England to end any trials of a four-day working week for their employees, saying the idea does not offer taxpayers good value for money. The scheme, where staff have their working hours cut by 20% while keeping their existing salary, has been adopted by …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British retailers reported their joint-worst October for sales volumes on record and they expect another difficult time in November as households struggle with the higher cost of living, a Confederation of British Industry survey showed on Thursday. The CBI’s monthly retail sales balance, a gauge of sales over the year to October, …

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By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling sank to a three-week low on Thursday after a slew of economic market data this week affirmed the view that the Bank of England (BoE) will likely hold rates steady at its policy meeting next week. Sterling is heading for a third consecutive day of declines, down 0.2% …

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