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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party gathers in northern England this weekend for its annual conference seeking to cement its huge lead in opinion polls as it boasts of record business interest in its convention. Polls put Labour about 20 points ahead of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s ruling Conservatives with an …

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MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Arsenal substitute Cloe Lacasse snatches a 2-2 draw away to Manchester United with a superb late strike in a hotly-contested Women’s Super League game at Leigh Sports Village on Friday. Tensions were running high as ex-United striker Alessia Russo returned to the ground where she made her name before joining Arsenal …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling ticked a fraction higher against the dollar on Friday ahead of key U.S. jobs data, while traders continue to digest the possibility that the Bank of England’s might be done with its most extensive rate-hiking cycle in decades. At 0948 GMT, the pound was 0.1% higher against the dollar at $1.2197, …

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By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party won a bigger-than-expected victory in an election for a parliamentary seat in Scotland on Friday, raising expectations they can unseat Scottish nationalists and go on to win a UK-wide vote expected next year. Labour is leading Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party in national opinion …

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(Reuters) – England are no strangers to adversity at World Cups and have proved they can fight their way back to glory, former captain Eoin Morgan said, calling on Jos Buttler’s side to quickly put their opening defeat by New Zealand behind them. England, who won the title in 2019 as well as the Twenty20 …

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By Amlan Chakraborty AHMEDABAD (Reuters) – Captain Jos Buttler said England are not over-reliant on Ben Stokes and that their nine-wicket thrashing by New Zealand in their World Cup opener was not down to the all-rounder’s absence. Stokes played a key role in England’s 2019 ODI World Cup triumph, named Man of the Match in …

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LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices fell at the fastest pace since 2009 over the 12 months to September, data from mortgage lending Halifax showed on Friday, echoing other measures of the housing market which have cooled after a jump in interest rates. Halifax said house prices were 4.7% lower last month than in September 2022, …

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ROME (Reuters) – Italy and Britain want to lead the way in Europe in the fight against “illegal migration”, the right-wing prime ministers of the two countries said in a joint op-ed published on Friday. The article is another show of unity between two governments whose tough approach on immigration has come under fire from …

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By Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters) – The United States and partners are working on 15 projects to secure supplies of critical minerals needed for electric vehicles and the energy transition, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday. The Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) formed last year by 14 governments aims to ensure adequate supplies of minerals …

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