(Reuters) – UK’s Hargreaves Lansdown on Monday, gave a consortium led by CVC Advisers and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority until Aug. 9 to make a firm offer for the British investment platform. The company, co founded by Peter Hargreaves, is preparing to sign off on a 5.41-billion-pound ($6.9 billion) takeover if the group of …
(Reuters) -Former England cricketer and coach Graham Thorpe has died at the age of 55, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Monday. Thorpe, known for his stylish batting style, is regarded as one of the best players of his generation. He played 100 test matches between 1993 and 2005, scoring 6,744 runs …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday condemned what he described as “far-right thuggery” and said perpetrators would face the full force of the law after days of violent anti-immigration protests culminated in hotels being targeted. Violent protests have erupted in towns and cities across Britain after three girls were killed in a …
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By Belinda Jiao and Amanda Ferguson LIVERPOOL, England/BELFAST (Reuters) – Violent disorder swept across several British cities on Saturday, injuring police and damaging property in the most widespread rioting in the country for 13 years, following the murder of three young girls in northwest England. Riots involving hundreds of anti-immigration protesters have erupted in towns …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Two more people have been charged as part of the investigation into an arson attack on a Ukrainian business in London in March, an attack allegedly linked to Russia, British police said on Saturday. Jakeem Barrington Rose, 22, and Ugnius Asmena, 19, have both been charged with aggravated arson. Rose was also charged …
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By Sachin Ravikumar and Catarina Demony LONDON (Reuters) -Protesters attacked police and started fires in the northeast English city of Sunderland on Friday as violence spread to another northern city following Monday’s killing of three children in Southport. Anti-immigrant demonstrators threw stones at police in riot gear near a mosque in the city before overturning …
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By Tassilo Hummel VERSAILLES (Reuters) -Britain’s equestrian team bagged another Olympic title as showjumpers Ben Maher, Harry Charles, and Scott Brash won gold on Friday with almost no errors on a challenging course to bring further cheer in the wake of the damaging Charlotte Dujardin scandal. Securing a third team-win in the discipline with two …
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By Purvi Agarwal and Shubham Batra (Reuters) -London stocks rounded the week off with heavy losses amid a global risk-off mood after a weak U.S. jobs report spurred worries on the health of the American economy, while losses in commodity-linked stocks added to the downbeat sentiment. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index was down 1.3%, while …
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By Pietro Lombardi MADRID (Reuters) – Utility Iberdrola has agreed to buy a majority stake in British power network Electricity North West (ENWL) in a deal valuing the company at roughly 5 billion euros ($5.4 billion) and would boost the Spanish group’s operations in Britain. Iberdrola said on Friday it would buy 88% of ENWL …
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By Catarina Demony LONDON (Reuters) – The Church of England’s spiritual head urged governments on Friday to respect the findings of the United Nations top court that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal, saying the law should not be upheld in a “selective manner”. The International Court of Justice (ICJ), known as the World …
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