By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) -Shell reported second-quarter profit of $6.3 billion, a drop of 19% from the previous three months as refining margins and oil and gas trading weakened, though still beating analysts’ forecasts. The results were lifted by strong performances in the oil and gas production and retail marketing businesses and the profit …
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By Manon Cruz and Kylie MacLellan SOUTHPORT, England/LONDON (Reuters) -A 17-year-old boy appeared in an English court on Thursday charged with the murder of three young girls in a knife attack at a summer dance class that has shocked the nation and sparked two nights of violent protests. Axel Rudakubana first appeared at Liverpool Magistrates’ …
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By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) – Family doctors in the state-funded National Health Service (NHS) in England will begin industrial action on Thursday after voting overwhelmingly in favour of doing so in a dispute over funding and contract changes. The British Medical Association (BMA) trade union said more than 8,500 General Practitioners (GPs) had taken …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned far-right demonstrators after outbreaks of violence in London and elsewhere following the killing of three young girls in Southport, northwest England. “As far as the far-right is concerned, this is coordinated, this is deliberate,” he told a press conference, referring to the violent clashes this week. …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British businesses’ expectations for wage growth in the next 12 months cooled slightly in July, according to a survey that could help ease the concerns of Bank of England policymakers who are tasked with keeping inflation on target. Expectations for wage growth over the coming year in the BoE’s Decision Maker Panel …
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By David Milliken, Andy Bruce and Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England cut interest rates from a 16-year high on Thursday after a tight vote by its policymakers who were split over whether inflation pressures had eased sufficiently. Governor Andrew Bailey led the 5-4 decision to reduce rates by a quarter-point to …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England’s chief economist Huw Pill has been reappointed to its Monetary Policy Committee after consultation with Britain’s finance minister Rachel Reeves, the central bank said on Thursday. Pill, whose three-year term was due to end on Sept. 5 this year, will now hold the post until September 2027. (Reporting …
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By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -London Stock Exchange Group reported first-half income above analysts’ expectations on Thursday, helped by progress with its Microsoft joint venture, as well as a rise in annual subscription value, an indicator of customer retention. LSEG, which suffered outages in February and this month, said its partnership with Microsoft is “approaching …
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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Former British TV presenter Huw Edwards, the long-time face of the BBC’s flagship news programme, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to three counts of making indecent pictures of children. Edwards was the BBC’s highest paid journalist and top news anchor until he quit in April, following allegations he had paid …
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By Philip O’Connor PARIS (Reuters) – Having seen their men win gold a few minutes earlier, the Netherlands’ female quadruple scullers looked all set to make it double Dutch on Wednesday, only for Britain to snatch gold from their grasp on the very last stroke of the Olympic final. It was easily the most stunning …
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