By Farouq Suleiman LONDON (Reuters) -Teachers in England have voted to accept a government pay offer, Britain’s largest education unions said on Monday, in a boost for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s efforts to end a wave of disruptive public-sector strikes. The National Education Union (NEU), whose strikes have shut British schools on a number of …
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By Shashwat Chauhan and Khushi Singh (Reuters) – British stocks edged higher on Monday as firmer commodity prices supported the energy and mining sectors, but beverage-related shares fell on Dutch firm Heineken’s dour outlook. The exporter-heavy FTSE 100 closed up 0.1%, logging a monthly gain of over 2% in July as risk sentiment flourished after …
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LONDON (Reuters) – English football authorities have introduced a series of disciplinary measures to improve the behaviour of players, managers and fans at all levels of the game next season, several governing bodies said in a joint statement on Monday. Under the new framework, match officials will have more power to act against unacceptable behaviour, …
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ADELAIDE (Reuters) – England’s Georgia Stanway is confident she can fill the leadership void in midfield left by the injured Keira Walsh when the Lionesses take on China in their final Group D game at the Women’s World Cup on Tuesday. The fourth-ranked Lionesses, who beat Haiti and Denmark 1-0 in their first two games, …
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(Reuters) -British building and roofing products supplier Marshalls on Monday said it plans to cut 250 jobs and lowered its annual forecast citing persistent weakness in the housing market, sending shares down 11%. The stock was the top percentage loser on the FTSE midcap index, hitting a near three-week low of 248 pence in early …
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LONDON (Reuters) – When England fast bowler Stuart Broad announced on Saturday that he was retiring from cricket after the Ashes series, he probably had visions of bowling his team to victory on the fourth day of the final test against Australia. He arrived at The Oval on Sunday, put on his pads and walked …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William has served up a surprise to hungry members of the public when he dished out environmentally friendly burgers from a food truck in south London. In a video released on Sunday, the heir to the throne handed out “Earthshot Burgers” to highlight the work of last year’s winners of …
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By Hugh Lawson LONDON (Reuters) – The fourth day’s play in the final Ashes test at The Oval on Sunday was abandoned due to rain after Australian openers David Warner (58) and Usman Khawaja (69) shared a partnership of 135 as they chase a target of 384 to beat England. The pair withstood a barrage …
LONDON (Reuters) – Play was abandoned on the afternoon of the fourth day of the final Ashes test at The Oval on Sunday due to rain, after Australian openers David Warner and Usman Khawaja put on 135 in pursuit of a target of 384 against England. (Reporting by Hugh Lawson; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)
LONDON (Reuters) -England fast bowler Stuart Broad will retire from cricket at the end of the Ashes series against Australia, he said after the third day of the final test on Saturday. Broad, 37, is England’s second-highest test-wicket taker with 602 victims in 167 matches, behind only his long-time team mate James Anderson who has …
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