By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -A billionaire ally of Russian businessman Roman Abramovich on Thursday accused Britain of trying to force him to publicly condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as he asked London’s High Court to overturn British sanctions imposed on him. Eugene Shvidler, whose net worth is estimated by Forbes magazine at $1.6 billion, …
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By Peter Hall MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -A sensational 189 from Zak Crawley, the highest score by an Englishman in a home Ashes clash in 26 years, helped the hosts post 384-4 to storm past Australia’s first innings total and lead by 67 after a remarkable day two of the fourth test. With rain forecast over …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British bank NatWest has apologised to former Brexit party leader Nigel Farage for the handling of the closure of his accounts with its private banking arm Coutts, according to two reporters citing copies of the letter on Twitter. The letter from NatWest CEO Alison Rose comes after Farage complained publicly about his …
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By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) – More than 150 works of art have been brought together for what auction house Christie’s says is the largest exhibition of Arab art to take place in London. Titled “Modern and Contemporary Art of the Arab World”, the show is divided into two sections and features items from across …
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(Reuters) – British lender Virgin Money UK said on Thursday it will close 39 stores as the company continues to see a drop in footfall and transaction volumes. “Access to a bank and cash is a fundamental need for all our local high streets,” UK’s labour union Unite said in a separate statement about the …
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By Shashwat Chauhan and Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -Britain’s blue-chip index hit a fresh one-month high on Thursday as strong production numbers from Anglo American and hopes of fresh stimulus for China’s slowing economy boosted mining stocks. The exporter-heavy FTSE 100 rose 0.8%, extending gains for a third straight session. Anglo American climbed 3.3% after the …
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By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Treating cryptoassets as a form of gambling would put Britain at odds with global and European Union regulators and fail to mitigate risks from the sector, Britain’s Financial Services Minister Andrew Griffith said on Thursday. Parliament’s Treasury Select Committee said in a report in May that bitcoin, ether and other …
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By Ed Osmond HOYLAKE, England (Reuters) -Tommy Fleetwood took advantage of benign conditions to shoot a sparkling 66 and share the British Open first-round lead with South African amateur Christo Lamprecht on Thursday. Fleetwood, bidding to become the first Englishman to win the title since Nick Faldo in 1992, picked up four birdies on the …
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By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) – It’s a sign of our ever-hotter times that the quiet contemplation of nature typical of centuries of verse has given way to activism in the emerging genre of ecopoetry that takes centre stage at a London festival this weekend. The biennial Poetry International at the Southbank Centre was founded …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British online job adverts fell by 6% in the year to July 14, but were 1% higher than the week before, the Office for National Statistics said on Thursday. The ONS data is based on figures from job search website Adzuna. (Reporting by Suban Abdulla; editing by David Milliken)
