By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces voters in very different parliamentary seats on Thursday and risks losing all three contests in what would be the worst one-day mid-term result for any British governing party in more than half a century. The votes are one of few remaining opportunities to gauge …
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LONDON (Reuters) – A key British mortgage rate fell on Thursday for the first time in nearly two months, coming off the previous day’s 15-year high as concerns about the outlook for inflation and Bank of England interest rates eased. The average two-year fixed residential mortgage rate – the most common form of home finance …
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(Reuters) – British power generator and network operator SSE Plc said on Thursday its first-quarter performance was behind expectations, as its thermal plants took a hit from moreplanned outages than last year. Dry and calm weather led also led to shortfall of around 5% of from its renewable plants but it said the first few …
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By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) – British engineering company Babcock said it was confident on further growth this year and would reinstate its dividend, encouraged by the boost to defence spending since the war in Ukraine. The company, which designs and manufactures naval ships and weapons handling systems as well as supporting Britain’s nuclear submarines, …
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By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -British airline easyJet’s fast-growing holidays business is on track to become one of the biggest players in Europe and is targeting French and German markets for the next stage of expansion, its CEO said. While low-cost giant Ryanair sticks to no frills flying, its tangerine-liveried competitor easyJet is building a …
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(Reuters) -Fuller Smith & Turner said on Thursday it plans to buy back up to 1 million ‘A’ shares, after the British pub group reported higher sales for the first 15 weeks, helped by more tourists frequenting key sites and people returning to offices. Last month, the group increased its annual dividend by 30% as …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s easyJet would be prepared to change its routes if heatwaves change holiday habits in the years to come, the airline’s chief executive Johan Lundgren said on Thursday. His comments came as the airline reported record Q3 results on the back of strong travel demand even as temperatures soared across southern Europe …
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By John Mehaffey MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – England face the ultimate test of the fearless attacking ethos which has revolutionised the national cricket team over the past year when play resumes in the fourth Ashes test at Old Trafford on Thursday. After England captain Ben Stokes had asked Australia to bat, the visitors reached 299 …
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By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -British supermarket group Asda’s fuel pricing strategy has not changed since Mohsin and Zuber Issa took over the supermarket group in 2021, Mohsin Issa told lawmakers on Wednesday. “The pricing strategy has not changed, we remain the price leader in fuel,” he said in evidence to the lower house of …
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By Peter Hall MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Australia’s tailenders put up some late resistance to leave England frustrated on day one of the fourth Ashes test at Old Trafford, with the tourists on 299-8 at close of play on Wednesday. With Australia leading 2-1 in the five-match series, England must win in Manchester to stop their …
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