LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Monday that the next round of public sector pay rises must avoid embedding inflation deeper in the economy, but would be as generous as possible. Public employees’ pay settlements are due to be announced in the coming weeks on an sector-by-sector basis following a series …
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By David Milliken and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Monday the British central bank had to “see the job through” on bringing down an inflation rate that is running higher than in any other major rich economy. Bailey, under pressure from politicians and some economists over the surge …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s BT said on Monday it had started the hunt for a new chief executive after Philip Jansen told the board he planned to step down at “an appropriate moment” within the next year. Jansen has steered the country’s biggest telecoms and broadband provider through a crucial period in its history, agreeing the …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Pay pressures in Britain’s labour market cooled further in June, according to a survey of recruiters published on Monday that could help ease some of the Bank of England’s (BoE) concerns about inflation pressure. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and accountants KPMG said increases in starting salaries for permanent and temporary …
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By Steve Holland STANSTED, England (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Britain on Sunday, starting a three-nation trip that will be dominated by a NATO summit in Lithuania aimed at showing solidarity with Ukraine in its fight against Russia while not yet accepting Kyiv as a member of the alliance. But the challenges …
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By Michael Holden and Steve Holland LONDON (Reuters) -U.S President Joe Biden arrived in London late on Sunday for the start of a three-nation tour that will include meetings with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and a discussion on climate change with King Charles at Windsor Castle on Monday. The White House had said the trip …
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LONDON (Reuters) – U.S President Joe Biden arrived in London late on Sunday for the start of a three-nation tour that will include a meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at 10 Downing Street and talks about climate change with King Charles at Windsor Castle on Monday. Biden will travel to Vilnius, Lithuania, on Monday …
LONDON (Reuters) – A second eight-year-old girl has died after a car crashed into a building at a south London primary school on Thursday, police said on Sunday. Pupils had been holding an end-of-term tea party with parents and teachers in the garden of Study Prep School in Wimbledon, less than a mile from the …
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By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s BBC suspended a male member of staff on Sunday following an allegation that one of its star presenters paid a teenager thousands of pounds to pose for sexually explicit photos, beginning when they were 17 years old. The broadcaster said it first became aware of a complaint in May, …
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By Peter Hall LEEDS, England (Reuters) – England’s exhilarating run chase to battle back into the Ashes series was even too much for captain Ben Stokes, despite the captain being the source of many a dramatic innings. Supporters headed to Headingley on day four with England needing 224 runs in the must-win test to stop …
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