By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – London’s expansion of a fiercely debated scheme that charges the most polluting vehicles in the city should be blocked, local authorities bringing a legal challenge over the plan argued on Tuesday. The British capital’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) levies a 12.50 pound ($16) daily charge on drivers of …
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(Reuters) – England fast bowler Stuart Broad said he was “amazed” no senior Australia players considered withdrawing a stumping appeal for Jonny Bairstow after the batter was controversially dismissed on the fifth day of the second Ashes test at Lord’s. Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey underarmed the ball at the stumps after Bairstow left his crease …
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By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese defended his country’s Ashes cricket team on Tuesday, after his U.K counterpart said a dismissal during the second test was against the spirit of the game. With England on 193-5 and chasing a mammoth target of 371, Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey underarmed the ball …
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DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ryanair (RYA.I) flew a record 17.4 million passengers in June, its highest for a single month and a 9% increase from a year earlier, the low-cost carrier said on Tuesday. The previous traffic record of 17 million was set in May. The Irish airline, Europe’s largest by passengers carried, cancelled more than …
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(Reuters) – Yorkshire County Cricket Club said they have ramped up security for this week’s third Ashes test at Headingley after ‘Just Stop Oil’ protesters disrupted the second match between England and Australia at Lord’s. Protesters interrupted the first morning of the Lord’s test in London when they scattered orange powder on the outfield before …
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(Reuters) -The British Medical Association (BMA), which represents about 45,000 junior doctors in England, said on Monday its members were willing to cancel strikes if the government presented them with a suitable pay offer. We have always been willing to continue talking,” Vivek Trivedi, co-chair of the BMA Junior Doctors Committee, said in a statement, …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s energy supply sector is expected to return to profitability this year after five years of losses, energy regulator Ofgem said on Tuesday. Record high wholesale energy prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and a cap on the amount suppliers can charge customers, have largely seen British energy suppliers making a loss …
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By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Orkney Islands, an archipelago about 10 miles off the north coast of Scotland, is considering “alternative forms of governance” which could include becoming part of Norway, its council leader said on Monday. Orkney, made up of about 70 islands and with a population of 22,000 people, was considering …
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By Sachin Ravikumar, Alun John and Ben Makori LONDON (Reuters) -The ring of cameras trained on London’s roads to charge drivers of the most polluting vehicles 12.50 pounds ($16) a day is due to expand next month – and not everyone is happy about it. If Mayor Sadiq Khan’s plan goes ahead, London’s Ultra Low …
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LONDON (Reuters) -The British government has said it is looking into concerns that banks are blacklisting certain customers over their political views, after individuals including leading Brexiteer Nigel Farage said their access to finance was being cut. “It would be a serious concern if financial services were being denied to those exercising the right to …
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