LONDON (Reuters) – British shop price inflation slowed this month, offering a bit of respite for households hit by a surge in the cost of living and higher borrowing costs, a survey showed on Tuesday. The British Retail Consortium said prices in supermarkets and retail chains rose by 8.4% in June compared with the same …
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By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – One in seven people in the United Kingdom faced hunger last year because they did not have enough money, according to a report published on Wednesday by food bank charity the Trussell Trust. It said this equates to 11.3 million people, more than double the population of Scotland, and …
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By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has lost its position as a global leader on climate action and is not doing enough to meet its mid-century net zero target, the country’s climate advisers said on Wednesday. Britain in 2019 became the first member of the Group of Seven wealthy nations to set a target …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi said he is taking a break from touring for the foreseeable future to “adjust to the impact” of having Tourette syndrome, days after he struggled during a Glastonbury music festival performance. The 26-year-old had taken three weeks off ahead of his set on Saturday at the festival held …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Northern Ireland’s largest pro-British party could back a new proposal to solve post-Brexit trading difficulties between the province and the rest of the United Kingdom as part of a long-term solution, its leader Jeffrey Donaldson said on Tuesday. The Democratic Unionist Party has been at odds with the government since Prime Minister Rishi …
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By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) -Senior doctors in England have voted for industrial action over a pay dispute, their union said on Tuesday, leaving the state-run health service facing deep disruption next month when junior doctors are also planning to walk out. Britain’s already-stretched public services have been hit by strikes in the last year …
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By Shashwat Chauhan and Shristi Achar A (Reuters) -British equities rose on Tuesday as China-exposed stocks jumped after Beijing said domestic growth would be higher in the second quarter, while a drop in oil and healthcare stocks limited gains. The blue-chip FTSE 100 was up 0.1%, while the more domestically-focussed FTSE 250 midcap index added …
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By James Davey and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -British supermarket executives rejected allegations they were profiteering through a cost of living crisis on Tuesday, telling lawmakers they had taken a hit to profit by not passing onto consumers the full force of pricing pressures they face. Food prices started rising well over a year ago, …
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By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s main nursing trade union has failed to secure a new mandate for strike action in England, it said on Tuesday, ending for now the prospect of more strikes by tens of thousands of nurses that have disrupted an already strained health service. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said …
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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -Prince Harry should receive a maximum of just 500 pounds ($637) in damages for one admitted instance of unlawful information gathering, lawyers representing a British tabloid newspaper group told London’s High Court on Tuesday. Harry, King Charles’ younger son, is one of more than 100 people suing Mirror Group Newspapers …
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