By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England looks set to raise interest rates by a quarter point to a 15-year high of 4.75% on June 22, its 13th straight rate rise as it fights unexpectedly sticky inflation that risks making it a global outlier. Investors this week bet the Bank of England …
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LONDON (Reuters) -The successor to Boris Johnson’s seat in Britain’s parliament will be chosen in a by-election vote on July 20, the local council said on Thursday, after the former prime minister quit over an investigation into his conduct. The Conservatives selected Steve Tuckwell to be their candidate for the vote, the party said in …
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By Natalie Thomas LONDON (Reuters) – Sick of eye-watering energy bills and keen to do what they can to fend off global warming, two artists have shown their north London neighbours that collectively they have the power to tackle both problems. After raising 113,000 pounds ($141,000), partly through crowd-funding publicised by sleeping on their roof …
(Reuters) – England’s men’s and women’s players will wear black armbands on day one of tests against Australia this month as a tribute to victims of a stabbing and van attack in the English city of Nottingham, the country’s cricket board (ECB) said on Thursday. A minute’s silence will be observed before the men’s opening …
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By Amy-Jo Crowley and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – ITV is exploring a deal to buy production group All3Media from its joint owners Warner Bros Discovery Inc. and Liberty Global to combine the business with its Studios unit, two sources familiar with the matter said. A possible deal could see Warner Brothers sell its stake …
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(Reuters) – UK’s competition regulator on Thursday launched a probe into auto parts provider LKQ Corp’s C$2.8 billion ($2.10 billion) deal to buy Uni-Select Inc. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has set a deadline of Aug. 10 for its preliminary decision. The deal, which was announced in February, is expected to help LKQ tap …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The head of the judiciary in England and Wales will be a woman for the first time in the more than 750-year history of the role, it was announced on Thursday. Sue Carr was formally appointed by King Charles and will take up the role of Lord Chief Justice, which dates back …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Boris Johnson should be excluded from parliament for deliberately misleading lawmakers over rule-breaking COVID lockdown parties at his office, a committee said on Thursday in a damning report the former leader described as “rubbish”. Below is a timeline of the events surrounding what has been dubbed “partygate” by the media. 2021 …
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – British former prime minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled parliament about illegal parties held at his Downing Street office during COVID-19 lockdowns, a committee of lawmakers said on Thursday after rejecting his central defence. Johnson quit as a member of parliament last week before the report’s publication. He has accused …
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By Elizabeth Piper and William James LONDON (Reuters) -Boris Johnson deliberately misled the British parliament in an unprecedented way over rule-breaking parties at his office during COVID-19 lockdowns, a committee said on Thursday in a damning verdict that further tarnished the former prime minister Almost a year ago, Johnson was talking about remaining prime minister …
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