(Reuters) – Britain’s Cycling Time Trials (CTT) banned transgender women from competing in the female category of competitive events on Wednesday, while renaming the men’s category to ‘open’ to “promote inclusivity and fair competition” in the sport. Cyclists hoping to compete in the female category must be assigned female at birth, cannot have undergone male …
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain and Switzerland will on Wednesday sign an agreement to recognise each other’s professional qualifications in services sectors like architecture and auditing, Britain’s government said. Last month the countries began talks on a new post-Brexit free trade agreement, with Britain aiming to boost financial and professional services exports. Wednesday’s agreement will introduce …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Tuesday that official data published earlier in the day showed the labour market was “very tight”, and added that inflation had been slower to fall than the central bank had hoped. Economists expect the BoE to raise its main interest rate to 4.75% from 4.5% …
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By Phil Noble and Sachin Ravikumar NOTTINGHAM (Reuters) -British police said a man had been arrested on suspicion of murder after three people were found dead on the street in the central English city of Nottingham on Tuesday and three were injured after an attempt to run them over with a van. Detectives said they …
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By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England’s current series of interest rate rises may take longer to be felt than during previous tightening cycles, and have limited effect on inflation in the very short run, BoE policymaker Swati Dhingra said on Tuesday. Dhingra, giving a lecture at Manchester Metropolitan University, focused on …
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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -Three former employees of Swiss private bank Julius Baer on Tuesday won an appeal against a proposed lifetime ban from working in finance as London judges castigated Britain’s markets watchdog for disclosure failings. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) fined the bank’s London-based subsidiary in November for facilitating finder’s fees – …
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(Reuters) -Britain’s Unite union said on Tuesday it was suspending planned strike action that involves around 1,700 bus drivers working with transport operator Arriva in North and East London, after the company put forth an improved pay offer to its employees. Unite members had earlier rejected a 7% pay rise and announced strike action for …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British police said a man had been arrested in Nottingham, central England, after three people were found dead in the city’s streets, officers said in a statement on Tuesday. (Reporting by Sachin Ravikumar, Editing by Kate Holton)
LONDON (Reuters) – Scottish and Southern Energy Networks (SSEN) Transmission will invest 10 billion pounds ($12.5 billion) in networks in Scotland which will enable the connection of up to 11 gigawatts of offshore wind projects, it said on Tuesday. The company’s “Pathway to 2030 Programme” will include investment in several new onshore and sub-sea transmission …
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(Reuters) -British housebuilder Bellway Plc on Tuesday flagged renewed slowdown concerns as a further climb in mortgage rates and broader cost-of-living pressures suppressed demand in the sector. The strengthening prospects of further interest rate hikes by the Bank of England have stymied hopes of a strong recovery in the UK housing sector, after a smaller-than-expected …
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