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By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – A week of hot summer weather at the end of June, England reaching the final of the Euro 2024 soccer championship and promotions on branded goods drove UK grocery sales over the last month, industry data showed on Wednesday. Market researcher NIQ said sales at UK supermarkets grew 3.6% …

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(Reuters) -Britain’s Heathrow Airport reported a first-half profit on Wednesday, boosted by robust passenger traffic as travel demand remained steadfast, while urging the new government to consider policies to help the country better compete with European travel hubs. Britain’s busiest airport said nearly 40 million travellers had passed through its gates in the six months …

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(Reuters) – Britain’s Marston’s posted a rise in like-for-like sales for the 16 week-period on Wednesday, helped by footfall from fans that gathered at its pubs to watch the European soccer championship. The predominately suburban pub operator said like-for-like sales for the 16 weeks ended on July 20 was up 2.4%, adding that like-for-like sales …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Former British foreign minister James Cleverly said on Tuesday he was running to become leader of the Conservative Party, which lost power to Keir Starmer’s Labour Party at an election earlier this month after 14 years in government. The party said on Monday it would name its new leader on Nov. 2, …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer suffered his first rebellion in parliament on Tuesday when several of his Labour lawmakers voted against the government over its refusal to abolish a two-child limit on welfare payments for parents. The rebellion is a warning to Starmer that not all will be smooth sailing despite …

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By Rohith Nair and Alan Baldwin PARIS (Reuters) -Britain’s joint-most decorated female Olympian Charlotte Dujardin pulled out of the Paris Games on Tuesday and was provisionally suspended after equestrian’s governing body launched an investigation into her conduct. Dujardin did not elaborate on the investigation but the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) revealed they were looking into …

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LONDON (Reuters) – The BBC apologised on Tuesday to any contestant who had suffered a bad experience on “Strictly Come Dancing” after the long-running show was hit by allegations about the training methods of some of its professional dancers. “Strictly Come Dancing” has been the BBC’s flagship entertainment show for 20 years, and the format …

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LONDON (Reuters) -British radical Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary, whose followers have been linked to numerous plots around the world, has been convicted of terrorism offences after a trial in London, the capital’s Metropolitan Police said on Tuesday. Prosecutors said the 57-year-old Choudary directed al-Muhajiroun, which was banned as a terrorist organisation more than a decade …

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