(Reuters) – One lucky punter who believed 14 years ago that Josh Tongue would one day play for England and placed a cheeky bet will win 50,000 pounds ($63,000) when the fast bowler makes his international debut against Ireland on Thursday. Tim Piper had watched Tongue play when he was just an 11-year-old and placed …
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(Reuters) – England’s team bus was held up by ‘Just Stop Oil’ protesters when it was headed to Lord’s ahead of the first day of their one-off test against Ireland on Thursday, England batter Jonny Bairstow said. Bairstow posted a photo on social media from inside the bus showing protesters and police officers in the …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party suspended lawmaker Geraint Davies on Thursday following allegations, first reported by Politico, of inappropriate behaviour towards younger female colleagues. Politico said five women had told them Davies subjected them to “unwanted sexual attention” – both physical and verbal – after coming into contact with them through his work …
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By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) – London Irish have been given a seven-day extension to prove they have a financially viable future after the club’s players and staff asked the RFU for extra time having agreed to accept an initial 50% of their May salaries on Wednesday. The club had been given a May 30 …
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By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has a bigger inflation problem than the United States or the euro zone, with both large headline price rises and growing signs of persistence in underlying pressures, Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann said on Wednesday. Mann, who has been the BoE’s keenest advocate of interest rate increases …
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By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England will be far more aggressive in policy tightening than previously thought as it battles to contain stubbornly-high inflation running at the joint-highest rate among Group of Seven advanced economies, a Reuters poll found. Consumer prices rose 8.7% in annual terms last month, down from 10.1% …
LONDON (Reuters) – Sales of own-label products at British supermarkets have grown at double the speed of branded goods in 2023, data from market researchers NIQ showed on Wednesday, as customers adjust to soaring prices. Food prices are up more than 19% over the last year, outpacing the broader inflation rate across the whole economy …
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By William James LONDON (Reuters) – Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given his pandemic-era notebooks and messages to the government and urged officials to pass them on to an independent COVID-19 inquiry, his spokesman said on Wednesday. The Cabinet Office, which is responsible for overseeing the operation of government, is in a standoff …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The president of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), which is fighting for its survival after a series of workplace misconduct incidents, will step down early next year, the lobbying organisation said on Wednesday. Brian McBride, who was elected CBI president in June 2022, will now start the search for his own …
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(Reuters) -WH Smith on Wednesday forecast higher full-year profit as the British retailer bet on strong travel demand during the summer after it witnessed robust trading across its global travel business. Leisure and business travel are back to pre-pandemic levels, boosting sales at stores in transit locations. Still, high costs in an uncertain economic environment …
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