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LONDON (Reuters) -British government departments spent an estimated total of 161.7 million pounds ($204 million) on Queen Elizabeth’s state funeral and related events, the Treasury said on Thursday. After Britain’s longest-reigning monarch died aged 96 on Sept. 8, the country entered 10 days of national mourning which concluded with her state funeral on Sept. 19. …

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By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling was falling back towards a three-week low against the dollar on Thursday, as investors remained cautious after the pound’s recent rally, with the economy stagnating and the labour market softening. Data on Tuesday showed Britain’s jobless rate rose to 3.9% in the three months to March, while basic …

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(Reuters) – Britain’s Unite union on Thursday said it has signed a recognition deal with offshore operator China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), covering around 140 workers on the Buzzard, Scott, and Golden Eagle platforms in the North Sea. CNOOC runs the Buzzard oilfield which feeds into the Forties crude oil stream underpinning the Brent …

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(Reuters) – Jonny Bairstow said he feels sympathy towards fellow wicketkeeper Ben Foakes after he was left out of the England test squad for the Ashes warm-up against Ireland. Foakes was dropped to accommodate stumper-batsman Bairstow, who scored six centuries in 2022 before suffering a leg injury in September that kept him out of the …

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(Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to sign a historic “Hiroshima Accord” on Thursday when he meets with Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ahead of a G7 meeting, to step up defence cooperation with Japan, according to a statement from the UK government.  As part of the accord, the countries will also announce the …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government hopes to reach a resolution with the European Union on issues around rules of origin regulations that car manufacturers have concerns about, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s spokesman said on Wednesday. Stellantis, the world’s No. 3 carmaker by sales for brands including Vauxhall, Peugeot, Citroen and Fiat, urged the government to …

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