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By James Pearson and Raphael Satter BELFAST/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -British officials are sounding the alarm over the widespread abuse of surveillance software and hackers-for-hire, saying that thousands of people were being targeted each year by an industry they described as posing an increasingly unpredictable threat. Britain’s National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC), part of its GCHQ eavesdropping spy …

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By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) – The Irish and British prime ministers said on Wednesday that they were open to considering reforming Northern Ireland’s Good Friday peace accord, but that any debate could only happen when the powersharing government underpinning it was restored. Irish nationalists and pro-British unionist politicians are obliged to share power under …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Wednesday that Western countries and their allies should avoid the temptation to put up protectionist trade barriers in an attempt to gain an edge in technology. “The strategic choice the world faces is now do we all say ‘we’re going to do this on our …

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LONDON (Reuters) -German discount supermarket Lidl on Wednesday won a trademark lawsuit against Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco at London’s High Court over the use of a yellow circle on a square blue background. Lidl sued Tesco in 2020 shortly after Tesco adopted a yellow circle against a blue background to promote its “Clubcard Prices” discount …

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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – British pop star Elton John urged U.S. senators on Wednesday not to ease up on the fight against HIV and AIDS, as Congress faces a September deadline for reauthorizing the multi-billion-dollar U.S. program to fight the disease. “There is no better symbol of American greatness than PEPFAR, and you …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Pope Francis has gifted fragments believed to be from the True Cross on which Jesus was crucified to form part of a new processional cross which will be used at the coronation of Britain’s King Charles next month. The new cross, made from recycled silver along with Welsh slate and reclaimed wood, …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Some healthcare workers who are part of Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) are set to strike on May 2, a union representing them said on Wednesday. Staff at South Central, South East Coast and West Midlands ambulance trusts, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust and Sandwell, West Birmingham NHS Trust, and a few …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles and his wife Camilla have picked a recipe for “Coronation Quiche” for celebrations to be held next month when they are crowned, Buckingham Palace said on Monday. The dish, featuring spinach, broad beans and tarragon, is a nod to Coronation Chicken, a curry and mayonnaise-based dish which was invented …

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By Andy Bruce and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain was the only country in western Europe with double-digit inflation in March after it fell less than expected, data showed on Wednesday, bolstering bets that the Bank of England will raise interest rates again in May. Consumer prices rose by an annual 10.1%, the Office …

UK inflation, highest in western Europe, falls only a little in March Read More »