By Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) -King Charles hailed the historic ties between Britain and Germany while lauding their current unity in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in an address to the Bundestag on Thursday on his first state trip overseas as monarch. The king, on the second day of a three-day trip to …
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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Prince Harry returned to the High Court in London on Thursday where his lawyer fought an attempt by a newspaper publisher to throw out his and other high-profile figures’ lawsuit that alleged widespread unlawful acts by journalists. Harry, the singer Elton John and five other high-profile people are suing …
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(Reuters) -Manchester United swung to a second-quarter net profit on the back of higher commercial revenue and lower wages, the club said on Thursday. Net profit came in at 6.3 million pounds ($7.78 million) in the three months to Dec. 31, against a 1.4 million pound loss a year earlier. Revenue fell almost 10% to …
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OSLO (Reuters) -Britain shortlisted for state support a project by BP and Equinor to build a large-scale gas power plant with carbon capture and storage (CCS), the government’s latest selection round showed on Thursday. The British government has shortlisted a total of eight projects that it said could help reduce the country’s carbon dioxide emissions …
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By Johann M Cherian and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -British stocks rose in a broad-based rally on Thursday, as risk-on sentiment prevailed due to easing concerns of a global banking meltdown, while power company SSE jumped after lifting its annual outlook. The FTSE 100 gained 1.5% at close, hitting its highest level in two weeks, while …
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By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -British supermarket group Morrisons returned to underlying sales growth in its latest quarter, saying it was benefiting from a push to improve its price competitiveness. Morrisons, owned since 2021 by U.S. private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, also said on Thursday it was targeting 700 million pounds ($867 million) …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The Premier League tightened up its owners’ and directors’ test on Thursday with a new rule barring anyone found to have committed human rights abuses. The changes, to apply with immediate effect, were approved unanimously by England’s top-flight clubs at a shareholders meeting. They come at a time when ownership of Premier …
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By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Thursday launched a long-awaited consultation on reforming rules brought in after the global financial crisis to make top bankers accountable for their decisions, saying a globally competitive finance sector is key to economic growth. Britain broke regulatory ground with its Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) which applies …
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By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -The British government said on Thursday it would not yet bring forward a rise in the state pension age to 68, delaying a decision until after the next election to carry out a further review of the impact. The state pension age, the earliest a person can start receiving publicly …
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By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 2.2% in 2022 compared with 2021 levels as warmer temperatures led to a dip in fuel use for heating, provisional government data showed on Thursday. Britain has a target to reach net zero emissions by 2050, which will require changes to the way …
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