LONDON (Reuters) -The International Criminal Court (ICC) had to take action against Russian President Vladimir Putin over alleged war crimes but the move was a “sombre” one and not a moment for backslapping, the organisation’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan said on Monday. Last Friday, the ICC accused Putin of the war crime of illegally deporting …
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(Reuters) – Britain on Monday extended Avanti West Coast’s contract to run rail operations on routes including Manchester, Birmingham and London, citing an “improvement” in services, a move that drew criticism from labour unions. The contract extension to Avanti, which is majority owned by London-listed FirstGroup alongside minority partner Italy state-owned Trenitalia, comes after the …
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BELFAST (Reuters) – A member of the British parliament for Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party said he would vote against a central element of the government’s deal with Brussels on post-Brexit trade rules and he expects his colleagues will do the same. Parliament will on Wednesday debate the so-called “Stormont brake”, a key part of …
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(Reuters) – Water industry regulator Ofwat said on Monday it would stop the payment of dividends if they risk a water company’s financial resilience, and take action against firms that don’t link dividend payments to performance. The regulator, which oversees the privatised water and sewerage industry in England and Wales, said the changes to company …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Monday said it would extend its zero-tariff arrangement on products from Ukraine until March 2024 as part of its measures to support the economy there after the Russian invasion last year. Britain initially cut tariffs on all goods from Ukraine to zero last May, and agreed in principle a digital …
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By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – The average price of homes coming on the market in Britain stabilised in March and activity is picking up towards more normal pre-pandemic levels after last year’s “mini-budget” upheaval, a survey showed on Monday. Property portal Rightmove said asking prices for homes rose by a monthly 0.8% in March …
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By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s manufacturing output bounced back in the first three months of 2023, chiming with other measures of the economy that improved, but firms expect the sector to contract as inflationary pressures persist, a survey showed on Monday. Trade body Make UK and accountants BDO said their quarterly gauge of …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Britain is ready to help Poland fill its air defence gaps caused by Warsaw sending some of its MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine but Poland has not yet made such requests, British Armed Forces Minister James Heappey was quoted as saying on Monday. Poland last week said it would send Ukraine four …
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Leon Edwards emerged victorious after a gruelling five-round battle with Kamaru Usman to retain his welterweight title, scoring a majority decision win on the judges’ scorecards at UFC 286 on Saturday. Edwards beat Usman in sensational fashion when the two met in Salt Lake City in August last year, knocking the …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Former England football captain Gary Lineker returned to host the BBC’s flagship soccer show on Saturday, a week after his suspension for criticising government immigration policy caused a row over the broadcaster’s impartiality rules. BBC managers reversed their decision to suspend Lineker, the broadcaster’s highest-paid presenter, after his colleagues refused to work …
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