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By Ben Makori STOKE-ON-TRENT, England (Reuters) – British pottery makers are continuing a tradition going back centuries by producing tens of thousands of commemorative mugs, plates and teapots to mark the upcoming coronation of King Charles. Charles will be the first British monarch to be crowned for seven decades following the record-breaking reign of his …

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By Muvija M and Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) -The British government and healthcare unions on Thursday agreed on a pay proposal with a 5% wage increase in the coming year and urged workers to accept it, potentially ending strikes that have disrupted the National Health Service (NHS) for months. The new agreement would cover 1 …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s next auction round to spur renewable power projects will be worth about 205 million pounds ($247 million), the government said on Thursday. The British government has set targets for major increases in wind power generation, for instance, as it seeks to meet a goal of net zero emissions by 2050 and …

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By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -British lawmakers will vote next week on whether to back the central element of the government’s recent deal with the European Union to reform post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland in the first parliamentary test for the agreement. The House of Commons leader Penny Mordaunt said on Thursday that there …

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(Reuters) – British American Tobacco is facing pressure from shareholder GQG Partners to move its primary listing to New York, as it “makes no sense” for the cigarette maker to remain on the UK stock market, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. A spokesperson for the maker of Glo heated tobacco said that it does …

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(Reuters) – Liverpool’s hopes of winning silverware were all but snuffed out by their Champions League elimination but manager Juergen Klopp called on his side to “squeeze absolutely everything” from the remainder of the season as they chase a top-four finish. Karim Benzema’s second-half goal secured Real Madrid a comfortable 1-0 win over Liverpool in …

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