(Reuters) – British business supplies distributor Bunzl raised its annual dividend by 10% on Monday, as profits soared above pre-pandemic levels aided by higher demand and prices of products it sells to the retail, food service and grocery sectors. The distributor, which supplies a range of products including tableware, plastic cutlery and stationery to businesses …
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By Ian Ransom (Reuters) -England lost opener Zak Crawley but held firm in the final hour of a pulsating day four in the second test against New Zealand on Monday, needing 210 runs with nine wickets in hand to secure victory and a series sweep. England were 48 for one at stumps, with opener Ben …
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(Reuters) – Britain’s Cameron Norrie fought back from a set down to beat world number two Carlos Alcaraz 5-7 6-4 7-5 in the Rio Open final on Sunday, turning the tables on the 19-year-old Spaniard after losing to him in the Buenos Aires decider a week ago. Norrie, who collected his first ATP title of …
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LONDON (Reuters) – More than 60% of British businesses are optimistic about the country’s economic growth in the medium term and their own revenues in the next few years, a survey showed on Monday, challenging some of the gloomy forecasts for the UK economy. About 61% of over 1,500 business leaders expect economic growth to …
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(Reuters) – British utility Thames Water plans to invest 1.6 billion pounds ($1.92 billion) in the next two years to cut discharges into rivers and tackle pollution, after UK water firms faced a backlash over sewage outflows into waterways. England and Wales water regulator Ofwat and Britain’s Environment Agency are investigating several water companies that …
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By William James LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will meet European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen on Monday in an effort to finalise a new deal for Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading arrangements. More than a year of stop-start and sometimes rancorous negotiations between London and Brussels on an overhaul of part of …
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By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) -France ended Scotland’s hopes of a Six Nations Grand Slam with a 32-21 victory in a high-octane, nail-biting clash with both sides reduced to 14 men early on at the Stade de France on Sunday. Gael Fickou gave the defending champions a bonus point with a last-minute try to add …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The leaders of Britain and the European Union will hold face-to-face talks in London on Monday as they seek to finalise a new deal for Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading arrangements, the two sides said on Sunday. “President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom …
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By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Tottenham Hotspur bolstered their hopes for a top-four finish and extended Chelsea’s miserable run under coach Graham Potter with a 2-0 win over the Blues in the Premier League on Sunday, thanks to second-half goals from Oliver Skipp and Harry Kane. Seconds after the break, Skipp picked up a poor …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday he would resign if an investigation into his conduct upheld allegations of bullying made against him by government staff. “If an allegation of bullying is upheld, I would resign,” Raab told Sky News. In November, Raab requested an investigation into two formal complaints …
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