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LONDON (Reuters) -The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a challenge to the lawfulness of the controversial Northern Ireland Protocol, which governs post-Brexit trade between the British province and mainland Britain. The legal challenge, brought by pro-Brexit activists and former leaders of Northern Ireland’s largest unionist parties, argued that the protocol, which left the …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles will hold an audience with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during his trip to the United Kingdom on Wednesday, Buckingham Palace said. Zelenskiy is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and address Britain’s parliament, as well as visit King Charles at his royal residence in London. Zelenskiy’s trip to …

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LONDON (Reuters) – The new chairman of Britain’s Conservative Party on Wednesday predicted a difficult set of local elections for the governing party in May but said it was building its campaign for a subsequent national election. Greg Hands was appointed on Tuesday as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak re-arranged his ministerial team and created new …

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LONDON (Reuters) – New ‘everyday’ stamps featuring the image of King Charles were revealed for the first time on Wednesday, the latest item in Britain to get a makeover following the death of Queen Elizabeth. From coins and banknotes and to the official royal cypher used by the government, Britain has been slowly introducing replacements …

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By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) – Shoppers around the world will pay even more for groceries this year than they did in 2022, according to retailers, consumer goods firms and investors, unless commodity costs decline or the shift to cheaper store-brand products accelerates. Retailers and consumer goods producers have been stuck in tough price negotiations …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s labour market showed some more signs of cooling in January with starting pay for people hired for permanent roles growing at its slowest pace in almost two years, according to a survey of recruitment firms published on Wednesday. With the Bank of England worried about inflationary heat in the jobs market …

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By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will dodge recession this year but its people will face the after-effects of a severe fall in living standards caused by surging inflation, which will leave millions struggling to pay their bills, academic researchers forecast on Wednesday. Britain’s National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR) cut its …

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