SEVENOAKS, England (Reuters) -British foreign minister David Lammy said on Friday he would discuss the situation in Gaza during a meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance. Speaking alongside Vance, who is on a trip to Britain with his family, he also said UK-U.S. relations were in a “wonderful place”. (Reporting by Jarrett Renshaw;Writing by …
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By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) -The pound neared two-week highs versus the dollar on Friday as traders continued to digest Thursday’s Bank of England meeting, which saw interest rates cut to 4% as well as the central bank’s first ever re-vote. At 1124 GMT the pound was unchanged at $1.345 , having risen to its …
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By Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s minister for homelessness resigned late on Thursday after claims that she evicted tenants from a property she owns and then increased the rent by hundreds of pounds. Rushanara Ali, a junior minister in the ministry of housing, said in her resignation letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer that she …
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By Catarina Demony LONDON (Reuters) -New research shows that Britain’s King George IV, who ruled for a decade until 1830, personally profited from enslaved labour on Grenadian plantations, a finding that experts say heightens pressure on the monarchy to confront its historical links to slavery. Independent scholar Desirée Baptiste uncovered a 1823-24 document at the …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices rose by the most in six months in July when they increased by a slightly faster than expected 0.4% from June, according to figures from mortgage lender Halifax that add to signs of a stabilisation in the housing market. Economists polled by Reuters had expected prices to rise by …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Birmingham Airport reopened its only runway on Wednesday, more than six hours after a small aircraft made an emergency landing due to landing gear failure, leaving one person with minor injuries. Birmingham Airport said in a statement that its operations had resumed following the aircraft incident. Woodgate Aviation, a private charter firm that …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s charity regulator said it had found no evidence of bullying at a charity set up by Prince Harry, but criticised all parties for allowing a dispute to become public. Harry, the younger son of King Charles, co-founded the charity Sentebale in 2006 to help young people with HIV and AIDS in Lesotho …
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(Reuters) -The 2024-25 UK soccer season saw a rise in reports of sexism, transphobia and faith-based abuse, said the UK-based anti-discrimination and inclusion charity Kick It Out. A Kick It Out statement said the charity received 1,398 reports of abuse, up from 1,332 last season. It said the reports came from people who said they …
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(Reuters) -British equities closed modestly higher on Tuesday, led by a slew of upbeat corporate results, while investors assessed weaker-than-expected U.S. economic data ahead of a Bank of England rate decision later this week. The blue-chip FTSE 100 shed some earlier gains after data showed U.S. services sector activity unexpectedly flatlined in July, highlighting uncertainty …
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By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said it will start work within days to implement a deal to return some migrants who arrive on small boats to France, a key part of its plans to cut illegal migration, after a treaty on the arrangement was ratified on Tuesday. Under the new “one in, one out” …
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