By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) – Church of England bishops apologised to LGBTQI+ people on Friday for the rejection and hostility they have faced, with the Archbishop of Canterbury acknowledging that the religious body was still “very divided” on the subject. The apology comes days after the Church of England set out proposals developed by …
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LONDON (Reuters) – London police were confronted by the sight of 1,071 plastic rotten apples outside their headquarters on Friday, in a display seeking to mark the high number of staff facing investigation for sex offences or domestic abuse. Refuge, a British domestic abuse charity, placed the imitation red and green apples outside the Metropolitan …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British labour union Unite said ambulance workers would strike on a series of new dates in February and March, in the latest sign of the deepening dispute between the government and healthcare workers over pay. Unite said ambulance workers in England would walk-out on Feb. 6, Feb. 17, Feb. 20 and Feb. …
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(Reuters) -British power firm SSE Plc on Friday raised its annual earnings forecast helped by strong market conditions, and said it would invest any additional profit it makes into low-carbon electricity infrastructure. The company said it now expects adjusted earnings per share of more than 150 pence for fiscal year 2023 ending March 31, up …
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(Reuters) – J.P.Morgan said the UK economy was expected to contract by 0.1% this year, revising it from the previously forecast 0.3% decline in the gross domestic product (GDP), buoyed by a recent drop in natural gas prices. The UK government is likely to pull back plans to raise household energy bills to 3,000 pounds …
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By Brenda Goh DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer set out his green growth plan in Davos on Thursday and criticised British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for not showing up at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. Starmer, whose left-leaning opposition party is riding high in polls before an …
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DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition leader Keir Starmer said on Thursday there would be no investment in new oil and gas fields in Britain under a Labour government – a big change from current UK energy policies. Starmer said during a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos that his …
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By William James LONDON (Reuters) – The UK government is falling far short of delivering its 25-year plan to improve the environment, the country’s nature protection watchdog said on Thursday, highlighting in particular a chronic decline in the abundance of key plant and wildlife species. In 2018, the government set out a long term plan …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain and Ireland agreed to continue their bilateral cooperation and on the importance of restoring the devolved government in Northern Ireland, a joint communique from the two sides said on Thursday. “The UK and Irish Governments agreed on the critical importance of restoring to full operation all of the political institutions established …
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DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour party, ahead in polls with an election due in less than two years, said that in government it would favour pragmatism over divergence for its own sake in dealings with the European Union. Speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Labour’s finance policy chief …
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