(This Dec. 19 story has been officially corrected to fix the gender of Gaby Hutchinson after a police update) LONDON (Reuters) – A second person has died from injuries suffered last week during a crush at a music concert at London’s Brixton Academy, British police said on Monday. Gaby Hutchinson, 23, a security guard who …
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(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will meet his Nordic, Baltic and Dutch counterparts at the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) summit in the Latvian capital Riga on Monday, before heading to Estonia to meet British and NATO troops, the government said. The JEF, a British-led group of Denmark, Estonia, Finland and Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, …
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By JEEVAN RAVINDRAN LONDON (Reuters) – Every morning on her days off, Mary Obomese wraps up in her winter coat and heads to Woolwich Centre Library in southeast London, where she spends two hours on the computer and keeps herself warm. The 52-year-old, who works as a healthcare assistant in Britain’s National Health Service (NHS), …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s finance ministry set out details on Tuesday of a temporary 45% tax on excess profits made by some electricity generating companies after Jan. 1. The tax is part of measures designed to help plug a major hole in public finances and comes after energy firms reported extraordinary profits, thanks to record energy …
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By Sachin Ravikumar and William James LONDON (Reuters) -Britain accused Russia of planning to give Iran advanced military components in exchange for hundreds of drones, British defence minister Ben Wallace said on Tuesday, calling on the West to do more to expose the trade. “Iran has become one of Russia’s top military backers,” Wallace told …
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LONDON (Reuters) – A Sun newspaper column by British television presenter Jeremy Clarkson about Prince Harry’s wife Meghan has become the press standards regulator’s most complained about article, it said on Tuesday, with more than 17,500 complaints received. In a column published on Friday, Clarkson, who gained worldwide fame as presenter of motoring show “Top …
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By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) -HSBC has offered about 18,000 of its branch, call centre and back office staff in Britain a 2,150 pound ($2,617) pay rise, as companies attempt to curb the impact of rampant inflation on their employees’ finances. The offer is similar to those made by rivals NatWest and Lloyds, as the …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Terry Hall, lead singer of British ska band The Specials, whose often politically charged hits in the late 1970s and early 1980s included “Gangsters” and “Ghost Town”, has died aged 63, his former band members said. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing, following a brief illness, of Terry, …
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(Reuters) – Global stocks and crypto information website ADVFN Plc said on Tuesday it extended the closing date of an open offer and postponed its annual general meeting (AGM) amid ongoing strikes in the UK, including by postal firms. British workers across various key sectors including transportation, health and postal department have intensified strikes this …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government announced late on Monday that it would extend a programme that encourages lenders to offer 95% loan-to-value mortgages to first-time buyers, as the housing market heads into a downturn. The Mortgage Guarantee Scheme was launched in April 2021 and had been due to stop at the end of this year …
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