LONDON (Reuters) – British retailers have been hurt by a sharp dip in shopper numbers this week, a crucial Christmas trading period, as snowy weather and a national rail strike deterred people from venturing out, researcher Springboard said on Friday. It said shopper numbers, or footfall, in UK retail destinations from Monday to 1100 GMT …
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(This Dec. 15 story has been corrected to change Robert Dishner’s location to London from Chicago in paragraph 33) LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England on Thursday raised interest rates by a widely expected 50 basis points (bps) to 3.50%, in its ninth straight increase – and its eighth this year. The BoE, which …
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(Reuters) – Gaming operator Rank Group Friday said its annual profit could more than halve, hurt by weakness in the UK market as the ongoing soccer world cup and colder weather kept customers away amid a cost-of-living crunch. Rank Group, which operates its venues in the UK under the Mecca and Grosvenor Casinos brands, said …
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s BT on Friday said it planned to set up a new unit for corporate customers by combining two existing businesses in a move which it says could save the firm at least 100 million pounds ($121.98 million) by the end of 2025 The country’s biggest broadband and mobile operator is under …
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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Prince Harry and his wife Meghan piled fresh criticism on the British royals in new episodes of their documentary series released on Thursday, accusing his elder brother Prince William of screaming at him during a summit to discuss his future. In the final three episodes of the Netflix series, Harry …
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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – Beyond the drama of feuding brothers and Machiavellian royal aides working with a hostile press, the key issue which arises from Prince Harry and his wife Meghan’s Netflix documentary is whether it does lasting damage to King Charles and the British monarchy. Over six hours of television, Harry and …
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By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -The crew of a British fishing boat helped prevent what could have been a much larger tragedy when they rescued more than 30 migrants from the waters of the Channel, with some people clinging to a rope before being hauled on to the vessel. Raymond Strachan, skipper of the trawler …
By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was due to arrive in Northern Ireland on Thursday to meet with the main political parties in his first visit to the region since taking office in October, his office said. The talks are likely to focus on a dispute over post-Brexit trade rules …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s defence ministry announced on Thursday an inquiry into allegations that its special forces carried out dozens of extrajudicial killings during night raids in Afghanistan. The announcement follows a report by BBC television’s Panorama programme in July that alleged soldiers from the elite Special Air Service (SAS) had killed 54 people in …
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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Eight Afghan journalists who worked for the BBC and other British media organisations are challenging the British government’s refusal to relocate them, arguing that they are at high risk of being killed by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers. The journalists “worked alongside and in support of the British government’s mission” in …
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