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LONDON (Reuters) -The British government on Thursday announced it was enacting protocols to ease shortages of penicillin medicines used to treat Strep A infections, allowing pharmacists to prescribe alternatives where stocks are low. “The increased demand for the antibiotics prescribed to treat Strep A has meant some pharmacists have been unable to supply the medicine …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Thursday that there were signs inflation was now beginning to come down from its 41-year high, but that the BoE had still needed to raise rates to offset pressures from a tight labour market. “We’ve seen possibly this week, the first glimmer that (inflation …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Netflix released the final three episodes of a documentary series from Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan on Thursday, setting out their battles with the media and why they stepped down as working members of Britain’s royal family. Below are quotes from the series: HARRY ON MEGHAN’S MISCARRIAGE “I believe my …

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By Farouq Suleiman LONDON (Reuters) – National Health Service nurses in Britain staged a strike on Thursday, their first ever national walkout, as a bitter dispute with the government over pay ramps up pressure on already-stretched hospitals at one of the busiest times of year. An estimated 100,000 nurses will strike at 76 hospitals and …

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By Lucy Raitano and Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – As a turbulent 2022 draws to a close, British companies are fastening their seat belts as bankers and investors anticipate a surge in takeover activity because of the depressed pound and weak share valuations. Overseas buyers haven’t exactly been flocking to the UK while its economic …

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By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) – A British investigation into a trading scheme that claimed multiple tax rebates on dividend payments, said by European countries to have siphoned billions of euros from state coffers, is now focused on nine companies and three individuals, a Freedom of Information (FOI) request shows. Britain’s market watchdog, the Financial …

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By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – England won the T20 World Cup in Australia to firmly establish themselves as the best white-ball team of the era and set out to revolutionise test cricket with an equally bold approach to the longest format of the game. After years of under-achieving as a 50-overs side, Eoin …

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(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is planning to introduce anti-strike laws to protect lives and livelihoods, the Daily Mail reported on Thursday. In an interview to the newspaper, Sunak said he hopes that union leaders can see that it is not right to cause disruptions to many people, particularly at Christmas time. “But …

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LONDON (Reuters) – King Charles took part in a visit of remembrance and thanksgiving at Britain’s parliament on Wednesday to honour his late mother, Queen Elizabeth, who died in September. As part of the trip, Charles met Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer, as well as the speakers of both …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been paid more than 1 million pounds ($1.24 million) to deliver four speeches since he left Downing Street just over three months ago, official data showed on Wednesday. Johnson stood down as prime minister in early September after he lost the support of ministers and …

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