(Reuters) – Former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq said he was “driven out” of England after speaking about his experiences last year on the racism he faced at the county club and that he still lacks support from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). Rafiq, a former captain of the England Under-19 side and of …
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – Average pay for British public sector workers fell to a 19-year low in October, after adjusting for inflation, according to official data on Tuesday that underscored why so many are going on strike. Workers in both the public and private sectors have walked out in recent months. Rail workers, …
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By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) – British energy suppliers could be exposed to around 1.9 billion pounds ($2.36 billion) of debt, some of which might be unrecoverable, due to more and more UK households being unable to pay their bills, a consultancy report said on Tuesday. Cornwall Insight said with no action from policies or …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England is not worried for now over how many bankers have left London for EU financial hubs after Brexit, BoE Deputy Governor Sam Woods said on Tuesday, adding that fewer had moved abroad than expected. Britain fully left the European Union at the end of 2020 and its financial …
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LONDON (Reuters) -A British government minister said on Tuesday that a Reuters report that the Nigerian army killed children in its fight against insurgents was of “immense concern” and would be raised with Nigeria. “It is a matter of immense concern,” Andrew Mitchell, Britain’s minister of state for development and Africa, said in parliament when …
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LONDON (Reuters) -The United Kingdom recorded the highest number of working days lost to labour disputes in October for more than ten years, official data showed on Tuesday, as employees went on strike to demand higher pay in the face of soaring inflation. The Office for National Statistics said 417,000 working days were lost to …
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(Reuters) – Britain’s water regulator Ofwat on Tuesday set out the final methodology for its upcoming price review covering the 2025-2030 period, including new environmental commitments for companies and steps to promote better customer services. The framework for the next price review – PR24 – includes a fund of up to 100 million pounds ($122.9 …
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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Libyan intelligence operative suspected of making the bomb that blew up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988, killing 270 people, appeared in a federal court in Washington on Monday, ahead of being formally charged. Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi appeared in a U.S. courtroom …
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By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – British Conservative politicians on Sunday launched two campaigns to address concerns about the direction of the party and the government, the latest challenge to new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s attempts to unite a fractured party. The Conservative Party has already ousted two prime ministers in 2022 – Boris Johnson …
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By Alistair Smout and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -Heavy snowfall blanketed parts of Britain on Monday, disrupting airports, train networks and roads, and three young boys died after falling into an ice-covered lake as the country recorded its coldest night of the year so far. Parts of London’s underground network were suspended or faced delays, …
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