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LONDON (Reuters) – The United States and Britain announced on Wednesday an energy partnership aimed at sustaining a higher level of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to Britain and collaborating on ways to increase energy efficiency. Britain and other European countries have turned to the United States as they try to reduce their reliance on …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s main opposition Labour Party won a vote on Tuesday to force the government to release documents on COVID-19 contracts awarded to a firm with links to a Conservative member of parliament’s upper house. Labour won the vote after Conservative lawmakers were told by their party they could abstain on the opposition motion …

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By Ron Bousso and Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) – The British government should introduce a price floor to mitigate the impact of its new windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas producers as some companies struggle with reduced access to funding, executives and industry sources say. The brake on capital that could restrict investments …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s CityFibre has filed a complaint to the competition regulator against BT’s Openreach, claiming the nationwide network operator is using pricing to deter its internet service provider (ISP) customers from using alternative fibre networks. CityFibre chief executive Greg Mesch said: “We welcome fair competition, but BT Openreach’s behaviour is straight out of …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s health regulator on Tuesday authorised a COVID-19 vaccine for infants as young as six months, opening the door for vaccinating the country’s youngest children once the UK’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) agrees. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) authorised the vaccine – made by Pfizer and BioNTech …

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LONDON (Reuters) -More than 10,000 ambulance workers across England and Wales will strike later this month over pay and conditions, the GMB union said on Tuesday, adding to widespread industrial action across Britain’s health service over the Christmas period. The union said its members, including paramedics, emergency care assistants and call handlers, at nine regional …

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By Elizabeth Piper and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – When Conservative lawmaker Dehenna Davison announced she would stand down at Britain’s next election, the 29-year-old said her years spent in politics meant she hadn’t “had anything like a normal life for a twenty-something”. Seen as a rising star after first being elected in 2019 and …

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LONDON (Reuters) -A man was arrested on suspicion of common assault after an egg was believed to have been thrown in the direction of Britain’s King Charles during a walkabout on Tuesday, PA Media reported. The alleged assault took place while Charles, 74, who came to the throne in September after the death of his …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British consumer spending ticked up last month at a rate that greatly lagged behind inflation, according to surveys on Tuesday that underscored the pressure on household budgets ahead of the Christmas holidays. Barclaycard said spending on its credit and debit cards rose 3.9% year-on-year in November, far behind the annual 11.1% increase …

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