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By Mark Gleeson DOHA (Reuters) – England will take an unbeaten record against African opposition into Sunday’s World Cup last-16 clash against Senegal – the first meeting between the two countries. It will be England’s 21st clash against an African team, the last coming in March against Senegal’s regional rivals Ivory Coast, who a second-string …

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By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – The pound has pulled off its biggest monthly increase against the U.S. dollar since July 2020 in November, although its rally was eclipsed by peers such as the yen and the Swiss franc. Sterling had jumped about 5% against the greenback in November, as of 2110 GMT Wednesday, with …

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LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices tumbled 1.4% in November compared with October, the biggest monthly drop since June 2020 and the clearest sign yet that the housing market is cooling rapidly, data from mortgage lender Nationwide showed on Thursday. A Reuters poll of economists had pointed to a fall of 0.3%, following a 0.9% drop …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British Gas is launching an energy reduction plan for this winter that will pay customers for every unit of electricity they save compared to their normal usage, the company said on Thursday. The plan, called “Peak Save”, will run between December 2022 and March 2023, and could save customers 100 pounds ($119.92) …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is to trial using low Earth orbit satellites to provide high-speed internet connections to remote homes and businesses, with the initial sites supported by equipment supplied by Elon Musk’s Starlink system. The government said on Wednesday it would start with Starlink “given the readiness and availability of its technology”. It said …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Wednesday it would strengthen its cybersecurity laws to better protect essential services like water, energy and transport by bringing outsourced information technology services under the scope of existing regulations. “The services we rely on for healthcare, water, energy and computing must not be brought to a standstill by criminals and …

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DOHA (Reuters) – Defender Ben White has left the England camp and gone home for personal reasons, the FA said in a statement on Wednesday, adding that he was not expected to return to the tournament. White, normally a central defender but who has been operating as right back for Premier League table-topping Arsenal this …

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By Farouq Suleiman LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s health service faces further disruption in December after thousands of ambulance workers represented by three different trade unions voted for strike action in disputes over pay and conditions. The GMB union said more than 10,000 ambulance workers across England and Wales had voted in favour of industrial action, while …

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