By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -British airline easyJet said early bookings for next spring and summer were looking positive, and it was seeing strong demand for peak holiday weeks this winter with customers accepting higher ticket prices despite the tougher economy. The outlook could give investors confidence that holiday bookings can hold up despite the …
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By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday that the so-called “golden era” of relations with China was over, saying Beijing’s systemic challenge to Britain’s interests and values was growing more acute. In his first major foreign policy speech, Sunak said Britain’s approach to China needed to evolve and Beijing …
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By Michael Holden and Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) – Prince William and his wife Kate fly out to the United States on Wednesday for their first visit for eight years, as an intense media spotlight on the British royal family and the sons of King Charles shifts across the Atlantic. The U.S. trip will be …
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By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will not force tech giants to remove content that is “legal but harmful” from their platforms after campaigners and lawmakers raised concerns that the move could curtail free speech, the government said on Monday. Online safety laws would instead focus on the protection of children and on ensuring …
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By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) -A senior banker is suing NatWest for around 4.3 million pounds ($5.2 million) after a London judge ruled that she was discriminated against and unfairly dismissed days after cancer surgery. Adeline Willis, who had worked at NatWest for more than six years, partially won her case in February after a …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Premier League champions Manchester City will host rivals and last year’s losing finalists Chelsea in the standout fixture among five top flight clashes drawn on Monday in the third round of the FA Cup. Holders Liverpool will play Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield while 12-times winners Manchester United are at home to Everton, …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday there was “progress” and a sense of “momentum” in talks with Britain to reunite the Parthenon Sculptures in Greece. Athens has campaigned to have the “Elgin Marbles”, as they are often known – 75 metres of Parthenon frieze, 15 metopes and 17 sculptures – …
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By Martyn Herman DOHA (Reuters) – England manager Gareth Southgate knows Wales will have “additional motivation” when the two sides clash in their final Group B game at the World Cup on Tuesday. The so-called Battle of Britain at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium has been eagerly-awaited on both sides of the border and a …
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By Martyn Herman DOHA (Reuters) – The odds are heavily stacked against Wales reaching the last 16 ahead of their so-called Battle of Britain against England on Tuesday but if they are to fly home early they will want to do so with pride restored. Wales have waited 64 long years to qualify for a …
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LONDON (Reuters) -The number of diphtheria cases in England has risen this year, health officials said on Monday, citing dozens of cases found among asylum seekers arriving into the country, but adding that the risk of infection to the wider public remained very low. Data released by the Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said there were …
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