(Reuters) – Fast bowler Jofra Archer said he was “fully back” from his long injury lay-off after marking his return to an England shirt by bowling for the Lions in a three-day match against the test side in the United Arab Emirates. Archer, who has not played international cricket since March last year, was ruled …
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By Tim Kelly and Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s ruling party is discussing whether to ease military equipment export rules, in part because without a change Britain would not be able to sell any jet fighters it builds with Japan, former defence minister Itsunori Onodera said. Japan and Britain hope to agree by the …
(Reuters) – Manchester United’s owners, the Glazer family, are considering selling the club as they explore “strategic alternatives”. If the Glazers decided to follow through with the sale of the Old Trafford club, here could be some of the possible buyers: JIM RATCLIFFE British billionaire Ratcliffe, a long-standing fan of the 20-times English champions, declared …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann said on Thursday that she expected inflation would be at the upper end of the range of forecasts published by the central bank earlier this month. Mann, who has voted for a faster pace of rate increases than most Monetary Policy Committee members this year, said …
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LONDON (Reuters) – BT said it needed to work with its competitors and the government on a long-term solution for providing broadband for low-income households, adding it was not sustainable for the former monopoly to shoulder the vast majority of the costs. More than 85% of “social tariffs”, which are typically available to households receiving …
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By Pamela Barbaglia and Echo Wang LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A sale of Manchester United Plc could provide the soccer club’s controlling shareholders, the Glazer family, a lucrative exit from an investment that has languished over the past decade and drawn the ire of millions of soccer fans. Deals for European football clubs this year, …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Amazon UK said it would expand its electric-cargo bike fleet and make more deliveries on foot to accelerate the decarbonisation of the transportation network it uses to deliver packages across the country. The group, which has 75,000 permanent UK employees, said on Thursday that it would add two new small delivery hubs …
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By Alan Baldwin (Reuters) -Manchester United needs new owners and fresh investment to halt years of decline and fans should be given a real say in how the club is run in future, the Supporters Trust MUST said on Wednesday. The Premier League club’s U.S. owners are looking at options for the 20-time English champions, …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government plans to announce reforms to the country’s energy market “very soon”, finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Wednesday, after lawmakers blamed poorly designed regulation for some of the soaring cost of energy. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed wholesale natural gas prices up sharply, and price rises in the run-up …
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By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – A group of 17 investors managing 3.2 trillion pounds ($3.82 trillion) have called on Britain’s biggest listed employers to offer more support to low-paid workers as inflation drives a sharp rise in the cost of living. Among those to sign an investor statement on the issue were Aviva Investors, …
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