LONDON (Reuters) – Halfords is aiming to recruit 1,000 new technicians over the next 12 months by attracting retirees to work in its car repair centres, as Britain’s tight labour market drives employers to think up new hiring strategies. Companies in Britain are struggling to recruit staff. The country’s unemployment rate hit its lowest level …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British online fashion retailer Boohoo said a report in The Times newspaper alleging poor working conditions at its warehouse in Burnley, northern England, was not reflective of the working environment at the site. The report highlighted what it said were “gruelling targets, inadequate training and ill-fitting safety equipment.” In response a Boohoo …
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(Reuters) – Russia has likely launched a number of Iranian manufactured un-crewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) against Ukraine since September, Britain’s Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday. It’s also likely that Russia has nearly exhausted its current stock of Iran-made weapons and will seek resupply, the ministry said in its daily intelligence update posted on Twitter. …
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(Reuters) -Johnson Matthey on Wednesday reported a slightly lower half-yearly profit, as supply chain pressures constrained production volumes for the group’s automotive customers and as prices of precious metals softened. The British chemicals maker, which raised prices of its products this year to counter rising costs, has been battling supply disruptions due to lockdowns in …
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(Reuters) – Britain’s largest pet supplies retailer Pets At Home reported a lower first-half profit on Wednesday, hurt by a surge in freight and energy costs amid rising inflation. The company, which also offers grooming and veterinary services, said its underlying profit before tax for the six months ended Oct. 13 fell 9.3% to 59.2 …
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) – England white-ball captain Jos Buttler is unfazed by their 3-0 whitewash in Australia and has urged the administrators to make sure bilateral cricket remains relevant. Nine days after beating Pakistan in the final of the T20 World Cup at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the England one-day squad suffered a 221-run spanking on …
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By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England will press on with interest rate rises to battle inflation even though Britain is heading into a long albeit shallow recession, with consumers facing an extended cost of living crisis, a Reuters poll of economists found. Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt announced more pain in an …
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(Reuters) -Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo will leave with immediate effect, the Premier League team said on Tuesday, marking a bitter end to the Portugal captain’s second spell at Old Trafford after he said he felt betrayed by the club. An explosive interview with TalkTV this month — in which Ronaldo also said he did …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain, France and Germany on Tuesday condemned Iran’s plans to expand its nuclear programme after the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Iran was enriching uranium, with plans to further expand enrichment at two plants. “Iran’s step is a challenge to the global non-proliferation system,” the three nations said in a joint statement provided …
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LONDON (Reuters) – King Charles hosted his first state visit since becoming British monarch on Tuesday, welcoming Cyril Ramaphosa to Buckingham Palace, where the South African president invoked Mandela as he paid tribute to the close ties between the two countries. Charles, 74, rolled out the traditional pomp and ceremony as Britain sought to bolster …
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