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Soccer-Ramsdale hoping England performances will compensate for forced sobriety

By Hritika Sharma AL WAKRAH, Qatar (Reuters) – England goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale said on Friday he hoped England can perform well enough at the World Cup that supporters will not need a drink to enjoy themselves, after FIFA confirmed alcoholic beer will not be sold at stadiums. Budweiser, a major World Cup sponsor, was to …

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Soccer-England captain Williamson says she has no interest in the men’s World Cup

(Reuters) – England captain Leah Williamson said on Friday that she had no interest in watching the upcoming men’s World Cup in Qatar, adding that the tournament has a huge shadow over it. The 25-year-old Arsenal defender, who lifted the European Championship trophy earlier this year, said she wanted to use her voice to focus …

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UK civil servants plan winter strike unless demands are met – union

LONDON (Reuters) -Thousands of British civil servants are planning for one month of “sustained industrial action” through the winter in an ongoing pay dispute, the head of the Public and Commercial Services union said on Friday. Mark Serwotka told reporters that employees from the interior ministry, including the Border Force, and from the Department for …

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IMF backs UK plan for $65 billion of budget tightening

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund’s managing director, Kristalina Georgieva, said she had spoken with British finance minister Jeremy Hunt on Friday to welcome his latest plan for 55 billion pounds ($65 billion) of budget tightening. “It strikes the right balance between fiscal responsibility and protecting growth and vulnerable households,” Georgieva said …

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British packaging firm DS Smith names Biffa’s Pike as new finance boss

(Reuters) – British packaging group DS Smith Plc on Friday appointed Richard Pike as its finance director to replace Adrian Marsh, who is retiring next summer. Pike, 53, will join DS Smith from waste management company Biffa Plc, where he’s been the finance chief for the last four years. In September, Biffa agreed to be …

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UK retail sales recover only partially as outlook darkens

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -British retail sales staged only a partial rebound last month after shops closed in September for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, and they remained below their pre-pandemic level as soaring inflation hits spending power. Retail sales volumes rose in October by 0.6% month-on-month, following a 1.5% drop in September. A …

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Britain’s Tesco offers salary advance to cash-strapped staff

LONDON (Reuters) – Tesco, Britain’s biggest retailer and one of the country’s largest private-sector employers, is offering its staff advances on their pay to help them navigate a worsening cost-of-living crisis, it said on Friday. Britons face a record hit to living standards this year as surging inflation erodes incomes, the country’s budget forecasters warned …

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