LONDON (Reuters) – Ed Davey, the leader of Britain’s Liberal Democrats, fell into a lake, careered down a water slide and did a bungee jump in antics which have been lapped up by media and added some fun to the country’s election campaign. Polls forecast that Davey’s party will reclaim its spot as Britain’s third …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British actor Ian McKellen, 85, will not return to the role of John Falstaff in a tour after he fell off a London stage mid-performance last month, the play’s producers said on Monday. McKellen was starring in “Player Kings”, a production of William Shakespeare’s “Henry IV, Parts One and Two”, in the …
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By Purvi Agarwal and Roshan Abraham (Reuters) -London’s FTSE 100 began the week on a steady note on Monday, supported by housebuilders and precious metal miners, while investors remained cautious ahead of Britain’s July 4 election. The blue-chip FTSE 100 was flat, just snapping a four-session losing streak. The mid-cap FTSE 250 was down 0.3% …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Opinion polls show Britain’s Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, is on course to win a July 4 election, a result which would end 14 years of Conservative-led government and remove Prime Minister Rishi Sunak from office. Reuters has compiled data from more than 50 different polls produced by nine different polling …
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By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – The pound slipped against the euro on Monday as the single currency rallied on investor expectations that France’s far right party might not secure an outright majority after winning the first round of a national election. The euro was up 0.27% against the pound at 84.97 pence, climbing further …
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GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) – Some 94 minutes into England’s white-knuckled 2-1 victory over Slovakia in the European Championship’s round of 16 on Sunday, fans and pundits were sharpening the knives. “Southgate Out” was trending on social media platform X. But Jude Bellingham’s 95th-minute bicycle kick and Harry Kane’s winning header early in extra time saved …
LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices showed a small gain in June from May but the impact of higher borrowing costs is still weighing on the property market, mortgage lender Nationwide said on Monday. Prices rose by 0.2% in monthly terms and were 1.5% higher than in June last year, it said. Britain’s housing market boomed …
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By William Schomberg, Sumanta Sen and Kripa Jayaram LONDON (Reuters) -The winners of Britain’s election on Thursday – which looks set to end 14 years in power for the Conservative Party – will take on some of the biggest challenges faced by any new government since the end of World War Two. The economy has …
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By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – For a decade, leaving the European Union was the question that dominated British politics. These days it barely comes up. Which is clearly how Labour Party leader Keir Starmer likes it. He has worked diligently to win back the support of working class voters, millions of whom were lured …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Nigel Farage, leader of Britain’s right-wing Reform UK party, said his party was doing better than expected after a “tough” few days, as he addressed supporters at a rally with days to go before the country votes on July 4. Farage, one of the country’s most recognisable and divisive politicians, has been a …
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