LONDON (Reuters) -The northern English city of Liverpool will host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, on behalf of this year’s winners Ukraine due to the ongoing conflict there. Liverpool edged out the other candidate, Glasgow, as host city in a draw held live on BBC television on Friday. While decades-long tradition dictates that the winner …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British lawmaker Conor Burns was sacked as a junior trade minister on Friday and suspended from the parliamentary Conservative Party following a “complaint of serious misconduct” at its annual conference this week. Prime Minister Liz Truss sacked Burns from a role in the Department for International Trade, a role he had held for …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday sacked Conor Burns, a minister at the trade department, following allegations of serious misconduct, her office said on Friday. “Following a complaint of serious misconduct, the Prime Minister has asked Conor Burns MP to leave the government with immediate effect,” a spokesperson for Truss’s office …
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(Reuters) – UK’s Communication Workers Union (CWU) said on Friday it would meet with Royal Mail’s bosses on Oct. 10 in an attempt to resolve pay disputes, as the company remains locked in a costly standoff with employees. “Following a number of conversations with CWU this week, Royal Mail and the CWU have agreed to …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British energy supplier Octopus is launching a scheme to pay customers not to use electricity during times of high power demand to help prevent blackouts this winter, it said on Friday. Britain’s National Grid warned on Thursday homes could face three-hour rolling power cuts if the country is unable to secure enough …
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By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England must stick to its plan to quash the surge in inflation even if it means more pain for Britain’s economy, Deputy Governor Dave Ramsden said, adding the new government’s tax cuts could add to the inflation challenge. Two weeks since finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng roiled markets …
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LONDON (Reuters) – England saw the highest excess mortality figure from heatwaves this year since records began in 2004, health officials said on Friday, after a hot summer that saw temperatures rise to all-time highs. England recorded 2,803 excess deaths among those aged 65 and over during summer heatwaves this year, possibly due to complications …
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By Radhika Anilkumar (Reuters) -British pub operator J D Wetherspoon’s annual loss narrowed significantly from a year ago thanks to cocktail and spirit-drinking youngsters, lifting its shares on Friday. Pubs, restaurants and hotels in Britain, still recovering from COVID pandemic restrictions, are now grappling with rising costs of everything from labour and ingredients to energy, …
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By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) -A genuine effort by the new British government to settle a long running post-Brexit trade row over Northern Ireland has created a “flicker of optimism” as talks resume with the European Union, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Friday. British and EU officials this week held their first talks …
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By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is not asking people to use less energy, climate minister Graham Stuart said on Friday, despite a warning from the National Grid that homes and businesses could face three-hour planned blackouts this winter. “We’re not in the business of telling people how to live their lives,” Stuart said …
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