By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) – Sterling was on track for its biggest monthly rise versus the euro since January as political concerns weigh on the single currency ahead of general elections in the UK and France. The pound edged higher on Friday after revised data showed Britain’s economy pulled out of recession at a faster …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Princess Anne, King Charles’ younger sister, has been discharged from hospital, Buckingham Palace said on Friday, after a five night stay due to a minor head injury believed to have been caused by a horse. The palace said that the 73-year-old, the only daughter of the late Queen Elizabeth, had returned home …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Keir Starmer, leader of the opposition Labour Party and favourite to become Britain’s next prime minister, said on Friday he would quit if his party failed to win the country’s July 4 election. Asked during a BBC phone-in programme whether he would resign if Labour lost or lost heavily, Starmer said: “Yes.” …
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By James Davey and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) – When Keir Starmer’s Labour pulled ahead in the polls in 2023, British business leaders started to fret that, if elected, the opposition party would impose strict laws around hiring, firing, pay and conditions that would limit their growth. But a year on, eight leading bosses say …
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(Reuters) – England’s title defence at the T20 World Cup wilted following a 68-run hammering in the second semi-final but skipper Jos Buttler would not blame it on his decision to field against India on Thursday. After rain and a wet outfield delayed the start of the match, Buttler elected to field after winning the …
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By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) – An alliance of church leaders threatened to split from the Church of England over plans to let gay couples hold standalone services in churches, saying it would be a departure from the institution’s teaching on marriage. In a letter to the two senior-most bishops of the Church, the dissenting …
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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Prince Harry was ordered on Thursday to carry other wider searches for emails, text messages and other material that might be relevant in his lawsuit against the Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper arm, amid concern some evidence had been destroyed. Harry, 39, the younger son of Britain’s King Charles, and more …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Lloyds Banking Group is set to make an extra 300 million pounds ($380 million) a year in revenue by 2026 from its business banking unit, CEO Charlie Nunn said on Thursday, as corporate confidence picks up in Britain despite challenges. The British bank’s Business and Commercial Banking (BCB) unit, which serves firms …
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By Purvi Agarwal and Pranav Kashyap (Reuters) -London’s FTSE 100 fell for the third consecutive day on Thursday as GSK dropped after the U.S. public health agency narrowed the scope of the drugmaker’s RSV vaccine, while investors awaited key U.S. and domestic economic data. The benchmark FTSE 100 was down 0.6% to 8,179.68 points. The …
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LONDON (Reuters) – One person has died in Britain linked to an ongoing E. coli outbreak, the UK Health Security Agency said on Thursday, with the total number of confirmed cases rising to 275. UKHSA said it had identified two individuals in England, both of whom had underlying medical conditions, who died last month within …
