(Reuters) – England opener Alex Hales hit a superb half-century and Harry Brook made an unbeaten 42 as they beat hosts Pakistan by six wickets in their Twenty20 meeting on Tuesday — their first match in the Asian country for 17 years. Debutant Luke Wood also claimed 3-24 as England took a 1-0 lead in …
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By Toby Melville NEW YORK (Reuters) -Britain’s Liz Truss will use her first international trip as prime minister to promise billions of pounds of more support for Ukraine next year, her office said on Tuesday ahead of Truss’ speech at the United Nations this week. In addition to addressing the U.N. on Wednesday, Truss hopes …
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By Natalie Grover LONDON (Reuters) -Haleon believes it is not liable for any claims that may arise from U.S. litigation over the heartburn drug Zantac, the London-listed company’s CEO Brian McNamara told Reuters on Tuesday. More than 2,000 legal cases related to Zantac have been filed in the United States over allegations that the compound …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Liz Truss said her government needed to review tax rates and take difficult decisions to stimulate economic growth, speaking to broadcasters during a trip to New York on Tuesday. Truss, who took office earlier this month but following the death of Queen Elizabeth has had little opportunity to flesh out …
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By Juliette Jabkhiro and Patricia Vicente Rua PARIS (Reuters) -The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday against the parents of missing British toddler Madeleine McCann, saying that Portugal had given them a fair hearing in their libel battle against a former Portuguese policeman. The police officer, Goncalo Amaral, who worked on the investigation …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Tuesday said that an unprecedented package of support for households and businesses facing rising energy bills would help the economy overall, mitigating its high cost. Truss said that the cost of the energy support would be laid out in more detail. A fiscal event is planned …
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By Radhika Anilkumar (Reuters) -Mike Ashley, one of Britain’s best known and most outspoken business leaders, will step down as a director at sportswear and fashion retail group Frasers in October, months after handing over the CEO role to his daughter’s partner. Ashley, 57, will leave the board of the business empire he started from …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Some 250,000 mourners filed past Queen Elizabeth’s coffin at Westminster Hall in London during her lying-in-state, Britain’s culture minister Michelle Donelan said on Tuesday. “It’s approximately around the 250,000 mark. We’re just crunching those final numbers,” Donelan told Times radio. The full figures would be released in due course, she added. Members of …
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By Michael Holden, Kate Holton and Alistair Smout WINDSOR, England (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth was laid to rest alongside her beloved husband on Monday after a day which saw Britain and the world pay a final farewell to the nation’s longest-reigning monarch, in a dazzling show of pomp and ceremony. Amid formality and careful choreography, …
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By Michael Holden WESTMINSTER ABBEY, London (Reuters) – After the final notes of the poignant Last Post trumpet fanfare echoed around the vaulted ceilings of London’s Westminster Abbey, a deep silence pervaded the majestic gothic cathedral. In the building where for a thousand years the monarchs of England and later Britain have been crowned, buried …
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