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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain has launched dispute resolution proceedings with the European Union to try to gain access to the bloc’s scientific research programmes, including Horizon Europe, the government said on Tuesday, in the latest post-Brexit row. Under a trade agreement signed at the end of 2020, Britain negotiated access to a range of science and …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Shares in GlaxoSmithKline fell slightly in early trading on Wednesday but stayed above recent lows after the plaintiff in the first lawsuit over the heartburn drug Zantac scheduled to go to trial agreed to drop his case. Shares in the London-listed drugmaker were down 0.6% shortly after 0700 GMT. One trader said …

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission said on Wednesday it had “taken note” of Britain’s announcement that it had launched dispute resolution proceedings with the EU to gain post-Brexit access to the bloc’s scientific research programmes. “The Commission takes note of the UK’s request for consultation and will follow up on this in line with …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Thames Water, which serves customers in and around the British capital London, said on Wednesday it was banning customers from using a hosepipe from Aug. 24, citing prolonged dry weather. Britain officially declared a drought in parts of England on Friday following England’s driest July in nearly 90 years, a month in …

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By Andrew MacAskill and Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) -The two candidates battling to be Britain’s next prime minister vied to present themselves as defenders of Scotland’s place in the United Kingdom on Tuesday, promising more scrutiny of Scotland’s government to undermine a new push for independence. The Scottish National Party (SNP), which heads Scotland’s semi-autonomous …

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By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain recorded its biggest rise in foreign workers since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the year to June, driven overwhelmingly by workers from outside the European Union, official figures showed on Tuesday. Since January 2021, most EU citizens not already working in Britain must be sponsored by …

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(Reuters) -Frances Tiafoe was unable to break Matteo Berrettini’s serve but the American showed grit in the tiebreakers to beat last year’s Wimbledon runner-up 7-6(3) 4-6 7-6(5) in the opening round of the Cincinnati Open on Monday. Britain’s Andy Murray got the better of Stan Wawrinka 7-6(3) 5-7 7-5 in a clash of former Grand …

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