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LONDON (Reuters) – Former British prime minister Gordon Brown said on Monday that the Bank of England had been slow to raise interest rates but he said suggestions that the central bank could lose its independence would be “a very bad mistake.” Brown was the finance minister who granted the BoE its operational independence over …

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(Reuters) – Laura Muir ended eight years of waiting by winning gold in the women’s 1,500 metres at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday and the Scot said her previous disappointments had only made her stronger. Muir had finished 11th in the 1,500m final in front of her home crowd at the 2014 Games in Glasgow …

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LONDON (Reuters) -New Manchester City signing Erling Haaland marked a fine Premier League debut by scoring in each half as the champions began their title defence by strolling to a 2-0 victory over West Ham United at the London Stadium on Sunday. Haaland converted a penalty after 36 minutes and wrapped up the points with …

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(Reuters) – England all-rounder Moeen Ali has warned that other players could follow teammate Ben Stokes in quitting one-day internationals and that the format could become completely obsolete if nothing is done to fix the game’s hectic calendar. Stokes, England’s test captain, announced his shock retirement from 50-over cricket at the age 31 last month, …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Liz Truss, the front-runner to become Britain’s next prime minister, plans to rush through tax cuts earlier than planned in an attempt to boost the country’s flagging economy, the Sunday Telegraph reported. Truss was considering accelerating by six months her plan to reverse this year’s increase in social security contributions which had …

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By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Title contenders Liverpool could only manage a draw at Fulham on the opening Saturday of the Premier League season while Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur made winning starts to the new campaign. Liverpool had to come from behind twice to cancel out goals from Fulham’s Serbian striker Aleksandar Mitrovic …

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By Peter Hall LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) – A first-half penalty from Italy midfielder Jorginho was enough to earn Chelsea a 1-0 win at Everton on Saturday to get their new Premier League campaign off to a positive start. Chelsea peppered the home goal with 13 corners in the first half but looked set to be …

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