LONDON (Reuters) – A 12-year-old British boy with brain damage at the centre of a legal battle over whether to continue his life support system died on Saturday after a hospital ended treatment, his family said. The parents of Archie Battersbee made unsuccessful appeals at Britain’s highest courts and the European Court of Human Rights …
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(Reuters) – Russia’s war in Ukraine is about to enter a new phase, with most fighting shifting to a nearly 350 kilometre (217 mile) front stretching southwest from near Zaporizhzhia to Kherson, parallel to the Dnieper River, British military intelligence said on Saturday. Russian forces are almost certainly amassing in the south of Ukraine, anticipating …
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By Natalie Thomas LONDON (Reuters) – Ever wondered what baked bean ice cream tastes like? Londoners basking under Britain’s hottest ever summer are getting the chance to find out, and sample a range of other flavours more readily associated with savoury winter dishes – including porridge oats and HP sauce. “There’s lots of weird flavours …
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(Reuters) – The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Friday there were “early signs” that the monkeypox outbreak is plateauing across the country and that its expansion has slowed. “While the most recent data suggests the growth of the outbreak has slowed, we cannot be complacent,” Dr Meera Chand, director of clinical and emerging …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Over 1,600 London bus drivers are set to go on strike later this month in a dispute over pay that will coincide with an underground rail and overground train strike, the Unite union said on Friday. “Strike action will cause considerable disruption to passengers across London,” Unite regional officer Michelle Braveboy said. The …
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By Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) -Britain’s FTSE 100 closed lower on Friday as Wall Street slipped after strong jobs data raised fears about faster U.S. interest rate hikes, but a weakening pound helped the UK blue-chip index log its third consecutive week of gains. The FTSE 100 dipped 0.1%, with shares in WPP, the world’s largest …
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By William James LONDON (Reuters) – Rishi Sunak, trailing in the two-horse race to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, faced criticism on Friday for saying he had previously instigated policy changes to divert funding away from deprived urban areas. The ruling Conservative Party is choosing a new leader after Johnson was forced to quit …
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LONDON (Reuters) -More than 1,900 workers at Britain’s biggest container port Felixstowe plan eight days of strikes later this month due to discontent over pay, union Unite said, threatening supply chains if final talks with the employer fail. The walkouts, which are planned to start on Aug. 21, would also have an impact on international …
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(Reuters) – A giant mechanical bull that turned heads at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in the English city of Birmingham will stay on show after a campaign against it being dismantled, the city council announced on Friday. A petition to save the 10-metre tall structure attracted nearly 10,000 signatures and it will …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Liz Truss, the front-runner to be Britain’s next prime minister, said on Friday that she would reform the economy and keep taxes low as she acknowledged a “tough winter” awaited the country. “The most important thing is getting the economy going so we avoid a recession. And the business-as-usual policies aren’t working. …
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