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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Met Office said on Monday that last month was the driest July in England since 1935, with some regions marking their driest July on record. The Met office’s provisional statistics come after a record-breaking heatwave last month which sparked fires across London and stressed the country’s infrastructure. (Reporting by Muvija M; …

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By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Proposed global sustainability disclosure rules need simplifying and phasing in to avoid fragmenting how companies report on the impact of climate change on their business, Britain’s government said on Monday. The new International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) was set up last year to write global baseline rules for companies …

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By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed Nobel Peace laureate David Trimble as a giant of British history for leading Northern Ireland’s Protestant majority to a 1998 peace deal, as allies and former enemies joined to pay their respects at his funeral. Trimble, who was the first to hold the office …

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By Barbara Lewis and Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) – Self-described working class playwright Kieton Saunders-Browne used to think the Edinburgh Fringe wasn’t for people like him – until a fund set up to draw a more diverse cast of performers to the world’s largest arts festival stepped in to help. The 24-year-old Londoner, of Irish …

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By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England is now expected to lift borrowing costs by a bigger 50 basis points to 1.75% on Thursday as it battles soaring inflation, according to a Reuters poll taken over the past week after several economists changed their minds. Over 70% of the 65 respondents to …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Triple Olympic swimming champion Adam Peaty said he was heartbroken and missing his usual spark after suffering his first 100m breaststroke defeat in eight years at the Commonwealth Games. Peaty, once-dominant world record holder in the event and Commonwealth Games champion in 2014 and 2018, finished fourth in Sunday’s final after leading …

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(Reuters) – England hope their victory in the Women’s European Championship final will inspire a new generation of players and urged the fans who followed them up and down the country in record numbers to stick with them when they return to domestic football. An extra-time goal from Manchester City’s Chloe Kelly secured a 2-1 …

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(Reuters) – England coach Sarina Wiegman’s news conference after their Women’s European Championship win on Sunday was interrupted by her celebrating players, who danced into the room belting out a rendition of the “Three Lionesses” anthem. Wiegman had just finished answering a question about tactics and where the game was won and lost when the …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Pearson expects its margins to hit a mid-teen target earlier than expected after the education group’s new integrated structure helped it to cut costs, grow the top line and keep it on track for the full year. Emerging from years of turbulence sparked by the U.S. education market moving online, Pearson under new …

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