(Reuters) – A strike by refuellers at Britain’s busiest airport Heathrow, which was set to begin on Thursday, has been suspended after the employees received a revised offer, labour union Unite said. (Reporting by Amna Karimi in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)
(Reuters) – Triple Olympic swimming champion Adam Peaty will return from injury at the Commonwealth Games after he confirmed his intention to compete at four events in Birmingham. England’s Peaty, an eight-times world champion, could not defend his 50m and 100m world breaststroke titles at the World Championships in Budapest last month as he was …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The race to succeed Boris Johnson as British prime minister was on Wednesday reduced to the final two candidates, Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, who will go forward for a summer of campaigning to win over the around 200,000 Conservative Party members who make the final decision. Below is what the two …
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By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -UK’s top share index hit a three-week high on Wednesday, lifted by oil and mining stocks, even as a surge in inflation to fresh 40-year highs cemented bets for a bigger-than-usual rate hike by the Bank of England next month. The blue-chip FTSE 100 climbed 0.5% to its highest since June …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s nurses, doctors and teachers moved towards strike action on Wednesday, demanding wages keep pace with soaring prices as the government defended its decision to award below-inflation pay rises for public sector workers. A day after ministers announced a series of pay rises for two million public sector staff, official data showed …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Rishi Sunak, one of the final three candidates to become Britain’s next prime minister, said he wanted to make the country energy independent by 2045 in response to the supply shock caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “It has never been more important that our countryachieves Energy Sovereignty, so that we’re no longer …
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(Reuters) -Royal Mail said on Wednesday it expects annual adjusted operating profit at its UK business to be “around break-even,” after it reported a quarterly loss due to higher costs and a “stalled” transformation due to labour disputes. The post and parcel delivery firm also said its holding company Royal Mail Plc would be renamed …
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By Mitch Phillips EUGENE, Ore. (Reuters) – Beating the Olympic champion to win a World Championship gold medal is a feeling few athletes get to experience but Jake Wightman is unique in doing it with his dad commentating on the race, live in the stadium. Father Geoff, also Jake’s coach, has been a fixture in …
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(Reuters) – Russia’s offensive in Ukraine’s Donbas region continues to make minimal gains as Ukrainian forces hold the line, British military intelligence said on Wednesday. The Antonovskiy bridge over the Dnieper River that was struck by Ukrainian forces is probably still usable, Britain’s defence ministry said on Twitter. “It is highly likely that the bridge …
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By Kate Holton and Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) -Britain recorded its hottest day ever on Tuesday, with the temperature exceeding 40C (104F) as a heatwave gripping Europe intensified, forcing train tracks to buckle and fuelling a spate of fires across London. The Met Office said a new provisional record temperature of 40.3C (104.5F) was recorded …
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