LEEDS, England (Reuters) -Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell again proved thorns in England’s side as they helped New Zealand recover from a freakish stroke of misfortune to end the first day of the third and final test on 225 for five on Thursday. New Zealand struggled after electing to bat, with opener Tom Latham removed …
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LONDON (Reuters) – A new portrait of Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate was released on Thursday, the first official artwork to feature the couple destined to be king and queen. The painting, by artist Jamie Coreth, shows William, second in line to the throne behind his father Prince Charles, in a dark suit …
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By Boleslaw Lasocki (Reuters) – UK’s FTSE 100 dropped on Thursday, following a selloff in oil and mining majors due to tepid commodity prices on persisting concerns about a global recession. The blue-chip FTSE 100 ended 1% lower, with oil majors BP and Shell leading losses, while the domestically focused FTSE 250 shed 1.1%. [O/R] …
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By Andrew MacAskill KIGALI (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday Britain was willing to assist with demining operations off Ukraine’s southern coast and was considering offering insurance to ships to move millions of tonnes of grain stuck in the country. Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine and blockade of its Black Sea …
LONDON (Reuters) -Strikes crippled Britain’s rail network for the second day this week and staff at British Airways voted for a walkout on Thursday amid warnings the country was facing a summer of industrial discontent. A spike in the cost of food and fuel is pushing many household budgets to the brink, driving trade unions …
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By Sachin Ravikumar and Farouq Suleiman LONDON (Reuters) – British Airways staff at London’s Heathrow airport voted on Thursday to strike over pay, threatening disruption at one of Europe’s busiest aviation hubs during an already chaotic summer for air travellers. Air passengers across Europe have already faced lengthy delays and cancellations of hundreds of flights …
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By Andrew MacAskill KIGALI (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved away from a confrontation with Prince Charles over the government’s immigration deal with Rwanda after his spokesman said the matter would not likely be raised in talks with the heir to the throne. Under an agreement struck between London and Kigali, Britain will …
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KIGALI (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is unlikely to bring up his government’s immigration partnership with Rwanda when he meets Prince Charles on Friday, Johnson’s spokesman said on Thursday. “It is not something that the prime minister is focused on at the start of this summit,” the spokesman told reporters on the sidelines …
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Two Britons and a Moroccan who were captured while fighting for Ukraine and sentenced to death by a court in the self-proclaimed breakaway Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) are preparing to appeal, Russia’s TASS news agency cited one of their lawyers as saying on Thursday. The court in DPR, which is armed and supported …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy is showing signs of stalling as high inflation hits new orders and businesses report levels of concern that normally signal a recession, a closely watched industry survey showed on Thursday. S&P Global’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), covering services and manufacturing firms, also showed companies raising pay and passing higher costs …
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