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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Britain’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is expected to visit Israel in the coming month, an Israeli Foreign Ministry statement said without specifying an exact date. Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid invited Truss by phone on Wednesday, the statement said, adding that “the two discussed the need for determined action by the international …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s royals on Wednesday paid tribute to the ‘Windrush generation’ at the unveiling of a statue to commemorate the arrival of post-war migrants from the Caribbean, as the government again apologised for their recent mistreatment. Exactly 74 years ago, the Empire Windrush ship arrived in London, bringing the first of hundreds of …

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(Reuters) – Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said on Wednesday it would seek a retrial of two individuals accused of insider dealing, weeks after a court in London was unable to reach a verdict. Stuart Bayes, a former general manager at RPC Group, and Jonathan Swann, a tenancy support officer, were accused of trading shares …

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By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will launch talks over a new free trade deal with six Gulf states including Saudi Arabia on Wednesday and charities warned it not to ignore human rights in its latest bid to grow non-EU ties after Brexit. Trade minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan will visit Riyadh to begin discussions with …

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By Sinead Cruise and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) – The British government is extending a trading plan to help sell down the taxpayer’s stake in NatWest Group by another 12 months, as chills in the global economy continue to weigh on the share prices of Britain’s biggest banks. The finance ministry said on Wednesday it …

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LONDON (Reuters) – The British economy’s fundamentals remain strong, Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab said on Wednesday, as data showed inflation had reached a fresh 40-year high in May and Britons battle higher costs of living. “The vital statistics, the fundamentals are strong, but we’ve got to make sure we don’t … basically inflict extra …

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LONDON (Reuters) -The British government needs to do more to help those on lower incomes cope with the cost of living crisis and should cut VAT sales tax, the chairman of supermarket group Asda told the BBC on Wednesday. Soaring food prices pushed British consumer price inflation to a new 40-year high last month of …

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