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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Tuesday it had agreed a new Strategic Investment Partnership with Qatar on Tuesday which will see the Gulf state invest up to 10 billion pounds ($12.5 billion) in the next five years. The investment, which will cover sectors such as fintech, life sciences and cyber security, was signed during …

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(Reuters) – The BBC has apologised to viewers after the headline “Manchester United are rubbish” appeared on its ticker during a television news broadcast on Tuesday. The headline appeared on the bottom of the screen during a report on the French Open tennis championship. TV critic and broadcaster Scott Bryan, who works for the BBC, …

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By Shadia Nasralla and Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) – Shareholders backed Shell’s climate strategy in a meeting on Tuesday that was disrupted by dozens of climate protesters, while a climate activist proposal from the Follow This group received fewer votes than last year. It followed a Dutch court ruling in May 2021, telling the company …

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LONDON (Reuters) – London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Tuesday demanded an explanation from the capital’s Metropolitan Police force over how they decided who to fine for events in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s offices that broke COVID-19 lockdown rules. New photographs of Johnson at a leaving party in Downing Street in November 2020 were published by …

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LONDON (Reuters) – The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on Tuesday reported 14 new cases of monkeypox in England taking the total number of identified cases to 70 since May 7. Scotland reported its first case of monkeypox on Monday, but none have been detected in Wales and Northern Ireland so far. (Reporting by Farouq …

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By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – The British government pushed ahead with plans to offer an amnesty to former soldiers and individuals involved in decades of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland as victims say the new law will deprive them of justice. Unresolved crimes from Northern Ireland’s three decades of confrontation between Irish nationalist militants, …

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By Muvija M and William James LONDON (Reuters) -Household energy bills in Britain look set to surge by another 40% in October, the industry regulator warned on Tuesday, deepening a cost-of-living crisis that is piling pressure on the government to do more to help the poorest. Ofgem said its price cap on the most-widely used …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson did not knowingly lie to parliament when asked about reports of a party at his Downing Street residence during a coronavirus lockdown, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Tuesday. New photographs of Johnson drinking at a leaving party in Downing Street in November 2020 were published by …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will prioritise the supply of food, goods and energy if railway workers vote to hold widespread strikes in the coming months, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Tuesday. The strike, billed by the rail workers union as the “potentially the biggest rail strike in modern history”, has been proposed in protest …

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