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By Sarah Mills and Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) – From diplomatic dressing and priceless jewels, bold block colours and pearls to tweed and a headscarf – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth is known for her unique wardrobe and style. Brightly coloured outfits with matching hats and umbrella trim, black pumps and her omnipresent handbag have become staples …

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By Edwin Waita NAIROBI (Reuters) -A 16-year-old schoolboy who is on a quest to become the youngest person to fly around the world solo, landed his small plane in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, on Wednesday. Mack Rutherford, who has British and Belgian nationality, started his journey near the Bulgarian capital Sofia in March and is looking …

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By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s pound fell against the dollar on Wednesday, pulling away from almost two-week highs after data showing British inflation rising to a 40-year record raised concerns about a sharp economic slowdown given the pain inflicted on consumers. At 1505 GMT, sterling was down 0.7% at $1.24225, having fallen as much …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Veteran seamers James Anderson and Stuart Broad returned to the England test squad on Wednesday for the first two tests against New Zealand next month. The three-match home series will mark the beginning of Ben Stokes’ tenure as England’s test captain and will be the first assignment of their newly-appointed red-ball coach and …

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(Reuters) – Matthew Mott has been appointed as the new head coach of the England limited-overs side, the country’s cricket board (ECB) said on Wednesday. The 48-year-old Australian has signed a four-year agreement and will take charge when England face The Netherlands in a three-match one-day international series next month. (Reporting by Dhruv Munjal in …

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(Reuters) – Nottinghamshire Police on Wednesday arrested a 31-year-old man on suspicion of assault after Sheffield United’s Billy Sharp was attacked on the pitch at the end of the second leg of their Championship playoff semi-final at Nottingham Forest. Forest supporters ran onto the pitch when the hosts sealed a 3-2 win on penalties, after …

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By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) -Aviva may be able to give more cash back to shareholders, its chief executive said on Wednesday, as the British insurer reported a 5% increase in general insurance sales in the first quarter and said its capital position was strong. Aviva’s Solvency II ratio, a key measure of capital strength, …

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By Andy Bruce and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – British inflation surged last month to its highest annual rate since 1982, piling pressure on finance minister Rishi Sunak to step up his help for households facing a worsening cost-of-living crisis. Consumer price inflation hit 9% in April, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday, …

UK inflation hits 40-year high of 9.0% as households suffer Read More »

LONDON (Reuters) – The British government will publish its legal position on proposed legislation to override parts of the Brexit divorce deal relating to Northern Ireland, foreign secretary Liz Truss told the BBC on Wednesday. “We are very clear that that is legal under international law and we will publish a legal statement very shortly …

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