By Andrew MacAskill DARTFORD, England (Reuters) – Silvia Sherwood believes it is time for a change of government in Britain at this year’s election, saying an economy that forces cash-strapped elderly women to seek warmth in shops needs to be fixed. In an era of deep divisions in Britain, voters like Sherwood are becoming some …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British musician and former Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler is selling off a large part of his extensive guitar collection at a London auction with part of the proceeds going to charity. Â Â The collection, which includes some of the most significant guitars from Knopfler’s 50-year career, is on show at …
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By Khushi Singh (Reuters) -British equities rose on Thursday, supported by a string of upbeat earnings from companies such as Flutter and Ferrexpo, while shares of Watches of Switzerland slumped after a bleak forecast, adding to fears about a luxury sector slowdown. The exporter-heavy FTSE 100 ended 0.2% higher, recovering from a three-day slide. Meanwhile, …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British police have arrested a man in connection with the alleged escape of a terrorism suspect from a London prison last year in a high-profile case that led to a nationwide manhunt, authorities said on Thursday. Daniel Khalife, 21, a former British soldier accused of offences relating to terrorism and the Official …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s GCHQ spy agency celebrated the 80th anniversary of Colossus on Thursday, putting the spotlight on a code-breaking computer which helped defeat Hitler’s Germany and was so significant it was kept secret for decades. In 1944, Colossus, the world’s first digital computer, decoded German messages which convinced Allied forces their year-long plan …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, is “doing well” after undergoing abdominal surgery this week, a royal source said on Thursday, while King Charles is also “fine” ahead of treatment for an enlarged prostate, his wife Queen Camilla said. Kate, 42, was admitted to the private London Clinic on Tuesday for planned surgery, …
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By Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) – Some of Britain’s best known private equity-backed companies, including pub operator Punch Taverns and London City Airport, have been named by a buyout industry watchdog for not following its transparency and disclosure guidelines. The Private Equity Reporting Group on Thursday identified the companies as non-compliant with industry guidelines that …
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ROME (Reuters) -Italy will put the former Ilva steel company under special administration to keep it afloat, the government told trade unions in a meeting on Thursday. The move follows weeks of clashes between Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s administration and ArcelorMittal, the main shareholder in Acciaierie d’Italia (ADI), as Ilva is now known. ArcelorMittal, which …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian government said on Thursday it had approved a plan to revoke a Soviet-era fishing agreement with Britain that allows UK fishing vessels to operate in and around the Barents Sea. The daily Izvestiya newspaper reported earlier on Thursday that the agriculture ministry had submitted draft legislation to allow Russia to …
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(Reuters) – Romania’s government unveiled a first package of measures to aid farmers and truckers whose widening protests against high business costs have hit a border crossing with Ukraine and elsewhere in the country, local media reported on Thursday. The more than week-long protests have blocked highways and snarled traffic in areas. Romanian farmers blocked …
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