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Northern Ireland’s Orange Order says new Brexit deal needs improvement

BELFAST (Reuters) – Northern Ireland’s influential Orange Order said it had voted unanimously to oppose any return of devolved government in the British province unless substantial improvements are made to a reworked post-Brexit deal with the European Union. The move by the 30,000-member pro-British group – which holds large, at times divisive marches each year …

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UK Treasury official sees no immediate concerns on UBS-Credit Suisse deal

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Britain’s No. 2 Treasury official said on Tuesday that he does not have any immediate concerns about the execution of Switzerland’s Credit Suisse rescue by UBS but will monitor the deal closely, reiterating that UK banks are “very resilient.” John Glen, chief secretary to the UK Treasury, told Reuters …

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FACTBOX-Prince Harry and Elton John’s evidence in UK lawsuits

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry, singer Elton John and five other high-profile figures’ written statements in their lawsuits against the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper were published on Tuesday. The seven claimants are suing Associated Newspapers at London’s High Court over allegations of phone-tapping and other privacy breaches, which the publisher said it …

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UK’s Prince Harry says tabloid’s journalists are ‘criminals’

By Michael Holden and Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Prince Harry has accused Buckingham Palace in court documents of withholding information from him about phone-hacking and said he was exposing the alleged wrongdoing by tabloid “criminals” out of love for his country. In a witness statement to London’s High Court where he and six other …

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FTSE 100 closes higher on commodity boost; off session highs on BoE caution

By Johann M Cherian and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -Britain’s FTSE 100 closed higher on Tuesday, buoyed by commodity-linked stocks, but came off its session high as caution prevailed after the Bank of England (BoE) said it was on alert following recent turmoil in the banking sector. The blue-chip index closed 0.2% higher, after hitting a …

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US will not give Moscow nuclear data after Russian treaty suspension -White House

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has informed Russia it will not exchange data on its nuclear forces, a White House spokesperson said on Tuesday, describing the change as a response to Moscow’s decision to suspend participation in the New START nuclear arms treaty. “Under international law, the United States has the right to respond …

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Israel’s ‘fired’ defence chief hangs on as Netanyahu hits pause

By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The Israeli defence chief whose dismissal by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu brought the country’s constitutional crisis to a boil is staying in office until further notice, aides said on Tuesday, suggesting government indecision on how to proceed. Beset by three months of unprecedented protests against his nationalist-religious coalition’s signature plan …

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