LONDON (Reuters) -The making of the hugely popular BBC car show “Top Gear” has been halted following a crash during filming in December that left co-presenter Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff with serious injuries, the broadcaster said late on Thursday. The BBC said it had concluded its investigation into the crash – which had initially led to …
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PARIS (Reuters) – The state visit of King Charles to France will be postponed amid tensions over pension reform, the French Presidency said on Friday. The French and British governments took the decision following a phone call between President Emmanuel Macron and the King, the statement said. (Reporting by Dominique Vidalon; Editing by Benoit Van …
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By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu summoned his defence chief on Thursday after reports the minister wanted to halt the government’s judicial overhaul plans, as cracks opened in the ruling coalition over the bitterly disputed project. A planned statement by Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, whom Israeli media said wanted to call …
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By Mike Collett-White WEST OF SOLEDAR, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops, on the defensive for four months, will launch a long-awaited counterassault “very soon” now that Russia’s huge winter offensive is losing steam without taking Bakhmut, Ukraine’s top ground forces commander said on Thursday. The remarks were the strongest indication yet from Kyiv that it …
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DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish consumer sentiment in March fell month-on-month for the first time since November, a survey showed on Friday, as continuing cost-of living pressures and increased uncertainty in the global economy made consumers slightly more cautious. The Credit Union Consumer Sentiment index slipped to 53.9 from February’s eight-month high of 55.6. That was …
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(Reuters) – British consumer confidence rose this month to its highest level in a year, helped by improving sentiment around the economy and despite persistent gloom over personal finances, a survey showed on Friday. Market research firm GfK’s consumer confidence index rose to -36 in March, in line with the consensus in a Reuters poll …
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LONDON (Reuters) – London’s Westminster Abbey said visitors will get the chance this summer to follow King Charles’ coronation footsteps, getting access for the first time in living memory to an area sealed off to the public. Charles will be crowned on May 6 at the church where coronations for English and British monarchs have …
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(Reuters) -Credit Suisse AG and UBS group AG are under scrutiny in a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) probe into whether financial professionals helped Russian oligarchs evade sanctions, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. The DOJ also sent subpoenas to employees of some major U.S. banks, the Bloomberg report said, adding the Swiss banks were included …
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By Lananh Nguyen and Saeed Azhar NEW YORK (Reuters) – As a series of U.S. lenders were besieged by customers yanking out their money this month, banking behemoths including JPMorgan Chase & Co, Citigroup Inc and Bank of America Corp. warned employees: Do not make it worse. JPMorgan, the nation’s largest bank, told all employees …
(Reuters) – A recent ban of TikTok use on U.S. government-owned devices, coupled with new legislation in Congress seeking to block the app, have fueled expectations the popular Chinese-owned platform could soon be barred nationwide. Adding to the perception, last week the company said the Biden administration had demanded TikTok’s owners divest their stakes in …
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