LONDON (Reuters) – Britain brushed off a Russian plan to ban UK ships from fishing in Moscow’s waters on Friday as an example of Russia’s “self-imposed isolation”, while an industry body said it would have no impact because Britain’s fleet doesn’t fish there anyway. The Russian government said on Thursday it had approved a plan …
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By Sarah Young and Farouq Suleiman LONDON (Reuters) -Tata Steel said on Friday it will close its two blast furnaces in Britain by the end of this year, with the loss of up to 2,800 jobs at its Port Talbot steelworks in Wales. The closures are part of India-owned Tata Steel’s plan to turn around …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s public health agency warned on Friday that an outbreak of measles in central England could spread to other towns and cities unless urgent action is taken to boost vaccination uptake. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has declared a national incident, signalling a growing public health risk. It said there had …
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By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) – The pound sagged and UK government bond prices rose on Friday, after a shock drop in British consumer spending in December raised the risk of recession, putting a stop to the currency’s recent gains. The Office for National Statistics said people doing their Christmas shopping earlier than usual – …
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By Suban Abdulla and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -British retailers suffered the biggest drop in sales for almost three years during December, raising the risk that the economy slipped into recession late last year, official data showed on Friday. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said people doing Christmas shopping earlier than usual – especially …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday said there was “more to come” on tax cuts, adding he would look to reduce taxes at future fiscal events if it was possible to do responsibly. “We said that we do want to cut taxes more at future events, when we can responsibly do …
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LONDON (Reuters) -The European Court Of Human Rights said on Friday that Ireland had launched a legal challenge against Britain over a new law that gives conditional amnesties to former soldiers and militants involved in decades of violence in Northern Ireland. The law has been condemned by victims’ families, human-rights groups and all major political …
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By Bassam Masoud, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams GAZA/DOHA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli forces advanced into the southern Gaza Strip’s main city on Thursday, pounding areas near the enclave’s biggest functioning hospital, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyau vowed “many more months” of fighting until total victory is achieved. The heaviest battle of the year was under way …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO is launching its largest exercise since the Cold War, rehearsing how U.S. troops could reinforce European allies in countries bordering Russia and on the alliance’s eastern flank if a conflict were to flare up with a “near-peer” adversary. Some 90,000 troops are due to join the Steadfast Defender 2024 drills that will …
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By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – British luxury carmaker Bentley on Friday reported an 11% drop in vehicle sales for 2023 as high-end consumers felt the pinch of rising costs and slowing economies, with sales down in its top three markets – Europe, the Americas and China. “The luxury market was not immune from the …
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