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Naked skydivers bid for world record in plea for British unity
[ad_1] By Katharine Houreld | NAIROBI NAIROBI As gloomy headlines multiplied in the wake of last year’s Brexit vote, four Britons decided to cheer up their divided country by setting a new world record for…
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Finance firms need freedom to choose location after Brexit
[ad_1] LONDON Finance firms should not be forced by regulators to change location after Britain leaves the European Union in 2019, Andrew Bailey, chief executive of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority told a Reuters Newsmaker…
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No such thing as 'frictionless' trade, Barnier warns Britain
[ad_1] By Alastair Macdonald and Elizabeth Miles | BRUSSELS BRUSSELS The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier warned British ministers and businesses who are calling for “frictionless trade” with the EU after Britain leaves…
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A neat skateboard trick: Recycling old plastic bags to make boards
[ad_1] By Matthew J. Stock | LONDON LONDON Skateboarders are known for high-flying tricks, from jumping off of ramps to shooting down railings, but now one British designer is touting an environmental trick of his…
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Primark pierces UK consumer gloom with improved sales
[ad_1] LONDON Clothing retailer Primark returned to underlying sales growth for the first time in 18 months, with low prices and warm weather driving a strong performance in Britain in its latest quarter, owner Associated…
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Britain sends in task force to help run council after tower block fire
[ad_1] LONDON Britain said on Wednesday it was sending in a task force to help run the local authority struggling to cope with the aftermath of a London tower block blaze which killed at least…
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May to hold bilateral meeting with Trump at G20 – official
[ad_1] LONDON British Prime Minister Theresa May will hold a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg on Friday, a British government official said on Wednesday. The official declined…
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U.S. urges power-sharing deal in Northern Ireland
[ad_1] WASHINGTON The United States on Wednesday urged Northern Ireland’s two major political parties to reach an agreement for a power-sharing government, after talks broke down on Tuesday between Sinn Fein and the Democratic Unionist…
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May finds it lonely at the top, but battles on – for now
[ad_1] By Elizabeth Piper | LONDON LONDON It’s lonely at the top for British Prime Minister Theresa May but she’s holding on — for now. May faced calls to quit from inside and outside her…
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Public sector pay must be balanced against living within means – May
[ad_1] LONDON Any decision on lifting a pay cap on public sector workers must be balanced against the need for Britain to live within its means, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday. At a…
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Grime spreads beyond London's underground
[ad_1] LONDON Squeezed in to a small and sweaty East London nightclub at 3 a.m., the Slew Dem Crew spit bars to a raucous audience revelling in the fast growing popularity of Britain’s new musical…
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Fall in UK shop prices eases, food soars: BRC
[ad_1] LONDON Overall prices in British shops fell in June at the slowest annual pace since November 2013, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said on Wednesday, adding it expects rising inflation pressure soon to prompt…
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BoE's Saunders tells UK households – prepare for higher rates: Guardian
[ad_1] LONDON A Bank of England policymaker who last month voted to raise interest rates was quoted as saying on Tuesday that he was “reasonably confident” that investment and exports would compensate for a consumer…
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Conservative MP MacKinlay faces trial over election fraud charges
[ad_1] By Michael Holden | LONDON LONDON An MP from Prime Minister Theresa May’s minority ruling Conservative Party, will face trial after he denied on Tuesday making false declarations over his spending in a 2015…
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Northern Ireland parties fail to strike power-sharing deal, talks to continue
[ad_1] By Ian Graham and Kylie MacLellan | BELFAST/LONDON BELFAST/LONDON The leaders of Northern Ireland’s two main political parties said on Tuesday talks on a new power-sharing executive in the British province had broken down…
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London's Euston station reopens after fire alarm
[ad_1] LONDON London’s Euston train station has reopened after being evacuated because of a fire alarm on Tuesday, according to Transport for London, operator of the Tube network. “Euston station – now open and trains…
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Gas distribution business Cadent refunds 54 million pounds to Ofgem
[ad_1] LONDON British gas distribution business Cadent has agreed to refund 54 million pounds of price control allowances to regulator Ofgem because the company will no longer be making some investments in its central London…
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Trump offers to help terminally ill UK infant in tweet
[ad_1] WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump offered help to a terminally ill infant an ocean away in a Twitter post on Monday after his parents lost a legal battle to give him experimental therapy in…
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Teen jailed for plotting bomb attack at Elton John concert in London
[ad_1] LONDON A British teenager who planned to attack an Elton John concert in London on the fifteenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks was jailed for life on Monday. Haroon Syed, 19, from West…
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Javid welcomes resignation of borough leader after fatal fire
[ad_1] LONDON Britain’s communities minister welcomed the resignation of the council leader in the London borough where a fire killed at least 80 people, saying on Monday he would work with the local leader’s replacement.…
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Hip injury forces Kyrgios to retire from Wimbledon
[ad_1] By Alison Williams | LONDON LONDON Australian 20th seed Nick Kyrgios, who retired injured from Wimbledon on Monday, knew he was struggling with a hip injury even as he came out on court but…
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EDF says revised estimates will have no impact on Hinkley Point contract
[ad_1] PARIS Revised cost estimates and a delayed delivery in the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Britain will not have any impact on the contract signed by French utility EDF (EDF.PA) and the…
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UK government to hold conference for business leaders on Brexit
[ad_1] LONDON Britain’s secretary in charge of exiting the European Union will host a conference for business leaders on Friday as part of a government drive to give them a bigger say in the process.…
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Britain says 181 high-rise buildings have failed safety tests after London fire
[ad_1] LONDON Some 181 high-rise buildings have failed safety tests carried out after a fire that killed at least 80 people in London last month, the British government said on Sunday. Officials are conducting tests…
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Britain should listen to pay bodies on public-sector rises – minister
[ad_1] LONDON Britain could abandon an across-the-board cap on pay for public-sector workers such as teachers and nurses if review bodies said higher rises were needed to recruit and retain workers, Environment Secretary Michael Gove…
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May could walk out of Brexit talks over exit bill – Telegraph
[ad_1] LONDON British business leaders have been told to brace for the possibility that Prime Minister Theresa May’s government may walk out of Brexit talks this year, according to the Sunday Telegraph. The move would…
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Cabinet ministers tell May to end austerity – Observer
[ad_1] LONDON Prime Minister Theresa May is under pressure from her ministers to end the government’s policy of economic austerity as a new poll shows her popularity has slumped, according to the Observer. Health secretary…
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Northern Ireland power-sharing deal unlikely in coming days, Sinn Fein says
[ad_1] BELFAST Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams said on Saturday that Northern Ireland’s political parties were unlikely to reach a deal to restore the province’s power-sharing agreement in the next few days. The region has…
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Thousands march for same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland
[ad_1] BELFAST Thousands of people marched in Belfast on Saturday to demand Northern Ireland join the rest of the United Kingdom in legalising same-sex marriage, a step blocked by the region’s largest party, a key…
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I medici: più tempo prima di staccare la spina al piccolo Charlie
[ad_1] LONDRA – I medici del Great Ormond Street Hospital di Londra hanno concesso un po’ più di tempo ai genitori del piccolo Charlie Gard da trascorrere col figlio di 10 mesi prima che vengano…