LONDON (Reuters) – Kate Middleton, the wife of Prince William, wrote an open letter of thanks to Britain’s midwives on Friday after spending several days observing a hospital maternity unit, calling their work humbling and crucial. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, poses with staff at Kingston Hospital Maternity Unit, in Kingston Upon Thames,
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech during a debate at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, December 18, 2019. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler PARIS (Reuters) – The European Union may need to extend the deadline for talks about a new trade relationship with Britain, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told French
FILE PHOTO: Workers cross London Bridge during the morning rush hour in London, August 16, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville LONDON (Reuters) – British real wages are expected to climb early in 2020 to levels not seen since before the financial crisis over a decade ago, a think-tank forecast on Friday. Pay data adjusted for inflation will
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian popstar Kylie Minogue has invited weary Britons to forget politics and “call on your friends in Australia” in a tourism campaign launched in Britain on Christmas Day. FILE PHOTO: Singer Kylie Minogue looks on as she arrives for the U.K. premiere of “Last Christmas” in London, Britain, November 11, 2019. REUTERS/Simon
SANDRINGHAM, England (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Andrew avoided the limelight on Christmas Day by skipping the royal family’s traditional mid-morning walk to church and attending an earlier service with other relatives. Andrew, Queen Elizabeth’s second son, has kept a low profile since he stepped down from royal duties last month in the wake of a
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Philip, the 98-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth, was released from a London hospital on Tuesday and joined other members of the royal family for their Christmas celebrations. Britain’s Prince Philip leaves the King Edward VII’s Hospital in London, Britain December 24, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay Philip, whose official title is the
FILE PHOTO: Members of the public walk past the Bank of EnglandNovember 9, 2007. REUTERS/Alessia Pierdomenico LONDON (Reuters) – Cutting interest rates appears to stimulate more than just the economy – Bank of England researchers say an extra 14,500 babies were born in 2009 after the central bank slashed borrowing costs during the global financial
An undated photograph released on December 21, 2019 by Buckingham Palace shows Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, Prince William, and Prince George preparing special Christmas puddings in the Music Room at Buckingham Palace, as part of the launch of The Royal British Legion’s Together at Christmas initiative in London, Britain. Chris Jackson/Handout via REUTERS LONDON
FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson greets newly-elected Conservative MPs at the Houses of Parliament, London, Britain December 16, 2019. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS (Reuters) – Irish and British governments have “paused” talks to restore Northern Ireland’s devolved regional government, stalling a power-sharing agreement between the Irish nationalists and pro-British unionists in the region,
LONDON (Reuters) – British prosecutors said on Friday they had decided to charge the wife of a U.S. diplomat over a fatal car crash in England and to seek her extradition, a decision that “disappointed” Washington. FILE PHOTO: Tim Dunn, the father of British teen Harry Dunn who was killed in a car crash on
LONDON (Reuters) – A policy which allows British security service agents to commit serious criminal activities including violence is lawful, a tribunal ruled by a slim majority on Friday. FILE PHOTO: Thames House, the headquarters of the British Security Service (MI5) is seen in London, Britain October 22, 2015. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls Four human rights groups
LONDON (Reuters) – Anne Sacoolas, the wife of a U.S. diplomat, will not return voluntarily to Britain to face charges for causing death by dangerous driving, her lawyer said on Friday. British prosecutors said earlier they have decided to charge Sacoolas over a car crash in central England in August in which a teenager died.
LONDON (Reuters) – The British parliament will vote on Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal on Friday, a move the prime minister described as delivering on his promise to “get the Brexit vote wrapped up for Christmas” following his landslide election victory. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a final general election campaign event
FILE PHOTO: The Twitter App loads on an iPhone in this illustration photograph LONDON (Reuters) – More than 15 million tweets were posted during the campaign leading up to Britain’s parliamentary election last week, election, up 66% on the previous election in 2017, Twitter said on Thursday. The Dec. 12 election, billed as the most
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out his government’s plans on Thursday, fleshing out how he will honour his election-winning pledges to get Brexit done quickly and boost funding for the state health service. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he speaks to supporters on a visit to
(Reuters) – British American Tobacco (BAT) (BATS.L) must stop advertising its e-cigarettes from any public account on Instagram, including influencers’ accounts, the UK’s advertising watchdog ruled on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Pall Mall cigarettes are piled during the manufacturing process in the British American Tobacco Cigarette Factory (BAT) in Bayreuth, southern Germany, April 30, 2014. REUTERS/Michaela