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PAN PYLAS

PAN PYLAS

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Tony Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, widow of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95

Award-winning British stage actor Joan Plowright, the widow of Laurence Olivier, has died

Tony Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, widow of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
Business|Economy|Environment|Europe

Around 3,000 jobs at risk at UK's biggest steelworks despite government-backed package of support

Around 3,000 workers at Britain’s biggest steelworks face the prospect of losing their jobs as part of a government-backed package to make the plant “greener.”

Around 3,000 jobs at risk at UK's biggest steelworks despite government-backed package of support
Economy|Europe|News|World

UK inflation fell unexpectedly in August. That makes it unclear what the Bank of England will do

Inflation in Britain fell unexpectedly in August to its lowest level since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

UK inflation fell unexpectedly in August. That makes it unclear what the Bank of England will do
Europe|Health|News|Political|World

England's National Health Service operates on holiday-level staffing as doctors' strike escalates

Britain’s state-owned health service is operating on holiday-level staffing in England as doctors in the early stages of their careers joined their more senior colleagues in their first-ever joint strike action

England's National Health Service operates on holiday-level staffing as doctors' strike escalates
Economy|Finance|News

Bank of England joins US Fed in keeping interest rates unchanged after inflation declines

The Bank of England has paused nearly two years of interest rate increases after a surprising fall in U.K. inflation eased concerns about the pace of price rises

Bank of England joins US Fed in keeping interest rates unchanged after inflation declines
Europe

Hero or villain? Rupert Murdoch’s exit stirs strong feelings in Britain, where he upended the media

Rupert Murdoch stirs mixed feelings in Britain, where he transformed the media over half a century

Hero or villain? Rupert Murdoch’s exit stirs strong feelings in Britain, where he upended the media
Health|News

Britain's COVID-19 response inquiry enters a second phase with political decisions in the spotlight

Britain's inquiry into the response to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the nation has entered the second phase with political decision-making taking center stage

Britain's COVID-19 response inquiry enters a second phase with political decisions in the spotlight
Business|Finance|News

Ex-Barclays Bank boss Staley banned from senior UK finance roles over misleading Epstein statements

Britain’s financial regulator has fined the American former chief executive of Barclays, Jes Staley, 1.8 million pounds — about $2.2 million — and banned him from holding senior financial roles for misleading it over the nature of his relationship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Ex-Barclays Bank boss Staley banned from senior UK finance roles over misleading Epstein statements
Economy|Finance|News

Inflation in UK unchanged at 6.7% in September, still way more than Bank of England's target of 2%

Inflation in the U.K. held steady at 6.7% in September as easing food and drink price rises were offset by higher fuel costs for motorists

Inflation in UK unchanged at 6.7% in September, still way more than Bank of England's target of 2%
Environment|Europe|News

Gale-force winds and floods strike northern Europe. At least 3 people killed in the UK

Gale-force winds and floods have struck several countries in northern Europe as the region endures more heavy rain that forecasters say will continue into the weekend

Gale-force winds and floods strike northern Europe. At least 3 people killed in the UK
Europe|Health|World

Boris Johnson's former top aide is withering about UK government during COVID-19 pandemic inquiry

The former top aide to ex-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has painted a picture of widespread chaos and dysfunction in government during the coronavirus pandemic

Boris Johnson's former top aide is withering about UK government during COVID-19 pandemic inquiry
Economy|Finance|News|World

Bank of England keeps main UK interest rate at 15-year high of 5.25% and cautions over oil prices

The Bank of England kept its main interest rate unchanged at the 15-year high of 5.25% and indicated that borrowing costs will likely remain at these sort of elevated levels for a while yet especially if oil and gas prices increase sharply because of the Israel-Hamas war

Bank of England keeps main UK interest rate at 15-year high of 5.25% and cautions over oil prices
Economy|News

British economy flatlines in third quarter of the year, update shows ahead of budget statement

The British economy flatlined in the third quarter of the year

British economy flatlines in third quarter of the year, update shows ahead of budget statement
Economy|Finance|News

UK government meets pledge to halve inflation this year as rate falls to 2-year low of 4.6%

Inflation in the U.K. dropped sharply in October to its lowest level in two years largely because last year's steep rise in domestic energy bills dropped out of the annual comparison

UK government meets pledge to halve inflation this year as rate falls to 2-year low of 4.6%
Entertainment|Fashion and Beauty|Lifestyle|Sports

Messi World Cup shirts will be auctioned. Sotheby's thinks they could fetch record over $10 million

Sotheby’s is set to auction off six shirts worn by Lionel Messi during Argentina’s winning run at last year’s soccer World Cup in Qatar

Messi World Cup shirts will be auctioned. Sotheby's thinks they could fetch record over $10 million
News|Political|Science|World

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson 'bamboozled' by science, COVID-19 inquiry told

A former chief scientific adviser says Boris Johnson struggled as British prime minister to come to grips with much of the science during the coronavirus pandemic

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson 'bamboozled' by science, COVID-19 inquiry told
Business|Economy|Election|News|Opinion|Political

Britain's Conservative government pushes tax cuts in hopes of bolstering electoral chances

Britain’s Conservative government has sought to regain the political initiative with a series of tax cuts for businesses and individuals that it hopes will boost its chances in a national election next year that opinion polls suggest it will lose

Britain's Conservative government pushes tax cuts in hopes of bolstering electoral chances
Crime|News|World

Violent clashes break out in Dublin after knife attack that injured 3 children, one seriously

Violent clashes have broken out in central Dublin after a 5-year-old girl was seriously injured in a knife attack that also saw a woman and two other young children hospitalized

Violent clashes break out in Dublin after knife attack that injured 3 children, one seriously
Crime|Europe|News|Sports|World

The UK apologizes to families of 97 Liverpool soccer fans killed in a stadium crush 34 years ago

The British government has apologized to the families of 97 Liverpool soccer fans killed in a stadium crush 34 years ago

The UK apologizes to families of 97 Liverpool soccer fans killed in a stadium crush 34 years ago
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|News

British poet and self-professed 'anarchist' Benjamin Zephaniah dies at age 65

British poet, political activist, musician and actor Benjamin Zephaniah has died at age 65

British poet and self-professed 'anarchist' Benjamin Zephaniah dies at age 65
Economy|News

Bank of England holds interest rates at a 15-year high despite worries about the economy

The Bank of England has kept borrowing rates unchanged despite mounting worries over the state of the British economy

Bank of England holds interest rates at a 15-year high despite worries about the economy
Economy|News

UK rate cut speculation swells as inflation falls by more than anticipated to 2-year low of 3.9%

Inflation in the U.K. as measured by the consumer prices index has eased back to its lowest level in more than two years

UK rate cut speculation swells as inflation falls by more than anticipated to 2-year low of 3.9%
Health|News

Striking doctors in England say hospitals haven't shown an urgent need for them to return to work

The longest planned strike in the history of Britain’s state-funded National Health Service has entered its second day of six with doctors in England at loggerheads with hospitals over requests for some to return to work to cover urgent needs

Striking doctors in England say hospitals haven't shown an urgent need for them to return to work
Economy|News|World

The world could get its first trillionaire within 10 years, anti-poverty group Oxfam says

The anti-poverty organization Oxfam International says the world could have its first trillionaire within a decade

The world could get its first trillionaire within 10 years, anti-poverty group Oxfam says
Business|Crime|News|Technology|World

Provider of faulty computer system apologizes to hundreds affected by UK Post Office scandal

Fujitsu, the company whose faulty computer accounting system resulted in the wrongful conviction of hundreds of Post Office branch managers across the U.K., has apologized to the victims for its role in the country’s biggest ever miscarriage of justice and said it was long aware that the software had bugs

Provider of faulty computer system apologizes to hundreds affected by UK Post Office scandal

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