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Germany Approves Rules to Turn Down Heating, Lights This Winter
Date: August 24, 2022
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s public buildings are to become cooler and streets darker this winter under energy-saving measures approved by the cabinet on Wednesday, as part of efforts to protect the nation’s gas reserves to offset throttled deliveries from Russia. Russian gas giant Gazprom has slashed gas flows to Germany via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline...
Plan to Improve German Rail Transport May Worsen Congestion, Industry Warns
Date: August 22, 2022
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is set to make rail transport for power plants and refineries a priority this week to ensure supply, even as railway union and rail association officials warn the network is already too congested. Demand for rail transport has increased from industry, passengers and the government as the country considers how it...
Strikes Bring London’s Transport Network to a Halt
Date: August 19, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) -London’s transport network ground to a halt on Friday as train and bus workers held strikes over pay and conditions, the latest in a summer of labour market disputes as double-digit inflation eats into wages. All London Underground and Overground train lines were suspended or part suspended and dozens of bus routes in...
UK Budget Think Tank Warns Future PM Against Big Tax Cuts
Date: August 18, 2022
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s next prime minister will not have room to make large, permanent tax cuts, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said on Thursday, challenging the plans of the two Conservative candidates vying to succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss wants to reverse more than 30 billion...
UK’s Sunak Criticised for Claiming He Diverted Funds From Deprived Areas
Date: August 5, 2022
By William James LONDON (Reuters) – Rishi Sunak, trailing in the two-horse race to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, faced criticism on Friday for saying he had previously instigated policy changes to divert funding away from deprived urban areas. The ruling Conservative Party is choosing a new leader after Johnson was forced to quit...
UK Leadership Favourite Truss U-Turns on Pay Plan in First Big Misstep
Date: August 2, 2022
By Andrew MacAskill and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s foreign minister Liz Truss, the frontrunner to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister, was forced to backtrack on one of her most striking pledges a day after announcing it following a backlash from fellow Conservatives and opposition parties. In the first big misstep of her campaign,...