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London court rejects suspending arms exports to Israel

The London High Court rejected a petition to suspend British arms exports to Israel, the lawyers for the plaintiffs said on Tuesday.

A coalition of legal advocacy groups had asked the High Court in January to expedite a judicial review of the U.K. government's decision to keep selling military parts and arms to Israel.

England junior and senior doctors to strike together

Junior and senior doctors in England will go on strike together for the first time, a medical association has said, in an escalation to a long-running dispute with the government over pay.

Strikes over pay have hit many sectors of the British economy over the past year with medical workers among those joining picket lines amid the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.

Jaguar may pick UK for battery plant

The Indian owner of carmaker Jaguar Land Rover is set to select Britain over Spain to for a giant battery plant employing up to 9,000 people, the BBC reported Wednesday.

The broadcaster, citing sources familiar with the matter, added that the boss of JLR owner Tata Motors was expected to fly into Britain next week to finalise the deal and meet with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Turkish gunmaker Canik buys UK’s AEI Systems

Canik, one of the world's leading arms manufacturers, has announced that it has completed the acquisition of the well-established British defense company AEI Systems.

For the first time, a Turkish company bought a defense firm in the U.K., said Zafer Aral, the board chair of Samsun Yurt Savunma, the owner of Canik.

UK aviation warns green shift to slow demand growth

The financial cost of U.K. aviation cutting carbon emissions will push up ticket prices, slowing passenger demand growth, an industry body has forecast.

Sustainable Aviation predicted in a report that this slowdown will correspond to a "reduction in projected aviation activity of 14.3 percent in 2050" from earlier forecasts.

Kvitova opposes Wimbledon decision to allow Russian return

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova said she opposed the All England Club's decision to allow Russian and Belarusian players to compete at this year's tournament.

Wimbledon last year banned players from Russia and Moscow-allied Belarus after the invasion of Ukraine and the Lawn Tennis Association also barred players from other events in the United Kingdom.

UK inflation unexpectedly accelerates to 10.4 pct

British annual inflation unexpectedly accelerated in February despite central bank efforts to tame a growing cost-of-living crisis, official data showed yesterday.

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 10.4 percent in the 12 months to February 2023, up from 10.1 percent in January, the Office for National Statistics said.

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