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1 month ago | dailygazette.com | Pan Pylas |Oli Scarff |Mikhail Metzel |Pan Pylas -

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is convening a second meeting of global leaders Saturday to discuss the developments regarding the war in Ukraine, following another frantic week of diplomacy aimed at getting Russia to back a 30-day ceasefire. Unlike the first summit on March 2, the meeting of what Starmer has termed the “coalition of the willing” will be conducted virtually.

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LONDON (AP) — John Lennon is being honored in a specially minted British coin collection to mark the year the Beatles legend and peace advocate would have turned 85. The Royal Mint said Friday that the coin features a portrait of Lennon that is based on a famous image taken by music industry photographer Bob Gruen in 1974. It depicts a side profile of Lennon taken on the roof of his penthouse in New York. Lennon was shot dead by Mark David Chapman in the city on Dec. 8, 1980 at the age of 40.

1 month ago | goshennews.com | Pan Pylas |Pan Pylas -

LONDON (AP) — John Lennon is being honored in a specially minted British coin collection to mark the year the Beatles great and peace advocate would have turned 85, the Royal Mint said Friday. The coin, which will go on sale on Monday, features a portrait of Lennon that is based on a famous image taken by music industry photographer Bob Gruen in 1974. kAmxE 56A:4ED 2 D:56 AC@7:=6 @7 {6??@?[ E2<6? @? E96 C@@7 @7 9:D A6?E9@FD6 :? }6H *@C<] {6??@?

2 months ago | thederrick.com | Pan Pylas |Pan Pylas -

A man is silhouetted in front of the Bank of England in London, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 which is widely expected to cut interest rates for the third time in six months later Thursday. Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaks about her plans for Britain's economy in Eynsham, England, Wednesday Jan. 29, 2025. Peter Cziborra - Pool Reuters 1 of 2 A man is silhouetted in front of the Bank of England in London, Thursday, Feb.

2 months ago | mykxlg.com | Pan Pylas |Pan Pylas -

LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. rose to a 10-month high in January,  an increase that will likely diminish expectations of rapid interest rate reductions from the Bank of England. The Office for National Statistics said Wednesday that inflation, as measured by the consumer prices index, rose to 3% in the year to January, up from the equivalent 2.5% rate the month before.