Sam Tabahriti
@samtbrt.bsky.social
news correspondent at Reuters and cyclist
I wonder, how does one call a 'policy u-turn' for something that was not officially announced? Can you do a u-turn on something you haven't made official, or even remotely acknowledged?
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I wonder, how does one call a 'policy u-turn' for something that was not officially announced? Can you do a u-turn on something you haven't made official, or even remotely acknowledged?
EXC: Switzerland is considering joining a British-led international task force targeting kleptocrats and recovering stolen assets, a British government official said, as it seeks to shake off its reputation as a haven for dirty money.
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Switzerland is considering joining 'dirty money' task force, UK official says
Switzerland is considering joining a British-led international task force targeting kleptocrats and recovering stolen assets, a British government official said, as it seeks to shake off its reputation as a haven for dirty money.
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August 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
EXC: Switzerland is considering joining a British-led international task force targeting kleptocrats and recovering stolen assets, a British government official said, as it seeks to shake off its reputation as a haven for dirty money.
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MP Stephen Kinnock on the morning rounds on Ukraine rejected imposed settlements and stressed the need for ironclad security guarantees, backing Ukraine’s right to pursue NATO & EU membership freely.
August 18, 2025 at 6:47 AM
MP Stephen Kinnock on the morning rounds on Ukraine rejected imposed settlements and stressed the need for ironclad security guarantees, backing Ukraine’s right to pursue NATO & EU membership freely.
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A guy died while trying to meet one of Meta’s AI chatbots in real life and Meta declined to comment on any of the substance of that story — but felt compelled to cover its ass on the record with respect to its relationship with Kendall Jenner.
Grim stuff.
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Grim stuff.
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August 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
A guy died while trying to meet one of Meta’s AI chatbots in real life and Meta declined to comment on any of the substance of that story — but felt compelled to cover its ass on the record with respect to its relationship with Kendall Jenner.
Grim stuff.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
Grim stuff.
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EXCL: The Home Office has quietly tasked domestic abuse charity SafeLives to explore how a review of the UK’s main risk assessment tool, DASH, could work.
DASH has been used for 15+ years- but critics say it’s failing victims like Bethany Fields and Fawziyah Javed.
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DASH has been used for 15+ years- but critics say it’s failing victims like Bethany Fields and Fawziyah Javed.
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Exclusive: Britain reassesses 'flawed' domestic abuse risk tool
A month before she was stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend, Bethany Fields walked into a police station in northern England to report his abusive and controlling behaviour. He had threatened to kill her, but she was not assessed as high risk.
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August 13, 2025 at 6:20 AM
EXCL: The Home Office has quietly tasked domestic abuse charity SafeLives to explore how a review of the UK’s main risk assessment tool, DASH, could work.
DASH has been used for 15+ years- but critics say it’s failing victims like Bethany Fields and Fawziyah Javed.
www.reuters.com/world/uk/bri...
DASH has been used for 15+ years- but critics say it’s failing victims like Bethany Fields and Fawziyah Javed.
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We love automatic doors! 💀
August 1, 2025 at 9:05 AM
We love automatic doors! 💀
When asked by a reporter what he made of the Middle East peace plan, Donald Trump said:
“It’ll get straightened out”.
Unclear which peace plan it was referring to.
“It’ll get straightened out”.
Unclear which peace plan it was referring to.
July 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
When asked by a reporter what he made of the Middle East peace plan, Donald Trump said:
“It’ll get straightened out”.
Unclear which peace plan it was referring to.
“It’ll get straightened out”.
Unclear which peace plan it was referring to.
Donald Trump spoke warmly about the "special relationship" with Britain on Monday, lavishing praise on Prime Minister Keir Starmer, King Charles, and his own mother's Scottish homeland from the ballroom of his Turnberry golf club.
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Trump and Starmer trade compliments but defend differences
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke warmly about the "special relationship" with Britain on Monday, lavishing praise on Prime Minister Keir Starmer, King Charles, and his own mother's Scottish homeland from the ballroom of his Turnberry golf club.
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July 29, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Donald Trump spoke warmly about the "special relationship" with Britain on Monday, lavishing praise on Prime Minister Keir Starmer, King Charles, and his own mother's Scottish homeland from the ballroom of his Turnberry golf club.
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Ex-trader Tom Hayes won his appeal to overturn rate-rigging conviction at UK top court
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Ex-trader Tom Hayes wins appeal to overturn rate-rigging conviction
Tom Hayes, the first trader ever jailed for interest rate rigging, had his conviction overturned by Britain's top court on Wednesday after a years-long fight to clear his name.
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July 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Ex-trader Tom Hayes won his appeal to overturn rate-rigging conviction at UK top court
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The Bank of England has delayed implementing a key part of new, global rules governing banks' trading activities by a year to 2028, as it waits for clarity on what other jurisdictions will do.
It also announced an easing of capital requirements for mid-sized bank.
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It also announced an easing of capital requirements for mid-sized bank.
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BoE delays Basel rule on banks' trading to 2028, eases capital burden on midsize banks
Britain's central bank on Tuesday delayed implementing a key part of new, global rules governing banks' trading activities by a year to 2028, as it waits for clarity on what other jurisdictions including the United States will do.
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July 15, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The Bank of England has delayed implementing a key part of new, global rules governing banks' trading activities by a year to 2028, as it waits for clarity on what other jurisdictions will do.
It also announced an easing of capital requirements for mid-sized bank.
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It also announced an easing of capital requirements for mid-sized bank.
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Britain said it would strike an agreement with Vietnam to make it easier for pharmaceutical firms to sell UK-made medicines in the Southeast Asian nation, under a new trade strategy that emphasises quick, industry-specific deals.
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UK agrees deal with Vietnam to remove pharmaceutical trade barriers
Britain said it would strike an agreement with Vietnam to make it easier for pharmaceutical firms to sell UK-made medicines in the Southeast Asian nation, under a new trade strategy that emphasises quick, industry-specific deals.
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July 14, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Britain said it would strike an agreement with Vietnam to make it easier for pharmaceutical firms to sell UK-made medicines in the Southeast Asian nation, under a new trade strategy that emphasises quick, industry-specific deals.
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I interviewed investment minister Poppy Gustafsson ahead of her trip to Japan, where she secured an investment deal from Sumitomo Corp. on funding clean energy infrastructure such as offshore wind and hydrogen projects over the next 10 years
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UK secures $10 bln clean energy investment deal with Japan's Sumitomo Corp
Britain secured a deal to unlock 7.5 billion pound ($10 billion) in investments with Japan's Sumitomo Corp , funding clean energy infrastructure such as offshore wind and hydrogen projects over the next 10 years, the government said on Wednesday.
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July 11, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I interviewed investment minister Poppy Gustafsson ahead of her trip to Japan, where she secured an investment deal from Sumitomo Corp. on funding clean energy infrastructure such as offshore wind and hydrogen projects over the next 10 years
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Monthly UK GDP data:
• -0.1% m/m in May, after -0.3% m/m drop in April
• Falling industrial output and construction weigh on growth, services grew modestly
• Q2 still on track for growth if June shows at least a flat m/m reading, ONS
• -0.4% or worse for June would be a contraction
• -0.1% m/m in May, after -0.3% m/m drop in April
• Falling industrial output and construction weigh on growth, services grew modestly
• Q2 still on track for growth if June shows at least a flat m/m reading, ONS
• -0.4% or worse for June would be a contraction
July 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Monthly UK GDP data:
• -0.1% m/m in May, after -0.3% m/m drop in April
• Falling industrial output and construction weigh on growth, services grew modestly
• Q2 still on track for growth if June shows at least a flat m/m reading, ONS
• -0.4% or worse for June would be a contraction
• -0.1% m/m in May, after -0.3% m/m drop in April
• Falling industrial output and construction weigh on growth, services grew modestly
• Q2 still on track for growth if June shows at least a flat m/m reading, ONS
• -0.4% or worse for June would be a contraction
NEW: Starmer spoke to Trump this evening, discussed the “actions” taken by the US.
No. 10 spokesperson:
“The leaders discussed the situation in the Middle East and reiterated the grave risk posed by Iran’s nuclear programme to international security…
No. 10 spokesperson:
“The leaders discussed the situation in the Middle East and reiterated the grave risk posed by Iran’s nuclear programme to international security…
June 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
NEW: Starmer spoke to Trump this evening, discussed the “actions” taken by the US.
No. 10 spokesperson:
“The leaders discussed the situation in the Middle East and reiterated the grave risk posed by Iran’s nuclear programme to international security…
No. 10 spokesperson:
“The leaders discussed the situation in the Middle East and reiterated the grave risk posed by Iran’s nuclear programme to international security…
Foreign minister David Lammy heads to Geneva today for key nuclear talks with Iran, joining European allies in a push to revive diplomacy.
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UK's Lammy to meet European counterparts in Geneva to hold nuclear talks with Iran
British foreign minister David Lammy will head to Geneva on Friday for nuclear talks with Iran and European counterparts, racing to press for a diplomatic solution over Tehran’s nuclear programme, his office said on Thursday.
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June 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Foreign minister David Lammy heads to Geneva today for key nuclear talks with Iran, joining European allies in a push to revive diplomacy.
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France tightens grip on Eutelsat through 1.35 bln-euro shares sale reut.rs/4l6Md7Q
France tightens grip on Eutelsat through 1.35 bln-euro shares sale
The French state will become Eutelsat's top shareholder following a 1.35 billion-euro ($1.55 billion) capital increase aimed at helping the satellite company better compete with Elon Musk's Starlink, the finance ministry said on Thursday.
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June 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
France tightens grip on Eutelsat through 1.35 bln-euro shares sale reut.rs/4l6Md7Q
Under growing pressure on immigration, Britain is called for reform of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Justice minister Shabana Mahmood said the treaty must evolve to reflect today’s realities. A pivotal moment for UK-ECHR relation?
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#UKPolitics #ECHR
Justice minister Shabana Mahmood said the treaty must evolve to reflect today’s realities. A pivotal moment for UK-ECHR relation?
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#UKPolitics #ECHR
Britain, under pressure on immigration, urges reform of European human rights framework
Britain called on Wednesday for reform of the European Convention on Human Rights, amid growing domestic criticism that it allows a foreign-based court to meddle in sensitive areas of policy such as immigration and deportation rulings.
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June 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Under growing pressure on immigration, Britain is called for reform of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Justice minister Shabana Mahmood said the treaty must evolve to reflect today’s realities. A pivotal moment for UK-ECHR relation?
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#UKPolitics #ECHR
Justice minister Shabana Mahmood said the treaty must evolve to reflect today’s realities. A pivotal moment for UK-ECHR relation?
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#UKPolitics #ECHR
Keir Starmer condemns Israel’s Gaza aid blockage, saying it’s “simply intolerable and getting worse”.
PM reiterates support for a two-state solution.
#PMQs
PM reiterates support for a two-state solution.
#PMQs
May 14, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Keir Starmer condemns Israel’s Gaza aid blockage, saying it’s “simply intolerable and getting worse”.
PM reiterates support for a two-state solution.
#PMQs
PM reiterates support for a two-state solution.
#PMQs
I think it’s well time I start posting on here!
March 27, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I think it’s well time I start posting on here!
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@samtbrt.bsky.social hired by @reuters.com as a breaking news correspondent: talkingbiznews.com/media-news/r...
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January 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
@samtbrt.bsky.social hired by @reuters.com as a breaking news correspondent: talkingbiznews.com/media-news/r...
Last day in the Law360 office today before the next chapter
December 13, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Last day in the Law360 office today before the next chapter
balcony lunches can resume ☀️
May 7, 2023 at 1:42 PM
balcony lunches can resume ☀️
I owed it to my fur babies to post my first picture on here of them
April 28, 2023 at 4:08 PM
I owed it to my fur babies to post my first picture on here of them
finally made it on here, thanks to the wonderful @zoeschiffer.bsky.social
April 27, 2023 at 11:51 PM
finally made it on here, thanks to the wonderful @zoeschiffer.bsky.social