The royal wedding
Live updates as Prince William marries Kate Middleton
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An Australian TV comedy show on the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton has been axed after the BBC banned usage of its live feed for comedy, satirical or entertainment purposes.
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Hi Ian - the live coverage page is of course aimed primarily at those that are interested in the wedding, and the content here reflects that. Similarly our sports pages do not feature many articles focussed on people that are not interested in sport...
We do have a number of pieces on the varying levels of interest amongst the public, however:
This article details the differing levels of interest in street parties across the country: uk.reuters.com, and this opinion piece provides a distinctly disillusioned viewpoint: blogs.reuters.com. This article looks at what the wedding might mean to Britain's republican movement: uk.reuters.com.
We have more content looking at apathy and opposition to the wedding coming within the next hour or so as well! -
Reporting on the wedding - a royally strange engagement: blogs.reuters.com
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RT @reutersDavidM: More seriously, GfK consumer confidence index hit a 2-year low after #Osborne budget. Will #RoyalWedding perk it up? ...by jodieginsberg via twitter 4/28/2011 1:23:21 PM
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Small businesses are paying a steep price an extra holiday marking the Royal Wedding, which economists estimate will cost the UK economy around £6 billion pounds in lost productivity.
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Royal fans descend from far and wide: uk.reuters.com
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Tourist trade may rocket and sales of memorabilia soar but Prince William's wedding to Kate Middleton is unlikely to provide the boost to the economy that the government hopes.
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Australia defends its handling of French submarine deal
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia defended its scrapping of a deal for French submarines on Sunday, saying the government had raised concerns to Paris for months, as a new deal with the United States and Britain continued to fuel a multinational diplomatic crisis.