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LONDON (Reuters) -The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, has criticised the leader of Britain’s populist Reform UK party, Nigel Farage, describing his plans for mass deportations of asylum seekers as an “isolationist, short-term, knee-jerk” response. Cottrell, the Church of England’s second most senior clergyman who is performing some functions of the Archbishop of Canterbury while …

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LONDON (Reuters) -British police said they arrested five people on Saturday after masked men tried to force their way into a hotel used by asylum-seekers, a day after the government won a court ruling on the use of another hotel to house migrants. Two groups of anti-asylum protesters marched to the Crowne Plaza Hotel near …

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LONDON (Reuters) -A 59-year-old man was arrested in relation to abusive social media messages sent to England defender Jess Carter during the women’s European Championship last month, Cheshire Police said on Thursday. During Euro 2025, Carter said she had been the target of online racist abuse in Switzerland and even announced that she was stepping …

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By Michael Holden and Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -The British government argued a court ruling requiring asylum seekers to be temporarily evicted from a hotel risks sparking further chaotic protests outside the residences housing them, as it appealed against the decision on Thursday. Last week, the High Court in London granted a temporary injunction to …

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GRIMSBY, England (Reuters) -Manchester United plumbed new depths as fourth-tier Grimsby Town knocked them out of the League Cup 12-11 on penalties after a 2-2 draw on a tumultuous night at Blundell Park on Wednesday. Goals by Charles Vernam and former Manchester United youth player Tyrell Warren put the hosts in charge of the second-round …

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GRIMSBY, England (Reuters) -Ruben Amorim apologised to Manchester United supporters after his reign reached a new low with a humiliating elimination from the League Cup by fourth-tier Grimsby Town on Wednesday. United appeared to have got out of jail at Blundell Park when Harry Maguire’s 89th-minute header made it 2-2 after they had trailed 2-0 …

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