LONDON (Reuters) – Britain named Michael Ellam to lead official-level discussions with the European Union and in international forums on Monday, as the country aims to reset relationships with the bloc and secure closer links in trade and security. Ellam, currently Chairman of Public Sector Banking at HSBC, formerly worked as media chief for Gordon …
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TAMWORTH, England (Reuters) – Premier League Tottenham Hotspur needed extra time to beat brave fifth-tier Tamworth, 96 places below them in the English football pyramid, 3-0 in the FA Cup third round on Sunday. The game had the makings of a huge upset from the opening whistle as Tamworth more than held their own but …
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(This Jan. 11 story has been corrected to say that the Man City v Salford result is 8-0, not 7-0, in paragraph 2) By Martyn Herman LONDON, England (Reuters) – Liverpool cruised past fourth-tier Accrington Stanley and Manchester City made equally light work of Salford City as Premier League clubs flexed their muscles on a …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Evangelos Marinakis, owner of English Premier League soccer club Nottingham Forest, can continue his libel lawsuit against a Greek rival over an alleged smear campaign, London’s High Court ruled on Friday. Greek shipping magnate Marinakis launched the case against Irini Karipidis, chair of Greek Super League club Aris Thessaloniki, last year. He …
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Labour government said on Thursday it had removed 16,400 illegal migrants since coming to power in July, marking the highest rate of such removals since 2018. On taking office, Prime Minister Keir Starmer scrapped the previous Conservative government’s scheme to send migrants who arrive illegally to Rwanda, instead setting up a …
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By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -Premier League champions Manchester City’s well-chronicled troubles on the field this season could pale into insignificance in the coming weeks if an independent commission rules that the club has breached multiple financial regulations. City’s unexpected meltdown on the pitch has all but knocked Pep Guardiola’s side out of contention for …
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By Catarina Demony and Marissa Davison LONDON (Reuters) – Groomed and raped by a criminal gang as a teen, a British woman now in her 30s continues to live in fear 15 years on. The woman, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, was one of the thousands of victims of the so-called “grooming gangs” …
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(Reuters) -West Ham United have named former Chelsea manager Graham Potter as their new head coach to replace Julen Lopetegui on a two-and-a-half year contract, the Premier League club announced on Thursday. Potter returns to a managerial role for the first time since departing from Chelsea in April 2023, hoping to lift West Ham from …
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(Reuters) – Everton defender Ashley Young said it would be the high point of his career if he lines up against his 18-year-old son Tyler when the Merseyside club host Peterborough United in the third round of the FA Cup later on Thursday. Former 39-year-old England international spent more than eight years at Manchester United, …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will create a new sanctions regime to target the leaders of networks that smuggle tens of thousands of people into Britain each year, as well as the often-Chinese makers of the boats and motors they use, the government said on Wednesday. Under huge political pressure to cut the numbers arriving in small …
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