LONDON (Reuters) -Three men all linked to Ukraine will go on trial next April accused of involvement in a series of arson attacks on houses and a vehicle in London connected to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, a London court heard on Friday. Over five days last month, police were called to fires at a …
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By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) accused British intelligence on Thursday of using the British Council as cover to undermine Russia and said it had identified teachers at leading universities who cooperated with the London charity. With the war in Ukraine intensifying more than three years since President Vladimir Putin ordered …
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By Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) -Zia Yusuf, the chairman of Britain’s right-wing Reform UK party, resigned abruptly on Thursday following a row with its newest lawmaker, becoming the latest senior figure to exit the populist party. Reform, led by Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage, has overtaken Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party in opinion polls as …
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LISBON (Reuters) -Portuguese and German police were on Thursday wrapping up their search in Portugal’s southern Algarve region for evidence related to the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann 18 years ago. There were no immediate announcements on the outcome of the operation as vans with German license plates and a Portuguese police vehicle left …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Former Arsenal and Ipswich Town forward Jay Emmanuel-Thomas was on Thursday jailed for four years for orchestrating the smuggling of 60 kg of cannabis into Britain’s Stansted Airport. The 34-year-old, who was released by Scottish second division club Greenock Morton after being charged last year, pleaded guilty at Chelmsford Crown Court last …
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By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) -Seven Church of England priests, including a former senior bishop, will face disciplinary proceedings over safeguarding failures in the first such move since Archbishop Justin Welby was forced to stand down last year over a child abuse scandal. Former Archbishop George Carey, who was in February named in a list …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Thursday it would step up efforts to protect its water resources ahead of the summer, after the driest and warmest spring in England in over 130 years. The Environment Agency (EA) said reservoirs across England were only 77% full, compared with the average 93% for this time of year, although …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in London on Monday to discuss plans to increase defence spending among the alliance’s members and Britain’s new Strategic Defence Review, Downing Street said. “You can expect the Prime Minister and Secretary General to talk about how we ensure all allies step …
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By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Around one in four British people with poor mental health who claim welfare benefits expect to lose their entitlement under proposed government reforms, according to research published by a charity on Thursday. Britain’s government aims to save 4 billion pounds ($5.4 billion) a year by 2029-30 through tightening the rules …
By Fernando Kallas BARCELONA (Reuters) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola described his team’s first trophyless campaign since 2017 as a season of growth and reflection, dismissing notions of failure and suggesting it may have been a greater achievement than a previous title win. “I want to suffer when I’m not winning games,” Guardiola told …
