LONDON (Reuters) – Britain reported 41,270 new COVID-19 cases and 52 deaths within 28 days of a positive test on Sunday, government data showed. That compared with 46,025 cases and 167 deaths reported a day earlier. (Reporting by Andrew MacAskill; Editing by Angus MacSwan)
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -British defence minister Ben Wallace said on Sunday he was returning from a holiday in Europe after one day to deal with what he called the “worsening” crisis in Ukraine as he warned that Russia could invade any time. Wallace had planned to spend a long weekend abroad with his …
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By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester City’s relentless pursuit of the Premier League title continued with a thumping 4-0 win at Norwich City but Manchester United’s troubles continued as a 1-1 draw with Southampton further damaged their top-four hopes on Saturday. Raheem Sterling scored a hat-trick with Phil Foden also on target as City …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British nationals who choose to stay in Ukraine should not expect a military evacuation if conflict with Russia breaks out, junior defence minister James Heappey told Sky News on Saturday. “British nationals should leave Ukraine immediately by any means possible and they should not expect, as they saw in the summer with Afghanistan, …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not be distracted from focusing on tensions between Ukraine and Russia by receipt of a police questionnaire about lockdown parties at his Downing Street office, a government minister said on Saturday. The Metropolitan Police are contacting more than 50 people believed to have attended the parties …
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(Reuters) – Liverpool’s new signings need to hit the ground running because the club cannot afford to waste time and money, manager Juergen Klopp said. “Our transfers have to hit the ground (running) because we can’t make a 40-million-pound ($54.24-million) and 50-million pound signing and, in the end, if he is playing or not it …
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(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has received a questionnaire from the Metropolitan Police and will respond as required, his spokesperson said on Friday. The Metropolitan Police are contacting more than 50 people believed to have attended lockdown parties at Johnson’s Downing Street office and residence to explain their involvement. Johnson’s spokesperson said in …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told allies on Friday evening that he feared for the security of Europe due to the situation in Ukraine, his office said. He held a virtual meeting with the leaders of the United States, Italy, Poland, Romania, France, Germany, the European Council, the European Commission and NATO …
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By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said he took Russian assurances that Moscow will not invade Ukraine seriously, but that he wanted to see accompanying action and hoped his talks in Moscow on Friday had helped reduce tensions. Wallace met Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu as Russia holds huge military …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain reported 58,899 new COVID-19 cases and 193 deaths within 28 days of a positive test on Friday, according to government data. The number of cases in the last seven days has fallen 28.7% compared with the previous seven days, while deaths have fallen 22.5%. (Reporting by Paul Sandle; Editing by Raissa …
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