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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will recruit more new staff to his Downing Street team, his spokesman said on Monday, following a series of scandals that have left him fighting to shore up his authority. Johnson has faced growing anger over a series of reported parties in Downing Street during COVID-19 lockdowns …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to offer Russia reassurance about NATO’s role because it is a defensive alliance and any European democracies should be able to join, his spokesman said on Monday. Russia, which seized Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, is demanding security guarantees including a promise NATO will never admit …

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(Reuters) – Britain and Ireland have announced plans for a bid to host the 2028 European Championship, the football associations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland said in a joint statement on Monday. The five associations have dropped plans to bid for the 2030 World Cup and will focus on …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris could face a vote of no confidence in his leadership if 54 of his 360 Conservative lawmakers submit a letter to the chairman of a party committee that represents lawmakers who have no government jobs. The letters are confidential, so only the chairman of the 1922 Committee, Graham …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow and London are discussing a possible visit by Britian’s foreign minister Liz Truss to Moscow on Feb. 10, the RIA news agency quoted Russia’s foreign ministry as saying on Monday, amid diplomatic efforts to resolve a crisis around Ukraine. Western powers fear Russia is preparing to invade its smaller ex-Soviet neighbour. …

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(Reuters) – U.S. model and media personality Kylie Jenner on Sunday appeared to announce the birth of a baby boy, posting an Instagram picture of a hand holding a baby’s arm and a message of simply 2/2/22 and a blue heart. Last year the 24-year-old entrepreneur said she was expecting a baby with her boyfriend, …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Sunday that Russia’s claims it has no plans to invade Ukraine were false and the UK and allies were resolved to “raise the cost” to Moscow if they took further action. Linking to a tweet from The Washington Post on U.S. assessments of Russia’s plans, …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain reported 54,095 COVID-19 cases and 75 deaths in its daily official data on Sunday, with the seven-day figure for both falling compared with the week before. In the last week, infection numbers were down 5%, while deaths fell by 7% on the seven days before. (Reporting by Kate Holton; Editing by …

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