BELFAST (Reuters) -Belfast’s High Court on Friday said import checks on food and agricultural goods from Britain to Northern Ireland under post-Brexit trade rules must remain in place, pending the result of a judicial review to be heard next month. The court ruling means the checks will not be scrapped before the late February target …
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By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) -Science fiction epic “Dune”, a mammoth adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel, led nominations for the British Academy Film Awards on Thursday, securing 11 nods, with dark Western “The Power of the Dog” following with eight. “Belfast”, Kenneth Brannagh’s semi-autobiographical black and white comedy drama set at the onset of …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has high confidence that Russia is seeking to engineer a pretext to invade Ukraine, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said on Friday referring to U.S. intelligence reported on Thursday. “I can’t comment on the specific intelligence but we have high confidence Russia is planning to engineer a pretext, blaming Ukraine for …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has not lost control of his Downing Street operation, his spokesman said on Friday, adding that three of the aides who resigned on Thursday did so by mutual consent. The spokesman said Johnson addressed his staff earlier on Friday, thanking those who were leaving, acknowledging that a …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting for his premiership after a revolt by his lawmakers angry over a series of lockdown parties at his Downing Street office and the resignation of several close aides. Below is an explanation of how Johnson could face the challenge of a no confidence vote among …
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(Reuters) -British researchers want to repurpose existing antiviral therapies to treat COVID-19, the University of Oxford said on Friday, in an attempt to sidestep lengthy development processes through readily available drugs. Scientists will initially screen 138 drugs with known antiviral activity against the COVID-causing SARS-CoV-2 virus to study and identify potent combinations, the university said …
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LONDON (Reuters) – A member of Boris Johnson’s policy unit quit on Friday, a day after the director of the division resigned over the recent conduct of the British prime minister, the editor of the Conservative Home website said. Paul Goodman said Elena Narozanski had quit on Friday morning. (Reporting by Kate Holton; editing by …
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By Michael Holden and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) – Four of Boris Johnson’s closest aides resigned on Thursday in a turbulent day for his government, as the British prime minister tried to reset his administration in the face of a series of scandals that have put his position in peril. Johnson’s premiership is facing a …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he disagreed with the criticism levelled at him by one of his top aides who quit earlier on Thursday over remarks he had made about the leader of the main opposition party. During angry exchanges in parliament on Monday, Johnson accused Labour Party leader Keir Starmer of …
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LONDON (Reuters) -England head coach Chris Silverwood has stepped down following the team’s meek surrender in the Ashes series against Australia, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Thursday. Silverwood had come under pressure after England lost the five-test Ashes series 4-0, with former skipper Mike Atherton calling for a complete overhaul of …
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