By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) -Scrumhalf Danny Care, who won 101 caps for England and has made a record 394 appearances for Harlequins, will retire from rugby at the end of the season, the London club said on Tuesday. Care, 38, stepped back from the international game after the 2024 Six Nations and now will …
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(Reuters) – Former Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins said he became addicted to cocaine after his cycling career and was “lucky to be here” after getting sober a year ago. Wiggins, who retired from the sport in 2016, became the first Briton to win the Tour de France in 2012 and collected a then-British …
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(Reuters) -All-rounder Liam Dawson has returned to England’s T20 squad for the first time since 2022, while Phil Salt was not selected by the England & Wales Cricket Board for the upcoming white-ball home series against West Indies. England, who will play three ODIs and three T20 matches against West Indies between May 29 and …
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s decision to allow the export of F-35 fighter jet components to Israel, despite accepting they could be used in breach of international humanitarian law in Gaza, was unlawful, a Palestinian rights group told London’s High Court on Tuesday. Al-Haq, a group based in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, is taking legal action …
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(Reuters) – Britain’s six-time Olympic track cycling champion Chris Hoy said he has entered a “stability stage” in his cancer treatment and is doing well. In October last year, Hoy said he had “two to four years” to live after he was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer. “I’ve entered a bit of a stability stage …
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LONDON (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron will pay a state visit to Britain in July after he accepted an invitation from King Charles, Buckingham Palace said on Tuesday. Macron and his wife Brigitte will be hosted by Charles and Queen Camilla at Windsor Castle just outside London from July 8-10. The grand ceremonial event will …
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LONDON (Reuters) -The leader of a British-based Russian spy ring which prosecutors said carried out surveillance for the Kremlin was sentenced in a London court on Monday to nearly 11 years in jail, as his five team members were jailed for a total of about 40 years. Orlin Roussev, 47, pleaded guilty before trial to …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Power failures caused delays and disruption on London’s Tube network on Monday, as several of its busiest lines were suspended. The Bakerloo line was completely suspended as of 1715 local time (1615 GMT), while other services including the Jubilee, Elizabeth and Piccadilly lines were facing severe or minor delays following a power outage …
(Reuters) -British stocks ended higher on Monday tracking a global market rally as the United States and China reached a deal to reduce tariffs, easing investor fears about an all-out trade war disrupting global markets. The two biggest economies announced that the U.S. will cut the extra tariffs it imposed on Chinese imports in April …
LONDON (Reuters) -British police are investigating an overnight fire at a house belonging to Prime Minister Keir Starmer in north London in which nobody was hurt. “The Prime Minister thanks the emergency services for their work. The incident is subject to a live investigation and we will therefore not be commenting further,” a spokesperson for …
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