LONDON (Reuters) – A UK parliamentary committee endorsed David Kogan to chair a proposed independent football regulator but said on Friday his past links to the ruling Labour Party meant he would have to “give 110%” to reassure those in the game about his neutrality. Kogan has had a 45-year career as a media executive, …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British foreign minister David Lammy will on Friday meet with his Ukrainian counterpart and 17 other foreign ministers in Lviv, western Ukraine, to confirm their support for the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. Britain’s foreign office said in a statement the meeting would also be …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s King Charles said on Thursday the world had a duty to commit to seeking lasting peace and preventing warfare in a speech to mark the end of four days of commemorations for the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. Following a sombre thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey, Charles and senior royals …
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(Reuters) -The Court of Appeal has upheld a British watchdog’s 99 million pound ($131.94 million) fine against owners of Advanz Pharma for overcharging the National Health Service for essential thyroid drug liothyronine, the watchdog said on Thursday. “In a unanimous judgment, the Court of Appeal has confirmed the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) finding of …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Legendary rock band The Who announced their final tour of North America on Thursday, saying after six decades of making music, all good things must come to end. Famous for hit songs including “Baba O’Riley,” “My Generation,” and “Behind Blue Eyes,” the band was formed in 1964 and made up of Roger Daltrey, …
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(Reuters) -Salford City have been acquired by a new ownership group led by former England internationals David Beckham and Gary Neville, who were already investors in the club, the League Two (fourth-tier) side said on Thursday. The ownership group also includes American-based businessman Declan Kelly and Mervyn Davies, the chairman of Britain’s Lawn Tennis Association. …
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LONDON (Reuters) -The cause of the fire at an electricity substation that forced Britain’s Heathrow Airport to shut down for almost a day remains unknown, the National Energy System Operator said in an interim report on Thursday. The closure of Heathrow, the busiest airport in Europe, on March 21 cost airlines tens of millions of …
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ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey and the United Kingdom agreed to hold the first round of negotiations to modernize and expand the scope of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between them by end-July, Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat said on Wednesday. The FTA between NATO allies Britain and Turkey was rolled over when Britain left the …
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is in “active discussions” with top U.S. officials over the 100% tariff on all movies produced outside the U.S. announced by President Donald Trump, as it aims to protect one of its biggest creative industries. “We are already in active discussions with the top of the U.S. administration on this subject. We …
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By Muvija M and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) – Twenty-three-year-old Joshua Steel found a “great sense of peace” that he couldn’t find anywhere else when he started attending Catholic Mass in Britain. Twenty-six-year-old Dan Williamson was driven to convert to the faith by an “ache” he had for something “deeper and ancient and more rich”. …
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