LONDON (Reuters) -The downturn in British factory orders eased only slightly in April, with new export business sliding sharply amid a global trade war, the Confederation of British Industry said on Thursday. The CBI’s monthly balance for manufacturing new orders rose this month to -26 from -29 in March. While marking a five-month high, it …
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By Will Dunham (Reuters) -In Rome’s Colosseum and other amphitheaters in cities scattered across the sprawling ancient Roman Empire, gladiatorial spectacles were not merely human-versus-human affairs. Gladiators also were pitted against animals. While there are depictions of these contests in ancient mosaics and texts, actual forensic evidence has been elusive, until now. Scientists have determined …
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SHEFFIELD (Reuters) -Ronnie O’Sullivan began his quest for a record eighth world snooker title with a 10-4 defeat of fellow Englishman Ali Carter on Wednesday but admitted he arrived at the tournament with zero expectations after being out of action since January. The 49-year-old snapped his cue at a tournament in Leicester in January and …
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By Lori Ewing (Reuters) -Last week’s landmark ruling on trans women in Britain will not impact Sunday’s London Marathon, with race director Hugh Brasher saying he supports a recent World Athletics decision to gender test to “protect women’s rights to compete fairly”. Brasher added he will wait for guidance from the Equality and Human Rights …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Charli XCX’s hit album “Brat” and Wham!’s perennial festive hit “Last Christmas” are among the musical works nominated at next month’s Ivors, Britain’s annual awards honouring songwriters and screen composers. Lola Young was in the lead on Wednesday with three nominations, her first from the Ivors Academy. They included one for rising …
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(Reuters) -Leicester Tigers’ 35-year-old former England scrumhalf Ben Youngs, the country’s most-capped men’s player, will retire at the end of the season, the Premiership club said on Tuesday. Youngs, who became Leicester’s youngest Premiership player aged 17 in April 2007, made his 332nd appearance for the club as a substitute in the Easter Sunday win …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon are expected to agree to deepen defence and security ties, including stepping up support for Ukraine, when they meet on Tuesday, Starmer’s office said. The leaders will see first-hand the work the armies of both countries are doing to train …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Sunday two of its fighter jets had intercepted Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea close to NATO alliance airspace in separate incidents on Tuesday and Thursday. The Typhoon fighters were scrambled to intercept a Russian Ilyushin Il-20M “Coot-A” intelligence aircraft on Tuesday, Britain’s Ministry of Defence said in a …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla briefly greeted onlookers after an Easter service at St George’s Chapel in Windsor, an important fixture in the calendar of the monarch, who is supreme governor of the Church of England. Charles and Camilla, who was wearing a pale blue hat and dress, were joined by …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Vietnamese budget airline VietJet owes a leasing firm just over $180 million in a dispute over four planes, London’s High Court ruled on Thursday. FW Aviation, part of London-based investment firm FitzWalter Capital, sued VietJet in 2022 over four Airbus A321 passenger jets, which were previously grounded in Vietnam. The company had argued …
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