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Soccer-Everything up for grabs as England’s Championship reaches boiling point

17 Apr 2025

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -A little over two weeks remain of the regular English Championship season but remarkably every one of the 24 clubs in the second tier could mathematically go up or down. While the Premier League is widely-regarded as the best in the world, for pure excitement the Championship is unrivalled. A …

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London’s Canary Wharf property values stabilise after pandemic slump

17 Apr 2025

LONDON (Reuters) – Property values in London’s Canary Wharf financial district were roughly stable at about 6.8 billion pounds ($9 billion) last year, after declining by 15% in 2023 after the pandemic drove down office prices. The east London district is trying to revive its fortunes by diversifying its tenant mix with more homes, hotels …

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King Charles reflects on war, suffering and heroism in Easter message

17 Apr 2025

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles on Thursday used his annual Easter message to reflect on war, human suffering and the heroism of those who risk their lives to protect others. “One of the puzzles of our humanity is how we are capable of both great cruelty and great kindness,” he said, describing what he …

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In landmark ruling, UK’s top court says legal definition of woman refers to biological sex

16 Apr 2025

By Sam Tobin and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s highest court ruled on Wednesday that only biological and not trans women meet the definition of a woman under equality laws, a landmark decision greeted with concern by trans supporters but welcomed by the government as bringing clarity. The much anticipated ruling centred on whether a …

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UK anti-Islam activist ‘Tommy Robinson’ loses appeal against prison sentence

16 Apr 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -British anti-Islam activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon on Wednesday lost his appeal against his 18-month sentence after he previously admitted contempt of court for repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee. Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, was jailed in October after he admitted contempt of court by breaching an injunction banning him from repeating the …

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UK’s WH Smith says travel business resilient and on track to meet forecasts

16 Apr 2025

By Anandita Mehrotra (Reuters) -Retailer WH Smith expects to meet full year market expectations despite reporting a slight dip in first-half profit on Wednesday as weakness in its recently sold British high street stores offset growth at travel outlets. The company, with about 1,200 stores in airports and train stations across 32 countries, is banking …

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UK Supreme Court says ‘woman’ refers to biological sex under equality laws

16 Apr 2025

LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom’s top court on Wednesday upheld an appeal by a campaign group on whether transgender women are legally women under equality legislation, ruling that the law referred to a “biological woman and biological sex”. (Reporting by Michael Holden and Sam Tobin; Editing by Kate Holton)

Austrian banker loses fight against extradition to US on money laundering charges

15 Apr 2025

LONDON (Reuters) – The former chief executive of an Austrian bank can be extradited to the United States on money laundering charges relating to Brazilian construction company Odebrecht, London’s High Court ruled on Tuesday. Peter Weinzierl – former chief executive of Meinl Bank, later renamed Anglo Austrian AAB Bank – is accused of helping launder …

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Boxing-Usyk, Dubois in talks over heavyweight unification bout, say reports

15 Apr 2025

(Reuters) -Ukraine’s world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and Britain’s IBF champion Daniel Dubois are in talks to face each other in a unification bout, British media reported on Tuesday. The BBC said that the bout is expected to take place at Wembley Stadium on July 12, but no contracts have been signed yet. Usyk’s representatives …

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