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Soccer-Man charged with assault after allegedly slapping Grealish at Manchester derby

8 Apr 2025

(Reuters) – A 20-year-old man has been charged with assault for allegedly slapping Manchester City winger Jack Grealish at the end of Sunday’s 0-0 Premier League draw with Manchester United at Old Trafford, British media reports said. Greater Manchester Police confirmed on Tuesday that a man had been charged with assault and will appear at …

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Soccer-Leicester’s 15-year-old debutant Monga wears blank shirt over gambling sponsor rule

8 Apr 2025

(Reuters) -Leicester City’s Jeremy Monga, who became the second-youngest Premier League player when he made his senior debut in Monday’s 3-0 loss to Newcastle United, had to wear a blank shirt because it is sponsored by an online cryptocurrency gaming platform. Britain’s Gambling Act 2005, which underwent a review in 2020, prohibits players under 18 …

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New ‘surprising’ case of mpox variant clade lb detected in England

7 Apr 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s health security agency said on Monday another case of the mpox variant clade lb had been detected in England in a person who had no reported travel history or link with previously confirmed cases in the country. The case was diagnosed in March and all contacts have been followed up and no …

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UK considers shutting hundreds of public bodies to streamline government

7 Apr 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said it could close hundreds of arms-length government agencies, as it looks to reform the state to cut costs and improve productivity in what it called “a new era of global instability”. Britain has hundreds of quangos, or quasi-autonomous non-governmental organizations. These are taxpayer-funded but not controlled by ministers, and include public …

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UK moves Hartlepool nuclear plant into higher safety attention level

7 Apr 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain has moved the Hartlepool nuclear power station in northeast England operated by France’s EDF into enhanced regulatory attention for safety, the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) said on Monday. Although the station remained safe to operate, the decision was made after areas for improvement were identified, the ONR said in a statement. …

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‘Adolescence’ TV drama exposes global issue of teenage violence

7 Apr 2025

By William James, Catarina Demony and Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) -TV drama “Adolescence” has shocked and captivated audiences around the world, providing what campaigners say is a rare opportunity to tackle the largely hidden world of online misogyny and violence. Since its release on Netflix on March 13, more than 96 million people have watched …

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UK police charge comedian Russell Brand with rape, sexual assaults

5 Apr 2025

(This April 4 story has been corrected to fix the spelling of ‘he’ in paragraph 3) LONDON (Reuters) – British police said they charged actor-comedian Russell Brand on Friday with rape and multiple counts of assault in cases relating to four separate women between 1999 and 2005. Brand, who was once one of Britain’s most …

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Woman found guilty in UK abortion free speech case monitored by US

4 Apr 2025

By Gerhard Mey POOLE, England (Reuters) – An anti-abortion activist, whose case has attracted the attention of the United States over free speech concerns, was found guilty on Friday of breaching an order which banned protest outside a clinic in southern England. Livia Tossici-Bolt, 64, the leader of a branch of U.S. Christian group ’40 …

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