By Will Dunham (Reuters) -It is the site of a dramatic moment in Scottish history. The Isle of Skye’s rocky shoreline is where Charles Edward Stuart – known as Bonnie Prince Charlie – arrived by boat disguised as a maid to hide from the English in 1746 after his defeat at the Battle of Culloden. …
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By William James LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Wednesday sanctioned what it described as a pro-Russian group responsible for trying to rig a referendum in Moldova and destabilise its democracy, the Foreign Office said. Moldova was formerly a part of the Soviet Union, but its ties with Russia have deteriorated as the Moldovan government accelerates …
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By Ben Ezeamalu LONDON (Reuters) -Around 150 Manchester City and Chelsea fans who have a history of violent conduct will be banned from travelling during the FIFA Club World Cup in the United States this summer, Britain’s interior ministry said on Wednesday. To help prevent soccer-related disorder at the tournament, fans of the clubs who …
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LONDON (Reuters) – A lawyer for nurse Lucy Letby said he would present new evidence on Thursday to the commission which considers miscarriages of justice, saying it undermined the case against the British nurse convicted of murdering seven babies in her care. Letby was jailed in 2023 for the remainder of her life after being …
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By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – European visitors to Britain will have to purchase an electronic permit in advance for trips from Wednesday, as the UK government follows other countries in seeking to strengthen immigration security by screening people before they cross its borders. The Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme requires all visitors who do …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Prince Harry on Tuesday hailed the work of his travel initiative that he set up to make tourism more sustainable, as the fallout from a clash with the head of his African charity continues to make headlines. King Charles’ younger son is rarely out of the news, from his estrangement from the …
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By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – The Sentencing Council for England and Wales, which provides guidelines to judges on punishments, suspended on Monday plans that could have led to a reduced chance for some criminals of being sent to prison depending on their ethnicity, age or sex. The independent body announced it was delaying the …
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(Reuters) – Next year’s PDC darts world champion will pocket a record one million pounds ($1.29 million) winner’s cheque, double the amount banked by this year’s champion Luke Littler, the Professional Darts Corporation said on Monday. Luke ‘The Nuke’ was still 17 when he received a 500,000 pounds cheque in January after becoming the youngest …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday met the creators of “Adolescence”, the Netflix drama about a boy charged over the killing of a female classmate which has sparked a national conversation about the impact of social media on teenagers. The four-part show explores how the ideas of online influencers such as self-described …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles is returning to public duties this week after he was briefly taken to hospital last Thursday when he experienced side effects from his cancer treatment, a royal source said on Monday. The 76-year-old king has been undergoing treatment since he was diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer in …
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