LONDON, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Britain’s government is set to propose a criminal justice system overhaul next week aimed at cutting a backlog of nearly 80,000 cases that has left thousands waiting years for justice. The Labour government, which has warned the number of cases waiting to be heard could rise to 100,000 by 2028 …
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By Barbara Lewis LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – “What’s it about?” was a frequent response from bemused theatre-goers to “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead”, Tom Stoppard’s first stage triumph. Tired of being asked, Stoppard is said to have replied to a woman outside a theatre on Broadway: “It’s about to make me very rich.” He …
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Nov 29 (Reuters) – England pacer Mark Wood is likely to miss next week’s second Ashes test against Australia due to a sore left knee, media reports said on Saturday. Wood, who was out for nine months when he underwent surgery for an injury on the same knee, played his first test since August 2024 …
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(Corrects spelling of ‘Princess’ in headline) LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Actors Kate Winslet, Hannah Waddingham and Chiwetel Ejiofor will be among the stars joining the British royals for the annual Christmas carol service at London’s Westminster Abbey hosted by Kate, the Princess of Wales, her office said on Saturday. The ‘Together At Christmas’ service, …
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(Reuters) -Imran Sherwani, who sparkled with two goals in Britain’s 3-1 field hockey final against West Germany at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, has died aged 63, his family announced on Thursday. Sherwani’s second goal and Britain’s third in the clash in the South Korean capital drew the iconic reaction from BBC commentator Barry Davies, …
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MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have submitted a joint bid to host the Women’s World Cup in 2035 in what the Home Nations described as the largest single-sport event ever staged in the UK and the first World Cup there since 1966. The bid outlines plans for 22 stadiums across 16 …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Resident doctors in England will vote on whether to extend their mandate to carry out strikes, a union representing them said on Friday, as a long-running dispute with the government over pay and conditions continues. The British Medical Association said it would ballot its members from December 8, 2025 to February 2, 2026 …
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By Ozan Ergenay LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling was heading for its best weekly performance in over three months on Friday, in a sign of relief among investors after British finance minister Rachel Reeves revealed her long-awaited budget earlier this week. Reeves fought back on Thursday against criticism of the government’s spending plans, which will fund extra …
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MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Britain’s fiscal position remains vulnerable despite finance minister Rachel Reeves’ tax-raising budget this week, S&P Global Ratings said on Friday. “We consider the UK’s fiscal position as vulnerable and one of the key constraints on our sovereign rating,” the ratings agency said in a statement. Britain has an “AA” sovereign credit rating, …
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By Krisztina Fenyo and Krisztina Than KOMAROM, Hungary (Reuters) -Karl Bushby, a British ex-paratrooper who set out in 1998 to walk around the world, is on the final stretch of his 27-year-long trek home, and trying to cope with social media pressure in a world that has changed profoundly. Walking in pouring rain in northwest …
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