By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -England debutant Myles Lewis-Skelly got new coach Thomas Tuchel’s reign up and running as the 18-year-old scored the first goal in a 2-0 home victory against Albania in their World Cup qualifying Group K opener on Friday. The Arsenal left back, who along with Newcastle United’s Dan Burn was handed …
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(Reuters) -New head coach Thomas Tuchel handed Arsenal’s teenaged left back Myles Lewis-Skelly and Newcastle United defender Dan Burn their England debuts against Albania at Wembley in the country’s opening 2026 World Cup qualifier on Friday. Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford, currently on loan at Aston Villa, returns to the team a year after his …
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LONDON (Reuters) – A British man who had planned an attack on an air force base in northern England with a homemade bomb using explosives taken from fireworks was on Friday jailed for nearly 40 years. The sentencing judge said Mohammad Farooq, 29, had been inspired by Islamic State and was radicalised online. Farooq was …
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TAPA, Estonia (Reuters) – Prince William donned battle gear to visit British troops in Estonia on Friday on a trip aimed at underlining his country’s support for NATO operations in Eastern Europe. William, heir to the British throne and eldest son of King Charles, was in Tapa camp, around 200 km (125 miles) from the …
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LONDON (Reuters) -London firefighters are working with police to investigate the cause of a huge fire at an electrical sub-station which shut down Heathrow Airport on Friday, a fire-fighting chief told reporters. Huge orange flames and plumes of black smoke shot into the sky around 11 p.m. (2300 GMT) on Thursday as a blaze engulfed …
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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Moldovan businessman Veaceslav Platon, who is wanted in his home country over an alleged $22 billion money laundering conspiracy, on Friday lost a bid to be released on bail in Britain ahead of his fight against extradition. Platon, 52, was arrested in London last week after an extradition request …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s National Grid said on Friday the network of the North Hyde substation, in west London, has been reconfigured to restore power to the parts of Heathrow Airport connected to it on an interim basis. “The network has been reconfigured to restore all customers impacted, including the ability to resupply the parts …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will accelerate plans next week for a potential peacekeeping force in Ukraine, including a discussion about how it can operate and the structure, a spokesman for Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday. British military planners will meet again at the Northwood base in London next week to discuss how the …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British Police said there was no indication of foul play behind the fire which shut down Heathrow Airport on Friday, but added that its counter terrorism unit was leading inquiries given the critical nature of the incident. Huge orange flames and plumes of black smoke shot into the sky west of London at …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British anti-Muslim activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, who counts U.S. billionaire Elon Musk among his supporters, was on Friday refused permission to bring a legal challenge over the decision to hold him in segregation in prison. Yaxley-Lennon, known by the pseudonym Tommy Robinson, was jailed for 18 months last October after admitting contempt of …
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