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Pharma industry says UK pricing revenue unsustainable, blocking investments

20 Mar 2025

By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) -The pharmaceutical industry on Thursday blasted the UK government’s levy that aims to curb the national health system’s drugs bill, arguing it is unsustainable and is halting companies from making future investments in the country. The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, including big pharma companies AstraZeneca, Roche and Pfizer, …

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Soccer-Tuchel must win something to justify England role, says Redknapp

20 Mar 2025

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) – Thomas Tuchel was a surprise choice as England coach and will have to win next year’s World Cup to justify the FA’s decision to appoint him, according to Harry Redknapp. German Tuchel became England’s third overseas head coach when he was named as Gareth Southgate’s successor last year and …

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London’s longest-running art fair, dedicated to prints, celebrates 40 years

20 Mar 2025

LONDON (Reuters) – The London Original Print Fair, the British capital’s longest-running art fair, celebrates its 40th anniversary this week with an array of works spanning from Old Masters to contemporary creations. Running March 20-23 at Somerset House, this year’s edition features more than 40 studios, dealers and publishers with displayed works including by the …

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Rowing-Crewing row makes waves ahead of University Boat Race

19 Mar 2025

LONDON (Reuters) – A row has broken out ahead of this year’s Boat Race after three Cambridge University rowers were barred from competing in the iconic event because they are not taking degrees. Matt Heywood, a former under-23 world champion, Molly Foxell and Kate Cowley have all been disqualified from competing in the men’s and …

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Britain to look urgently at tightening private sales of firearms

19 Mar 2025

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will urgently look at how to tighten regulations on the private sales of firearms, interior minister Yvette Cooper said on Wednesday, reacting after a 19-year-old was sentenced to at least 49 years in prison for the murder of his family. Nicholas Prosper pleaded guilty in February to murdering his mother, brother …

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Chair of UK inquiry into nurse Letby murders rejects calls for a pause

19 Mar 2025

LONDON (Reuters) – The chair of British public inquiry examining how Lucy Letby was able to murder seven babies in her care on Wednesday rejected calls for her investigation to be paused until a review body had considered if the nurse’s convictions should be re-examined. Letby was jailed for the remainder of her life after …

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Man guilty of stealing $6 million golden toilet from Churchill’s birthplace

19 Mar 2025

LONDON (Reuters) – A British man was convicted on Tuesday of stealing an 18-carat golden toilet that had been on display as an artwork in an exhibit at Winston Churchill’s birthplace. The fully functioning toilet, a work titled “America” by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was stolen from the Churchill family seat of Blenheim Palace in …

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UK PM Starmer spoke to Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Tuesday

19 Mar 2025

(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday evening, a spokeswoman for Downing Street said. Starmer and Zelenskiy discussed progress that U.S. President Donald Trump had made towards a ceasefire in talks with Russia, according to Downing Street. (Reporting by Chandni Shah in Bengaluru; Editing by Leslie Adler)

US releases redacted documents in Prince Harry immigration case

18 Mar 2025

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The U.S. government released documents related to a court battle over Prince Harry’s 2020 visa application on Tuesday but redacted large portions, saying it had a duty to protect his privacy and there was no evidence he received special treatment. A conservative think tank, The Heritage Foundation, had filed a Freedom …

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UK to use police stations as prisons under emergency measure

18 Mar 2025

LONDON (Reuters) – Police cells will temporarily be used to hold prisoners in a stop-gap measure to cope with overcrowding in jails, the British government said on Tuesday. The emergency action, dubbed “Operation Safeguard”, allows inmates to be held in police cells when prisons are full, and was previously used from February 2023 to October …

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