BELFAST (Reuters) – The trial for historical sex offences of Jeffrey Donaldson, the former leader of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), and his wife Eleanor has been delayed by at least eight weeks as she is unwell, a court heard on Friday. The timing of the trial will now be reviewed at a hearing …
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By Kate Holton and Dylan Martinez LYME BAY, England (Reuters) – Beneath the gloomy seas off southern England, 400 million mussels encrust ropes hanging from buoys dotted over an area the size of the country’s biggest airport. Almost 5 km (3 miles) from shore at its nearest point, Europe’s largest offshore mussel farm was built …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British police said on Thursday they had widened an investigation into manslaughter at the hospital where nurse Lucy Letby, who was convicted of killing seven babies, had worked. Police opened an investigation into corporate manslaughter at the Countess of Chester hospital in northern England following Letby’s conviction in 2023, focusing on the …
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By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday he would scrap a body overseeing the state-funded health system in England in a bid to save hundreds of millions of pounds and cut waiting lists and bureaucracy. Starmer was elected in July on a promise to grow the economy and rebuild public …
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(Reuters) – England pace bowler Mark Wood will be sidelined for four months after having surgery to repair knee ligament damage, the country’s cricket board (ECB) said on Thursday, potentially ruling him out of the home series against India this year. Wood has had issues with his left knee for a year and the 35-year-old …
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By William James LONDON (Reuters) -The aftermath of a tanker crash off the English coast earlier this week is “reasonably contained,” British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday as fears of an environmental disaster eased and focus turned to finding out how the incident happened. One crew member is presumed dead after the Solong, …
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By Catarina Demony LONDON (Reuters) – Some British lawmakers, NGOs and researchers have called on the government to fix what they have described as a “legislative vacuum” that allows museums and other institutions to hold and display African ancestral remains taken during the colonial era. For centuries, African ancestral remains, such as mummified bodies, skulls …
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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – Britain should not redefine terrorism in the wake of last summer’s murders at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event but the government should consider a new law to tackle those bent on mass killings, the UK’s terrorism watchdog said. Axel Radukabana, 18, stabbed to death three young girls and wounded …
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LONDON (Reuters) – A crash between a fuel tanker and a container ship off the English coast should be subject to a transparent and internationally coordinated investigation, a global seafarers’ union said on Wednesday. One person is presumed dead after the Solong, a Portuguese-flagged cargo ship, crashed on Monday into the Stena Immaculate, an anchored …
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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Former Barclays boss Jes Staley had sex with a member of serial paedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s staff, the banker told a court on the third day of his evidence as he appeals against a proposed financial services ban. Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority said in 2023 that it would ban Staley …
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