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By Mitch Phillips BAGSHOT, England (Reuters) -England coach Steve Borthwick has unveiled a radical, new-look team for Saturday’s Six Nations game against Wales, with prolific winger Tommy Freeman switching to outside centre alongside Northampton club mate Fraser Dingwall. Freeman, who has scored a try in all four England games in the Championship, had been earmarked …

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By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s antitrust regulator said its inquiry group had found the mobile browser market, dominated by Apple and Google, was not working well for consumers and businesses, supporting its decision to launch an investigation into the sector in January. A final report by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) independent …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Prince William will travel to Estonia next week to visit British troops involved in NATO operations there as part of the UK’s drive to show solidarity with its allies and highlight its commitment to the defence of the alliance’s eastern flank. During the two-day visit, which begins on March 20, William, the heir …

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By Elizabeth Piper FAIRFORD, England (Reuters) – U.S. and British commanders said on Tuesday joint military exercises were vital for providing Europe with a deterrent to Russia, a show of unity after President Donald Trump’s overtures to Moscow raised doubt about Washington’s commitment to NATO. Air Marshall Johnny Stringer, the British officer serving as NATO’s …

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By Andrew MacAskill and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has indicated that a prosecution or other legal action could be brought over the frozen 2.5 billion pounds ($3.2 billion) from Russian businessman Roman Abramovich’s sale of Chelsea soccer club that he had wanted to go to Ukraine war victims. The UK government sanctioned Abramovich …

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MANCHESTER (Reuters) – Manchester United plan to build a new two billion pound ($2.59 billion) 100,000-seat stadium that will be the biggest in Britain, next to the existing Old Trafford, the club announced on Tuesday. The stadium is expected to be completed in five years, the Premier League side added. “Today marks the start of …

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