(Reuters) – Three British right-wing extremists planned to collect an arsenal of weapons, including a 3D-printed gun, and carry out an attack as part of a “race war”, prosecutors said at the start of their trial on Wednesday. Brogan Stewart and Marco Pitzettu, both 25, and Christopher Ringrose, 34, are alleged to have been preparing …
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By Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) -“Cool heads” is the mantra of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he tries to heal a rapidly growing rift between the United States, Europe and Ukraine. Starmer, who has played up his role as go-between over Ukraine, faces a diplomatic balancing act to keep both Europe and U.S. President …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court jailed a British man for 19 years on Wednesday after he was found guilty of fighting for Ukraine in the Kursk region of western Russia. The court said James Scott Rhys Anderson, 22, had been charged with terrorist and mercenary offences and found guilty after a closed trial at …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will invest 55.7 million pounds ($71.45 million) in the Port of Cromarty Firth in Scotland to expand the facility to become a hub for floating offshore wind, the government said on Wednesday. Britain has a target to largely decarbonise its electricity sector by 2030 which will require a huge ramp up …
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By Yadarisa Shabong (Reuters) – The pound weakened against the euro on Wednesday as traders piled into the common currency after Germany’s plan for a massive infrastructure fund and an easing of debt rules to boost spending, though the British currency did gain on the dollar. The euro was last up 0.4% on the pound …
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By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) – Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government is in breach of a nearly 20-year-old statutory obligation to develop an anti-poverty strategy, the region’s high court found on Wednesday, putting further pressure on ministers to act. The 2006 St Andrew’s Agreement amended the law underpinning the 1998 Good Friday Peace deal to compel …
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By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves said she would speed up defence procurement, after the UK announced an increase in military spending last week in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for Europe to do more to protect itself. Trump has since paused military aid to Ukraine, heaping pressure on …
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(Reuters) – English soccer side Newcastle United reported revenue of 320 million pounds ($406.88 million) for the financial year ending June 2024, a 28% increase from 250 million in 2023, driven by higher income following their return to the Champions League. Newcastle, acquired by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund in 2021, had commercial income rise …
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By Sachin Ravikumar and William James LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Tuesday it would require the Iranian state to register everything it does to exert political influence in the UK, subjecting Tehran to an elevated tier of scrutiny in light of what it said was increasingly aggressive activity. Security minister Dan Jarvis said he would …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Four men were convicted on Tuesday of laundering more than 200 pounds ($255 million) in proceeds from organised crime though their gold dealership in northern England, the Crown Prosecution Service said. The cash was couriered in holdalls or carrier bags from around Britain to Fowler Oldfield’s premises in Bradford and elsewhere, and …
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