(Reuters) – British singer Zayn Malik said on Saturday he will postpone the U.S. leg of his “Stairway to the Sky” tour after his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne died earlier this week. Payne, 31, died on Wednesday after falling from a third-floor hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires, shocking fans of the boy …
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By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Hojlund got on the scoresheet as Manchester United bounced back after conceding a controversial goal to beat Brentford 2-1 at Old Trafford on Saturday for their first victory in more than a month. The win meant United climbed to 10th in the standings on 11 …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia has appointed Britain’s King Charles to the honorary ranks of admiral of the navy, field marshal of the army and marshal of the air force, ahead of a fleet review on Sydney Harbour, Australia’s defence chief said on Saturday. Charles, 75, arrived in Sydney on Friday evening as he makes his …
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By Candelaria Grimberg and Will Russell BUENOS AIRES/WOLVERHAMPTON, England (Reuters) – Argentine fans of former One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died in a dramatic fall from his hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, gathered on Thursday afternoon around the city’s central obelisk monument to remember the troubled boy band icon. Payne, 31, who shot to …
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By Danielle Broadway and Catarina Demony LONDON (Reuters) -Liam Payne’s former partner, pop singer Cheryl, joined an outpouring of grief on Friday over the death of the One Direction band member, calling for restraint in coverage to protect his family during an “indescribably painful time”. Payne, who shot to global fame with boy band One …
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By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) – Hit musical “The Lion King” is celebrating its 25th anniversary in London’s West End this weekend with a special gala performance on Sunday, after first opening its doors at the Lyceum Theatre on Oct. 19, 1999. Based on Disney’s 1994 animation film, the stage adaptation, which has played in …
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BALLERUP, Denmark (Reuters) – Britain’s Josh Charlton set a world record for the men’s individual pursuit during qualifying at the Track Cycling World Championships in Denmark on Friday. Charlton finished in a time of three minutes 59.304 seconds, beating the previous mark of 3:59.636, set by Italian Filippo Ganna at the world championships in 2022 …
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By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) – The British government plans to further appeal a Belfast court ruling that legislation introduced by the previous government was incompatible with human-rights protections secured in a post-Brexit agreement for Northern Ireland. Belfast’s High Court ruled in February that the offering by the UK of conditional amnesties to ex-soldiers and …
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(Reuters) – The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will bar transgender women from the top two tiers of women’s cricket in England as well as the women’s Hundred under its new transgender participation policy. Last year, the International Cricket Council (ICC) approved new gender eligibility regulations whereby any male or female participant who has …
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By Eliana Raszewski BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Pop star Liam Payne, who shot to global fame with boy band One Direction, died at the age of 31 after falling from a third-floor hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, triggering an outpouring of tributes from fans around the world. Before the fall, a hotel employee at …
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