LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will give U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s new government the chance to review a deal with Mauritius over the future of a U.S.-British military base in the Indian Ocean, a spokesman for Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday. Britain struck a deal in October to hand control of the Chagos Islands …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Manchester City threw away a two-goal lead as Brentford’s Yoane Wissa and Christian Norgaard scored late goals to earn the hosts a 2-2 draw in a Premier League thriller on Tuesday. After suffering six league defeats in November and December, City bounced back with a draw against Everton and wins over Leicester City and …
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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, said she was relieved to be in remission on Tuesday after visiting the London hospital where she received treatment for cancer to thank all the medics and staff there. Kate, 43, underwent a course of preventative chemotherapy after major abdominal surgery a year ago revealed …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer appointed lawmaker Emma Reynolds as Economic Secretary to the Treasury on Tuesday after Tulip Siddiq resigned the position. Reynolds, 47, was elected to office at the 2024 national election, which saw the Labour Party regain power after 14 years in opposition. She currently represents the Wycombe constituency …
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By Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) – Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform UK is Britain’s second most popular political party and sits just one percentage point behind the governing Labour Party, according to an opinion poll on Tuesday Six months after Labour’s landslide election victory, and with another vote not due until 2029, YouGov polling …
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(Reuters) – Former Manchester City captain and manager Tony Book died at the age of 90 on Monday, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. Book joined Manchester City in 1966 aged 31, becoming captain the following year and helping them to win five major trophies, including a First Division title, an FA Cup, a …
(Reuters) -Britain could need as much as 40 billion pounds ($49 billion) for the planned Sizewell C nuclear power plant in southeast England, nearly double the developer EDF’s initial estimate, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. New nuclear plants to replace its ageing fleet are key to Britain’s efforts to meet climate targets and boost …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Drone deliveries of drugs and weapons into British prisons have become a national security threat, the country’s chief prisons inspector warned on Tuesday, calling for urgent action to tackle thriving illegal activity inside jails. At Manchester Prison in northern England, inmates were burning holes into windows to receive drone deliveries of large …
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LONDON (Reuters) – High government spending and a growing need among big economies – from the United States to Britain and France – to tap bond markets to fund their outlays have shot up the list of concerns for some policymakers and investors. This year has started with a selloff across global government bond markets, …
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(Reuters) – England bowling great James Anderson will extend his playing career after signing a one-year contract with Lancashire for the 2025 season, the 42-year-old announced on Monday. England’s leading wicket-taker retired from international duty in July after his 188th test, having taken 704 wickets in a career spanning 21 years during which he became …
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