(Reuters) – Everton manager David Moyes said on Monday he was confident in his ability to lead the Merseyside club to better days again, almost 12 years after his first spell in charge during which they had their only top-four finish of the last 37 years. Moyes spent 11 years at Goodison Park before moving …
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(Reuters) – Nottingham Forest have had a remarkable season so far under Nuno Espirito Santo and, with his side set to face Premier League leaders Liverpool, the manager believes the best is yet to come. Forest, who battled relegation last term, have won their last six league games to rise to jump to third in …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s King Charles will visit Poland later this month to attend commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the largest Nazi death camp in World War Two. Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Monday Charles would attend a commemoration service on Jan. 27 at Poland’s Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and Memorial, …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Climate activists from Just Stop Oil painted over the grave of British naturalist Charles Darwin at London’s Westminster Abbey on Monday. Two activists entered Westminster Abbey – Britain’s site for royal weddings, coronations, burials and a major tourist attraction – on Monday morning and used spray chalk on Darwin’s grave, the campaign group …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Scotland’s former leader Nicola Sturgeon announced on Monday she and her husband Peter Murrell had decided to end their marriage, almost two years after they were both questioned as part of a police probe into the fate of party funds. Sturgeon was Scotland’s longest-serving first minister, leading its devolved government in Edinburgh …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain named Michael Ellam to lead official-level discussions with the European Union and in international forums on Monday, as the country aims to reset relationships with the bloc and secure closer links in trade and security. Ellam, currently Chairman of Public Sector Banking at HSBC, formerly worked as media chief for Gordon …
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TAMWORTH, England (Reuters) – Premier League Tottenham Hotspur needed extra time to beat brave fifth-tier Tamworth, 96 places below them in the English football pyramid, 3-0 in the FA Cup third round on Sunday. The game had the makings of a huge upset from the opening whistle as Tamworth more than held their own but …
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(This Jan. 11 story has been corrected to say that the Man City v Salford result is 8-0, not 7-0, in paragraph 2) By Martyn Herman LONDON, England (Reuters) – Liverpool cruised past fourth-tier Accrington Stanley and Manchester City made equally light work of Salford City as Premier League clubs flexed their muscles on a …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Evangelos Marinakis, owner of English Premier League soccer club Nottingham Forest, can continue his libel lawsuit against a Greek rival over an alleged smear campaign, London’s High Court ruled on Friday. Greek shipping magnate Marinakis launched the case against Irini Karipidis, chair of Greek Super League club Aris Thessaloniki, last year. He …
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Labour government said on Thursday it had removed 16,400 illegal migrants since coming to power in July, marking the highest rate of such removals since 2018. On taking office, Prime Minister Keir Starmer scrapped the previous Conservative government’s scheme to send migrants who arrive illegally to Rwanda, instead setting up a …
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