By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) – Following is a chronology of major events during Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s 11-year tenure as leader of the Church of England and spiritual head of the worldwide Anglican community. Welby, 69, resigned in November over an abuse scandal and was expected to wind up his duties by Monday. …
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(Reuters) – British reality show ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ winner James Lee Williams, aged 32, popularly known as The Vivienne, has died, publicist Simon Jones said on Sunday. “It is with immense sadness that we let you know our beloved James Lee Williams – The Vivienne, has passed this weekend,” Jones announced on social media …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Raul Jimenez scored two equalisers from the penalty spot in a dramatic second half as Fulham held Ipswich Town to a 2-2 draw at Craven Cottage in the Premier League on Sunday, extending the hosts’ unbeaten streak to eight league matches. Both teams converted penalties within two minutes as Jimenez cancelled out Sammie …
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(Reuters) -Liverpool’s Premier League fixture with Manchester United is expected to go ahead as scheduled on Sunday despite adverse weather conditions and snowfall, both clubs announced after two safety meetings. Britain’s Met Office on Friday issued an amber warning, its second-most severe after red, for snow and ice in parts of England and Wales on …
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By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) – Arsenal squandered the chance to exert some pressure on Premier League leaders Liverpool when they drew 1-1 away at Brighton & Hove Albion, while Chelsea’s challenge continued to falter as they also dropped points at Crystal Palace on Saturday. Liverpool kick off their new year on Sunday at home …
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MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Manchester City thrashed West Ham United 4-1 in the Premier League on Saturday to claim their first back-to-back wins since October thanks to two goals from Erling Haaland in one of their best performances in weeks. The champions are sixth in the table on 34 points, 11 behind leaders Liverpool who have …
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By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou came out fighting after another damaging Premier League defeat on Saturday, lauding his injury-hit team’s performance and venting his frustration at the injustice of it all. A 2-1 home loss to Newcastle United was hardly how Postecoglou needed the New Year to begin. With …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British police have named one of the victims of the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans as Edward Pettifer, a 31-year-old from London whose stepmother was a nanny to Prince William and Prince Harry. He was among 14 people killed by a U.S. Army veteran who had pledged allegiance to Islamic …
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By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak continued his rich vein of form with another goal on Saturday to help his side beat injury-hit Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 away in the Premier League and move closer to the top four. Isak scored eight league goals in December and struck again just before halftime …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Seventeen-year-old sensation Luke ‘The Nuke’ Littler thrashed Michael van Gerwen 7-3 on Friday to become the youngest ever PDC darts world champion and bank a 500,000 pound ($621,600) winner’s cheque. The duel for the biggest prize in darts, in front of 3,200 rowdy fans in fancy dress, ended in a crushing defeat for …
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