LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s younger brother Nick has died after struggling with cancer, a Downing Street spokesman said on Friday. “Nick, 60, died peacefully on the afternoon of December 26th after battling cancer,” the spokesman said. Starmer, 62, paid tribute to his brother, describing him as a “wonderful man”. “He met …
(Reuters) – Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah said he senses something different about the way the club are performing as Premier League leaders this season after they secured a 3-1 comeback win over Leicester City to move seven points clear. Leicester took a shock sixth-minute lead through Jordan Ayew on Thursday but goals from Cody Gakpo, …
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(Reuters) – Manchester City are at risk of missing out on next season’s Champions League due to their recent dip in form, manager Pep Guardiola said. City, who are looking to qualify for Europe’s top club competition for a 15th straight season, have won just one of their last eight Premier League games and are …
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By Michael Holden and Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) – King Charles thanked the medics who have cared for him and his daughter-in-law Kate, after they both underwent treatment for cancer this year, in a Christmas Day message that touched on global conflicts and the summer’s riots in Britain. In his third Christmas TV broadcast since …
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By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) – The Church of England’s second most senior cleric Stephen Cottrell will call in a Christmas sermon on Wednesday for repentance and change within an institution reeling from child abuse cover-up scandals. This year’s festivities have been overshadowed by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s resignation over a cover-up and …
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By Yann Tessier LONDON (Reuters) – Meat traders flung cheap turkeys to the highest bidders in a public auction at London’s historic Smithfield Market on Tuesday, a long-standing Christmas tradition whose future now hangs in the balance. For around 900 years, the site in the City of London financial district has been a hub for …
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(Reuters) – Ivan Juric said he will try to implement a high-intensity brand of football at Southampton as he bids to guide the Premier League strugglers out of the relegation zone. The former Croatia midfielder, who was appointed on an 18-month contract on Saturday, was previously in charge of AS Roma but was dismissed in …
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(Reuters) – Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez struggled to live up to his hefty price tag following his arrival at the club in January last year but the Argentine says his recent upturn in form is down to developing a good understanding with coach Enzo Maresca. Fernandez, who cost Chelsea 106 million pounds ($132 million), started …
LONDON (Reuters) – King Charles will deliver his traditional Christmas Day message from a former hospital chapel, Buckingham Palace said on Monday, in a break from tradition and a nod to the British monarch’s ongoing treatment for cancer. In February, the palace revealed the 76-year-old, who became king in 2022, had been diagnosed with an …
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(Reuters) – Oilfield services provider Petrofac said on Sunday that it has entered into a binding agreement with key financial creditors on the terms of a comprehensive restructuring. The plan includes $325 million in new funding and the conversion of approximately $772 million of existing debt into equity, the company said. “We have made good …
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