(Reuters) – England captain Ben Stokes concedes that he has probably spoken too much about next year’s Ashes and is keen that the tourists stay in the “here and now” as they look to sweep their test series against New Zealand in Hamilton this week. Charged with confidence after taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Strikes planned for Dec. 22, 23 and 29 on British rail services between London and Edinburgh, known as Avanti West Coast, have been suspended, the RMT union said on Friday. (Reporting by Sarah Young; Editing by Catarina Demony)
PLZEN, Czech Republic (Reuters) – Forward Rasmus Hojlund scored twice to allow Manchester United to come back from a goal down and get a 2-1 win at six-times Czech champions Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League on Thursday. Substitute Hojlund needed just six minutes on the pitch to cancel out an early second-half opener by …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government said on Thursday the first of thousands of victims of a historical contaminated blood scandal would be compensated in the coming days, with 10 people offered a total of over 13 million pounds ($16.54 million). More than 30,000 people contracted hepatitis and HIV from infected blood and blood products in …
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By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) – Darts has long been an integral part of Britain’s festive sporting menu and thousands of fans will once again dust off the fancy dress outfits traditionally worn for the annual pilgrimage to London’s Alexandra Palace for the PDC World Championship. But thanks to teenager Luke Littler, this year’s edition …
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(Reuters) – Manchester City have condemned the online racist abuse aimed at captain Kyle Walker following Wednesday’s 2-0 Champions League loss to Juventus. The 34-year-old defender was subjected to racist abuse after City’s loss to Juve, which left the Premier League side languishing in 22nd place in Europe’s elite club competition. “We refuse to tolerate …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s prime minister and leader of the main opposition party spar almost daily on everything from immigration, taxation to spending, but on Thursday, the two battled over a new subject – whether sandwiches make a good lunch. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch raised the subject in an interview with the right-leaning weekly magazine, …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Two men denied a charge of assisting Hong Kong’s foreign intelligence service in Britain before a London court on Thursday. Chung Biu Yuen, 64, and Chi Leung Wai, 39, also known as Peter Wai, pleaded “not guilty” at the Old Bailey to two charges under Britain’s National Security Act, a law passed …
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By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) – The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) launched a public appeal on Thursday for information about a suspected six-year scam involving services for timeshares or holiday clubs. Five suspects have been arrested and four properties raided after a suspected organised crime network cold-called people offering an exit or compensation from …
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By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) – It would have seemed inconceivable at the start of the Premier League season that by the time the Manchester derby rolled around it would be Pep Guardiola’s City enduring a crisis so serious it has distracted attention from United’s malaise. That has really taken some doing. After all, United …
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