LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William will visit Paris on Saturday to attend the re-opening of the Notre-Dame Cathedral, which was gutted by fire over five years ago, Kensington Palace said on Friday. William, Prince of Wales, is attending the ceremony on behalf of the UK at the request of the British government, the palace …
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(Reuters) – Double Olympic mountain bike champion Tom Pidcock has joined Swiss outfit Q36.5 Pro on a three-year contract after announcing his departure from Ineos Grenadiers at the end of the season, the Briton said on Friday. The 25-year-old all-rounder, who has been racing with Ineos since 2021, had signed a new five-year deal in …
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(Reuters) – Jose Mourinho said the Premier League trophies he won at Chelsea were achieved fairly, responding to Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola’s comments that he had six English top-flight titles while the Portuguese coach only had three. Guardiola, whose team lost 2-0 at Liverpool on Sunday, held up six fingers to home fans to …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Some British rail services including connections to London’s Heathrow Airport were disrupted on Friday due to a nationwide fault with the communication system used between train drivers and signallers, a statement from National Rail said. Departure information available online showed services delayed into and from stations in London and other major cities. In …
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LONDON (Reuters) – A British woman has been charged with stalking former British finance minister George Osborne and his wife for more than a year, according to court records. Lydia Suffield, 27, is due to appear at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday charged with stalking Osborne, finance minister from 2010 until 2016, and Thea …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British prosecutors said on Thursday they had authorised charges to be brought against two Romanian men over the stabbing of a journalist working for a Persian language media organisation in London in March. Pouria Zeraati, a British-Iranian journalist who works for Iran International, sustained leg injuries after being stabbed near his home in …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Muhammad was the most popular name given to baby boys in England and Wales in 2023, ousting Noah to take the top spot, official figures showed on Thursday. Muhammad had been among the 10 most popular names since 2016 and had been in second place in 2022, according to the annual list …
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By Louise Rasmussen, Ron Bousso and Nerijus Adomaitis COPENHAGEN/LONDON/OSLO (Reuters) -Shell and Norway’s Equinor will merge their British North Sea assets to form what is set to be the ageing basin’s largest oil and gas company, the pair said on Thursday. The 50-50 joint venture, to be based in Aberdeen, Scotland, will pool the companies’ …
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By Alistair Smout and Elizabeth Piper IVER, England (Reuters) -Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Thursday to deliver on his priorities to rebuild Britain by offering voters targets for improved living standards and more home building in a speech he hopes will draw a line under a bumpy start to government. Five months since his …
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By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday announced six priorities intended to convince dissatisfied voters he was addressing their concerns after his approval ratings have plunged since Labour’s national election victory in July. Below is a list of what he called “milestones” he wants to achieve by the next …
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