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LONDON (Reuters) – England goalkeeper Mary Earps has become the first female soccer player to be honoured with a wax figure at Madame Tussauds. The Paris Saint-Germain player, who helped England finish runners-up at the 2023 Women’s World Cup, won a public vote for which Lionesses player should be on show at the London museum. …

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LONDON (Reuters) – A British soldier accused of passing sensitive information to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps pleaded guilty on Monday to escaping from prison while awaiting trial. Daniel Abed Khalife is on trial at London’s Woolwich Crown Court, accused of collecting sensitive information between May 2019 and January 2022. Khalife, who is no longer …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British defence minister John Healey said on Monday he expected the incoming Donald Trump administration to remain committed to NATO and to Ukraine in its conflict against Russia for as long as it takes. Asked if support for Ukraine had fallen since Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election last week, Healey …

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By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY (Reuters) – Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has withdrawn his latest children’s book from sale after criticism it stereotyped members of Australia’s Indigenous community. Oliver’s “Billy and the Epic Escape”, released in May, contains a passage where an Indigenous Australian girl living in foster care is abducted by the story’s villain – …

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LONDON (Reuters) – A British minister said on Sunday that the government is unlikely to ask the Reform party leader Nigel Farage to act as an intermediary to deal with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Farage, the Brexit-campaigner and self-described troublemaker, is a friend of Trump and was at his election victory party in Florida. He …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister Rachel Reeves is expected to use a major speech this week to “promote free and open trade between nations” amid the threat of potential tariffs under Donald Trump’s presidency, The Observer newspaper reported on Saturday. Trump, who won the 2024 U.S. presidential election, has proposed imposing a 10% tariff …

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