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British strongman, Olympian and budgie breeder Geoff Capes dies aged 75

23 Oct 2024

By Ossian Shine LONDON (Reuters) – Geoff Capes, British strongman, shot put record holder and renowned budgerigar breeder, has died aged 75, his family said on Wednesday. Capes left an indelible mark on British sport, birdkeeping and 1980s popular culture. “The family of Geoffrey Capes would like to announce his sad passing today, 23rd October. …

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UK’s Birmingham Airport returning to normal operation after security incident

23 Oct 2024

LONDON (Reuters) -Operations at Birmingham Airport in central England will be returning to normal after reports of a suspicious vehicle on Wednesday had earlier led to cancelled flights. “Following a police investigation, some passengers were evacuated and we had to suspend departing flights for a couple of hours. That investigation has now concluded, and operations …

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Britain and Germany sign new defence agreement as Ukraine tensions rise

23 Oct 2024

By Alistair Smout and Sarah Marsh LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) -Britain and Germany signed a landmark defence agreement on Wednesday and pledged to co-operate on exercises on NATO’s eastern flank as they stressed the need for Europe to be able to defend itself given possible escalation in the war in Ukraine. Europe’s two biggest spenders on defence …

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Manchester bombing survivors win harassment case against conspiracy theorist

23 Oct 2024

LONDON (Reuters) -A father and daughter who survived a bombing that killed 22 people at the close of an Ariana Grande concert seven years ago won their harassment lawsuit on Wednesday against a conspiracy theorist who claimed the attack was staged. Martin Hibbert was paralysed from the waist down and his daughter Eve, then 14, …

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Cricket-ECB to train teachers, invest in ethnically diverse areas to boost school cricket

23 Oct 2024

LONDON (Reuters) – The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will train hundreds of school teachers and invest 3.5 million pounds ($4.54 million) into ethnically diverse areas as part of a four-year plan to boost participation, the governing body said on Wednesday. The ECB aims to support the provision of free cricket in 500 state …

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UK Labour donor Alli committed minor breaches of parliamentary rules, probe finds

23 Oct 2024

LONDON (Reuters) – Waheed Alli, the British Labour Party donor at the centre of a row over Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other politicians accepting freebies, breached parliamentary rules when he failed to declare certain interests, an investigation found. Alli, who sits as a Labour member in parliament’s upper House of Lords, should write a …

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King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive in Samoa for Commonwealth summit

23 Oct 2024

By James Redmayne APIA, Samoa (Reuters) -Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla flew into Samoa late on Wednesday, for a visit during which the monarch will be offered the title of high chief and attend a summit of Commonwealth nations, following a six-day tour of Australia. Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa welcomed the royal couple …

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UK’s NHS to block Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s drug on Wednesday, Telegraph reports

22 Oct 2024

(Reuters) -Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) will block Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s drug donanemab on Wednesday, deeming it too expensive for NHS patients, the Telegraph reported on Tuesday. British regulators are expected to declare the drug safe for use on Wednesday, but the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which decides what drugs are …

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Black man shot dead by UK policeman in 2022 was gunman days before, court told

22 Oct 2024

LONDON (Reuters) – A Black man shot dead by a British police officer in London two years ago was the gunman in a nightclub shooting days before he was killed, it can be reported after a judge lifted reporting restrictions on Tuesday. Chris Kaba, 24, who was unarmed, died from a single gunshot to the …

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UK borrowing overshoot highlights budget pressure on Reeves

22 Oct 2024

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -British public borrowing in the first six months of the tax year came in higher than official forecasts, according to data that underscored the challenge facing finance minister Rachel Reeves in her first budget next week. Borrowing hit 79.6 billion pounds ($103.5 billion) between April and September – almost 7 …

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