(Reuters) – The story on the winner of the Men’s World Conker Championships having been exonerated of any accusations of cheating is withdrawn as the statement was sent to Reuters in error. There will be no replacement story. STORY_NUMBER: L8N3LW070 STORY_DATE: 20/10/2024 STORY_TIME: 1629 GMT (Editing by Alison Williams)
LONDON (Reuters) – Electric Light Orchestra, the 1970s and 80s group that brought classical influences to rock and pop in songs like “Mr. Blue Sky” and “Evil Woman”, will play their final show in London’s Hyde Park next July, organisers said on Monday. Formed in Birmingham in 1970, ELO enjoyed a string of hit albums …
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By Carla O’Connor (Reuters) – U.S. music star Lionel Richie said he was heading to the “best touring spot in the world” next year as he announced a new set of UK and European concerts kicking off next spring. The Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter’s “Say Hello To The Hits” tour will begin in Belfast on …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Chelsea’s Johanna Rytting Kaneryd crowned an electric display with two goals, including a world-class effort, as they beat Tottenham Hotspur 5-2 to go second in the Women’s Super League on Sunday, with a game in hand over leaders Manchester City. City had to come from behind to beat Aston Villa earlier in …
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LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) – Arne Slot continued his superb start as Liverpool manager with his team’s 2-1 victory over Chelsea on Sunday, their 10th win in their opening 11 games in all competitions, and the Dutchman was quick to praise his defence. While former boss Juergen Klopp’s shoes once seemed nearly impossible to fill, many …
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LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) -Liverpool passed their biggest test of the season so far as Curtis Jones struck the winner in a 2-1 home victory over Chelsea to keep them top of the Premier League on Sunday. The 23-year-old’s first goal since January proved the difference in a tight battle as Liverpool won for the 10th …
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(Reuters) – British Olympic champion Alex Yee finished third after a barn-storming run in the men’s triathlon World Championship Finals in Torremolinos, Spain on Sunday to win his first world title. Yee, who won gold at this year’s Paris Games, crossed the line in 01:43:50, over a minute behind the winner, Olympic silver medallist Hayden …
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Hundreds of well-wishers greeted Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla in Sydney on Sunday as the royal couple attended church, with the king saying it was a “great joy” to return to Australia in his first visit to an overseas realm as sovereign. Charles’ 16th official visit to Australia, where …
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(Reuters) – Britain’s six-time Olympic track cycling champion Chris Hoy has revealed he has “two to four years” to live after he was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer which metastasised to his bones. The announcement comes after the 48-year-old Scot said in February he was feeling “optimistic and positive” as he was undergoing treatment for …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Foreign minister David Lammy will look to deepen Britain’s security cooperation with Indonesia and South Korea during his visit to the two Asian countries in which he is also expected to discuss the clean energy transition. His visit to South Korea comes days after Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused North Korea of …
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