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UK plans to further appeal Northern Ireland amnesty ruling

18 Oct 2024

By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) – The British government plans to further appeal a Belfast court ruling that legislation introduced by the previous government was incompatible with human-rights protections secured in a post-Brexit agreement for Northern Ireland. Belfast’s High Court ruled in February that the offering by the UK of conditional amnesties to ex-soldiers and …

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Cricket-ECB bars transgender women from competing at elite level

18 Oct 2024

(Reuters) – The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will bar transgender women from the top two tiers of women’s cricket in England as well as the women’s Hundred under its new transgender participation policy. Last year, the International Cricket Council (ICC) approved new gender eligibility regulations whereby any male or female participant who has …

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Britain to publish online safety demands for platforms in December

18 Oct 2024

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s media regulator Ofcom said on Thursday it would detail what action it expected social media companies to take over illegal content on their platforms in December, saying it expected swift action or they would face consequences. Ofcom, which is responsible for implementing the government’s Online Safety Bill, said the platforms would …

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Rugby-England to face Australia, US in Women’s 2025 World Cup group

17 Oct 2024

By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) -Hosts and favourites England were grouped with Australia and the United States while six-times winners New Zealand will face an awkward clash with Ireland after the draw for the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup was made on Thursday. Reflecting huge growth in the women’s game, the tournament will feature an …

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One Direction singer Liam Payne dead after falling from Buenos Aires hotel balcony

17 Oct 2024

By Eliana Raszewski and Agustin Marcarian BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Liam Payne, who shot to global fame with boy band One Direction, was found dead after he fell from a third-floor hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires, triggering an outpouring of tributes from fans. As news emerged of the 31-year-old English singer’s death, fans of one …

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Liam Payne died from fall injuries, Argentina autopsy finds

17 Oct 2024

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Former One Direction musician Liam Payne died due to multiple traumas and internal and external bleeding caused by a fall, an Argentine prosecutors’ office said on Thursday, revealing the first official results of the singer’s autopsy. Payne, 31, who shot to global fame with boy band One Direction, was found dead …

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