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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s government has approved plans to expand capacity at London City Airport by 2.5 million passengers, overturning parts of a previous local-level decision but maintaining a ban on Saturday afternoon flights. The airport had sought to expand annual capacity to 9 million passengers, up from 6.5 million, by 2031. It wanted to take …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will use an emergency measure to detain suspected criminals in police station cells until it can find space for them in its overcrowded prisons after police arrested hundreds over widespread rioting this month. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government said on Monday the arrests of more than 1,100 suspects over the racist …

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By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British estate agents have seen a pick-up in demand from buyers since the Bank of England’s decision on Aug. 1 to begin cutting interest rates from a 16-year high, property website Rightmove said on Monday. Rightmove, which says it advertises property for more than nine of every 10 estate …

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By Martyn Herman LONDON, England (Reuters) -Liverpool kicked off the Arne Slot era in style with a 2-0 win at Ipswich Town in their opening Premier League game on Saturday, their first competitive match without Juergen Klopp at the helm in nine years. Dutchman Slot will be expected to lead a Liverpool title challenge, as …

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By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Around 125 firefighters tackled a fire in the roof of London’s Somerset house on Saturday, though the historic building’s major art collections, including works by Manet, van Gogh and Cezanne, were undamaged. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said 25 fire engines were deployed to tackle the blaze after the alarm …

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By Bhanvi Satija and Jennifer Rigby (Reuters) -The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on Friday raised its risk level for mpox, a day after global health officials confirmed the first infection with a new strain of the virus outside Africa, in Sweden. The EU public health body’s head said there will be …

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BOGOTA (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry urged caution over artificial intelligence and talked of social media as divisive during a panel in Colombia’s capital Bogota alongside his wife Meghan and the Andean country’s Vice President Francia Marquez. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who stepped away from official royal duties in January 2020 and now …

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