MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Manchester City made the most of a late first-half collapse by Manchester United to score twice just before the break as they secured a 3-0 derby win on Saturday that put them four points clear of second-placed Chelsea in the Women’s Super League. Defender Rebecca Knaak headed City into the lead in …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British culture minister Lisa Nandy said on Friday it was right that the BBC had apologised to U.S. President Donald Trump over a documentary his lawyers called defamatory. “They’ve rightly accepted that they didn’t meet the highest standards,” Nandy told Times Radio. “I think it’s also right that they’ve apologised.” The documentary, which …
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LONDON (Reuters) -A man who stole one of British street artist Banksy’s best-known paintings, “Girl with Balloon”, from a London gallery was jailed for 13 months on Friday. Larry Fraser, 49, used a hammer to smash his way into the Grove Gallery in the Fitzrovia area of central London to steal the signed print late …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Friday paused sanctions that will allow Bulgaria’s Burgas refinery and related petrol stations, owned by Russia’s Lukoil, to keep doing business with companies and banks. The UK last month announced sanctions on Russia’s two biggest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, and a week later the U.S. followed suit in a bid …
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LONDON (Reuters) -A British man pleaded guilty on Friday to plotting a terrorist attack, collecting weapons and parts for a homemade bomb, conducting reconnaissance at an army base near King Charles’ Windsor Castle, and setting fire at a church. Ilyas Akhtar, 20, appeared at London’s Old Bailey court by video link and pleaded guilty to …
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The UK government’s commitment to its own fiscal rules to balance the budget by 2029/30 remains vital for the country’s AA- credit rating, credit agency Fitch said. UK bond markets reacted badly on Friday to a report that British finance minister Rachel Reeves had scrapped plans to raise income tax …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Junior doctors in England will begin strike action on Friday over concerns about job insecurity and pay erosion, with their union saying the government could still avert the walkout by making a “decent” offer. The strike follows failed talks with the government to produce what the British Medical Association (BMA) called a “credible …
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By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -Superb goals by Bukayo Saka and Eberechi Eze secured a routine 2-0 win for England over Serbia to make it seven wins from seven games in their World Cup qualifying campaign at a rain-soaked Wembley Stadium on Thursday. Saka dispatched a clinical volley in the 28th minute to open the …
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(Reuters) -Britain’s biggest property listing portal Rightmove could be slapped with a 1 billion pound ($1.34 billion) legal claim from estate agents alleging that the company was charging “excessive and unfair fees” for posting properties. The imminent legal action announced on Thursday is being led by Jeremy Newman, a former panel member of Britain’s antitrust …
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(Reuters) -Britain’s Convatec on Thursday forecast double-digit percentage growth in 2026 profit, boosting its shares as much as 8%, as the company banks on launches of products such as wound dressings and rising demand to bolster sales in key markets. Healthcare firms are preparing for U.S. tariffs and pricing pressures alongside national security probes into …
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