LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s aviation regulator has selected six projects, including one by e-commerce giant Amazon, to test the use of drones in deliveries, inspection of infrastructure and emergency services, it said on Thursday. The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) had said earlier this year that it wanted to permit more drone flying for such …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s approval of a new gas-fired power station backed by BP was lawful, London’s High Court ruled on Wednesday, dismissing a legal challenge over the project. Climate campaigner Andrew Boswell had taken legal action over the decision to build the power station with carbon capture and storage in Teesside, northeast England. Net Zero …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s train drivers union and the government have agreed on a pay proposal that could end a long-running industrial dispute and a series of strikes that have disrupted rail travel over the last two years. The government described the deal as a major breakthrough and said an end to rail strikes was finally …
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(Reuters) – The Premier League hopes to reduce frustration with the VAR system with the launch of a social media account that will provide near real-time updates and explanations regarding officiating and operational decisions for every match. Teams voted in favour of keeping VAR in June despite huge amounts of criticism about the technology-aided officiating …
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LONDON (Reuters) -A 32-year-old man appeared in court on Tuesday charged with the attempted murder of a young girl in London’s Leicester Square in what prosecutors described as a “random attack”. Ioan Pintaru was also charged with the possession of a bladed article after the 11-year-old girl was stabbed eight times on Monday afternoon in …
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LONDON (Reuters) – At least two baby beavers have been born in an urban area of London in a moment hailed by conservationists as proof humans and the furry creatures can live side by side in the capital. In October 2023, four centuries after the animals were hunted to extinction in London, the Ealing Beaver …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Street artist Banksy on Tuesday claimed the ninth – and perhaps final – mural of his animal-themed art trail across London, with a painting on the shutters of the capital’s zoo showing a gorilla freeing a sea lion and birds. The series began with a mountain goat on Monday and was followed …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British authorities have now arrested more than 1,000 people following days of rioting involving violence, arson and looting as well as racist attacks targeting Muslims and migrants, a national policing body said on Tuesday. The riots, which followed the killings of three young girls in the northern English town of Southport, began …
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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Seven people appeared in a London court on Tuesday charged with violent disorder, burglary and other offences in what prosecutors said was an attack by protest group Palestine Action at a warehouse linked to Israeli defence firm Elbit. Pro-Palestinian protesters have repeatedly targeted Elbit Systems UK and other defence …
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By Aby Jose Koilparambil (Reuters) -British homebuilder Bellway has unexpectedly dropped its 720 million pound ($921 million) bid to buy smaller peer Crest Nicholson, sending Crest’s shares almost 20% lower on Tuesday. Bellway declined to give a reason for its decision. Shares in Crest, which had rallied after the takeover talks were revealed in June, …
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