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By Rohith Nair and Alan Baldwin PARIS (Reuters) -Britain’s joint-most decorated female Olympian Charlotte Dujardin pulled out of the Paris Games on Tuesday and was provisionally suspended after equestrian’s governing body launched an investigation into her conduct. Dujardin did not elaborate on the investigation but the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) revealed they were looking into …

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LONDON (Reuters) – The BBC apologised on Tuesday to any contestant who had suffered a bad experience on “Strictly Come Dancing” after the long-running show was hit by allegations about the training methods of some of its professional dancers. “Strictly Come Dancing” has been the BBC’s flagship entertainment show for 20 years, and the format …

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LONDON (Reuters) -British radical Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary, whose followers have been linked to numerous plots around the world, has been convicted of terrorism offences after a trial in London, the capital’s Metropolitan Police said on Tuesday. Prosecutors said the 57-year-old Choudary directed al-Muhajiroun, which was banned as a terrorist organisation more than a decade …

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LONDON (Reuters) – The National Health Service in England faces an unprecedented challenge from backlogs, workforce issues and rising demand, a budget watchdog said on Tuesday in a report outlining the scale of the challenges facing Britain’s new government. The Labour government, which took office this month, has said the Britain’s state-run health system is …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s new Labour government will end the use of the controversial Bibby Stockholm barge to house migrants off the south coast of England as part of its overhaul of the asylum system, it said on Tuesday. Use of the vessel, which can house up to 500 men, began under the Conservative government with …

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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Britain failed to set proper objectives in its climate adaptation strategy, environmental campaigners argued on Tuesday in a case which relies on a landmark recent ruling by Europe’s top human rights court. Friends of the Earth is taking legal action over Britain’s national adaptation programme, which was published last …

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(Reuters) -Britain’s communications regulator on Tuesday said it would review the annual licence fees that mobile network operators were charged for the use of three mobile spectrum bands, after BT earlier this year requested the move. BT had written to Ofcom in March asking for a reevaluation of the fees that the regulator changed for …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Conservative Party said on Monday it will name its new leader on Nov. 2, following the party’s worst-ever election performance this month that prompted former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to say he would stand down. Sunak will remain acting leader until the appointment of a successor, the Conservative Party said in a …

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FARNBOROUGH, England (Reuters) – The British Army has carried out its first test of Raytheon’s anti-drone laser weapon from a military vehicle, the company said on Monday, in the latest sign that drone warfare is a growing priority for Western armed forces. The high-energy laser, which is designed to wipe out aerial drones, was fired …

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By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – A jump in British household saving since the COVID-19 pandemic appears here to stay and cannot be fully explained by higher interest rates or unemployment fears, according to the country’s statistics agency. Analysis published on Monday from the Office for National Statistics showed Britain’s households saved 11.1% of their …

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