By Paul Sandle FARNBOROUGH, England (Reuters) -Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday stressed the importance of Britain’s fighter jet capability, but stopped short of guaranteeing its next generation combat air programme with Japan and Italy would not be affected by a defence policy review. “It’s important for me to put on record just how important …
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(Reuters) -Britain’s former finance minister Nadhim Zahawi is assembling a 600 million pound ($776.34 million) bid for the Daily Telegraph, Sky News reported on Monday. Zahawi, who left parliament in May after opting not to stand again in his Stratford-on-Avon seat, has approached a number of billionaire backers about helping to finance an offer for …
(Reuters) – Britain’s Ofcom has fined telecoms provider BT Group 17.5 million pounds ($22.60 million) for network disruption that affected 14,000 emergency calls in June last year, the communications regulator said in a statement on Monday. “We found that BT did not have sufficient warning systems in place for when this kind of incident occurs, …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Two survivors of a deadly suicide bombing in Britain are suing a conspiracy theorist who claims the attack was staged – a case with echoes of lawsuits brought by relatives of those killed in a mass school shooting in the United States. Martin Hibbert was paralysed from the waist down and his …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday he respects U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to drop his reelection bid and that he will have based his decision on what he believes is in the best interests of the American people. “I respect President Biden’s decision and I look forward to us …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince George turned eleven on Monday, with Kensington Palace publishing a new photograph of him smiling and looking relaxed, dressed in a white shirt and dark blazer, to mark the occasion. “Wishing Prince George a very happy 11th birthday today!”, Kensington Palace said on X, alongside the black and white picture …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Vodafone said it sold a further 10% stake in Vantage Towers for 1.3 billion euros ($1.4 billion), bringing its ownership in a group which controls European mobile phone masts down to its intended level with infrastructure investors. The stake sale is the final part of a deal announced in 2022 when Vodafone …
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By Hani Richter (Reuters) – A Brazilian conceptual artist swapped a historic British coin for a fake in the British Museum to highlight the large number of foreign objects it holds. Ile Sartuzi said the idea came to him when he saw a museum volunteer handing visitors coins to handle. He asked for an English …
NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) -Spinner Shoaib Bashir took five wickets as England bowled out West Indies for 143 to secure a 241-run victory on the fourth day of the second test at Trent Bridge on Sunday and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. The touring side, chasing 385 to win, started well thanks to …
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NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) -Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope and Harry Brook made half centuries to lift England to 248-3 and a lead of 207 runs over West Indies on the third day of the second test at Trent Bridge on Saturday. Duckett scored 76, Pope 51 and Brook 71 not out as England fought back well …
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