By Mitch Phillips BAGSHOT, England (Reuters) -There is nothing unusual about elite coaches bringing in expertise from other sports but a few eyebrows were raised at England’s training base on Tuesday when coach Steve Borthwick said that tennis player Emma Raducanu had been helping out. Briton Raducanu won the 2021 U.S. Open as an 18-year-old …
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By Sam Tabahriti and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -The outgoing boss of Britain’s BBC sought to rally his journalists on Tuesday, saying that although they had made mistakes they needed to fight for their work as the broadcaster confronts legal action by U.S. President Donald Trump. The British Broadcasting Corporation has been plunged into its …
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By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Tuesday slashed by 15% its contribution to a global initiative to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, with an 850-million-pound ($1.14 billion) pledge, the latest reduction in aid by nations struggling with tighter budgets. Britain, historically a major donor to the Geneva-based Global Fund, has, like other major nations, …
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(Refiles Nov. 10 FACTBOX to provide a more detailed description of the case in paragraph 12) LONDON (Reuters) -The BBC’s director-general and head of news resigned on Sunday following mounting accusations of editorial bias at the British broadcaster, including in the editing of a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump. The publicly funded broadcaster has …
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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -A British regional council on Tuesday lost its bid to have asylum seekers removed from a hotel targeted by protests after a resident was charged with sexual assault, a ruling that will do little to ease pressure on the government over immigration. Epping Forest District Council took legal action to …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah and Manchester City goalkeeper James Trafford have been added to England’s squad for their final two World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania, the Football Association said on Tuesday. Their call-ups followed the withdrawals of Newcastle United forward Anthony Gordon and keeper Nick Pope through injury and concussion respectively. …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said measures would soon be announced to reduce child poverty, possibly hinting that the government will scrap a two-child limit on welfare payments to parents in its November 26 budget. Reversing the two-child cap, which prevents most parents from claiming welfare payments for more than two children, would …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British police said on Tuesday they were continuing to investigate comments made on stage during a performance by duo Bob Vylan at Glastonbury music festival in June over derogatory chanting about the Israeli military Avon and Somerset Police said they had held a voluntary police interview with a man in his mid-30s to …
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(Reuters) -Britain’s water regulator Ofwat proposed an 11 million pound ($14.8 million) enforcement package against Wessex Water on Tuesday after finding the utility failed to adequately operate and maintain its wastewater network, which led to sewage spills. The case marks the sixth enforcement action in Ofwat’s sector-wide investigation into wastewater management, bringing total penalties against …
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(Reuters) -Sterling fell on Tuesday, after data showed British unemployment rose, while annual wage growth slowed slightly to 4.6% in the three months to September compared with a year earlier. The Bank of England is closely watching pay growth for signs of how persistent domestic inflation pressures are likely to prove. The pound was last …
