By William James LONDON (Reuters) – Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain’s right-wing Reform UK party, said the eastward of expansion of the European Union and NATO had provoked Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The remarks, made in an interview with the BBC aired late on Friday, drew strong criticism across the British …
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By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) – Taylor Swift’s Eras tour was welcomed by a sparkling London Tube map redesigned in the singer’s honour on Friday, as the British capital eyes a 300 million pound ($379 million) windfall. Swift is due to perform eight shows at London’s Wembley stadium, with the first scheduled for Friday, attracting …
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(Reuters) -South Africa’s Quinton de Kock got a second straight fifty while Anrich Nortje bowled a tight final over to help their side edge England by seven runs on Friday and move closer to a semi-final berth with back-to-back wins in the Super Eight stage. The victory in Gros Islet moved South Africa to the …
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(This June 19 story has been corrected after the Met Police clarified that the officer was placed on restricted duties, and not suspended as originally stated in paragraph 4) LONDON (Reuters) – A police officer working in a special protection unit has been arrested over alleged bets made on the timing of Britain’s national election …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party received nearly 4.4 million pounds ($5.53 million) in donations in the second week of campaigning for next month’s election, official data showed, more than 14 times as much as the governing Conservatives. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives, who are trailing Labour by about 20 points in opinion polls …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Around 1,500 Tata Steel workers in Britain will begin an indefinite strike from July 8 over the company’s plans to close two blast furnaces and cut up to 2,800 jobs, the trade union Unite said on Friday. The strike action, described by Unite as the first strikes by British steel workers in 40 …
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(Reuters) -Britain’s opposition Labour Party is considering raising capital gains tax and altering inheritance tax to help fund public services if it wins the July 4 election, the Guardian newspaper reported, citing sources and documents. An increase in capital gains tax could raise 8 billion pounds ($10.10 billion), the Guardian said. Labour also wants to …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -British journalist Robert Winnett will not join the Washington Post as editor and continue with the Daily Telegraph as deputy editor, according to the U.S. newspaper’s staff memo seen by Reuters. “It is with regret that I share with you that Robert Winnett has withdrawn from the position of Editor at The Washington …
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By Lori Ewing FRANKFURT, Germany (Reuters) – England’s second underwhelming performance at Euro 2024 had pundits and fans collectively wondering what is wrong with the team, as many fear the pre-tournament favourites could be heading home sooner rather than later. Gareth Southgate’s side have one foot in the knockout stage as they top Group C …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s National Health Service said on Friday it was investigating claims that hackers had published confidential data stolen from several London hospitals in a cyber attack on a blood testing lab. Services at large London hospitals including Guy’s, St Thomas’ and King’s services were still being disrupted following the attack by hackers …
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