LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Royal Navy said on Thursday one person had been killed following an incident in which a helicopter was forced to ditch into the Channel during a training exercise. “It is with great sadness that we must report a member of the Royal Navy has died following a training incident last night,” the …
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(Reuters) – Thousands of Oasis fans waited long hours in virtual queues this weekend to get their hands on tickets for the British band’s reunion shows next summer, only to find that prices had been hiked as part of a “dynamic pricing” scheme. Many fans who waited for more than three hours thinking they would …
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By Catarina Demony and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -A public inquiry into the devastating 2017 London Grenfell Tower blaze concluded on Wednesday that a “culmination of decades of failure” by the government and the construction industry ultimately led to the disaster that killed 72 people. The report detailed how the government, council, architects, contractors, local …
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By Michael Holden and Catarina Demony LONDON (Reuters) -A public inquiry into the devastating 2017 London Grenfell Tower blaze that killed 72 people blamed the disaster on failings by the government, construction industry and, most of all, the firms involved in fitting the exterior with flammable cladding. The fire ripped through the 23-storey social housing …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Oasis announced two extra concert dates on Wednesday for their comeback tour of Britain and Ireland due to “phenomenal” demand from fans desperate to see the band live for the first time in 15 years. The group, whose debut album “Definitely Maybe” was released 30 years ago, split in 2009, when lead guitarist …
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By Catarina Demony LONDON (Reuters) -Hisam Choucair lost his mother, sister, brother-in-law and three young nieces when a devastating fire engulfed Grenfell Tower, a 23-storey social housing block in west London, seven years ago. “Words cannot describe the pain I have gone through,” said the 46-year-old, as he held back tears at a news conference …
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(Reuters) – Sarah Storey extended her record as the most successful British Paralympian on Wednesday, winning the women’s C5 time trial at the Paris Games to claim her 18th gold medal. It was 46-year-old Storey’s 13th Paralympic gold medal in cycling, with the other five won in swimming. She overtook swimmer Mike Kenny’s record of …
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By Khushi Singh (Reuters) – Britain’s main stock index ended lower on Wednesday, led by a drop in personal goods and homebuilder stocks, while investors assessed crucial UK and U.S. economic data ahead of interest rate decisions by central banks in coming weeks. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index was down 0.4%, touching its lowest levels …
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LONDON (Reuters) -The London Fire Brigade said it had tackled a blaze at a residential tower block in the south east of the capital on Wednesday, adding that there were no reports of any injuries. “Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters tackled a fire at a block of flats on Rosenthal Road in Catford. …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will seek to ban companies found by a public inquiry to be culpable for the deadly 2017 Grenfell Tower fire from being awarded government contracts, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday. “This government will write to all companies found by the inquiry to have been part of these horrific failings …
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