LONDON (Reuters) – British defence minister Grant Shapps said he would order up to six new warships for the Royal Marines, as the government starts to indicate where a recently announced rise in defence spending will be directed. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced in April that he would lift defence spending to 2.5% of …
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BELFAST (Reuters) -Belfast’s High Court ruled on Monday that parts of the United Kingdom’s flagship immigration policy should not apply in Northern Ireland as they undermine human rights protections guaranteed in post-Brexit arrangements. The Illegal Migration Act, passed last year, means those who arrive in the UK illegally are prevented from claiming asylum, instead facing …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British middleweight Sherif Lawal has died after collapsing in the ring during his professional debut on Sunday, fight organisers said. The British Boxing Board of Control sent a note of condolences on Monday. Media reports said Lawal, 29, was hit on the temple in the fourth of six scheduled rounds at London’s …
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GENEVA (Reuters) – A golden-hued diamond brooch, similar to one worn by the late Queen Elizabeth, is expected to be sold for around $6 million at a Sotheby’s auction in Geneva this week. The “Allnatt” diamond, bearing the name of its first owner, a British sportsman, is a rare stone, fancy vivid yellow in colour …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles handed over a senior military role to his son Prince William at a ceremony on Monday, marking a rare joint appearance for the pair as the king steps up his return to public duties after his cancer diagnosis. Charles presented William with the title of Colonel-in-Chief of the Army …
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(Reuters) – The highest Women’s Super League (WSL) goalscorer of all time Vivianne Miedema will leave Arsenal in the close season after a seven-year stay, the club said on Monday. The Dutch international, who has 79 WSL goals to her name, joined Arsenal from Bayern Munich in 2017 and helped the club win the league …
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(Reuters) – British insurer Phoenix Group’s Rakesh Thakrar will step down as the chief financial officer this year after about four years in the role, the company said on Monday. Stephanie Bruce, former CFO at British asset manager Abrdn, will join the group in June and will thereafter take over as interim CFO. Thakrar, who …
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By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – British employers expect to raise wages by 4% over the coming 12 months, a similar rate to three months ago, according to an industry survey on Monday that suggested businesses were less willing to take on higher labour costs. The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development said expected median …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s ability to feed itself is set to be reduced by nearly a tenth this year as farmers across the country reel from one of the wettest winters on record, an energy and climate think tank said on Monday. Heavy rain in the winter months left vast swathes of agricultural land saturated, …
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(Reuters) -British newspaper groups have warned Apple that any move to impose a so-called “web eraser” tool to block advertisements would put the financial sustainability of journalism at risk, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Apple is preparing to include an AI-based privacy feature in the Safari browser in the next iOS 18 software update …
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