(Tightens throughout, removes extraneous name in byline.) By Alistair Smout and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -Scotland’s leader Humza Yousaf resigned on Monday, further opening the door to the UK opposition Labour Party regaining ground in its former Scottish heartlands in a national election expected to be held later this year. Yousaf is quitting as head …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is considering making changes to disability and mental health benefit payments as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak aims to slow the rise in the government’s welfare bill and get more people into work. Ahead of a national election expected later this year that opinion polls show he is likely to lose, Sunak …
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(Reuters) – Former Scotland captain Stuart Hogg said spending time at a rehabilitation centre has helped him “reset” after he was arrested and charged following an incident in his hometown of Hawick last month. In a statement to British media, Police Scotland said Hogg was released on the undertaking he would appear at Jedburgh Sheriff …
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(Reuters) – London Marathon organisers said they have received 840,318 applications for the 2025 race, breaking the world record of 578,374 set in last year’s public ballot. More than 53,000 runners completed the 44th edition of the marathon last week, a record for the event, with Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir setting a women-only world record. …
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(Reuters) – The cost of car insurance in the UK rose 1% in the first quarter, a survey showed on Monday, indicating an easing in the rise of premium seen last year. The data from the Association of British Insurers’ (ABI) Motor Insurance Tracker showed that insurers continued to absorb growing costs, with the average …
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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Prince Harry will return to Britain to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his Invictus Games in May, before joining his wife Meghan on a visit to Nigeria, his spokesperson said on Sunday. Harry, the youngest son of King Charles, lives in the United States with Meghan and their two children …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Border Force staff at Britain’s busiest airport, Heathrow, will go on strike for four days from Monday, in protest over changes to their working conditions. The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union said more than 300 members of staff would stop working early on Monday in terminals 2, 3, 4 and 5. …
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By Clare Lovell LONDON (Reuters) -Holders Barcelona battled into the final of the women’s Champions League, overturning a first-leg 1-0 deficit to beat Emma Hayes’s 10-woman Chelsea 2-0 in the second leg at a sold-out Stamford Bridge on Saturday. It was the second season in a row that Barca had beaten Chelsea 2-1 in the …
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(Reuters) -British member of parliament Dan Poulter has defected from the ruling Conservative Party to the opposition Labour Party, in a blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of a set of local elections that could put further pressure on his leadership. Sunak’s Conservatives are trailing Labour by around 20 points in opinion polls ahead …
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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s King Charles will return to public duties next week for the first time since being diagnosed with cancer as he makes good progress following treatment and a period of recuperation, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. In February, the palace revealed that the 75-year-old king had been diagnosed with an …
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