By Michael Holden and Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition to the United States from Britain was put on hold on Tuesday after London’s High Court said the United States must provide assurances he would not face the death penalty. U.S. prosecutors are seeking to put Assange, 52, on trial on 18 …
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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – A London court on Tuesday ordered a former curator at the British Museum accused of stealing hundreds of artefacts to provide the museum with a list of all items he is suspected of taking and to return those still in his possession. The museum, one of the most visited …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Astronomer Royal Martin Rees said sending people into space when robots could do the job just as effectively was a waste of public money, and space exploration should be left to billionaires and those willing to pay for trips themselves. “I’m sceptical about the idea of a human space flight being …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Tuesday summoned the chargé d’affaires of the Chinese Embassy in London after accusing Chinese state-backed hackers of stealing data from Britain’s elections watchdog and carrying out a surveillance operation against parliamentarians. Britain said the Chinese hackers stole the voter registration data — mostly names and addresses — of about 40 million …
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(Reuters) – British bookmaker 888 Holdings retained its 2024 profit forecast on Tuesday after reporting a rise for last year, as higher marketing spend on gaming and betting businesses helped the company mitigate the impact of gambling safety measures. The London-listed company reported adjusted core profit of 308.3 million pounds ($389.94 million) for full year …
(Reuters) -British housebuilder Bellway retained its annual home-building targets on Tuesday, after posting a 57% slump in half-year profit, as an improvement in demand in recent months fuelled hopes of a recovery in the housing sector. The British housing market has seen signs of stability at the start of 2024 on easing mortgage rates after …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Online fashion retailer ASOS posted an 18% drop in sales in its first half, but said it was on track to meet guidance for sales to decline by 5-15% over the full-year, as its plan to revive the business takes shape. Since the pandemic the British company has struggled to grow and …
LONDON (Reuters) – British online supermarket Ocado Retail kept its guidance for its 2023-24 year after reporting a 10.6% increase in revenue in its latest quarter that reflected growth in customer numbers. The business, a 50:50 joint venture between Ocado Group and Marks & Spencer, said on Tuesday retail revenue was 645.3 million pounds ($816.4 …
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(Reuters) – Midfielder Declan Rice said he and other Arsenal players will try to persuade team mate Ben White to change his mind and make himself available for England duty. England coach Gareth Southgate said the in-form Arsenal defender, who has not featured for England since leaving the World Cup camp in November 2022, had …
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(Reuters) – An anonymous survey of elite British sportswomen has found more than 70% are uncomfortable with transgender athletes competing in the female class in sport, while 67% feel uncomfortable about speaking publicly on the issue. The BBC survey was sent to 615 athletes, including “any applicable transgender athletes”, in 28 sports and 143 responses …
