LONDON (Reuters) -London police have begun using drones to respond to emergency calls, saying the unmanned aircraft can reach crime scenes more quickly and stream footage to responding officers that helps them identify and locate suspects. The trial, known as ‘Drone as First Responder’, has been launched in the north London neighbourhood of Islington. The …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Liverpool will bid to host the 2030 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships after successfully staging the event in 2022, British Gymnastics confirmed on Wednesday. Britain has become a force in world gymnastics, winning at least two medals at each of the last four Olympics, and bid leaders say it would continue the sport’s growth. …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Wednesday sanctioned what it said were Balkan-based criminal gangs producing forged documents used in human trafficking, and several others involved in financing such illegal migration. “There’s a criminal route through the Western Balkans bringing illegal migrants to the UK, and we’re determined to shut it down by working with European partners,” …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s transport minister Heidi Alexander said on Wednesday that the government was reviewing proposals from Heathrow Airport Limited and the Arora Group to build a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport. Alexander told parliament the government had received seven proposals following its call for submissions earlier this year, with two schemes remaining under …
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LONDON (Reuters) -The 2025 London Marathon cemented its status as the world’s largest annual one-day fundraising event, raising a record 87.3 million pounds ($1.17 billion) for charity – 13.8 million more than the previous best set in 2024. The April 27 event had 56,640 people cross the finish line, setting a Guinness World Record for …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Pop star Kylie Minogue and former Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel will be among celebrities joining Britain’s Prince William for the next month’s awards ceremony in Brazil for his multi-million dollar environmental prize. The British heir to the throne launched the Earthshot Prize in 2020 with the aim of finding innovative solutions …
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By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) -England host Australia at Wembley on Saturday in the first of a three-test rugby league series when the list of “first since” references could fill the match-day programme as the hosts seek to overturn decades of Kangaroo dominance. It is the first “Ashes” series between the sport’s original big two …
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LONDON (Reuters) -The British government on Tuesday removed Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group which spearheaded the Syrian rebel alliance that helped oust President Bashar al-Assad, from its list of banned terrorist organisations. HTS, a former al Qaeda affiliate, was proscribed in 2017, meaning that Britain designated it as a terrorist group, making it illegal …
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LONDON (Reuters) -From John Lennon’s round-framed glasses to Noel Gallagher’s guitars, music history goes under the hammer this week in London. Propstore, an auction house specialising in entertainment memorabilia, is offering more than 550 lots in a two-day music auction taking place in London on Thursday and Friday. The sale is expected to raise more …
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LONDON (Reuters) -A posthumous memoir by Virginia Giuffre, who accused Britain’s Prince Andrew of sexually abusing her as a teenager, went on sale in London on Tuesday, days after the disgraced prince gave up his Duke of York title. Much of the contents of the book were reported before its release, triggering renewed scrutiny on …
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