LONDON (Reuters) – A man who piloted a small boat carrying migrants to Britain from France in December 2022 was on Monday found guilty of manslaughter after four men died during the attempted crossing. Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Ibrahima Bah was also convicted of one count of facilitating a breach of immigration law. …
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GENEVA (Reuters) – Britain’s revived plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda would drastically strip back courts’ ability to scrutinise decisions and risks dealing a “serious blow to human rights”, the United Nations rights chief said on Monday. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is pushing legislation through parliament that would declare Rwanda a safe country for …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government will announce in the coming days an agreement for cooperation with the European Union’s border protection agency, Frontex, in a further sign of thawing post-Brexit relations. Sunak’s spokesman said on Monday the agreement would mean that both sides will share information on gangs involved in illegal …
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By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -England’s health service will move about 40,000 pending child consultations for ADHD, autism and other conditions from its main waiting list, a person with direct knowledge of the change said, trimming the politically sensitive list ahead of an expected election. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, whose Conservative Party is trailing the …
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By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) -“Oppenheimer”, a three-hour epic about the making of the atomic bomb in World War Two, was the big winner at the BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday, winning the top honours for best film and best director as well as five other awards. One of the highest-grossing movies of 2023, it …
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By Guy Faulconbridge and Lidia Kelly MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian forces on Monday claimed full control of the vast Soviet-era coke plant in the ruined Ukrainian town of Avdiivka , cementing the biggest battlefield gain in nine months after one of the most intense battles of the war. The fall of Avdiivka is Russia’s biggest gain …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The prices of homes being put up for sale in Britain have risen in annual terms for the first time in six months as demand from buyers strengthened, according to an industry survey that added to signs of stabilisation in the housing market. Property website Rightmove said on Monday that asking prices …
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By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Morrisons, Britain’s fifth largest supermarket group, is following bigger rivals in matching the prices of the German-owned discounters Aldi and Lidl on hundreds of comparable grocery products as it seeks to reverse a loss of market share. Last month Rami Baitiéh, the former Carrefour France boss who became Morrisons’ …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s top movie honours, the BAFTA Film Awards, were handed out on Sunday at a ceremony in London. Below is a list of the winners in the main categories. BEST FILM “Oppenheimer” OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM “The Zone of Interest” DIRECTOR Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer” LEADING ACTRESS Emma Stone, “Poor Things” LEADING ACTOR Cillian …
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(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen spoke on Sunday about Ukraine, Gaza, the Red Sea and the death of Alexei Navalny, a Downing Street spokesperson said. “The Prime Minister and President Von der Leyen expressed their outrage at the death of Alexei Navalny, and underscored the …
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