PORTICELLO, Italy (Reuters) – The body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch was retrieved on Thursday from the wreck of a yacht that sank earlier this week off Sicily during a tempest, a source close to the rescue operation said. Lynch’s 18-year daughter Hannah is still missing, the source said. The bodies of the other …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s decision to issue dozens of new oil and gas exploration licences is being challenged in court by a marine conservation organisation, which argues ministers unlawfully failed to consider the impact on marine life. Oceana UK is taking legal action over 31 licences issued under Britain’s previous government in May this year …
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By Giselda Vagnoni PORTICELLO, Italy (Reuters) -Four bodies were retrieved on Wednesday from the sunken wreck of a yacht belonging to the wife of British tech magnate Mike Lynch, the Italian fire brigade said, adding that they were continuing to search for two missing people. The bodies were brought ashore on rescue boats and taken …
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MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -England trailed Sri Lanka by 214 runs on day one of the first test after bad light stopped play on Wednesday at Old Trafford where the tourists’ decision to bat first backfired when they were all out for 236. Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva won the toss and opted to bat …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The British government announced new plans on Wednesday to reduce the number of asylum seekers who arrive in small boats, including an increase in deportation flights and a crackdown on employers who hire illegal workers. Polls show that controlling immigration is now the most important issue for British voters for the first …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The bodies of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah have been found in the yacht which sank off Sicily, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Wednesday. (Reporting by William James; Editing by Sachin Ravikumar)
By Giselda Vagnoni PALERMO, Sicily (Reuters) -Divers scoured the wreck of a luxury yacht off Sicily’s coast on Tuesday to find six missing people, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his daughter, following an intense storm that sank the vessel on Monday. The British-flagged Bayesian, a 56-metre-long (184-ft) superyacht, was carrying 22 people and …
(Reuters) -The UK competition regulator has “reasonable grounds to believe” that the remedial measures offered by homebuilders Barratt and and Redrow may be accepted, paving the way for the completion of their proposed merger, it said on Wednesday. Barratt agreed to buy Redrow in early February in a 2.52 billion pounds ($3.28 billion) all-stock deal. …
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LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles travelled to northern England on Tuesday to pay tribute to victims and families of those affected by a mass stabbing last month which sparked riots and racist attacks targeting Muslims and migrants. On a visit to Southport, the town where the attack took place, Charles met some of the surviving children …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Israel’s premier Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday agreed that regional de-escalation was in everyone’s interests, Starmer’s office said in a statement following a phone call between the two. Starmer’s office said the leaders agreed the impact of “miscalculation would come at great costs for all sides”. Starmer …
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