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LONDON (Reuters) – British foreign minister David Cameron on Monday called on Moscow to provide Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza’s lawyers with his whereabouts, following reports he had been moved from a Siberian penal colony to an unknown location. “I’m deeply concerned for Mr. Kara-Murza – a British national imprisoned in Russia for speaking out against …

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By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles and his daughter-in-law Kate, the Princess of Wales, both returned home from hospital on Monday after undergoing planned treatments. Charles, 75, who had spent three nights in hospital after undergoing a corrective procedure for an enlarged prostate, smiled and waved to crowds as he left the …

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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – Prince Harry wants London’s High Court to resolve the remainder of his lawsuit against Britain’s Mirror Group Newspapers as soon as possible following the ruling in his favour at the end of last year, his legal team said on Monday. In December, the High Court ruled that Harry had …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s plan to ban disposable vapes hit some e-cigarette stocks and drew a mixed reaction from experts on Monday, with some concerned it could hurt efforts to stem the death and disease caused by cigarettes. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said single-use vapes had driven an increase in youth vaping in the country, …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Monday imposed sanctions on Iranian officials it said were involved in threats to kill journalists on British soil, and others it said were part of international criminal gangs linked to Iran. The sanctions, imposed in coordination with the United States, target seven individuals and one organisation, Britain’s Foreign Office said. …

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LONDON (Reuters) – The estates of the British bassist and drummer in Jimi Hendrix’s band can sue Sony Music Entertainment seeking a share of the rights to three classic 1960s albums, London’s High Court ruled on Monday. Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell joined The Jimi Hendrix Experience in 1966 and played on the group’s three …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday he was concerned about tensions in the Middle East and urged Iran to de-escalate, after an attack that killed three U.S. service members in northeastern Jordan near Syria’s border. Sunak said Britain “absolutely condemned” the drone attacks which U.S. President Joe Biden said had …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Kate, the Princess of Wales, has returned home from hospital after a two-week stay following abdominal surgery, Kensington Palace said on Monday. Kate, 42, the wife of heir to the British throne Prince William was making “good progress”, the Kensington Palace statement said, after surgery for a non-specified, but non-cancerous, condition at …

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By Kristian Brunse LONDON (Reuters) -“Sex and the City” star Sarah Jessica Parker is making her debut in London’s West End alongside her husband Matthew Broderick – in a play where they portray three troubled couples. That might sound like a challenge for a husband-and-wife team, but Parker and Broderick told Reuters they enjoyed appearing …

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LONDON (Reuters) – The British public’s expectations for inflation, especially in the short term, have fallen, according to a survey that will feed into this week’s debate at the Bank of England about whether to signal a move towards cutting interest rates. Public expectations for inflation for the 12 months ahead fell to 3.9% in …

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