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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s BBC should not be able to pursue criminal prosecutions against viewers for not paying the TV licence fee, Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said, adding that an examination of the broadcaster’s powers would be in its next charter review. Convictions for not paying the licence fee are in the spotlight after Britain’s …

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BOURNEMOUTH (Reuters) -Liverpool moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 demolition of Bournemouth that extended their unbeaten league run to 14 games on Sunday. The visitors were frustrated in a cagey first half of few goal-scoring chances but found a higher gear after the break with Darwin Nunez …

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DUBLIN (Reuters) -British journalist Ian Bailey, chief suspect in the 1996 murder of a French film producer in Ireland that triggered an extradition battle between the countries, died on Sunday of a suspected heart attack, his solicitor said. Bailey was sentenced in absentia to 25 years in jail by a French court in 2019 for …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Ministry of Defence said on Sunday it would spend 405 million pounds ($514 million) to upgrade a missile system now being used by the Royal Navy to shoot down hostile drones over the Red Sea. The Sea Viper Air Defence system will be upgraded with missiles featuring a new warhead and software enabling …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said he would use his budget statement in March – possibly his last before a national election expected this year – to boost economic growth and he said tax cuts were part of his plans. “My priority in the upcoming Spring Budget will be to build on …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party signaled it would continue the current government’s strong support for Ukraine in its war with Russia if it came to power, with its foreign policy spokesperson warning the rest of Europe against complacency. The Labour Party is currently around 20 percentage points ahead of the governing Conservatives in …

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