By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – British police said on Friday they had set up a new unit to counter threats posed by China, Russia and Iran, saying they were very concerned about risks ahead of a national election expected this year. Assistant Commissioner Matt Jukes, Britain’s head of counter-terrorism policing, said the evidence and …
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LONDON (Reuters) -A newborn baby girl is in hospital after being found in sub-zero temperatures wrapped in a towel in a shopping bag on a London street, British police said on Friday. The baby was found by a person walking their dog in Newham, east London, just after 2100 GMT on Thursday, London’s Metropolitan Police …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Prince Harry on Friday withdrew his libel claim against the publisher of the Mail on Sunday newspaper over an article about his security arrangements, with his spokesperson saying he wanted to focus on his family’s safety. Harry, King Charles’ younger son, had sued Associated Newspapers over a 2022 article which stated he …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was confronted on Friday by a woman angry over conditions in the state-funded National Health Service, where long waiting lists for treatment have been exacerbated by months of strikes by healthcare workers. Sunak, who made cutting waiting lists one of his top five priorities last year, blamed …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain brushed off a Russian plan to ban UK ships from fishing in Moscow’s waters on Friday as an example of Russia’s “self-imposed isolation”, while an industry body said it would have no impact because Britain’s fleet doesn’t fish there anyway. The Russian government said on Thursday it had approved a plan …
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By Sarah Young and Farouq Suleiman LONDON (Reuters) -Tata Steel said on Friday it will close its two blast furnaces in Britain by the end of this year, with the loss of up to 2,800 jobs at its Port Talbot steelworks in Wales. The closures are part of India-owned Tata Steel’s plan to turn around …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s public health agency warned on Friday that an outbreak of measles in central England could spread to other towns and cities unless urgent action is taken to boost vaccination uptake. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has declared a national incident, signalling a growing public health risk. It said there had …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British musician and former Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler is selling off a large part of his extensive guitar collection at a London auction with part of the proceeds going to charity. The collection, which includes some of the most significant guitars from Knopfler’s 50-year career, is on show at …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Most public transport fares in London will remain the same this year, in a move aimed at easing cost-of-living pressures and boosting the retail and hospitality sectors, the city’s mayor said on Friday. In London and across Britain, households have tightened their purse strings due to a cost-of-living crisis over the last …
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By Andrew MacAskill DARTFORD, England (Reuters) – Silvia Sherwood believes it is time for a change of government in Britain at this year’s election, saying an economy that forces cash-strapped elderly women to seek warmth in shops needs to be fixed. In an era of deep divisions in Britain, voters like Sherwood are becoming some …
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