ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey said on Wednesday it had captured the leader of a British gang involved in drug smuggling, illegal gun trade and robbery in an operation in Istanbul. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Shaun Monaghan, leader of a gang operating in northeast England, was being sought by an Interpol red notice. Monaghan arrived …
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By Sinead Cruise and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) – HSBC has completed what it says is the world’s first trial of a tool designed to protect highly sensitive financial data from cyber criminals seeking to harness the power of next-generation quantum computers to launch future attacks. The British bank said it used the tool to …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain proposed new age-check guidance on Tuesday to protect children from accessing pornography online, including a suggestion to use AI-based technology to see if a viewer looks to be of legal age. The government’s newly passed Online Safety Act requires sites and apps that display or publish pornographic content to ensure that …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Junior doctors in England will take further strike action later this month and in January, their trade union said on Tuesday, after weeks of talks with the government failed to end a long-running dispute over pay. The British Medical Association (BMA), which represents nearly 200,000 doctors in Britain, said junior doctors would walk …
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By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – Activity in Britain’s services sector grew in November after three months of declines, a survey showed on Tuesday, but companies reported an uptick in prices charged, a potential concern for the Bank of England ahead of its interest rates decision next week. The final S&P Global/CIPS UK Services Purchasing …
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ATHENS (Reuters) – The British Museum has lent for the first time in 250 years an ancient Greek water vase, the Meidias hydria, to the Acropolis Museum in Athens for an exhibition which begins this week and runs until April. The loan comes amid a dispute between Greece and Britain over the permanent return of …
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By Shashwat Chauhan and Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -Britain’s FTSE 100 fell for a second session on Tuesday, as miners came under pressure from weaker gold prices and Moody’s downgrading its outlook on China, while Barclays dipped after Qatar Holding cuts its stake in the lender. Barclays fell 2.5% after Qatar Holdings, one of the bank’s …
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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Prince Harry has been subjected to unlawful, unfair and unjustifiable treatment by the British government over the decision to take away his police protection when he is in Britain, his lawyer told London’s High Court on Tuesday. Harry, along with other senior royals, had received full publicly-funded security protection provided …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British interior minister James Cleverly said he believed a treaty signed with Rwanda on Tuesday addressed all the issues raised by the Supreme Court when it blocked the government’s plan to send asylum seekers to the East African country. “We feel very strongly that this treaty addresses all the issues raised by …
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By William Schomberg and Sumanta Sen LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing a bleak economic backdrop to the election he is expected to call next year, adding to the challenge he faces trying to undo the opposition Labour Party’s strong lead in opinion polls. The economy looks set for at best …
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