(Reuters) – Declan Rice said his big-money transfer to Arsenal from West Ham United left him feeling “very nervous” and the midfielder arrived in North London knowing the club would expect to see him make an immediate impact. Arsenal signed the 24-year-old England international in July for 105 million pounds ($130.84 million), a record transfer …
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By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – UK startup Advanced Electric Machines (AEM) has raised 23 million pounds ($29 million) to scale up production of its electric vehicle motors that contain no rare earths or copper so are entirely recyclable. The Series A funding round was led by Legal & General unit Legal & General Capital …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party said on Sunday its foreign policy chief David Lammy was visiting Israel and the West Bank and meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and the Palestinian Authority’s Deputy Foreign Minister Amal Jadu. Lammy will also meet Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, opposition leader Yair Lapid and Leader of …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Actor and comedian Russell Brand has been questioned by detectives from London’s Metropolitan Police over allegations of historical sex offences, the Times newspaper reported on Sunday. British police said in September they had launched an investigation into a number of allegations of non-recent sexual offences following media reports that women had accused …
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By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) – John, a tech executive who has been battling weight gain since his 30s, has a nine-month supply in his refrigerator. Kim Gradwell, a retired receptionist who developed type 2 diabetes nearly 20 years ago, isn’t sure where she’ll find her next dose. The medicine is Ozempic – designed for …
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By Lori Ewing LONDON (Reuters) – England striker Lauren James scored a superb hat-trick and added an assist as Chelsea beat Liverpool 5-1 on Sunday to maintain their 100% winning record and move six points clear atop the Women’s Super League. James, who was not in the starting lineup for Wednesday’s 2-2 Champions League draw …
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DOUALA (Reuters) – Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana faces a potential spell on the sidelines after suffering a suspected adductor injury on Friday as he helped Cameroon to a 3-0 home win over Mauritius in their World Cup qualifier in Douala. He had to leave the pitch 10 minutes from time after hurting himself making …
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(Reuters) – England midfielder Jude Bellingham has been awarded the 2023 Golden Boy award after a stunning start to life at Real Madrid. The 20-year-old beat Bayern Munich winger Jamal Musiala and RB Leipzig’s Xavi Simons to pick up the award that recognises players under the age of 21. Bellingham is the top scorer in …
By Trevor Stynes (Reuters) – Everton’s 10-point deduction for breaching financial rules is a sign the Premier League wants to limit the scope of an independent regulator while clubs that were relegated at their expense could seek legal recourse, a sports lawyer has said. Everton became the first Premier League club to be deducted points …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Booker-prize winning British novelist Antonia Susan Byatt, known most commonly as A.S. Byatt, has died aged 87, her publisher said in a statement on Friday. Byatt, whose career spanned nearly 60 years, was best known for her 1990 novel “Possession: A Romance”. She was the sister of the novelist Margaret Drabble, and …
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