By Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) -The British government is considering changes to the Online Safety Act designed to regulate social media companies, following a week of racist rioting driven by false information online. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The act, passed in October but not set to be enforced until early next year, allows the government to …
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By Petra Wischgoll LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) – Backed by an outpouring of community spirit, a library in Liverpool is rebuilding after vandals torched it during a spate of racist riots in England over the last week. The Spellow Library in the Walton area of the city reopened last year following a major refurbishment, but was …
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LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles has called for mutual respect and understanding after racist riots targeting Muslims and migrants in Britain, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said on Friday, marking the first intervention by the monarch since the unrest began last week. The king thanked police and emergency services for their response to the disturbances and he …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Lee Carsley has been appointed England interim coach ahead of their Nations League campaign which begins next month, the Football Association said on Friday. Carsley has been managing England Under-21s since 2021, and led them to the European Under-21 Championship title in 2023. The FA said Carsley will initially manage England for their …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain announced a new package of sanctions against Belarus on Friday, saying four individuals and three entities had been targeted over human rights violations and the ongoing facilitation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The British government said the coordinated action with international partners marked the fourth anniversary of the “deeply flawed” 2020 …
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By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s BBC said Huw Edwards, its former news anchor who pleaded guilty last month to making indecent pictures of children, should return the salary he was paid after his arrest in November, adding he had not been up front about the charges. Edwards was the BBC’s highest paid journalist …
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(This Aug. 6 story has been refiled to remove the Tate & Lyle identifier code, in paragraph 6) (Reuters) – Britain’s competition watchdog said on Tuesday it has provisionally approved the deal for T&L Sugars to buy Tereos UK & Ireland’s retail sugar business. T&L Sugars, which refines and distributes packaged sugar across supermarkets in …
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(Reuters) -Britain’s competition watchdog said on Thursday it had started an investigation into whether Amazon’s partnership with AI startup Anthropic raised competition, days after it began a similar probe on Alphabet’s collaboration with the startup. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it now had until Oct. 4 for its so-called Phase 1 decision to …
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By Sachin Ravikumar and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -British police remained on alert on Thursday after a heavy security presence, rapid arrests and displays of unity by people across Britain on Wednesday prevented a repeat of widespread rioting involving racist attacks targeting Muslims and migrants. After police deployed in force and thousands of anti-racism protesters …
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By Alexander Smith MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) – Britain’s Ellie Aldridge won Olympic kiteboarding’s first ever gold on Thursday, with France’s Lauriane Nolot securing silver and Annelous Lammerts of the Netherlands the women’s bronze. Daniela Moroz of the United States was fourth in the first-to-three final, with winds holding up for the race, during which the …
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