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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -London police said on Monday they had received an allegation of a sexual assault dating back 20 years following media reports about comedian and actor Russell Brand. Brand, 48, said on Saturday he had never had non-consensual sex when the Sunday Times newspaper and Channel 4 TV’s documentary show “Dispatches” …

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By Michel Rose, Elizabeth Pineau and Michael Holden PARIS (Reuters) -After flames engulfed France’s Notre-Dame cathedral in 2019, Britain’s future King Charles III wrote to President Emmanuel Macron, describing his heartbreak and offering his help and advice on the restoration. This week, more than four years on, the monarch will tour France on a royal …

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By Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union is reticent about agreeing to Britain’s plea to postpone looming tariffs on the sale of electric vehicles (EVs) but carmakers remain optimistic a delay can be agreed, Britain’s auto industry body said on Monday. Under the Brexit trade deal, the sale of EVs between Britain and …

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LONDON (Reuters) – A man has been charged with trespassing after being arrested in the early hours of Saturday morning climbing into the Royal Mews adjacent to Buckingham Palace in London, police said on Monday. Officers were alerted to reports at 1.25 a.m. (0025 GMT) on Saturday of the man climbing the wall to get …

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By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s main manufacturing trade body on Monday cut its forecast for the sector’s growth for this year and next, citing a sharp fall in factory output and economic uncertainty. Trade body Make UK expects output to fall 0.5% in 2023, down from its June forecast for a 0.3% drop, …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Asking prices for homes in Britain rose marginally this month following a sharp drop in August, but buyer affordability is expected to improve in the coming months as elevated mortgage rates ease, property website Rightmove said on Monday. Rightmove said average asking prices for homes increased by 0.4% from the sharp 1.9% …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s BBC said on Sunday it was “urgently looking into the issues” raised by allegations of sexual assault made against the broadcaster’s former employee, British comedian and actor Russell Brand, who denies the accusations. Brand, 48, the former husband of U.S. singer Katy Perry, worked on BBC radio programmes between 2006 and 2008. …

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(Reuters) – England named batter Harry Brook at the expense of Jason Roy on Sunday in the squad for their 50-over World Cup title defence. Brook, who was left out of England’s provisional World Cup squad, made the cut despite a string of failures in the recent series against New Zealand. But he was impressive …

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MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Manchester United suffered a humbling 3-1 Premier League loss to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday and have picked up three defeats in the first five matches of a league campaign for the first time since 1989-90. Despite making a bright start at Old Trafford, United fell behind in the 20th minute …

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