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CARDIFF (Reuters) – Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell struck superb centuries as New Zealand secured an eight-wicket victory over hosts England in the first one-day International in Cardiff on Friday to ramp up their preparations for next month’s World Cup in India. Half-centuries from Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and Liam Livingstone had powered …

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(Reuters) – UK Health Security Agency (UKSHA) said on Friday that 34 COVID-19 cases linked to the highly mutated variant BA.2.86 had been identified in England. The Omicron offshoot carries more than 35 mutations in key portions of the virus compared with XBB.1.5, the dominant variant through most of 2023, a number roughly on par with …

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LONDON (Reuters) -British Army explosive experts have been called to inspect a suspicious vehicle at the Channel Tunnel terminal in Kent, south east England, local police said on Friday, leading to further travel delays as a manhunt for an escaped prisoner continues. The police said the suspicious vehicle was not linked to the ongoing search …

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By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s financial watchdog told banks on Friday it would “ramp up” checks on whether they were properly assessing and managing risks from large customers to avoid any liquidity crunch in stressed markets. Failure to properly appreciate the risks from customers can affect a bank’s ability to have enough liquidity …

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MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – The northern English city of Manchester welcomed back a mural of its late music icon Ian Curtis on Friday, newly restored after it had been painted over last year to outcry from local residents. The black-and-white portrait of Curtis, who took his own life in 1980, covers all three storeys of …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said the country is working towards a trade deal with India, but that reaching a final agreement was “not a given”, the Daily Mirror reported on Friday. Sunak arrived in New Delhi on Friday for the annual gathering of the Group of 20 major economies, where he …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Friday criticised remarks about the World War Two persecution of Jews and antisemitism by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. “The UK condemns the recent antisemitic remarks made by President Abbas,” a foreign office spokesperson said in a statement. “The UK stands firmly against all attempts to distort the Holocaust. Such statements …

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