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By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz delivered the Wimbledon final the world wants to see with a brutal, and at times breathtaking, demolition job on unfortunate Russian Daniil Medvedev on Friday, roaring to a 6-3 6-3 6-3 victory. The 20-year-old phenomenon will now face a battle of the generations against 36-year-old seven-time champion …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Former Manchester City soccer player Benjamin Mendy was found not guilty of one count of rape and one of attempted rape by a British court, PA Media reported on Friday. In January, Mendy was found not guilty of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault. The trial took place …

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By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – More than a quarter of Britain’s single parent households have recently run out of food and been unable to afford more, according to a survey from the country’s statistics agency which highlights the impact of surging inflation. Out of nearly 15,000 households surveyed between Feb. 8 and May 1, …

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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -Kevin Spacey described an allegation he grabbed a man’s crotch as “absolute bollocks” on Friday, in combative exchanges with prosecutors at the Oscar-winning actor’s sexual assault trial. Spacey, 63, has pleaded not guilty at London’s Southwark Crown Court to 12 charges of sexual offences allegedly committed against four men in …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s ITV is no longer “actively exploring” the possible acquisition of All3Media, the broadcaster and entertainment company said on Friday. ITV said, however, it continued to monitor All3Media, the production company behind the popular “Midsomer Murders” and “Fleabag”, whose current owners are Warner Bros Discovery and Liberty Global. “ITV assesses all potential value-creating …

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By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – Boris Johnson is no stranger to making headlines, but the name of Britain’s former prime minister hardly crosses the lips of the opposition Labour Party candidate battling to replace him in his former outer London parliamentary seat. Instead, Danny Beales is concentrating on the issues he says are most …

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(Reuters) – The British government has invited Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to London with the visit expected to take place in October or November, the Financial Times reported on Friday citing people briefed on the trip. A British official confirmed to the newspaper the government had offered an invitation to the crown prince …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said on Thursday it was working with Microsoft to understand the impact of a wide-reaching Chinese hack which accessed email accounts used by senior U.S. government officials and agencies. On Tuesday, Microsoft revealed that a stealthy Chinese hacking operation had exploited a secret flaw in a …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British lawmakers will next week question Mohsin Issa, the co-owner of British supermarket Asda, to clarify comments made by one of his lieutenants about the group’s fuel pricing strategy at an earlier hearing. The lower house of parliament’s Business and Trade Committee said it was concerned about apparent discrepancies between statements made …

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