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Four arrested after Trump, Epstein images projected onto Britain’s Windsor Castle

(Corrects paragraph 5 to say September 8 (not Monday) LONDON (Reuters) – Four people were arrested on Tuesday following a projection of images of Donald Trump alongside sex offender Jeffrey Epstein onto the royal Windsor Castle, where the U.S. President is set to be hosted by King Charles during his state visit to Britain. Trump …

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New UK exhibition looks at ‘the most fashionable queen’ Marie Antoinette

LONDON (Reuters) -From her dazzling jewels and silk footwear to modern interpretations of her extravagant gowns, a new exhibition exploring the style of France’s doomed 18th century queen Marie Antoinette opens in London this week. Running at the V&A Museum, “Marie Antoinette Style” is the UK’s first exhibition dedicated to the queen, a member of …

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UK police charge 28-year old with blackmail after Westminster ‘honeytrap’ messages

LONDON (Reuters) -British police said a 28-year old man was charged with blackmail and other offences on Wednesday, after an investigation prompted by the targeting of a number of lawmakers and others working in parliament last year with ‘honeytrap’ messages. The man, Oliver Steadman from North London, is alleged to have sent WhatsApp messages, including …

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Soccer player Partey pleads not guilty to rape, sexual assault charges in UK

LONDON (Reuters) – Villarreal midfielder Thomas Partey on Wednesday appeared in a London court and pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and sexual assault involving three women. Partey, a Ghana international, is accused of five counts of rape relating to two women, plus a charge of sexual assault against a third woman, between April …

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Suspect in Madeleine McCann case released from German prison, say police

SEHNDE, Germany (Reuters) -Christian Brueckner, the German man who remains a suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann in Portugal, was released from prison on Wednesday after serving a sentence on other charges, German police said. (Reporting by Erol Dogrudogan, writing by Madeline Chambers, editing by Rachel More)

Microsoft plans $30 billion investment for UK ahead of Trump state visit

(Reuters) -Microsoft is planning to invest more than $30 billion in its UK operations and artificial intelligence infrastructure over the next four years, the software maker said on Tuesday, ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s second state visit to Britain. In the plan, Microsoft will expand its UK capital expenditures by $15.5 billion and bring …

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UK court temporarily blocks removal of asylum seeker under UK-France returns deal

By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – An asylum seeker who arrived in Britain on a small boat cannot be removed to France pending a full legal challenge, London’s High Court ruled on Tuesday, in an early setback to the British government’s plan to return such migrants. The 25-year-old Eritrean man, who arrived in Britain on …

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UK watchdog investigates Global Payments’ $24 billion purchase of Worldpay

(Reuters) -Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Tuesday launched a merger inquiry into Global Payments’ $24.25 billion acquisition of Worldpay assessing whether the deal could potentially lessen competition in UK markets. The CMA has set a deadline of November 11 to reach its Phase 1 decision. (Reporting by Ankita Bora in Bengaluru)

UK’s Queen Camilla pulls out of funeral with sinusitis ahead of Trump visit

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Camilla has pulled out of attending Tuesday’s funeral service for the Duchess of Kent as she recovers from acute sinusitis, Buckingham Palace said. The queen, King Charles’ wife, is hoping to have recovered sufficiently to attend all the planned engagements for the state visit by U.S. President Donald Trump which …

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