LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles celebrated his first official birthday parade as sovereign on Saturday, riding on horseback to inspect soldiers in a ceremony that has been an annual event since 1760. The parade, known as “Trooping the Colour”, comes just weeks after Charles’s coronation on May 6, another ceremony featuring soldiers marching in …
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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Senior British minister Michael Gove on Sunday described a video showing a party at the ruling Conservative Party’s headquarters during a lockdown in 2020 as “terrible”, as COVID rule-breaking gatherings continue to hang over the government. The video was published by the Mirror newspaper just days after a parliamentary committee …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Sunday it would expand its programme to help Ukraine’s cyber defences as it launches a counter-offensive against Russia. In the announcement, the British government said it would provide another 16 million pounds ($20.5 million) in funding with the potential for a further 9 million pounds to come from international …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will ask entrepreneurs and businesses to step up investment in Ukraine at a conference next week to help it rebuild after Russia’s invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will make a virtual appearance at the two-day event which starts in London on Wednesday, organisers said. “Ukraine’s bravery on …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The opposition Labour Party will win more seats than the Scottish National Party in Scotland in the next general election according to a poll in the Sunday Times, boosting its chances of winning an outright majority across Britain. According to the Panelbase poll for The Sunday Times, the SNP would win just …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William, heir to the throne, has told the Sunday Times he wants to help end homelessness across the country and is planning to launch “a really big project” later this month. In an interview, the Prince told the newspaper that his and his wife’s Royal Foundation would be behind the …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Teachers in England will strike on July 5 and July 7, the National Education Union (NEU) said on Saturday, staging further industrial action over a pay and funding dispute with the government. The new dates announced by Britain’s largest education union come on top of at least six days of walk-outs by …
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By Peter Hall BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) -An unbeaten 84 from opener Usman Khawaja helped Australia rebuild from some early losses to sit on 188-4 at tea on day two of the opening Ashes test at Edgbaston, with England still boasting a first innings lead of 205. Ben Stokes had secured the prized wicket of talisman …
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LONDON (Reuters) – A man appeared in court on Saturday charged with three counts of murder, the BBC reported, following a stabbing and van attack in the central English city of Nottingham earlier this week which left three people dead. Valdo Calocane, aged 31, of no fixed address, was remanded in custody by magistrates, after …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, author Ian McEwan and immunologist and geneticist John Bell were named Companions of Honour, an order limited to 65 people at any time, in King Charles’ first birthday honours list on Friday. Wintour, who has been editor of Vogue U.S. since 1988, is one of the most powerful …
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