LONDON (Reuters) – Two survivors of a deadly suicide bombing in Britain are suing a conspiracy theorist who claims the attack was staged – a case with echoes of lawsuits brought by relatives of those killed in a mass school shooting in the United States. Martin Hibbert was paralysed from the waist down and his …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday he respects U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to drop his reelection bid and that he will have based his decision on what he believes is in the best interests of the American people. “I respect President Biden’s decision and I look forward to us …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince George turned eleven on Monday, with Kensington Palace publishing a new photograph of him smiling and looking relaxed, dressed in a white shirt and dark blazer, to mark the occasion. “Wishing Prince George a very happy 11th birthday today!”, Kensington Palace said on X, alongside the black and white picture …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Vodafone said it sold a further 10% stake in Vantage Towers for 1.3 billion euros ($1.4 billion), bringing its ownership in a group which controls European mobile phone masts down to its intended level with infrastructure investors. The stake sale is the final part of a deal announced in 2022 when Vodafone …
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By Hani Richter (Reuters) – A Brazilian conceptual artist swapped a historic British coin for a fake in the British Museum to highlight the large number of foreign objects it holds. Ile Sartuzi said the idea came to him when he saw a museum volunteer handing visitors coins to handle. He asked for an English …
NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) -Spinner Shoaib Bashir took five wickets as England bowled out West Indies for 143 to secure a 241-run victory on the fourth day of the second test at Trent Bridge on Sunday and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. The touring side, chasing 385 to win, started well thanks to …
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NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) -Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope and Harry Brook made half centuries to lift England to 248-3 and a lead of 207 runs over West Indies on the third day of the second test at Trent Bridge on Saturday. Duckett scored 76, Pope 51 and Brook 71 not out as England fought back well …
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(Reuters) -Six-times world snooker champion Ray Reardon has died at the age of 91 after being diagnosed with cancer, World Snooker Tour reported on Saturday. Welshman Reardon, who died late on Friday, dominated snooker in the 1970s, winning his first world title in 1970 and five more during the rest of the decade. Nicknamed ‘Dracula’ …
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By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – England and Wales recorded the second-highest number of company insolvencies since 2009 last month, government figures showed, reflecting high interest rates and increased costs caused by rapid inflation in 2022 and 2023. June saw 2,361 company insolvencies on a seasonally adjusted basis, Britain’s Insolvency Service agency said, 17% more …
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By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) -British retail sales volumes fell by more than expected in June, after unseasonably cooler weather put off shoppers, official figures showed on Friday. Sales volumes dropped by 1.2% last month after a 2.9% jump in May, the Office for National Statistics said. A Reuters poll of economists had on average …
