By Ossian Shine A shattered mast has dashed British sailor Pip Hare’s bid to complete the gruelling 24,000-mile Vendee Globe for a second time. The 50-year-old dismasted her 60ft yacht Medallia roughly 800 nautical miles south of Australia, ending a solo journey that had begun on Nov. 10. “It all feels pretty raw right now. …
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(Reuters) – The European Commission said on Monday it had referred two cases against Britain concerning free movement of EU citizens and investment treaties to the EU Court of Justice. The Commission said London had failed to comply with European Union law on the free movement of EU citizens at the end of 2020, after …
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LONDON (Reuters) – A Church of England bishop on Monday urged its incoming interim leader to quit over his handling of a sexual abuse case, only weeks after his predecessor was forced to resign as archbishop of Canterbury in a similar case. The BBC said Stephen Cottrell, the archbishop of York, had in a previous …
LONDON (Reuters) – A woman who threw a banana milkshake over Britain’s Reform Party leader Nigel Farage during this year’s general election campaign has been handed a suspended sentence, PA Media reported on Monday. Victoria Thomas Bowen’s 13-week prison sentence was suspended for 12 months after she admitted to assault, PA said, meaning she will …
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(Reuters) -England captain Ben Stokes suffered a left hamstring injury during the third test against New Zealand in Hamilton on Monday and will not field again for the remainder of the match, the team said. Stokes, who pulled up clutching his thigh while bowling and left the field immediately for treatment, missed four tests after …
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By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Manchester United poured on the misery for flagging Premier League champions Manchester City as late goals by Bruno Fernandes and Amad Diallo snatched an unlikely 2-1 away victory from the jaws of defeat on Sunday. Ruben Amorim’s first Manchester derby looked like ending in a third successive league defeat …
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GLASGOW, Scotland (Reuters) – Celtic won the Scottish League Cup with a 5-4 shootout triumph over Rangers after a thrilling final ended 3-3 following extra time in a raucous atmosphere at Hampden Park on Sunday. After a goalless extra period the game went to penalties with Rangers’ Ridvan Yilmaz seeing his effort saved by Kasper …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has had diplomatic contact with the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group that swept Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power last week, British foreign minister David Lammy said on Sunday. “HTS remains a proscribed organisation, but we can have diplomatic contact and so we do have diplomatic contact as you would expect,” …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Sunday announced a 50 million pounds ($63 million) aid package to help vulnerable Syrians after rebels last week overthrew President Bashar al-Assad. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Millions of Syrians need humanitarian assistance after more than a decade of civil war that shattered much of the country’s infrastructure and displaced large numbers …
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LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) -Manchester City missed the chance to close the gap at the top of Women’s Super League on Sunday as they slumped to a shock 2-1 defeat at Everton the day after leaders Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw by lowly Leicester City. Everton collected their first-ever points from City thanks to …
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