LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) -Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah were on target as Liverpool edged Premier League strugglers Nottingham Forest 3-2 in a riveting clash at Anfield on Saturday to climb to seventh in the table. All the goals came in an action-packed second half, with Jota heading in the opener from a corner in the …
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LEICESTER, England (Reuters) – Leicester City came from behind to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 with goals from Kelechi Iheanacho and Timothy Castagne on Saturday to snap a 10-match run without a victory in all competitions and keep alive their Premier League survival bid. Leicester had claimed one point from their previous nine league games and …
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LONDON (Reuters) – A serving member of Britain’s armed forces has been charged with offences under the Official Secrets Act after an investigation by counter-terrorism police, London’s Metropolitan police said on Saturday. The Met said 36-year-old Thomas Newsome was initially arrested on April 18 and was charged late on Friday. He will appear at Westminster …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Barcelona edged Chelsea 1-0 in the first leg of their Women’s Champions League semi-final at Stamford Bridge on Saturday after Caroline Graham Hansen’s early strike gave the Spanish side a narrow advantage ahead of the return leg at the Camp Nou. In a repeat of the 2021 final when Barca beat Chelsea 4-0 …
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By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) -Goals from Harry Wilson and Andreas Pereira handed Fulham a 2-1 victory over Leeds United at Craven Cottage on Saturday, denting the visitors’ Premier League survival hopes and cementing the west London side’s position in the top half of the table. Fulham have moved up to ninth spot on 45 …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The Scottish National Party said on Saturday it had appointed Stuart McDonald as its national treasurer, after Colin Beattie stepped back from the role earlier this week while police investigate the party’s finances. Beattie was arrested and questioned by Police Scotland on Tuesday as part of the investigation into what happened to …
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By Natasha Mulenga LONDON (Reuters) – Regency-era London took over the British capital’s Leicester Square on Friday as the “Queen Charlotte” cast premiered the first spin-off from hit Netflix period drama “Bridgerton” dedicated to the fan favourite character. “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” is an origin story of the “Bridgerton” monarch, explaining her rise to …
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LONDON (Reuters) -England captain Leah Williamson said she will miss the women’s World Cup after Arsenal confirmed she had suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in a Women’s Super League match against Manchester United. Williamson, 26, went down in pain 12 minutes into their 1-0 loss to United on Wednesday and was helped off the …
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(Reuters) – British health minister Steve Barclay said on Friday that he intends to pursue legal action against the Royal College of Nursing’s upcoming strike action. “Following a request from NHS Employers I have regretfully provided notice of my intent to pursue legal action to ask the courts to declare the Royal College of Nursing’s …
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LONDON (Reuters) – A local authority in southeastern England on Friday lost a bid at London’s High Court to stop the British government from accommodating asylum seekers at a former military base. Braintree District Council, in Essex to the northeast of London, had sought an injunction to prevent the Home Office (interior ministry) housing up …
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