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UK Deputy PM fights to save her career after admitting underpaying tax

4 Sep 2025

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -British Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner was fighting for her political future on Wednesday after acknowledging she had underpaid property tax owed when she bought an apartment in a southern English seaside resort. Rayner, who is also Britain’s housing minister, has been under scrutiny for days over her purchase of …

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UK sanctions target Russians linked to deportation of Ukrainian children

4 Sep 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Wednesday imposed sanctions on 11 more individuals and entities affiliated with the Russian state, targeting those involved in what it said were Moscow’s attempts to forcibly deport and indoctrinate Ukraine’s children. Ukraine says that more than 19,500 children have been taken to Russia or Russian-occupied territory during the war without the …

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‘Father Ted’ creator Linehan in UK court for trans harassment case

4 Sep 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -Graham Linehan, the Irish co-creator of TV comedy show “Father Ted”, went on trial in London on Thursday, accused by prosecutors of “relentlessly” posting abusive comments online about a trans woman. Linehan, who has been a vocal critic of transgender activism in recent years, made headlines when he was arrested this week at …

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Russian oligarch Potanin’s ex-wife can pursue massive divorce claim, UK court rules

4 Sep 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin’s ex-wife can pursue a multi-billion dollar share of his stake in Nornickel, London’s Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday, allowing potentially one of the highest-value divorce cases ever brought to continue. Potanin, the chief executive of Norilsk Nickel, the world’s largest palladium producer and a major producer of refined …

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Soccer-Police make second arrest over online racial abuse of England’s Carter

4 Sep 2025

(Reuters) -A 30-year-old man has become the second person arrested in relation to abusive social media messages sent to England defender Jess Carter during this year’s women’s European Championship, Cheshire Police said on Thursday. Last week, a 59-year-old man was arrested and released under investigation while enquiries continue. “As a result of the investigation, officers …

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UK’s Revolut offers to repurchase 10% of shares from investors, Bloomberg News says

4 Sep 2025

(Reuters) -London-based financial technology company Revolut has launched a tender offer to buy back as much as 10% of its shares from eligible investors, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The fintech firm is offering investors the option to sell shares at $865.42 each, Bloomberg News reported, citing some documents. …

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Man denies all charges over Liverpool parade incident that hurt over 130

4 Sep 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -A British man accused over the incident in which a car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans injuring more than 130 people during May’s Premier League title victory parade appeared in court on Thursday to deny 31 criminal charges. The incident took place in Liverpool’s packed city centre as about a …

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Farage, in Washington, takes aim at UK government over free speech

3 Sep 2025

By Elizabeth Piper, Alistair Smout and Patricia Zengerle LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Nigel Farage, leader of the populist Reform UK party, took aim at what he called Britain’s “awful authoritarian situation” on Wednesday, urging Washington to persuade the government to put an end to what he described as a clampdown on free speech. Giving evidence to the …

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UK rock band Radiohead announce first tour in seven years

3 Sep 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Radiohead announced a 20-date European tour in November and December on Wednesday, the first live performances by the rock band behind the seminal albums “OK Computer” and “Kid A” around the turn of the century. “Last year, we got together to rehearse, just for the hell of it,” drummer Philip Selway said …

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UK police caught in ‘toxic culture wars’, chief says after Linehan’s arrest

3 Sep 2025

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s most senior police chief defended on Wednesday the arrest of an Irish comedy writer over comments about transgender issues, saying officers were in an impossible position arbitrating between free speech and criminal content. Graham Linehan, co-creator of popular TV comedy shows “Father Ted” and “The IT Crowd”, said on …

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