LONDON (Reuters) – Triple Olympic breaststroke champion Adam Peaty said he will miss next week’s British swimming championships as he focuses on his mental health ahead of the 2024 Paris Games. The 28-year-old spoke in an Instagram post of his personal battles and the pressures that came with success. He said he was tired and …
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By Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) -King Charles spoke on Wednesday of the “enduring value” of the relationship between the United Kingdom and Germany, saying in his first state visit abroad since ascending the throne last year that he would do all he could to strengthen connections. The King was greeted with military honours at Berlin’s …
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By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s financial watchdog said on Wednesday it will consult on streamlining its company listing rules to help London compete better with New York in company floats. It said it would consult on replacing its twin-track standard and premium company listing regime with a single regime and set of requirements. …
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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – The High Court in London should throw out a lawsuit brought by Britain’s Prince Harry and other individuals alleging phone-hacking and other privacy breaches by The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday as the claims come “too late,” the lawyer for the tabloids’ publisher said on Wednesday. Harry, the …
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By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -Humza Yousaf was sworn in as Scotland’s new leader on Wednesday in a ceremony blending formal tradition with his Pakistani heritage, then announced his first cabinet in a move that risked deepening the divisions in his governing party. Yousaf, the first Muslim to lead a democratic western European nation, was …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Some Britons with gambling problems have used betting shops as a way to keep warm and have wagered their state benefits in an attempt to cover their bills as the cost-of-living crisis escalates, a charity warned on Wednesday. A new report from GamCare, which provides support to people with gambling problems, showed …
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By Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) – The number of children using TikTok and Snapchat rose last year in Britain, according to research published by media regulator Ofcom. Around half of those aged between 3 and 17 use TikTok and Snapchat, figures collected as part of the watchdog’s annual survey of children’s and parents’ online attitudes …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain plans to split responsibility for governing artificial intelligence (AI) between its regulators for human rights, health and safety, and competition, rather than creating a new body dedicated to the technology. AI, which is rapidly evolving with advances such as the ChatGPT app, could improve productivity and help unlock growth, but there …
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BELFAST (Reuters) – Northern Ireland’s influential Orange Order said it had voted unanimously to oppose any return of devolved government in the British province unless substantial improvements are made to a reworked post-Brexit deal with the European Union. The move by the 30,000-member pro-British group – which holds large, at times divisive marches each year …
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By Michael Holden and Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Prince Harry and singer Elton John made a surprise appearance at London’s High Court on Monday as they and five others began a lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mail paper over years of alleged phone-tapping and privacy breaches. Harry, the younger son of King …
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