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Ex-UK PM Johnson to be quizzed over ‘partygate’ on March 22

14 Mar 2023

LONDON (Reuters) -Former British prime minister Boris Johnson will be quizzed by a panel of lawmakers on March 22 over whether he intentionally misled parliament about illegal parties at his Downing Street office and residence during coronavirus lockdowns. The British parliament’s Committee of Privileges said Johnson would provide oral evidence to the committee in a …

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‘Downton Abbey’ castle halts weddings due to Brexit, says owner

14 Mar 2023

By Sachin Ravikumar, Will Russell and Hannah McKay HIGHCLERE, England (Reuters) – It is a problem the butler of “Downton Abbey” might have sympathised with. Highclere Castle in southern England, where the early 20th century period drama about the lives of aristocrats and their servants was filmed, is facing a serious staffing crunch. The reason …

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UK employers feel the strain of missing skilled workers

14 Mar 2023

By William Schomberg BARNSLEY, England (Reuters) – Frustrated with England’s education system, Simon Biltcliffe spends a lot of time training new hires at his marketing firm in the “soft skills” he and many employers say the country’s sluggish economy badly needs. Finding that new starters often struggle to think on their feet, he sets them …

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Soccer-Man who abused Brentford’s Toney online gets countrywide stadium ban

14 Mar 2023

(Reuters) – A man who racially abused Brentford striker Ivan Toney on social media has been banned from every stadium in the country in the first banning order issued under the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. Toney, who has been racially abused several times in the past, …

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King Charles draws on mother’s inspiration for his first Commonwealth Day as head

14 Mar 2023

LONDON (Reuters) – King Charles drew on his mother’s inspiration on Monday as he celebrated his first Commonwealth Day as symbolic head of the grouping with a service at London’s Westminster Abbey, joined by other senior members of the British royal family. Charles succeeded his mother Queen Elizabeth as the head of the club of …

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Olympics-IOC calls on British government to respect ‘autonomy of sport’

14 Mar 2023

(Reuters) – Olympic chiefs have urged the British government to respect the “autonomy of sport” after an attempt to lobby sponsors against a proposed pathway for Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate at next year’s Paris Games. Britain’s Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer last week wrote a letter to 13 of the biggest Olympic sponsors, urging …

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Soccer-Saints involve police after Walker-Peters racially abused online

14 Mar 2023

(Reuters) -Southampton have contacted the police after defender Kyle Walker-Peters received racist abuse on social media following their goalless draw with Manchester United, the Premier League club said on Monday. Walker-Peters, 25, was targeted online after his challenge on United’s Alejandro Garnacho left the 18-year-old winger in pain, forcing manager Erik ten Hag into withdrawing …

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Japan, Britain, Italy defence ministers to meet in Tokyo this week

14 Mar 2023

TOKYO (Reuters) – Britain and Italy’s defence chiefs will visit Japan this week to hold meetings with their local counterpart, Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada, Japan said on Tuesday. The three nations announced in December the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) venture to develop by 2035 a next-generation jet which would combine the British-led Tempest project …

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