By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -Tottenham Hotspur blew away the gloom of a demoralising 10 days as Harry Kane’s double helped them to a 3-1 defeat of Nottingham Forest to cement fourth spot in the Premier League on Saturday. Given a pre-match boost by Bournemouth’s earlier shock win over fifth-placed Liverpool, Tottenham took full advantage …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Following are reactions to the decision by the BBC to take “Match of the Day” presenter and former England soccer captain Gary Lineker off the air, after he strongly criticised the British government’s policy on migrants this week. BRITISH PRIME MINISTER RISHI SUNAK “I hope that the current situation between Gary Lineker …
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LEICESTER, England (Reuters) -Ben Chilwell, Kai Havertz and Mateo Kovacic got on the scoresheet as Chelsea continued their upturn in form with a 3-1 win at Leicester City in the Premier League on Saturday. After a dismal run of two wins in 15 games, Graham Potter’s side have won three on the trot in all …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Saturday that a row between the BBC and football presenter Gary Lineker over his criticism of government policy in a tweet was a matter for the broadcaster, not the government. “I hope that the current situation between Gary Lineker and the BBC can be resolved …
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(Reuters) – The British government has written to Olympic sponsors urging them to pressure the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over its proposal to allow Russians and Belarusians to compete at next year’s Paris Games, British media reported on Saturday. The IOC is facing a mounting backlash after setting out a pathway in January for competitors …
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By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) -Harry Styles was the big winner at the BRIT awards, Britain’s pop music honours, on Saturday, winning all four categories he had been nominated in, a week after his triumph at the Grammys. Styles took home the coveted album of the year for “Harry’s House”, song of the year for …
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By Kylie MacLellan and James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Former England soccer captain Gary Lineker has been taken off air by the BBC after his comments on Britain’s migration policy sparked a furious row between the government and the corporation’s highest paid presenter. Lineker was told there has to be an agreed position on his use …
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(Reuters) – UK health secretary Steve Barclay on Friday invited the British Medical Association’s (BMA) Junior Doctors for formal pay talks days before a strike. “I’ve written to BMA inviting them for formal pay talks on the same basis other health unions accepted, including calling off next week’s strike”, Barclay said in a tweet. Last …
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By Alistair Smout PARIS (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday that his government would prioritise reducing the country’s debt over cutting taxes in next week’s budget, which would also focus on other goals such as reducing inflation. Sunak has sought to restore Britain’s fiscal credibility after the tax-cutting plans of his …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Two British trade unions on Friday lost a legal challenge to changes to public sector pensions they argue allows the government to unlawfully pass the 19-billion-pound ($23 billion) cost of discriminatory pension reforms onto workers. The Fire Brigades Union and the British Medical Association argued Britain’s finance ministry was effectively making members of …
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