LONDON (Reuters) -Convicted criminals could face being banned from going to the pub, music concerts and sports events such as soccer matches under new plans by the British government as it seeks ways to address the country’s overflowing prison crisis. Under the new sentencing powers, judges would be able to limit offenders’ freedoms with a …
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By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Former Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage set out plans on Saturday for “mass deportations” of migrants who have crossed the English Channel on small boats if his Reform UK party forms Britain’s next government. In an interview with Saturday’s edition of The Times newspaper, Farage said he would withdraw Britain from …
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LONDON (Reuters) -A transgender woman has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a male partner by failing to disclose her gender status to him, meaning he could not consent to the sexual activity, British prosecutors said on Friday. Ciara Watkin, 21, performed sex acts on the man, also 21, who she had met on social …
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LONDON (Reuters) -The British government will seek to appeal a court ruling that will force asylum seekers to be removed from a hotel that has become a focal point for anti-immigration protests, Security Minister Dan Jarvis said on Friday. The Bell Hotel in Epping, just north of London, has seen weeks of anti-immigration demonstrations and …
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(This Aug 21 story has been refiled to remove an image with no changes to text) By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -The leader of a “cult-like” Christian group once backed by the Church of England has been convicted of sexually abusing nine women in his congregation, after a jury returned their final verdicts on Thursday. …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) -The UK has agreed to pay 2.9 million pounds ($4 million) in compensation to residents living near a Kenyan wildlife conservancy, following a fire sparked by a British military exercise in 2021, the plaintiffs’ lawyer said on Friday. The British army conducts joint exercises with Kenya in the northern Laikipia region, where it …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British actor and filmmaker Noel Clarke lost his libel lawsuit against The Guardian newspaper on Friday over accusations of sexual misconduct towards women. London’s High Court ruled that the accusations were substantially true and that the reports were in the public interest. Clarke is best known for writing and starring in “Kidulthood” (2006), …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain summoned Israel’s ambassador in London on Thursday following Israel’s approval of a widely condemned settlement plan that would cut across land which the Palestinians seek for a state. Britain, along with other European nations, has slammed the plan as a “flagrant” breach of international law that would undermine the idea of a …
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LONDON (Reuters) -London Underground workers will stage rolling strikes for seven days next month in a dispute over pay and working conditions, railway trade union RMT said on Thursday. The strikes, starting from September 5, will see different grades of staff taking industrial action at differing times, and is part of a dispute over pay, …
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By Sam Tabahriti and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced renewed criticism over his immigration policies on Thursday after new official figures showed asylum-seeker claims hitting a record high, with more migrants being housed in hotels compared with a year ago. According to a regular tracker of voters’ concerns, immigration has …
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