BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) – Brighton & Hove Albion beat a listless West Ham United 4-0 at home in the Premier League on Saturday in a one-sided performance to enhance their chances of qualifying for European competition next season. Alexis Mac Allister, Joel Veltman, Kaoru Mitoma and Danny Welbeck were the scorers as Brighton dominated from …
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By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) – Arsenal survived a massive scare in their pursuit of the Premier League title as they hit back from two goals down – the first one hit within 10 seconds of the start – to beat Bournemouth 3-2 with a last-gasp winner from Reiss Nelson in a rip-roaring contest in …
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By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Goals from livewire Phil Foden and substitute Bernardo Silva helped Manchester City keep up the pressure on title-rivals Arsenal with a 2-0 victory over Newcastle United in the Premier League on Saturday. City moved on to 58 points, two behind league-leaders Arsenal, who host Bournemouth later in the …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The sacred oil which will be used to anoint King Charles at his coronation in May has been consecrated in Jerusalem, reflecting the British monarch’s links to the Holy Land, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. His Beatitude Theophilos III, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, and the city’s Anglican Archbishop Hosam Naoum …
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By Elizabeth Piper and Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) -British former Prime Minister Boris Johnson will give evidence later this month to an inquiry into whether he intentionally misled parliament about illegal parties at his Downing Street office and residence during COVID-19 lockdowns. In an update of its work which will be used as a basis …
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(Reuters) – The disciplinary hearing into allegations of racism at Yorkshire County Cricket Club is a “terrible look for the game” and is not the right process to investigate the claims, former England captain Michael Vaughan said on Friday. Yorkshire and a number of individuals were charged by the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) …
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By Ankika Biswas and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) – The UK’s FTSE 100 lost its initial momentum on Friday, dragged down by energy majors Shell and BP, while investors also assessed the likelihood for more Bank of England monetary policy tightening following strong business activity figures in February. The blue-chip FTSE 100 closed flat, while the …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a grilling by lawmakers from the week beginning March 20 over whether he intentionally misled parliament about illegal parties at his office during coronavirus lockdowns when he was leader. Below is a timeline of the events surrounding what was dubbed “partygate” by the media: 2021 …
LONDON (Reuters) – Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be grilled by lawmakers from the week beginning March 20 as they decide whether he intentionally misled parliament about illegal parties at his office during coronavirus lockdowns. Below is a look at how the inquiry by parliament’s privileges committee will work and how it could …
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LONDON (Reuters) – A British financial watchdog on Friday launched its first ever investigation of a UK exchange for possible misconduct after the London Metal Exchange’s decision last year to halt nickel trading and cancel billions of dollars of trades. Below are some of the major developments of the crisis which led to the probe: …
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