LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) – British police on Tuesday said they were investigating whether the murder of a transgender teenage girl in north-west England at the weekend was a hate crime, ahead of a planned vigil in her memory. Police arrested two teenagers on Saturday on suspicion of murder after the body of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey …
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By Hannah McKay MARGATE, England (Reuters) -British street artist Banksy confirmed a new mural showing a 1950s housewife with a swollen eye apparently pushing a man into an abandoned chest freezer was his work early on Valentine’s Day, just hours before the appliance was removed. The artwork, which Banksy titled ‘Valentine’s day mascara’ on his …
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By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) – Queen Charlotte, the brazen and meddling monarch in the hit Netflix period drama “Bridgerton”, gets her own spin-off series showing the popular character’s origin story. “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton story”, which will premiere on the streaming platform on May 4, goes back in time to tell the monarch’s rise …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles met volunteers from the Turkish and Syrian diasporas in London on Tuesday to express his support after more than 37,000 people died and thousands left homeless by the recent earthquake in Turkey and north-west Syria. Charles shook hands with charity workers during a visit to West London Turkish Volunteers …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Camilla, wife of Britain’s King Charles, will wear the crown of Queen Mary for her coronation in May, Buckingham Palace said, avoiding the use of a crown featuring the disputed 105-carat Koh-i-Noor diamond which India has demanded be returned. The Koh-i-Noor, one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, was taken …
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By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Tuesday set out draft legislation to regulate “buy now pay later” (BNPL) credit, saying the sector posed potential harm to consumers without thorough affordability checks. BNPL companies are largely unregulated and typically offer on-the-spot interest-free short-term loans that spread payments for retail goods like clothing. The sector nearly …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Tuesday it would mark the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with a national moment of silence, in an expression of solidarity with Kyiv that follows President Volodymyr Zelenksiy’s visit to London earlier this month. The government said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would lead a one-minute silence at …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom recorded the highest number of working days lost to labour disputes in 2022 for more than 30 years, official data showed on Tuesday, as a cost-of-living crisis led employees to walk out in demand of higher pay. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said nearly 2.5 million working days …
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(Reuters) – A new deal to resolve a long-standing dispute between Britain and the European Union (EU) over post-Brexit trading rules in Northern Ireland could be announced within two weeks, The Telegraph reported on Monday. Under the new plan, goods traveling from mainland UK to Northern Ireland will not face physical customs due to a …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Camilla, the wife of Britain’s King Charles and queen consort, has tested positive for COVID-19, Buckingham Palace said on Monday. “After suffering the symptoms of a cold, Her Majesty The Queen Consort has tested positive for the Covid virus,” the palace said in a statement about the health of the 75-year old royal. …
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