LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Princess Anne returned to official engagements on Friday, less than three weeks after she needed hospital treatment for concussion sustained from a head injury believed to have been caused by a horse. Anne, 73, the younger sister of King Charles and the late Queen Elizabeth’s only daughter, spent five nights in …
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By James Davey and Radhika Anilkumar LONDON (Reuters) -English pubs, supermarkets and restaurants are set for a weekend bonanza as fans prepare to tune in to watch England play Spain in the final of the Euro 2024 soccer championship in Germany and before that the Wimbledon tennis men’s singles final in London. The events will …
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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -James Anderson signed off from international cricket with his 704th and final wicket on Friday, ending a glittering 21-year career during England’s emphatic win over West Indies and prompting tributes from teammates and fellow greats. The seamer, aged 41 years and 348 days, had Joshua Da Silva caught behind on …
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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -England’s James Anderson brought down the curtain on his stellar international career by taking a wicket against West Indies on the third day of the first test at Lord’s on Friday as he helped his side wrap up a comfortable win by an innings and 114 runs. Anderson looked uncharacteristically …
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By Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) – A former employee of the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has filed a complaint with Britain’s charity regulator accusing the non-profit, which the world’s biggest companies use to audit their carbon emission targets, of acting against its mission. In the complaint, which was submitted last month and was reviewed by …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The first red mail pillar box to bear the cypher of King Charles was unveiled on Friday, keeping up a tradition dating back almost 175 years. The new box has been installed on the High Street in Great Cambourne, central England, and local school children will get to post the first letters, …
LONDON (Reuters) – British police have launched a manhunt after two suitcases which are believed to contain human remains were found at the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, south west England. Police said they had received a report of a man with a suitcase acting suspiciously on the bridge just before midnight on Wednesday but …
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By Elizabeth Piper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hugs, handshakes and back-slapping greeted Keir Starmer on his first international outing as Britain’s new prime minister at NATO this week, a warm welcome from several Western leaders who envy his big majority in parliament. Very much a new boy among his more seasoned peers, Starmer often looked bowled …
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By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s new government has inherited an economy that is gathering momentum but the recent, stronger-than-expected growth figures do not mean Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his team have found a way out of their bind on public spending. Over the three months to May, economic growth was the strongest …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on other NATO allies on Thursday to do more to increase their defence spending, saying it was needed to protect the alliance’s values in “a new and dangerous era”. In a speech at his first international summit since becoming Britain’s prime minister last week, Starmer repeated that his government …
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