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By William James LONDON (Reuters) – Strikes disrupting swathes of the British economy look likely to intensify this week, with teachers ready to announce industrial action, according to the Sunday Times, and nurses warning their strikes could double in size next month. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government, which sets pay levels in the publicly-funded health …

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LONDON (Reuters) – A seven-year-old girl was left with life-threatening injuries after she and five others, including another child, were hurt in a drive-by shooting on Saturday near a church in London where a funeral was taking place, British police said. Detectives said the girl had been taken to hospital and remained in a life-threatening …

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(Reuters) – Everton’s board of directors have been advised not to attend their Premier League home game against Southampton later on Saturday due to a “real and credible threat to their safety and security”, the club said. Everton said that Chairman Bill Kenwright, CEO Denise Barrett-Baxendale, Chief Finance & Strategy Officer Grant Ingles and Non-Executive …

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DUBAI (Reuters) – British-Iranian relations, which have been strained for decades, were back in the spotlight after Iranian authorities executed British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari for spying, charges he had denied. Here is a timeline of main bilateral developments since the 1950s: 1953 – Britain and the United States help orchestrate the overthrow of popular Prime …

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(Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is poised to block Scottish laws that make it easier for people to change their gender, The Times reported on Friday. New legal advice could pave the way for the government to stop Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s gender recognition laws from getting royal assent next week, the newspaper …

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(Reuters) -Scottish first minister Nicola sturgeon is preparing to row back on her plan to make the next general election in 2024 a “de facto referendum” on Scottish independence, The Times reported on Saturday. The Scottish National Party (SNP)’s executive committee will be presented with an alternative option on Saturday which would say that votes …

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