(This Aug. 4 story has been refiled to remove the images) By William James LONDON (Reuters) -Stella Rimington, the first female director general of Britain’s MI5 security and counter-intelligence service who ushered in an era of greater transparency at the agency, has died aged 90. Rimington, who ran the domestic security agency between 1992 and …
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By Yadarisa Shabong and Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) -Former star stock picker Neil Woodford and his company are facing a near 46 million pound ($61 million) combined fine over management failures of a one-time flagship fund that collapsed in 2019, Britain’s financial watchdog said on Tuesday. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) proposed fining Woodford 5.9 …
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LONDON (Reuters) -People smugglers who use social media to promote their services to migrants seeking to enter Britain illegally could face five years in prison under plans announced by the government. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government is under huge political and public pressure to cut the number of migrants arriving illegally in small boats …
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By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) -India roared back into contention on an exhilarating day two of the final test on Friday as their seamers restricted England to a 23-run lead after the hosts had threatened to run away with a match that the tourists need to win to square the series. After mopping up India’s …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British police on Friday said they had arrested 10 men in Northern England in connection with child sexual abuse offences reported to have occurred from 1994 to 1997, in the wake of a series of investigations into organised child sexual exploitation that have led to changes in how such cases are handled. The …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s online safety law risks suppressing free speech due to its heavy-handed enforcement, social media site X said on Friday, adding that significant changes were needed. The Online Safety Act, which is being rolled out this year, sets tough new requirements on platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and X, as well as …
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By Catarina Demony LONDON (Reuters) -At least 1,000 weapons have been surrendered under a British government amnesty launched last month to combat knife crime, the interior ministry announced on Friday, as a new ban on ninja swords came into effect. Overall, knife crime in England and Wales has risen 87% over the past decade, with …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain and 13 allies including the United States and France condemned on Thursday what they called a surge in assassination, kidnapping and harassment plots by Iranian intelligence services targeting individuals in Europe and North America. “We are united in our opposition to the attempts of Iranian intelligence services to kill, kidnap, and harass …
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By Kate Abnett, Valerie Volcovici and Sarah Marsh BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON/BERLIN, August 1 (Reuters) -European governments are taking steps to break their dependence on critical scientific data the United States historically made freely available to the world, and are ramping up their own data collection systems to monitor climate change and weather extremes, according to Reuters interviews. The …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s media regulator on Thursday launched investigations into the compliance of four companies, which collectively run 34 pornography sites, following the country’s new age-check requirement rules coming into force. Ofcom said it was formally probing whether the companies – 8579 LLC, AVS Group Ltd, Kick Online Entertainment S.A. and Trendio Ltd – had …
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