LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry has given a series of television interviews ahead of the official release of his memoir “Spare” in which he gives intimate personal details and reveals discord and conflict within the British royal family. Here are some of the quotes from an interview with Tom Bradby of Britain’s ITV aired …
LONDON (Reuters) – British foreign minister James Cleverly on Saturday condemned Iran’s execution of two protesters and urged it to “immediately end the violence against its own people”. “The execution of Mohammad Mahdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini by the Iranian regime is abhorrent,” Cleverly said on Twitter. “The UK is strongly opposed to the …
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By Tim Hepher (Reuters) – A mobile air-launched rocket system to be used in Britain’s first domestic satellite launch could sow the seeds for a globally dispersed rapid-response capability to put extra eyes in space in times of war, executives and analysts said. Virgin Orbit, part-owned by billionaire Richard Branson, plans to launch nine satellites …
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(Reuters) -England’s Football Association (FA) will investigate alleged homophobic chanting during Everton’s 3-1 FA Cup third round loss at Manchester United on Friday. Some supporters were heard using homophobic language against Everton manager Frank Lampard, who previously played for and managed Chelsea, British media reports said. “We stand firmly against all forms of discrimination and …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Justice ministers from around the world will gather in London to scale up the support being offered to the International Criminal Court in its investigations of alleged war crimes in Ukraine, the British government said on Saturday. The meeting in March, which will be hosted by UK Justice Secretary Dominic Raab and …
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(Reuters) – Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said Marcus Rashford can be “unstoppable” after the England forward scored his fifth goal in as many games and assisted two others in Friday’s 3-1 FA Cup win over Everton. Rashford set up Antony’s fourth-minute opener and sent in the cross that Everton defender Conor Coady turned …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will on Saturday meet leaders of England’s health service, as it faces one of its toughest ever winters as flu and COVID-19 spread amid strike action by frontline staff who say high inflation has eroded their salaries. Ambulances have been queuing outside hospitals, facing long waits to hand …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s wind farms contributed a record 26.8% of the country’s electricity in 2022 although gas-fired power plants remained the biggest source of power, National Grid data showed on Friday. Britain has a target to reach net zero emissions by 2050 which will require a huge scale-up of renewable power generation such as …
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By Sarah Young and Tim Hepher LONDON (Reuters) -The first orbital satellite to set off for space from western Europe will be launched from Cornwall in southwest England on Monday. Virgin Orbit, part-owned by billionaire Richard Branson, who founded the Virgin Atlantic airline, plans to use a modified Boeing 747 with a rocket attached under …
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MADRID (Reuters) – A Spanish-language version of “Spare”, the much-awaited memoir of Britain’s Prince Harry, went on sale in book stores in Spain on Thursday, days ahead of its official launch date. The book reveals details about Harry’s relationship with his father, King Charles, his elder brother, Prince William, and other members of the British …
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