By William James LONDON (Reuters) -Three people were killed and around a dozen others remain missing after an explosion early on Saturday morning at a block of flats on the island of Jersey, off the coast of northern France. “We now have, I regret to say, three fatalities,” Robin Smith, Chief Officer of the States …
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(Reuters) -British health unions have offered to suspend a wave of planned strikes in health services over Christmas and the New Year if the government agrees to open serious discussions over pay. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and Unison said they would consider calling off the strikes if Britain’s health and social care minister …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have rejected criticism of a documentary about their lives, with a statement from their spokesman saying that the couple had never cited privacy as a reason for stepping back from the royal family. In the first three episodes of the much-anticipated documentary, the couple – …
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(Reuters) – Britain’s Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency on Saturday said it was aware of reports of an incident involving a vessel in the Red Sea. The UKMTO, which is part of the Royal Navy, said the vessel and crew were reported to be safe, without providing further details. (Reporting by Rhea Binoy in Bengaluru; …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia is attempting to obtain more weapons from Iran, including hundreds of ballistic missiles, and offering Tehran an unprecedented level of military and technical support in return, Britain’s U.N. Ambassador Barbara Woodward said on Friday. Since August Iran has transferred hundreds of drones – also known as unmanned …
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MONTREAL (Reuters) – Quebec on Friday passed a law ending a requirement for elected officials to take an oath to Britain’s King Charles, agreeing to make such a show of fealty optional. Charles, 73, became king of the United Kingdom and the head of state of 14 other nations, including Canada, when his mother, Queen …
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WREXHAM, Wales (Reuters) -King Charles toured the grounds of the lowly Welsh soccer club Wrexham owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney on Friday, talking to the Hollywood actors about their dream of steering the team to sporting glory. In cold, brilliant sunshine, Charles joked with the co-owners on the pitch of a club that …
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By Andrew MacAskill and William James LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said the human rights situation in China worsened last year and announced sanctions on Friday against 30 people worldwide, including officials from Russia, Iran and Myanmar who it deems responsible for human rights abuses or corruption. France had on Thursday announced plans for new European Union …
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(Reuters) -British musician Elton John quit Twitter on Friday, the latest high-profile celebrity to leave the social media platform following its acquisition by billionaire Elon Musk. John, who is currently on his last-ever global tour, blamed Twitter’s recent policy change as a reason for quitting. “All my life I’ve tried to use music to bring …
By Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) – The British government stood firm on its windfall tax on the oil and gas sector in a meeting with industry executives on Friday, two sources with knowledge of what was discussed said. Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt rebuffed requests from North Sea oil and gas executives to include a mechanism …
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