By Philip O’Connor OBERENTFELDEN, Switzerland (Reuters) -In a few short years, striker Michelle Agyemang has gone from being a ball girl at Wembley to scoring vital goals for England that will see them contest the Women’s European Championship final on Sunday as she leads the charge for young players in Switzerland. The 19-year-old came off …
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Britain’s commitment to Australia is “absolute”, Defence Secretary John Healey said on Friday as both nations’ defence and foreign ministers held talks in Sydney on issues such as deepening commitment to the AUKUS nuclear submarine partnership. Healey and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy were met by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Thursday it would deepen its AUKUS nuclear submarine partnership with Australia through a new 50-year treaty that it expected to create jobs and boost British exports. Australia, Britain and the U.S. agreed the AUKUS pact in 2021 to provide Australia with nuclear-powered attack submarines from the next decade to counter …
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By Peter Hall MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Given the injury setbacks, Ben Stokes was set to play a bit-part role with the ball against India, but having earned a first five-wicket haul since 2017 in the fourth test, the England skipper is becoming the all rounder many hoped he would become. Stokes admitted ahead of the …
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By Peter Hall MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -A superb 166-run opening partnership between Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett led England’s recovery in the fourth test against India, the hosts closing day two on 225-2, trailing the tourists by 133 runs. A gutsy half century from the injured Rishabh Pant on Thursday helped India post 358 in …
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By Alistair Smout and Manoj Kumar LONDON/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Britain and India signed a free trade agreement on Thursday during a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sealing a deal to cut tariffs on goods from textiles to whisky and cars and allow more market access for businesses. Talks on the trade pact were …
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By Sam Tabahriti and Marissa Davison LONDON (Reuters) -Resident doctors in England will begin a five-day strike on Friday over pay, challenging Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party government that promised to end industrial unrest when taking office a year ago. The government is refusing to meet demands for higher pay from the British Medical …
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(Reuters) -Banned for decades at men’s games in England to curb hooliganism, alcohol will be allowed in the stands for seven Women’s Super League clubs during the 2025-26 season as a trial. The burgeoning women’s game in England has proved a far more family-friendly experience than men’s football, where foul language is common and violence …
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia and Britain’s defence and foreign ministers will hold talks in Sydney on Friday on boosting cooperation, coinciding with Australia’s largest war games and the first visit by a British carrier strike group in three decades, Australia said. Following the Australia-United Kingdom Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN), Britain’s Foreign Minister David Lammy …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Shoplifting offences in England and Wales increased by 20% in the year ending March 2025 to hit a two-decade high, official data showed on Thursday. Retailers say the true picture is much worse as millions of shoplifting incidents are not reported to the police because owners do not think the force will either …
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