(Adds codes, no changes to text) By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) -Winger Emiliano Boffelli scored 25 points as Argentina shocked a misfiring England 30-29 on Sunday to claim their first win at Twickenham since 2006 and end a 10-game losing streak against the team they face in their opening game at the World Cup. Boffelli …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is standing by a government minister who has been accused of bullying a colleague, cabinet office minister Oliver Dowden said on Sunday, saying the phone messages in question were sent “in the heat of the moment”. The allegations, reported by the Sunday Times newspaper, have surfaced only days …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the crowning of King Charles III will be celebrated with an extra bank holiday across the country on Monday May 8, shortly after the coronation itself on 6 May. Charles, 73, automatically became king on the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth in September, but the …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will promise to speed up the UK’s transition to renewable energy when he addresses the U.N. COP27 summit on climate change on Monday. Sunak made a last-minute decision on Nov. 2 to participate in the climate talks, reversing a plan much criticised by environmental activists and political …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Nurses in Britain will go on strike, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said on Saturday, an action that will add to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s challenges during an economic crisis. The prospect of up to 300,000 nurses walking out and the subsequent cancelled operations and procedures, coincides with British workers from …
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By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) – All-rounder Ben Stokes brushed off an underwhelming run of form with the bat to usher England into the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup with a victory over Sri Lanka on Saturday. A middle order collapse had England wobbling in their pursuit of 142 for victory at the Sydney …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British police said on Saturday evidence showed an extreme right-wing terrorist ideology had motivated a petrol bomb attack on an immigration centre in the southern English port town of Dover on Oct. 30. Nobody was seriously hurt in the incident, and police said 66-year-old Andrew Leak – who was found dead at a …
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By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) – England qualified for the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals with a nervy victory by four wickets over Sri Lanka in their final Super 12 match on Saturday, sending hosts and defending champions Australia out of the tournament in the process. Superb death bowling from Mark Wood (3-26) and Sam Curran …
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(Reuters) – England’s Mark Wood said an attack on former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was worrying ahead of a three-test series in the Asian country, but added that he trusted the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to assess any security concerns. Ex-cricketer Khan, who was ousted as prime minister in April, was six …
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(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said people cannot expect the state to “fix everyone’s problems” as he looks to regain public trust by being honest about the extent of the economic difficulties ahead. In an interview with The Times, Sunak said he recognised people’s anxiety about soaring mortgage repayments and said he …
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