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By Philip O’Connor GENEVA (Reuters) -Chloe Kelly fired home the rebound from her own penalty to net a 119th-minute winner as reigning champions England pulled off a stunning comeback to beat Italy 2-1 after extra time on Tuesday and reach the Women’s European Championship final.  England fell behind in the first half but hit back to …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain plans to ban public sector bodies and operators of critical national infrastructure, including the state-run health service, local councils and schools, from paying ransom demands to cyber criminals, it said on Tuesday. The country has been the victim of many high-profile ransomware attacks in recent years, from the “WannaCry” cyber attack that …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Ozzy Osbourne, frontman of 1970s British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, has died at the age of 76, his family said on Tuesday. No cause of death was given but Osbourne revealed in 2020 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The illness made him unable to walk, and he performed his …

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LONDON (Reuters) -A planned five-day junior doctors’ strike in England will go ahead this week, their trade union announced on Tuesday, saying health minister Wes Streeting had not gone far enough in negotiations over pay and conditions. Junior doctors, also known as resident doctors, had voted to strike following the government’s award of a 5.4% …

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By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Tuesday he did not agree with finance minister Rachel Reeves’ description of regulation as a “boot on the neck of businesses” and he defended rules for the banking sector which are overseen by the BoE. Bailey told lawmakers that …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Monday launched a new sanctions regime targeting people-smuggling gangs and their enablers in what the government said was the first move of its kind globally. The United Kingdom will be able to freeze assets, impose travel bans and block access to the country’s financial system for individuals and entities involved in …

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