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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Liz Truss is in charge of the government, her newly appointed finance minister Jeremy Hunt said, rejecting the idea that the party should replace her after a tumultuous start to her term in office. “The prime minister is in charge,” Hunt told the BBC in an interview broadcast on …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Liz Truss has the confidence of the government, City Minister Andrew Griffith told Sky on Sunday. “Liz Truss has got the support of the government,” he said when asked if Truss’s position was safe after the recent turmoil in financial markets triggered by her economic plans. “It’s really important …

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(Reuters) – Reigning champions and tournament hosts New Zealand overwhelmed Wales 56-12 at the women’s Rugby World Cup on Sunday to lock up the top spot in Pool A and a place in the quarter-finals along with England and Canada. Prolific winger Portia Woodman and 18-year-old centre Sylvia Brunt both crossed twice as the five-times …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Harry Kane maintained his incredible strike rate against Everton with a penalty in his 400th Tottenham Hotspur appearance paving the way for a 2-0 Premier league win over Everton on Saturday. Spurs were struggling to break down a resolute Everton team who had the better chances in the first half, but the prolific …

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LONDON (Reuters) – More than 1,000 Paddingtons and other teddy bears left by well-wishers as a tribute to Queen Elizabeth after her death last month, will be handed over to a children’s charity, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday. The cuddly toys were among a huge number of floral tributes and messages which were left outside …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Aleksandar Mitrovic scored from the penalty spot on his return from injury to grab a 2-2 draw for Fulham against Bournemouth in a pulsating Premier League game at Craven Cottage on Saturday. Dominic Solanke gave the visitors a flying start, combining brilliantly with Danish midfielder Philip Billing and rifling home a first-time …

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(Reuters) -Centre Emily Scarratt scored all of England’s points as they claimed a tense 13-7 victory over France in their women’s Rugby World Cup Pool C clash at the Northland Events Centre in Whangarei on Saturday to record a 27th consecutive test win. England dominated territory and possession, but France stayed in the contest to …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Two women have been charged with criminal damage after climate change protesters threw soup over Vincent van Gogh’s painting “Sunflowers” at London’s National Gallery, British police said on Saturday. A video posted by the Just Stop Oil campaign group, which has been holding protests for the last two weeks in the British …

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