LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Financial Times joined the Sunday Times in endorsing the opposition Labour Party on Sunday, both throwing their weight behind the party for the first time in almost two decades with days to go before the July 4 parliamentary election. The FT has not supported Labour at a national election since 2005, but …
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LONDON (Reuters) – A speech being delivered by Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain’s right-wing Reform UK party, was interrupted late Saturday when a banner of Russian President Vladimir Putin descended from the ceiling at an election rally. Campaign group Led by Donkeys, which opposes Farage’s views, said it was responsible for the stunt at …
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LONDON (Reuters) – A new photographic portrait of King Charles wearing military uniform was released on Saturday to mark Britain’s Armed Forces Day. The photograph shows the King wearing his Field Marshal No 1 Full Ceremonial Frock Coat with medals, sword and decorations. The King, who is Commander-in-Chief of the armed services, returned to public-facing …
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By Hannah Ellison BISHAM ABBEY, England (Reuters) – Amber Rutter almost quit after catching COVID on the eve of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics but the British shooter is in a happy place as she prepares to compete at the Paris Games three months after giving birth. The memory of that past trauma even triggers a …
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By Suban Abdulla and Natalie Thomas LONDON (Reuters) – In the shopping streets and housing estates of the south London town of Croydon, some once-derelict buildings are slowly coming back to life. At a former school, peeling walls are getting a fresh coat of paint, and laundry hangs on a line to dry. Over at …
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By Sachin Ravikumar and Sarah Mills GLASTONBURY, England (Reuters) – Amid the thump of reggae beats from a stage nearby, the leafy scent of cannabis in the air and the warmth of sunshine at Glastonbury, a big sign tells festival-goers to “use your superpower” and vote in Britain’s July 4 election. The Just Vote campaign …
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By Alistair Smout and Andrew MacAskill STOCKTON-ON-TEES, England (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday he was hurt and angry that a supporter of Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform UK party had been recorded making a racial slur about him, saying it was too important for him not to speak out. Britain’s first ethnic-minority …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British police said on Friday they had arrested 27 climate activists accused of planning to disrupt airports over the upcoming summer holidays. The suspects, part of the Just Stop Oil protest group which has staged numerous high-profile actions, were arrested in raids across the country under a law which makes it illegal …
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ATHENS (Reuters) – A British man who had been taking part in a yachting regatta off the Greek island of Spetses was found dead on Friday, authorities said. Coastguard authorities said the 44-year-old man was found in a bay area of the island with what appeared to be injuries on the left side of his …
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By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Asda, the British supermarket group which is 10% owned by U.S. giant Walmart, said on Friday it returned to a pretax profit in its 2023 financial year, even though it lost market share to rivals over the period. Mohsin and Zuber Issa and private equity firm TDR Capital bought …
