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UK’s Labour suspends lawmaker Diane Abbott again over race remark

17 Jul 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party suspended Diane Abbott, the country’s longest-serving female lawmaker, on Thursday after she stood by her earlier remarks on racism which had led to a previous suspension. A leading figure in British left-wing politics and the first Black woman to be elected to parliament, Abbott was suspended …

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Factbox-Evolution of the UK electorate from landowners to suffragettes to 16-year-old voters

17 Jul 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Thursday set out plans to lower the voting age to 16 in a landmark reform to the process that underpins one of the world’s oldest parliaments. Who can currently vote? At present, anyone aged 18 or over can vote in UK general elections if they are a British citizen, a qualifying …

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UK lifts ban on Pakistani airlines after five years

17 Jul 2025

KARACHI (Reuters) -Britain has lifted a five-year ban on Pakistani airlines, allowing them to apply to resume UK flights just as Islamabad steps up efforts to privatise its national carrier, Pakistan International Airlines. The ban was imposed in 2020, days after Pakistan launched an investigation into the validity of pilot licences issued in the country …

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Ex-UK National Crime Agency officer jailed for stealing bitcoin from dark web drug dealer

17 Jul 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -An officer with Britain’s National Crime Agency who stole cryptocurrency from the operator of an illegal dark web marketplace was jailed on Wednesday for 5-1/2 years. The NCA was investigating the Silk Road 2.0 site – which allowed users to buy drugs and other illicit goods after the original Silk Road was shut …

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London Southend Airport partially reopens after plane crash that killed four

16 Jul 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -London Southend Airport said on Wednesday that it had partially reopened after flights to and from the airport were suspended following a plane crash that killed four foreign nationals. A U.S.-built Beechcraft B200 Super King Air plane had been bound for the Netherlands on Sunday when it crashed shortly after takeoff.  Southend Airport, …

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UK counter-radicalisation scheme Prevent must ‘up its game’, review concludes

16 Jul 2025

(Corrects figures in paragraph 11) LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s counter-radicalisation scheme Prevent needs to rapidly adapt to avoid mistakes which saw two men who had been referred to the programme go on to commit deadly knife attacks, a review concluded on Wednesday. Prevent has been a key strand of Britain’s security apparatus since the September 11 …

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UK Labour suspends four lawmakers over welfare rebellion

16 Jul 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Labour Party suspended four of its lawmakers on Wednesday for organising plans to vote against the government over its welfare reforms, an attempt by Prime Minister Keir Starmer to re-assert his control. Starmer’s authority was undermined earlier this month when dozens of Labour lawmakers forced a U-turn on key parts of welfare …

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Soccer-Wales’ most-cappted keeper Hennessey retires at 38

16 Jul 2025

(This story has been refiled to correct a typo in the headline) (Reuters) -Wayne Hennessey, the most-capped goalkeeper in Wales history, retired at the age of 38 after representing his country in 109 matches, the Football Association of Wales (FAW) said on Wednesday. Hennessey made over 100 league appearances each for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Crystal …

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Bank of England will aim for ‘ample’ reserves in UK financial system, official says

16 Jul 2025

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England is aiming for Britain’s financial system to have an “ample” level of reserves rather than a scarcity or the current surplus as it unwinds its past asset purchases, senior official Nathanael Benjamin said on Wednesday. Benjamin, the BoE’s executive director for financial stability strategy and risk, …

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