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By Alistair Smout BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – The prospects for the Northern Ireland protocol seem to be improving as the United Kingdom tries to renegotiate part of the Brexit deal with the European Union and re-establish the province’s devolved assembly, a British minister said on Sunday. The event at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles will not attend a world leaders’ climate change summit in Egypt next month, a royal source said on Sunday, as the new monarch steps back from his previous high-profile campaigning roles. Buckingham Palace sought government advice about the United Nations COP27 summit and it was unanimously agreed that it …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Kenyan Amos Kipruto won his first London Marathon title on Sunday and Ethiopia’s Yalemzerf Yehualaw stormed to victory in the women’s race ahead of last year’s winner Joyciline Jepkosgei. Kipruto made a move with five kilometres left and finished in two hours four minutes and 39 seconds to take his first marathon title …

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(Reuters) – Briton Cameron Norrie’s hopes of qualifying for November’s ATP Finals took a hit after he was forced to pull out of this week’s Japan Open due to a positive COVID-19 test. Norrie also withdrew from the Korea Open on Friday, ahead of his quarter-final tie against American Jenson Brooksby. “Unfortunately I had a …

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(Reuters) – Erik ten Hag praised Erling Haaland’s goalscoring instincts but stressed that Manchester United will not focus solely on the Norwegian striker when they take on Manchester City in a Premier League derby clash. Later on Sunday, United will have the formidable task of containing Haaland, who has made a blistering start to his …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party has extended its lead over Prime Minister Liz Truss’s Conservative Party to 19 points, an opinion poll by market research company Opinium showed on Saturday, on the eve of the Conservatives’ annual conference. Opinium’s is the latest in a series of polls to show a growing Labour lead …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Newcastle United made the most of an early red card for Fulham’s Nathaniel Chalobah, thumping their hosts 4-1 in their Premier League clash at Craven Cottage on Saturday to secure their first away win of the season. Defensive midfielder Chalobah was sent off in the eighth minute for a dangerous challenge on Sean …

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PARIS (Reuters) – Victoria Beckham marked her debut on the Paris Fashion Week calendar with a chic lineup on the catwalk, drawing paparazzi photographers and celebrities including her own family, along with the fashion set. “So just finishing off show detail and look who I run into,” said Beckham, who is based in London, in …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Liz Truss met her Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen on Saturday and discussed what they agreed was “sabotage” to the Nord Stream gas pipelines, as well as wind power and security cooperation, Truss’s office said. “(Frederiksen) updated the Prime Minister on the damage caused to the Nord Stream pipelines last …

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