By Andrew MacAskill and Michael Holden EDINBURGH, Scotland (Reuters) -Queen Elizabeth’s coffin arrived in Edinburgh on Sunday after a six-hour journey from her summer home in the Scottish Highlands, past tens of thousands of mourners lining the route, many in sombre silence, some applauding and others in tears. At the end of its slow journey …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Openers Alex Lees and Zak Crawley steered England to the brink of victory over South Africa in the decisive third test at The Oval as the home side reached 97 without loss chasing a modest 130 before bad light intervened on the fourth day on Sunday. Both batsmen came into the test under …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Stuart Broad and Ben Stokes took three wickets each as England bowled South Africa out for 169 in their second innings at The Oval on Sunday, setting the home side a victory target of 130 with three-and-a-half sessions left in the decisive third test. South Africa made the highest total in the …
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Antigua and Barbuda plans to hold a referendum on becoming a republic within the next three years, the Caribbean nation’s prime minister told British media Saturday, a move that could see King Charles III removed as its head of state. “This is a matter that has to be taken to a …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Prince William said he was honoured to be made the new Prince of Wales when he spoke with Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford on Sunday, Kensington Palace said in a statement. William was given the title, previously held by his father for more than 50 years, following the death of his grandmother …
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By Marco Trujillo BALLATER, Scotland (Reuters) – For some of the mourners who gathered on Sunday in the Scottish Highlands village of Ballater, close to Queen Elizabeth’s summer residence, watching her coffin pass by on Sunday felt like bidding farewell to a dear neighbour. Hundreds of people lined a road https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/queen-elizabeths-close-connection-scotland-2022-09-11 in the village to …
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(Reuters) – A horse bred by Queen Elizabeth won a race in the American city of Baltimore on Saturday, two days after the British monarch died following a reign spanning seven decades. West Newton, a six-year-old gelding, rallied from sixth place to win by a half-length, his fourth victory in 19 races. The queen died …
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BALMORAL, Scotland (Reuters) – A hearse carrying Queen Elizabeth’s coffin left Balmoral Castle, her home in the Scottish Highlands, on Sunday to begin a six-hour journey to Edinburgh. (Reporting by Russell Cheyne in Balmoral; Writing by William James; Editing by William Schomberg)
(Reuters) – Britain said on Sunday that Ukrainian forces have continued to make significant gains in the Kharkiv region over the last 24 hours. Russia has likely withdrawn units from the area, but fighting continues around the cities of Kupiansk and Izium, the British Defence Ministry said in its daily intelligence bulletin on Twitter. (https://bit.ly/3qtERkv) …
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(Reuters) – Britain dismissed as untrue on Sunday Russian President Vladimir Putin’s assertion that only a fraction of grain exported from Ukraine under an international deal was going to poor countries. Putin said on Wednesday, without citing a source, that only two of 87 ships, carrying 60,000 tonnes of products, had gone to poor countries. …
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