LONDON (Reuters) -Everton avoided any slip-up as they beat third-tier Fleetwood Town 1-0 in the League Cup second round to claim their first win of the season on Tuesday. Frank Lampard’s struggling side were one of 10 Premier League clubs in action across 21 ties and edged through to round three thanks to Demarai Gray’s …
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(Reuters) – Singer Ed Sheeran has collaborated with League One club Ipswich Town on the design for their new “blackout” third kit. The kit, released on Tuesday, incorporates tonal versions of the graphic found on the cover of Sheeran’s album “Equals”, which was released last year. “I got asked to help design the third kit …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – A group of Kenyans filed a case against the British government at the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday over what it said was colonial-era land theft, torture and mistreatment. The Kenyans are seeking an investigation and redress for crimes they say were committed in western Kenya’s Kericho region, now one …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will need to continue to manage water resources carefully over the coming months following the driest summer for 50 years and should begin planning now for potential water shortfalls in 2023, the National Drought Group said on Tuesday. The group, made up of government officials, water companies, and environmental groups, said there …
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By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -The number of migrants arriving in Britain in small boats hit a record for a single day on Monday, as the rise in dangerous journeys across the English Channel continues despite UK government plans to deport those arriving illegally to Rwanda. Britain’s Ministry of Defence said 1,295 people in 27 …
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(Reuters) -England test captain Ben Stokes on Tuesday said he had feared he might not play again after taking an extended break from cricket last year to focus on his wellbeing. Stokes decided to prioritise his mental health after suffering from a series of panic attacks following the death of his father due to brain …
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By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Manchester United produced an utterly unexpected 2-1 victory over old rivals Liverpool in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Monday to turn fan protests against the club’s owners into a rare night of celebration. United’s vastly improved performance for their first points of the campaign, thanks to …
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(Reuters) – Russia’s embassy in London on Monday called Britain hypocritical for a statement by its foreign ministry last week that questioned Russia’s “moral right” to sit at the Group of 20 nations. Britain said Russia had no moral right to sit at the G20 while it presses on with its invasion of Ukraine. “We …
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(Reuters) -British Airways would make further cancellations up to the end of October and tweak its winter schedule, the airline said on Monday, following Heathrow airport’s decision to cap capacity to tackle widespread disruption. Sky News earlier reported that the IAG-owned carrier’s total capacity for winter schedule until the end of March would be reduced …
By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British consumer price inflation is set to peak at 18.6% in January, more than nine times the Bank of England’s target, an economist at U.S. bank Citi said on Monday, raising his forecast once again in light of the latest jump in energy prices. “The question now …
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