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Former UK politician and Thatcher supporter Norman Tebbit dies aged 94

8 Jul 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -Norman Tebbit, an outspoken former British politician and loyal supporter of Margaret Thatcher who only just survived a deadly 1984 bomb attack on her government in Brighton, has died at the age of 94. Tebbit personified hardline Conservative Party values, criticising the trade unions, urging strict controls on immigration, preaching a return to …

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Soccer-Wales team unharmed but cancel Euro 2025 training after bus crash

8 Jul 2025

(Reuters) -Wales coach Rhian Wilkinson said her players were shaken but otherwise fine after their bus crashed on the way to Stadion St Gallen for training on Tuesday ahead of their Women’s Euro 2025 match against France. Wilkinson, who was in a separate vehicle along with skipper Angharad James, said that the well-being of her …

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Lammy says UK will go further in measures against Israel if situation in Gaza continues

8 Jul 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -British foreign minister David Lammy on Tuesday stressed the need for a ceasefire in Gaza, saying that London will go further in its measures against Israel if the situation continues. “We have to get the ceasefire,” he told a parliamentary committee of lawmakers. Asked if he would take further measures against Israel if …

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Three men guilty of UK arson attack on Ukraine-linked businesses ordered by Wagner

8 Jul 2025

By Sam Tobin and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Three men were found guilty on Tuesday over an arson attack on Ukraine-linked businesses in London which British officials said had been ordered by Russia’s Wagner mercenary group and was the latest malign activity conducted on behalf of Moscow in Britain. Ringleader Dylan Earl, 21, had already …

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Junior doctors in England back strike action over pay demand

8 Jul 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -Junior doctors in England have voted in favour of taking strike action, their trade union said on Tuesday, threatening Britain’s hospitals once again with disruption just as the government said it had started to improve services. Junior doctors, also known as resident doctors, voted for industrial action after they were offered an average …

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UK sanctions Russians over chemical weapons in Ukraine

7 Jul 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Monday targeted two Russian individuals and one Russian entity as part of its chemical weapons sanctions regime, in its latest effort to punish Moscow for the war in Ukraine. It imposed asset freezes and travel bans on Aleksey Viktorovich Rtishchev and Andrei Marchenko, the head and deputy head of Russia’s radiological …

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Motor racing-F1 drivers given trophies made of LEGO at British GP

6 Jul 2025

By Alan Baldwin SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) -The top three finishers in Sunday’s British Formula One Grand Prix were rewarded for their efforts with trophies made of LEGO toy bricks, a novelty appreciated by some more than others. The trophies are part of a multi-year partnership between LEGO and Formula One that has already put drivers …

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Motor racing-Norris wins in the wet as Piastri fumes and Hulkenberg stuns

6 Jul 2025

By Alan Baldwin SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) -Lando Norris won his home British Grand Prix for the first time in a wave of elation as McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri finished second and made his unhappiness evident to all on a wet and chaotic Silverstone Sunday. The Australian, his championship lead cut to eight points from 15, …

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