By Sachin Ravikumar and Sarah Mills BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) -Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath thrilled tens of thousands of fans in an emotional farewell gig in Birmingham on Saturday following a day packed with tribute sets from a star-studded lineup. Nearly six decades after helping pioneer heavy metal with an eponymous song that enthralled and …
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ZURICH (Reuters) -England captain Leah Williamson blamed emotions for her team’s uncharacteristic performance in their 2-1 loss to France in their opening game of Women’s Euro 2025 on Saturday, saying they failed to leave them in the dressing room before kickoff. Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Sandy Baltimore struck in the first half for France to leave …
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By Philip O’Connor ZURICH (Reuters) -England came into the Women’s Euros as reigning champions and promptly fell into a trap set for them by a cunning French side who ruthlessly exploited their errors en route to a 2-1 Group D win on Saturday that puts the Lionesses in a precarious position after their opening game. …
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LA PLATA, Argentina (Reuters) -England winger Tom Roebuck scored two tries and veteran flyhalf George Ford delivered a virtuoso performance in a 35-12 win over Argentina in the first test in La Plata on Saturday. Freddie Steward and substitute Cadan Murley also touched down as 32-year-old Ford, celebrating his 100th cap, kicked two penalties, a drop …
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By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) -British police arrested over 20 people on suspicion of terrorism offences after they showed support for the newly banned Palestine Action group in London on Saturday, hours after the proscription came into effect. The government moved to ban Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws last month after its activists broke into …
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By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Saturday it was reestablishing diplomatic relations with Syria after the country’s years-long civil war, as foreign minister David Lammy visited its capital Damascus, pledging 94.5 million pounds ($129 million) in support. “There is renewed hope for the Syrian people,” Lammy said in a statement. “It is in …
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LONDON (Reuters) -A British lawmaker from Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party, James McMurdock, has removed himself from the party pending the outcome of an investigation into allegations relating to his business propriety, the right-wing party said on Saturday. McMurdock, one of five Reform lawmakers elected to join the UK’s 650-strong parliament in the 2024 general …
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By Paul Sandle and Sarah Mills CARDIFF (Reuters) -British rock band Oasis reunited in Cardiff on Friday as the Gallagher brothers put more than 16 years of acrimony behind them to deliver a hit-packed set that took thousands of fans back to the optimism and swagger of the 1990s. The Manchester band defined the “Britpop” …
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(Inserts dropped letter in opening line) By Miguel Pereira and Sergio Goncalves GONDOMAR, Portugal (Reuters) -Hundreds of residents of Gondomar in northern Portugal filed past the bodies of former Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva at a chapel in their hometown on Friday, after their deaths in a car crash in Spain. …
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By Pritha Sarkar LONDON (Reuters) – Playing against 15,000 opponents is no easy task, but that is what Aryna Sabalenka must have felt she was up against as she faced Britain’s big hope, Emma Raducanu, in a rollicking third round Wimbledon showdown on Friday. With each Raducanu winner greeted by earth-shattering roars and every Sabalenka …
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