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UK pro-Palestinian activist says raid on Elbit factory was about destroying weapons

4 Dec 2025

LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – A British pro-Palestinian activist on trial over a raid targeting Israeli defence firm Elbit said on Thursday she and her co-defendants had wanted to “cause as much property damage as we could” but said she was opposed to violence. Charlotte Head, 29, and five others are on trial at Woolwich …

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Nigel Farage’s Reform lands one of Britain’s biggest ever political donations

4 Dec 2025

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Nigel Farage’s populist Reform UK party secured 9 million pounds ($12 million) from businessman Christopher Harborne in the third quarter of this year, the Electoral Commission said on Thursday, one of the largest political donations in British history. The contribution from Harborne, an aviation entrepreneur who has …

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Man jailed in UK for sending antisemitic abuse to Jewish lawmaker

4 Dec 2025

LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – A man who sent hundreds of abusive messages to a Jewish lawmaker in Britain, including references to “killing Jews,” has been jailed for eight weeks, prosecutors said on Thursday. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Kevin Smith, 61, sent roughly 300 text messages and three voicemails to the office of …

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UK police charge 31-year-old man linked to Manchester synagogue attacker

4 Dec 2025

LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – British police said they had charged a 31-year-old man with terrorism offences, following his arrest in connection with an attack on a Manchester synagogue in October which left two Jewish worshippers dead. Police said that while Mohammad Asim Bashir had not committed an offence in relation to the attack itself, …

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Cricket-Root goes from dud to dominator with breakthrough ton in Australia

4 Dec 2025

By Ian Ransom Dec 4 (Reuters) – Less than two weeks after being dismissed as a “dud” Down Under, Joe Root finally shrugged the monkey off his back with a first test century in Australia on Thursday to breathe life into England’s Ashes campaign. Unbeaten on 135 from 202 balls, Root exited the Gabba with …

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Pope Leo closes Vatican fundraising group, rolling back a Francis decision

4 Dec 2025

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Pope Leo has dissolved a high-level Catholic commission established to encourage donations to the Vatican, the Vatican said on Thursday, rolling back one of the final decisions of his predecessor Francis. The “Commission on Donations for the Holy See” was instituted by Francis in February, as …

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Female engineer to appeal after losing UK case over transgender toilet policy

4 Dec 2025

By Kirstin Ridley LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – A female engineer plans to appeal after losing a UK lawsuit against her employer, Leonardo UK, for harassment and sex discrimination because she had to share the women’s toilets with transgender colleagues, she said on Thursday. Maria Kelly, who joined the Milan-listed aerospace and defence group in …

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UK sets out new sanctions against Russia after Novichok report

4 Dec 2025

LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Britain on Thursday announced new sanctions against Russia, including the entire GRU military intelligence agency, which was singled out in a UK public inquiry into the 2018 death of a woman poisoned by the nerve agent Novichok. The government also summoned the Russian ambassador to demand a response to the …

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Cricket-England’s Root lights up Gabba with first Ashes century in Australia

4 Dec 2025

By Ian Ransom Dec 4 (Reuters) – England’s Joe Root conquered his final frontier with a first Ashes century in Australia as the tourists pushed past 300 on day one of the second test in Brisbane on Thursday despite a six-wicket haul from pace spearhead Mitchell Starc. Root marched off unbeaten on 135 off 202 …

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