By Andrew MacAskill and Elizabeth Piper THE HAGUE/LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Tuesday to press on with his reforms to the welfare system despite opposition by more than 100 of his lawmakers who are threatening a major rebellion over the changes. In what would be a major blow to Starmer a …
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(Reuters) -Briton Emma Raducanu said she felt reassured about her safety after Wimbledon prevented a man who had been stalking her from buying tickets for the Grand Slam that begins on Monday. The former U.S. Open champion had been followed by the man to WTA events in Singapore, Abu Dhabi and Doha earlier this year …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will invest 1 billion pounds ($1.35 billion) to establish a biosecurity centre, boosting its efforts to prevent a future pandemic by detecting high-risk animal diseases and other biological threats. The government said on Tuesday that the National Biosecurity Centre is expected to begin full operation in 2033/34 at a site in Surrey, …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Seven Iranian nationals appeared in a British court on Monday accused of attacking a pro-Tehran demonstrator near the Iranian embassy in London last week. The seven men, aged between 30 and 50, are charged with intentionally causing grievous bodily harm to one person outside the Iranian embassy on Friday. Their lawyers told Westminster …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Monday it would use anti-terrorism laws to ban the campaign organisation Palestine Action, making it a criminal offence to belong to the group after its activists damaged two UK military planes in protest at London’s support for Israel. The proscription would put the pro-Palestinian group on a par with Hamas, …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Monday that a Royal Air Force flight carrying 63 British nationals and their dependents out of Israel had left Tel Aviv in the afternoon. “Today’s flight will bring British nationals and their dependents safely back to the UK,” foreign minister David Lammy said in a statement. Following the outbreak of …
LONDON (Reuters) -British health minister Wes Streeting launched an investigation into maternity services in England on Monday, aimed at driving urgent improvements after a series of high-profile failures that have led to the deaths of babies and mothers. The investigation will aim to report back by December 2025, Streeting said in a statement, adding that …
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(Reuters) -Jofra Archer made his first appearance in a first-class match in four years on Sunday in the County Championship as the 30-year-old quick continues his comeback from a spate of injuries and looks to play himself into a spot in the England test squad. Archer, who has taken 42 wickets in 13 tests, has …
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(Reuters) -Former England fast bowler David “Syd” Lawrence has died at the age of 61 after a year-long battle with motor neurone disease (MND), his family said on Sunday. Lawrence, the first British-born Black cricketer to represent England, was diagnosed last year with MND, a degenerative condition that causes muscle wastage and affects the brain …
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LONDON (Reuters) -London police on Sunday said they had charged seven Iranians with grievous bodily harm after a reported fight at a protest near the embassy last week. London’s Metropolitan Police said they had been alerted to an apparent fight outside the Iranian embassy on Friday, which local media reported occurred during a protest against …
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