(Reuters) – Former England captain Alastair Cook said England had reached “rock bottom” with their abject batting collapse in Hobart on Sunday as the latest defeat of a calamitous Ashes series ramped up the pressure on skipper Joe Root and coach Chris Silverwood. Australia crushed England by 146 runs with two days to spare in …
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(Reuters) – Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson attended a farewell party for his defence adviser in the run-up to Christmas 2020, British paper The Mirror reported on Sunday. Johnson gave a speech at the event to mark defence adviser Captain Steve Higham’s Downing Street departure, the report said. The prime minister was at the place …
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(Reuters) – Greater Manchester police said on Sunday two teenagers were detained in South Manchester as part of an ongoing investigation into a hostage-taking incident on Saturday at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas. (Reporting by Maria Ponnezhath in Bengaluru; Editing by Daniel Wallis)
(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been questioned by senior civil servant Sue Gray, who is investigating allegations of lockdown breaches, The Telegraph reported, citing sources. Johnson have shared what he knows with Gray ahead of publication of the report as early as this week, Telegraph said. The prime minister has been facing …
(Reuters) -The United Kingdom is drawing up plans under which people will not be legally bound to self-isolate after catching COVID-19, The Telegraph reported on Sunday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to permanently revoke emergency coronavirus laws as Britain’s COVID-19 cases continue to fall, the report said, adding official guidance would remain but would not …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British foreign minister Liz Truss on Sunday condemned the actions of a gunman who disrupted a religious service in a Texas synagogue, calling it an act of terrorism and anti-Semitism. “My thoughts are with the Jewish community and all those affected by the appalling act in Texas. We condemn this act of …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry is challenging a government decision that he should not receive police protection when on British soil even if he covers the cost himself, his legal representatives said. Harry, Queen Elizabeth’s grandson, and his American wife Meghan quit royal duties in 2020 to forge new careers in Los Angeles. Subsequently …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain reported 70,924 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday and 88 deaths within 28-days of a positive test. That compares with 81,713 new cases on Saturday, and 287 deaths. The government said data on new infections from Scotland was not included in Sunday’s total due to a technical isssue. (Reporting by William …
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By Nick Mulvenney (Reuters) – Australia underlined their utter Ashes supremacy by crushing England’s hopes of a consolation victory and winning the day-night fifth test by 146 runs with two days to spare in Hobart on Sunday to seal a 4-0 series triumph. Brittle English batting has been commonplace in the 11 years since the …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s foreign office said on Sunday it was aware of the death of a British man in Texas and was in contact with authorities there. The statement was issued in response to an enquiry about a Sky News report which said a gunman who had disrupted a religious service at a synagogue …
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