STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Britain’s defence minister called on President Vladimir Putin on Thursday to pull back from the brink over Ukraine and warned that Russia would face long-term severe consequences if its forces invaded its neighbour. “Any action by Russia to threaten the sovereignty of Ukraine would not only have severe consequences – they’d have …
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain recorded 50,867 new cases of COVID-19 and a further 148 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test, official daily statistics showed. On a seven-day basis, cases are up 8% on the week before, with deaths up 0.7%. (Reporting by Kate Holton)
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is experiencing it worst ever outbreak of bird flu, farming and environment minister George Eustice told parliament on Thursday. “This year we are seeing the largest-ever outbreak of avian influenza in the UK,” he told the House of Commons, adding that there had been 36 confirmed outbreaks. Such outbreaks were a …
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By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s governing Conservative Party was fined 17,800 pounds ($23,500) by the electoral watchdog on Thursday for failing to accurately report a donation which helped fund the refurbishment of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s official residence. Johnson has faced intense scrutiny over how the financing of the refurbishment, estimated by some media …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie have announced the birth of a healthy baby girl at a London hospital on Thursday morning, a spokeswoman for the couple said. “Both mother and daughter are doing very well. The couple would like to thank the brilliant NHS maternity team for all their …
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By Alistair Smout and Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Thursday implored people to obey tougher restrictions to slow the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, after revelations about alleged lockdown parties at Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s residence provoked an outcry over hypocrisy. Johnson imposed restrictions on England on Wednesday, just hours after apologising for …
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LONDON (Reuters) – A convivial letter written by Charles Dickens while he was touring Britain giving readings of his story ‘A Christmas Carol’ is set to go up for auction at Christie’s in London. In the four-page handwritten note dated Dec. 6, 1858, to his friend, the architect and member of parliament Joseph Paxton, he …
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BRISBANE, Australia (Reuters) – England were left to regret their decision to pick spinner Jack Leach ahead of seamer Stuart Broad as Australia tightened their grip on the opening Ashes test on Thursday. The hosts had taken the upper hand after routing England for 147 and they dominated day two, which they finished on 343-7 …
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LONDON (Reuters) – An investigation into alleged lockdown parties in Downing Street last year will look at three gatherings and could become a police matter if evidence of law-breaking is uncovered, a junior cabinet office minister said on Thursday. Paymaster General Michael Ellis said the investigation, announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday, would …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) -The International Cricket Council (ICC) expects technology that enables the third umpire to check for no balls to be available for the remainder of the Ashes series after it broke down ahead of the ongoing first test. The ICC said that the England and Australia teams had been informed before the match at …
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