LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government will not introduce new COVID-19 restrictions for England before the new year, health minister Sajid Javid said on Monday. “There will be no further measures before the new year,” Javid told reporters. “We won’t be taking any further measures. Of course people should remain cautious as we approach New Year …
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By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Australia moved within tantalising reach of retaining the Ashes in Melbourne on Monday but the fate of the series may be decided in a laboratory rather than on the field after the England camp was hit by a rash of COVID-19 cases. Two England support staff and two of their …
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By Simon Evans (Reuters) – Manchester City led the way in a bumper Boxing Day goal feast in the Premier League on Sunday with a 6-3 win over Leicester City sending them six points clear at the top of the standings. The opening five games of the COVID-19 impacted festive programme delivered 26 goals with …
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LONDON (Reuters) -A man armed with a crossbow who was arrested after attempting to break into Windsor Castle where Queen Elizabeth was celebrating Christmas is being held under the Mental Health Act, London’s police said on Sunday. The police said the 19-year-old from Southampton in southern England was stopped within moments of him entering the …
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(Reuters) – People found guilty of online racist abuse against footballers will be banned from attending games for up to 10 years under new laws, Britain’s Home Secretary Priti Patel said. Football Banning Orders, imposed to prevent violence or disorder at regulated matches, bar individuals from attending games for a minimum of three and a …
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By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Recalled England batsman Jonny Bairstow lamented Joe Root’s loss of the toss after the touring side were again bowled out cheaply on day one of the third test against Australia to leave their Ashes hopes on a knife-edge. Sent in to bat on a grassy Melbourne Cricket Ground pitch …
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By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to field in the third Ashes test on a green-tinged Melbourne Cricket Ground pitch on Sunday. Holders Australia, after winning in Brisbane and Adelaide, lead the five-match series 2-0 and can retain the urn with a draw or victory in …
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By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth spoke of the loss of her husband Prince Philip on Saturday, remembering the “mischievous twinkle” in his eyes in an unusually personal Christmas message to the nation. The 95-year-old monarch said that while Christmas was a time of happiness for many, it could be hard for …
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LONDON (Reuters) – A man who entered the grounds of Windsor Castle, where Britain’s Queen Elizabeth is spending Christmas, has been arrested and is being held on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon, police said on Saturday. The 19-year-old from Southampton in southern England did not enter any buildings and security processes were triggered …
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By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, built to give the world its first glimpse of the universe as it existed when the earliest galaxies formed, was launched by rocket early Saturday from the northeastern coast of South America, opening a new era of astronomy. The revolutionary $9 billion infrared telescope https://graphics.reuters.com/SPACE-EXPLORATION/TELESCOPE/klvyknwbrvg, described …
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