By Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) -In the gardens of a royal palace, Swiss billionaires, Qatari royals and the odd former footballer gathered on Monday night for a one-off chance to bag a racehorse ready to run at Royal Ascot the next day. Over 7.5 million pounds ($10.2 million) changed hands as bidders vied to secure …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Electronic interference with commercial ship navigation systems has surged in recent days around the Strait of Hormuz and the wider Gulf, which is having an impact on vessels sailing through the region, naval forces said on Monday. Iranian missiles struck major Israeli cities on Monday, while Israel’s prime minister said his country was …
LONDON (Reuters) -British lawmaker Patrick Spencer appeared in a London court on Monday and denied sexually assaulting two women at an exclusive club in the British capital. Spencer, 37, was charged last month following an investigation into two alleged incidents at central London’s Groucho Club on the same night in August 2023. He appeared at …
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By Suzanne Plunkett (Reuters) -Britain on Sunday named Blaise Metreweli, a career intelligence officer, as the first female head of the Secret Intelligence Service, the foreign spy service known as MI6. Metreweli, 47, who is currently MI6’s head of technology, known as “Q”, joined the Secret Intelligence Service in 1999, and has spent most of …
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By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -Britain could potentially support Israel in its conflict with Iran, but the decision to send additional military jets to the Middle East was made mainly to protect British bases and personnel, British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Sunday. Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other overnight into …
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(Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Saturday he would accept a recommendation for a national inquiry into grooming gangs who sexually abused thousands of girls, having previously resisted calls for a statutory review. The scandal, which revealed how gangs of mostly Pakistani men had groomed, trafficked and raped young white girls more than …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is moving additional military assets, including fighter jets, to the Middle East to provide support across the region, Prime Minister Keir Starmer told reporters on Saturday as he was en route to a Group of Seven meeting in Canada. Iran and Israel traded missiles and airstrikes on Saturday, the day after Israel …
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(Corrects club in paragraph 2 to AC Milan from Inter Milan) LONDON (Reuters) -Former England soccer captain David Beckham and actor Gary Oldman were knighted in King Charles’ annual birthday honours list on Saturday, while sculptor Antony Gormley was made a Companion of Honour. Beckham, 50, joined Manchester United as a trainee in 1993, going …
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PORTADOWN, Northern Ireland (Reuters) -Rioters attacked police with petrol bombs, rocks and fireworks in the Northern Irish town of Portadown on Thursday, a Reuters witness said, as a fourth night of anti-immigrant violence moved to a different part of the British-run province. Violence first flared on Monday after two 14-year-old boys were arrested and appeared …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British band Pulp returned to the top of the UK album charts for the first time in 27 years on Friday as their new record “More” went to No. 1. “More” was released last week just before the group, led by Jarvis Cocker, kicked off a UK and Ireland tour. It is Pulp’s …
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