By Mark John and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – UK Remainers may take a crumb of comfort as Prime Minister Boris Johnson, elected on a promise to “Get Brexit Done”, sees his poll support dive after a string of scandals. But a year after Britain left the European Union, even the most ardent of pro-EU …
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(Reuters) – Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton said on his team radio, “This has been manipulated,” after the Briton was passed by Max Verstappen on the final lap of Sunday’s controversial season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The message was not broadcast on the world TV feed but was audible on seven-times champion Hamilton’s onboard channel on F1TV, …
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(Reuters) – Samsung Biologics Co Ltd said on Monday it would continue its partnership with AstraZeneca Plc on manufacturing biopharmaceuticals. Samsung said production of drug substance and drug product is valued at about $380 million, up from the initial $331 million after the companies expanded the deal this year in May 2021. The company said …
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MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Manchester United’s Premier League match at Brentford on Tuesday has been postponed due to a number of COVID-19 cases at the Old Trafford club, the league announced on Monday. United had reported a “small number” of cases discovered among first-team staff and players on Sunday, with the squad who travelled to Norwich …
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By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -The wife of a U.S. diplomat is due to face a London court hearing next month over a fatal car crash in England in a case that led to diplomatic tensions between Britain and the United States. Harry Dunn, 19, died after his motorcycle was in a collision in August …
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By Ben Makori ILKESTON, England (Reuters) – Dressed in a Santa costume in his garden, British strongman John Evans balances a large chimney on his head. Having previously tackled bricks, milk crates and even cars, the 74-year-old is on a mission: to secure 100 world records for his head balancing feats by his next birthday …
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By Andy Bruce and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -Britain faces a “tidal wave” of the Omicron variant of coronavirus and two vaccine doses will not be enough to contain it, Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned on Sunday, as he accelerated the booster rollout programme. Speaking hours after government scientists lifted the COVID alert level to …
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By Guy Faulconbridge and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -At least one person has died in the United Kingdom after contracting the Omicron coronavirus variant, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday, the first publicly confirmed death globally from the swiftly spreading strain. Since the first Omicron cases were detected on Nov. 27 in Britain, Johnson …
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By Robin Emmott and Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers agreed on Monday that any Russia aggression against Ukraine would trigger economic sanctions on Moscow, trying to keep up the pressure after similar statements by NATO and the Group of Seven nations. “The European Union stands united in support of Ukrainian sovereignty …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom has recorded a further 54,661 cases of COVID-19 and 38 more deaths, daily official data showed on Monday. On a seven-day basis, cases are up 9.9% on the week before, while deaths of people who tested positive for the virus within 28 days were down by 0.6%. (Reporting by …
