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LONDON (Reuters) -The British government on Wednesday proposed delaying a decision on a possible parliamentary investigation into whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled parliament in his initial response to reports that COVID-19 rules were breached in his office. Johnson on Tuesday apologised to parliament after he was fined by police for breaking lockdown orders, saying …

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By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) – An unlikely art heist by a compassionate cab driver over 60 years ago is now a fun dramedy starring British actors Dame Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent. “The Duke,” out in New York and Los Angeles theaters on Friday, follows 60-year-old Kempton Bunton as he steals Spanish master …

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By James Pearson LONDON (Reuters) – Western governments jointly warned on Wednesday about a potential threat of increased malicious cyber activity by Russia against critical infrastructure as a response to sanctions imposed as punishment for its invasion of Ukraine. The cybersecurity agencies of the United States, Britain, Australia, Canada and New Zealand – which together …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s delegation to a meeting of top Group of 20 finance officials in Washington, including Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, walked out in protest at Russia’s participation, a British finance ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday. “Alongside our allies the U.S. and Canada, representatives from the UK left the G20 meeting as …

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By Clodagh Kilcoyne GALWAY, Ireland (Reuters) – When Irishman Barry Haughian and his Spanish wife Lola watched Ukrainians flee their homes but had no space to help in their house in Madrid, they decided to offer up their second home instead – a 15th century castle in the west of Ireland. Within a day Haughian …

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By Simon Evans MANCHESTER (Reuters) – When Ralf Rangnick took over as interim manager of Manchester United he was hailed as the ‘Godfather of German coaching’ and hoped that after taking a firm grip on the side he would be made an offer he couldn’t refuse — to guide the club in the coming years. …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged Russia to treat a Briton who was captured in Ukraine with compassion, adding that he had served in the Ukrainian army for some time and was not a mercenary. Asked about a video of Aiden Aslin, a captured Briton who had joined the Ukrainian marines, Johnson …

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By Peter Hall MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Manchester United’s chief scout, Jim Lawlor, and Marcel Bout, their head of global scouting, have both left the club, the Premier League side confirmed in a statement on Wednesday. Lawlor was promoted to United’s chief scout in 2014 having initially been an analyst since 2005, while Bout was …

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LONDON (Reuters) – A British judge on Wednesday sent the case of Julian Assange to interior minister Priti Patel who will decide whether the Wikileaks founder should be extradited to the United States over the release of confidential U.S. documents. The procedural step, in what has been a long-running and high-profile legal battle, was announced …

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