Jessica Ennis-Hill won gold at London 2012 as part of Super Saturday Great Britain has a storied history when it comes to the Olympics. From the inaugural modern Games in Athens in 1896 to the most recent games in Tokyo, Team GB has rarely been far from the top of the medal table. The Games...
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Man arrested after British soldier was stabbed and seriously hurt in attack near barracks
LONDON (AP) — A masked attacker on a motorcycle stabbed and seriously injured a British army officer in daylight near a barracks in southeast England, witnesses and police said Wednesday. A 24-year-old man was arrested soon after on suspicion of attempted murder, Kent police said. Police said the assailant acted alone and the stabbing was...
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GB match abandoned as fan runs on court and medics rush into stands
GREAT BRITAIN’S women’s basketball match against Germany has been abandoned due to a medical incident in the crowd. The British national team were taking part in an exhibition game at London‘s Copper Box Arena against a German side set to compete at the Paris Olympics. 3 Germany are preparing for the OlympicsCredit: Getty 3 The game...
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Girlfriend of British travel agent ‘murdered’ in Sweden in ‘gang war’ shooting says he was ‘the definition of the most amazing father’ and is now on his way ‘to meet Allah’ after she converted him to Islam
The girlfriend of a missing British travel agent who is believed to have been murdered and left in a burnt-out rental car in Sweden has confirmed he is dead – amid speculation that he and his friend were murdered by gangsters. Father-of-two Juan Cifuentes, 33, and newly-wed Farooq Abdulrazak, 37, both from North London, went...
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The changing face of Oxford Street: How Britain’s busiest shopping street has cleaned up its act after being overrun with controversial US candy stores and vape shops
Oxford Street was once known as ‘the jewel in London’s shopping crown’ but in recent years it has been blighted by an influx of gaudy US candy shops, vape vendors and empty store fronts. But a series of new businesses, including a footwear brand worn by the England squad, could signal a change and return...
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Workers get right to flexible working from their first day
Workers will be automatically entitled to flexible hours from the first day in their job under a major overhaul of employment rights unveiled in the King’s Speech. Existing rights to request family-friendly hours, which put the onus on the employee to ask for them, will be changed to a presumption for all workers to have...
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Cher Travels Through Britain’s Best Loved Shows for UKTV’s Streaming Service U | LBBOnline
Today marks the launch of UKTV’s new Masterbrand U, which sees its free streaming service transition to U and its free-to-air channels become U&Dave, U&W, U&DRAMA and U&YESTERDAY. Viewers will see the changes on air and across platforms, with all assets reflecting the new brand design system. To kick off the launch, UKTV has teamed...
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Major retailer to file for administration TODAY putting 2,000 jobs at risk
CARPETRIGHT will this morning file a notice to appoint administrators, putting nearly 2,000 jobs in jeopardy. Sources told The Sun that advisers at PwC realised there was no way of achieving a solvent sale of the retailer which has suffered slowing sales. One insider called the business “a real mess”. 1 Accounting firm PwC has...
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The UK mulls tighter crossbow laws after 3 women were slain in an attack. The suspect is in hospital
LONDON — A man suspected of killing the wife and daughters of a BBC radio sports commentator with a crossbow was being treated in a hospital Thursday after being found injured in a cemetery some 15 miles from the scene of the crimes. The UK mulls tighter crossbow laws after 3 women were slain in...
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Dyson to cut up to 1,000 jobs across the country as part of big shakeup
MANUFACTURER Dyson is planning on cutting 1,000 UK jobs as part of a major shake up. The company said it would be axing hundreds of staff due to a global restructure. 1 Dyson is planning on cutting 1,000 UK jobs as part of a global restructureCredit: Reuters Dyson’s chief executive officer Hanno Kirner said the...
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In British Politics, Individualism Is Back in Fashion
LONDON — Last Friday’s parade of new cabinet ministers into No. 10 Downing Street was more like a red carpet premiere than a well-scripted changing of the guard. Usually the rookie ministers stride into No. 10 looking sober, dressed in dark suits, sensible shoes and freshly coiffed and forgettable hairstyles. Not this time. Instead, ministers...
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New UK PM Starmer creates ‘Mission Delivery Boards’ for new Cabinet
London, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday presided over his first Cabinet meeting and created “Mission Delivery Boards” for his ministers, including British Indian Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, to drive through the “change” he said the public had voted for in the general election. New UK PM Starmer creates ‘Mission Delivery Boards’ for new...