LONDON (Reuters) – More than 1,000 Paddingtons and other teddy bears left by well-wishers as a tribute to Queen Elizabeth after her death last month, will be handed over to a children’s charity, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday. The cuddly toys were …
Gunmen kill 11 at Russian army base in new blow to Moscow’s Ukraine campaign
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Russia has opened a criminal investigation after gunmen shot dead 11 people at a military training ground near the Ukrainian border, authorities said on Sunday, as fighting raged in eastern and southern Ukraine. Russia…
France to train up to 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers, defence minister says
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron has backed a proposal to train a large number of Ukrainian soldiers in the country, Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu told newspaper Le Parisien on Saturday. “The president… has approved a training …
Zelenskiy: Ukraine troops hold key town, Russia firing more missiles
By David Ljunggren (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops are still holding the strategic eastern town of Bakhmut despite repeated Russian attacks while the situation in the Donbas region remains very difficult, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday. Ze…
UK’s Hunt to delay another tax cut to plug 72 billion stg black hole-Sunday Times
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s new finance minister Jeremy Hunt is to delay a planned reduction to the basic rate of income tax by one year after the country’s fiscal watchdog warned that the public finances were in a worse state than expected, the Sunda…
Soccer-Mitrovic on the spot as Fulham draw with Bournemouth
LONDON (Reuters) – Aleksandar Mitrovic scored from the penalty spot on his return from injury to grab a 2-2 draw for Fulham against Bournemouth in a pulsating Premier League game at Craven Cottage on Saturday. Dominic Solanke gave the visitors a flying…
As UK’s Truss fights for job, new finance minister says she made mistakes
By Michael Holden and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s new finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday some taxes would go up and tough spending decisions were needed, saying Prime Minister Liz Truss had made mistakes as she battles to keep…
Bank of England governor has ‘meeting of minds’ with Hunt
By Howard Schneider and William Schomberg WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said there was an “immediate meeting of minds” when he spoke with finance minister Jeremy Hunt about the need to fix the public finances after the t…
Soccer-Man United’s Greenwood charged with attempted rape, assault
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -British prosecutors said on Saturday Manchester United soccer player Mason Greenwood had been charged with attempted rape, controlling behaviour and assault. The 21-year-old was arrested in January after social media imag…
ASOS in talks to amend credit facility terms
(Reuters) – British online fashion retailer ASOS on Saturday said it was seeking an amendment to the terms of its borrowing agreements. “ASOS is in the final stages of agreeing an amendment to the future financial covenants in its Revolving Credit Faci…