Author: PAN-PYLAS—Associated-Press
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Manchester synagogue attacker pledged allegiance to Islamic State group, police say
LONDON (AP) — The assailant in last week’s attack on a synagogue in the northwest of England that left two congregants dead pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, police said Wednesday. The attacker, Jihad Al-Shamie, called emergency dispatchers during his deadly attack on Oct. 2. to express his commitment to the terror group, Counter…
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Firm linked to UK lingerie tycoon must repay $163 million for breaching COVID contracts
LONDON (AP) — A British High Court judge ruled Wednesday that a company linked to a lingerie tycoon must repay the government more than 121 million pounds ($163 million) for breaching a contract to supply 25 million surgical gowns during the coronavirus pandemic. In an 87-page ruling, Justice Sara Cockerill found that PPE Medpro had…
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Full steam ahead as Britain marks the bicentenary of a world-changing rail journey
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people on Saturday celebrated the 200th anniversary of the historic British train journey that laid the foundations for much of the modern age. On Sept. 27, 1825, the first steam powered railway engine to run on a public railway — George Stephenson’s Locomotion No. 1 — made its 26-mile (42-kilometer)…
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A British court throws out a terror-related charge against a member of the Irish rap group Kneecap
LONDON (AP) — A London court on Friday threw out a terror-related charge against a member of the controversial Irish rap group Kneecap, basing its decision on a technical error in the way the charge was brought forward. Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who is also referred to by his anglicized name Liam O’Hanna and performs…
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Bank of England voices inflation concerns as it holds main UK interest rate at 4%
LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England held its main interest rate at 4% on Thursday as U.K. inflation concerns weigh on policymakers. The decision was widely anticipated, as was the split of votes on the nine-member Monetary Policy Committee. Seven of the panel backed the decision, while two voted for a quarter-point reduction to…