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Jeff Beck, guitarist with a chapter in rock history, dies at 78

Jeff Beck, one of the most skilled, admired and influential guitarists in rock history, died Tuesday in a hospital near his home at Riverhall, a rural estate in southern England. He was 78.

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UK minister reassures Washington on restored stability, fiscal plans

Britain's financial services minister sought to reassure U.S. counterparts on Wednesday that the UK's bout of debt market instability last fall was a one-time event and it has returned to stable government and remains a solid partner for Washington and Wall Street.

Reuters

UK coal-burning power facility to stay open two years longer than planned

Ratcliffe-on-Soar’s fourth unit to be kept viable until late 2024 as ministers make request prompted by energy crisis

The Guardian - UK

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Britain urges release of dual national Akbari jailed in Iran

Britain on Wednesday urged Iran to release Alireza Akbari, a dual national who the Tasnim news agency reported Iran had sentenced to death on charges of spying for Britain.

Reuters

Britain's oldest lorry driver works 12-hour days and passes health MOT at the age of 90

Brian Wilson, from Sheffield, works 12-hour days and he has now been given the green light to carry on for another year after passing a health MOT

Daily Mirror

Britain's oldest trucker has no plans to retire after passing health MOT aged 90

Brian Wilson has been doing the job for 70 years and still works 12-hour days

Wales Online

UK could send ‘game-changing’ tanks to Ukraine, Number 10 says

Downing Street said the UK was looking to ‘accelerate’ its support to Kyiv

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Woman looks unrecognisable after covering up tattoos and 'feels like a lady'

Becky Holt, who is also known as Britain's most tattooed woman, said she felt completely different as she covered up her famous body art to see how she'd look without it

Daily Mirror

Greek PM dashes hopes of swift return of Parthenon marbles

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday dismissed reports of an imminent repatriation of the Parthenon sculptures known in Britain as the Elgin marbles.

Reuters

French President Macron to host UK PM Sunak on March 10

French President Emmanuel Macron has invited Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to France on March 10 in order to hold a bilateral summit, the Elysee said on Wednesday, as the two countries seek to revive their ties after recent tensions.

Reuters

UK, Japan sign defense deal amid rising concern about China

The leaders of Britain and Japan are signing a defense agreement that could see troops deployed to each others’ countries

The Independent UK

UK strikes: what ongoing industrial action means for the future of Britain's railways

Rail unions and operators have been meeting with the government to attempt to break an industrial action deadlock that, according to Network Rail, has lost the industry more than £400m in revenue since last summer.

The Conversation

Europe's best thermal spas from Iceland's iconic Blue Lagoon to Budapest's baths

Greece, Switzerland, Britain, France and Hungary have some of the warmest, steamiest and most beautiful thermal spas in the world, with many of them boasting of extra medicinal qualities

Daily Mirror

UK's Princess Anne visits British peacekeepers on Cyprus

Britain’s Princess Anne has cast aside the controversy surrounding her nephew Prince Harry and carried on a visit to British soldiers serving with a United Nations peacekeeping force on ethnically divided Cyprus

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UK's 20 poshest villages of 2023 revealed with surprising number one - see full list

The swankiest spots in Britain have been named and ranked in a new list for 2023, with many boasting stunning scenery, walks in the countryside or a pub with a Michelin star

Reuters

UK's Conservatives ditch lawmaker for comparing COVID vaccines to Holocaust

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's governing Conservative Party expelled a lawmaker from its parliamentary bloc on Wednesday for comparing COVID-19 vaccines to the Holocaust.

Reuters

Prince Harry hits out at press over reports of Afghan killings in book

Britain's Prince Harry has hit back at "hurtful" responses to his record-selling memoir, saying he was particularly upset by the "lie" he had boasted that he had killed 25 people in Afghanistan when serving as a military helicopter pilot.

The Independent UK

UK, EU inch closer to deal over N. Ireland Brexit trade spat

The U.K. and the European Union are inching closer to settling a post-Brexit trade dispute that has brought economic headaches and political turmoil to Northern Ireland

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Heathrow still one-quarter down on pre-pandemic flights during 2022

Britain’s busiest airport warns Covid testing could set back recovery of aviation

The Guardian - UK

Birdwatch: the whistling of wigeons is a winter highlight

Half a million of these striking birds arrive in Britain in autumn to take advantage of the mild climate

Reuters

Family of Briton missing in Ukraine worried about his health - statement

The family of a British voluntary worker missing in Ukraine expressed concerns for his health and whereabouts on Tuesday in a statement released by Britain's foreign office.

Reuters

Still much to do in Northern Ireland Brexit talks, Dublin cautions

Britain and the European Union still have much work to do to settle on revised post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland after making important progress this week, Irish Foreign Minister Michéal Martin said on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Flood warnings issued across Britain amid ‘persistent heavy rain’ and 50mph wind

The Met Office has issued four yellow weather warnings for wind and rain spanning from Tuesday to Thursday evening.

Daily Mirror

Britain's 'weirdest road' painted with 'bonkers' wiggly lines leaving locals baffled

The white lines have been installed in Clevedon, Somerset by the council to slow traffic down but locals are claiming the wobbly markings look like the 'lane for drink drivers'

Reuters

UK laws to blunt strikes begin journey through parliament

The British government introduced legislation to parliament on Tuesday which would require key public services to maintain minimum safety levels during strike action by workers.

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