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England's Harry Kane applauds to supporters at the end of a World Cup 2026 group K qualifying soccer match between Andorra and England at the RCDE Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, June 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)

UK government to inject $1.2B into sports for hosting major events and upgrading facilities

British sport is getting a cash injection of more than $1.2 billion from the government to help the staging of big upcoming events such as the men’s European Championship soccer tournament and Grand Departs in the Tour de France.

This image released by Sony Pictures shows Aaron Taylor-Johnson, left, and Alfie Williams in a scene from "28 Years Later." (Miya Mizuno/Sony Pictures via AP)

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Bruce Charles, stepfather of Harry Dunn, left, Charlotte Charles, mother, and Tim Dunn, second right, the father and Tracey Dunn, stepmother, speak to the media outside the Old Bailey, in London, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, file)

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Local workers take a break near the site of the deadly Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, India, Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

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Naoise O Caireallain, a member of the Irish language band Kneecap, arrives at Westminster Magistrates Court in London, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, to support fellow band member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who is charged with a terrorism offence relating to displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah during a performance with the band in November 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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London’s lord mayor hosts Macron for his second banquet in two nights during UK state visit

French President Emmanuel Macron attended yet another lavish banquet Wednesday evening in London, this one hosted by London Lord Mayor Alderman Alastair King. Macron and his wife, Brigitte, walked into the Guildhall Banquet in a procession which included King, before sitting down on thrones at the front of the room.

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Syrian President Bashar Assad, attends the closing session of the Arab Summit in Doha, Qatar, March 30, 2009. in Doha, Qatar. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, file)

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, kisses European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, right, as he welcomes her to the stage to deliver a keynote speech during the International Summit on the Future of Energy Security at Lancaster House in London, England, Thursday April 24, 2025. (Justin Tallis/Pool Photo via AP)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking during a ceremony for the Sluzhenie All-Russian Municipal Service Awards at the Russia National Center in Moscow, Russia, Monday, April 21, 2025. (Ramil Sitdikov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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King Charles and Queen Camilla join UK royals including Prince Andrew for Easter church service

This undated photo provided by Gabrielle Blackwood shows moderator Laura Trevelyan during a meeting of descendants of slave owners and slaves in former British colonies in the Caribbean at U.N. headquarters. (Gabrielle Blackwood via AP)

Descendants of slave owners and enslaved people in the Caribbean call for reparations at the UN

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Thousands gather in London to support trans rights following ruling over definition of woman

Campaigners take part in a rally organised by trans rights groups, trade unions, and community organisations following the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman in equalities law, at Parliament Square, central London, Saturday April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

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The entrance of the Supreme Court in London, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

Transgender women in Britain fear ruling could place toilets, sports and hospitals off limits

A woman uses hairspray to fixe the hair on a nutcracker titled "Resolute Desk of the President," featuring a seated figure signing a "presidential proclamation," at the Steinbach-Volkskunst nutcracker factory in Marienberg, Germany, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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Marion Calder, center, and Susan Smith, left, from For Women Scotland, celebrate outside after the U.K. Supreme Court ruled that a woman is someone born biologically female, excluding transgender people from the legal definition in a long-running dispute between the feminist group and the Scottish government, in London Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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Marion Calder, center, and Susan Smith, left, from For Women Scotland, celebrate outside after the U.K. Supreme Court ruled that a woman is someone born biologically female, excluding transgender people from the legal definition in a long-running dispute between the feminist group and the Scottish government, in London Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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UK Supreme Court rules that equalities law defines a woman as someone born biologically female; AP explains

A woman uses hairspray to fixe the hair on a nutcracker titled "Resolute Desk of the President," featuring a seated figure signing a "presidential proclamation," at the Steinbach-Volkskunst nutcracker factory in Marienberg, Germany, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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Women's rights activists celebrate outside the Supreme Court to challenge gender recognition laws, in London, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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Supreme Court rules that UK equalities law defines a woman as someone born biologically female