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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)

Family of British teen killed in crash involving US driver receive police apology after review

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)

Air India faces disruptions as crash prompts deeper checks and flight delays

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)

Fans of Irish band Kneecap surround a London court as rapper Mo Chara faces a terror-related charge

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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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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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The Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich frames buildings in London's financial area Canary Wharf, in London, Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

UK inflation dips in March, potentially paving the way for another interest rate cut

The New York Stock Exchange is shown in New York's Financial District on Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)

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Marion Calder, right, 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)

UK’s top court says definition of a woman is based on biological sex and excludes transgender people

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Britain's Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Secretary Jonathan Reynolds, second from left, observes as coking coal is unloaded at Immingham Port, at Immingham Port, northern England, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (Darren Staples/Pool Photo via AP)

Raw materials to keep British Steel plant operating reach the UK

Reinforcement Syrian security forces deploy in the outskirts of Latakia, Syria, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Albam, File)

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Princess of Wales joins Scouts to showcase positive impact of spending time in nature

Hong Kong defends its immigration procedures after British MP was denied entry

Anti-Brexit campaigner Steve Bray celebrates as he leaves Westminster Magistrates Court in London, Monday, April 14, 2025, after he has been found not guilty to failing without reasonable excuse to comply with a direction given under the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Britain’s ‘Stop Brexit Man’ acquitted by judge over his musical protests outside Parliament

Spring lambs enjoy the spring sunshine in UK

Floral tributes are left at the site in Southport, England, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024 after three young girls were killed in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, File)

UK police struggled to counter online falsehoods that fueled summer violence, lawmakers say

British Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner meeting members of staff during her visit to the British Steel site in Scunthorpe, England, Monday April 14, 2025. (Peter Byrne, Pool Photo via AP)

China warns UK government to treat Chinese owners of British Steel fairly

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to the media, as heavy rain falls, outside 10 Downing Street in London Wednesday, May 22, 2024, as he announces that he is to call a General Election for July 4. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Ex-UK lawmaker charged with cheating in election betting scandal

PlayStation 5 consoles are seen at a Best Buy store during Black Friday, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco, File)

Sony hikes PlayStation 5 console prices for Europe, UK and Australia citing economic turmoil

UK king and queen attend church, days after celebrating their wedding anniversary

This screen grab from PA video shows a view of the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, Saturday April 12, 2025. (Jamie Lashmar/PA via AP)

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British parliamentarian refused entry to Hong Kong

This screen grab from PA video shows a view of the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, Saturday April 12, 2025. (Jamie Lashmar/PA via AP)

UK government takes over day-to-day running of British Steel from Chinese owner Jingye

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