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LONDON (Reuters) -Calm returned to British markets on Monday after the previous week’s sharp swings, with the pound a touch firmer on the euro and steady on the dollar, trading well above recent lows. UK markets were roiled on Friday by reports Finance Minister Rachel Reeves has no plans to raise income tax rates in …

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By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -Recent history will weigh heavily on the shoulders of England’s players when they take the field in Perth on Friday seeking to end a lamentable run of Ashes failure in Australia. They have lost 13 of their previous 15 test matches Down Under, drawing the other two, and you must …

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(Reuters) -British utility Castle Water has returned with an improved bid for struggling firm Thames Water, offering a cash injection of at least 1 billion pounds ($1.32 billion) above current proposals, The Times reported on Sunday. Thames Water, which has 16 million customers, has been at the centre of an environmental scandal in Britain where it has been …

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(Reuters) -Darts world champion Luke Littler is set to become the sport’s youngest world number one at 18 after Sunday’s 16-9 win over Danny Noppert in the semi-finals of the Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton. England’s Littler, who became the sport’s youngest world champion in January when he was 17, will top the global …

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By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) -A year ago, having lost to South Africa in a miserable autumn to stretch their losing run to five matches, England coach Steve Borthwick kept his chin up and pleaded with disgruntled fans not to panic and to keep the faith. He pointed out that the five losses had come …

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(Reuters) -Harry Kane is banging in goals at a breathtaking pace this season but the England and Bayern Munich striker is keenly aware that his hopes of winning the next Ballon d’Or hinge on how much silverware he can collect this season. The 32-year-old is enjoying arguably the best campaign of his career with 23 …

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