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By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s new government has inherited an economy that is gathering momentum but the recent, stronger-than-expected growth figures do not mean Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his team have found a way out of their bind on public spending. Over the three months to May, economic growth was the strongest …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on other NATO allies on Thursday to do more to increase their defence spending, saying it was needed to protect the alliance’s values in “a new and dangerous era”. In a speech at his first international summit since becoming Britain’s prime minister last week, Starmer repeated that his government …

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LONDON (Reuters) -West Indies limped to 79-6 at the close on the second day of the first test against England at Lord’s on Thursday, trailing their hosts by 171 runs and heading for a heavy defeat. Half-centuries by Joe Root, Harry Brook and Jamie Smith lifted England to a first-innings total of 371 before James …

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(Reuters) – Frenchman Francois Letexier will referee Sunday’s European Championship final between Spain and England in Berlin, UEFA said on Thursday. Letexier, 35, has refereed 65 UEFA matches since 2017, including three Euro 2024 group stage matches between Spain and Georgia, Denmark and Serbia and Croatia and Albania. He was also the fourth official at …

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By Andy Bruce (Reuters) – The new British government’s aim to post the fastest sustained economic growth among G7 nations hinges on ranking first for increases in per-capita output for two years running by the time of the next election, a government source told Reuters. Achieving this target would represent a marked turnaround from Britain’s …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Shares in British water utilities rose on Thursday after regulator Ofwat told companies to upgrade crumbling infrastructure, but without the big bill increases they had lobbied for. Equity traders shrugged off the muted bill increase, after Ofwat released its draft determinations for the sector, including its views on company business plans, some …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s housing market remained soft in June but surveyors were more positive about the outlook following this month’s parliamentary elections and with interest rates likely to fall, a survey showed on Thursday. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ monthly net balance of house prices held at -17, marking the joint lowest reading …

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(Reuters) -British recruitment firm Hays warned annual profit would come in below market expectations on Thursday after a challenging June hurt partly by elections in Britain and France. Hays expects to log an annual pre-exceptional operating profit of 105 million pounds, below a company-provided analyst consensus range of 106 million pounds to 113 million pounds. …

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