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By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) – Sanjay Shah, a UK hedge fund founder accused of masterminding a 1.44 billion pound ($1.83 billion) dividend tax fraud against Denmark, told a London court on Tuesday he was an honest man and good trader but had relied on others for tax and legal advice. Testifying by video-link from …

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By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – UK grocery inflation fell for the 15th month in a row in May to hit its lowest level since October 2021, industry data showed on Tuesday. Market researcher Kantar said annual grocery price inflation was 2.4% in the four weeks to May 12, down from 3.2% in the previous …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party will pledge on Tuesday to work with the private sector to build so-called “new towns” aimed at meeting its commitment to construct 1.5 million new homes across Britain if it wins power. Before a national election later this year, housebuilding, or the lack of it, has become increasingly …

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By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -An infected blood scandal in Britain was no accident but the fault of doctors and a succession of governments that led to 3,000 deaths and thousands more contracting hepatitis or HIV, a public inquiry reported on Monday. Inquiry chair Brian Langstaff said more than 30,000 people received infected blood and …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Royal Mint has launched a coin marking next month’s 80th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings, when 150,000 Allied soldiers invaded France to drive out the forces of Nazi Germany. Designed by artist David Lawrence with support from Imperial War Museums, the 50 pence coin, equivalent to around 60 cents, depicts …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s media regulator Ofcom warned television channel GB News it could face sanctions after it found a broadcast featuring Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in February broke impartiality rules. Founded in 2021, the right-leaning TV channel has cast itself as a disruptor. It employs a number of lawmakers from the governing Conservative party …

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LONDON (Reuters) – The British government estimates it will spend at least 4.7 billion pounds ($6 billion) on implementing post Brexit border arrangements, after repeated delays in setting new rules, parliament’s spending watchdog said on Monday. Britain voted to leave the European Union in 2016 but, such was the scale of the task to untangle …

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