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By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s government borrowed more than expected in the 2023/24 financial year, data showed on Tuesday, in bad news for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who hopes to woo back voters with tax cuts ahead of a national election. The budget deficit for 2023/24 totalled 120.7 billion pounds ($149 billion), equivalent to …

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By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – UK grocery price inflation fell for the 14th month in a row in April, partly driven by an increase in supermarkets’ promotional activity, industry data showed on Tuesday. Market researcher Kantar said annual grocery price inflation was 3.2% in the four weeks to April 14, versus 4.5% in the …

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LONDON (Reuters) – The introduction of an independent regulator for English soccer represents a big risk that could have unintended consequences, according to Premier League Chief executive Richard Masters. Speaking ahead of the second reading of the Football Governance Bill that was introduced in Parliament last month, Masters issued a stark warning to lawmakers, urging …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Gay dating app Grindr is facing a mass data protection lawsuit in London from hundreds of users who allegedly had their private information, including HIV status, shared with third parties without consent, a law firm said on Monday. Austen Hays, which said the lawsuit is being filed at London’s High Court, said thousands …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British TV news presenter Huw Edwards, who has been off air since last year after allegations that he paid a young person thousands of pounds for sexually explicit photos, has resigned following medical advice, the broadcaster said. Edwards, 62, was the BBC’s highest paid news presenter and is a household name in …

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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – A climate activist should not be prosecuted for holding a placard outside a criminal court telling jurors they could acquit defendants according to their conscience, a judge in London ruled on Monday. Retired social worker Trudi Warner, 69, was accused of contempt of court for standing outside London’s Inner …

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By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Regulators need to shine a light on the $8 trillion global private equity sector, as opaque leverage makes it hard to get a picture of the risks it poses to financial stability, jobs and growth, a Bank of England official said on Monday. Private equity funds, part of wider …

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By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Panzer’s delicatessen in north west London has lost 37 suppliers from the European Union since Britain left the bloc’s single market in 2021, and owner David Josephs fears more will quit after the UK introduces new border checks this month. Britain voted to leave the EU in 2016 but, …

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By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Thames Water has proposed spending an additional 1.1 billion pounds ($1.36 billion) on environmental projects over the next five years, in an updated business plan aimed at winning regulatory support. The company is at risk of nationalisation as it struggles under the weight of its 16 billion pounds of …

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