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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Prince Harry said on Wednesday he would mount an appeal after he lost his legal challenge against the British government’s decision to take away his police protection when he is in Britain. Harry, King Charles’ younger son, had brought the action against the government at the High Court in London …

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By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt will try to use his pre-election budget next week to boost Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s flagging fortunes by cutting taxes, but without reviving bond investors’ worries about the public finances. Eighteen months after former premier Liz Truss sent markets into a tailspin with sweeping …

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By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) -The offering by Britain of conditional amnesties to ex-soldiers and militants involved in Northern Ireland’s decades of violence is in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), Belfast’s High Court ruled on Wednesday. Judge Adrian Colton said the section of a new law introduced last year to offer …

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By Elizabeth Piper and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -It was 10 minutes of shouted accusations of being a “genocide enabler” and having “blood on your hands” that made a British lawmaker fear for his safety over his decision to voice support for Israel in its war with Hamas. Almost touching noses with his accuser before …

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By Phil Noble and Andy Bruce ROCHDALE, England (Reuters) – Voters in the northern English town of Rochdale say they have little enthusiasm for an election this week dominated by political disputes over the Gaza war and paving the way for leftist firebrand George Galloway to return to parliament. Britain’s opposition Labour Party, riding high …

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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -A billionaire ally of Russian businessman Roman Abramovich on Tuesday lost his bid to overturn British sanctions, in a ruling which maintains the UK’s 100% record of defending sanctions challenges and makes it difficult for other appeals to succeed. Oil tycoon Eugene Shvidler, whose net worth is estimated by Forbes …

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By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s market regulator plans to announce corporate investigations earlier, publish updates and close inquiries more quickly in an effort to prioritise cases with the most impact and reassure the public that “we are on the case”. The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) co-head of enforcement Therese Chambers told a London conference …

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By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Currys said it rejected an improved 757 million pound ($951 million) bid from U.S. investor Elliott Advisors, in the latest twist in a potential takeover battle with a rival Chinese suitor for the electricals retailer. China-based online giant JD.com has said it is also considering an offer for Currys, …

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