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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry, singer Elton John and five other high-profile figures’ written statements in their lawsuits against the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper were published on Tuesday. The seven claimants are suing Associated Newspapers at London’s High Court over allegations of phone-tapping and other privacy breaches, which the publisher said it …

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(Reuters) – Sports presenter Gary Lineker won his appeal against Britain’s tax authority (HMRC) on Tuesday over a bill that totalled 4.9 million pounds ($6.03 million). Lineker, who presents BBC’s ‘Match of the Day’ and also worked on BT Sport’s coverage, was pursued by the HMRC over taxes on income from both broadcasters from 2013-14 …

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By Michael Holden and Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Prince Harry has accused Buckingham Palace in court documents of withholding information from him about phone-hacking and said he was exposing the alleged wrongdoing by tabloid “criminals” out of love for his country. In a witness statement to London’s High Court where he and six other …

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By Iain Withers, William Schomberg and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England officials said on Tuesday the central bank was on alert amid global turmoil in the banking sector but added that Britain was not experiencing stress linked to the demise of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse. “We are in a period of …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s main opposition Labour Party blocked its former leader Jeremy Corbyn on Tuesday from standing as one of its candidates at the next parliamentary election, as his successor Keir Starmer seeks a clear break with the party’s leftist wing. A Labour spokesperson said the party’s governing body – the National Executive Committee …

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By Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s MI5 intelligence agency has increased the threat level in Northern Ireland from domestic terrorism to “severe” – meaning an attack is highly likely. The move to return the level to its second highest category follows recent attacks on police offices and comes weeks before political leaders are due to …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain and Poland will build two temporary villages in western and central Ukraine to provide housing for those forced from their homes by Russia’s invasion, London said on Tuesday, pledging 10 million pounds ($12.3 million) in funding. Almost 118,000 Ukrainians have been hosted by British families as part of the government’s response …

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By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – British grocery inflation rose again in March to a record 17.5%, inflicting yet more pain on consumers battling a cost-of-living crisis, industry data showed on Tuesday. Market researcher Kantar said prices were rising fastest in markets such as eggs, milk and cheese. It said UK households now face an …

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