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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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By Sarah Young and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -British regulator Ofwat took a tough line against water companies on Thursday, saying the firms struggling with a sewage and funding crisis could make environmental improvements without raising bills by as much as they had wanted. The trade-off between price hikes and private investment is a first …

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(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden told Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer that he welcomed his desire for closer ties with European counterparts, according to a UK government statement on Thursday. Starmer met Biden in the White House’s Oval Office on Wednesday where the two men discussed UK and U.S. ties, the conflicts in Ukraine …

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By Hugh Lawson LONDON (Reuters) -England were in the driving seat against West Indies at 189 for three at the close, giving them a lead of 68 after seven wickets from debutant Gus Atkinson helped them bowl out the tourists for 121 on day one of the first test at Lord’s on Wednesday. Joe Root …

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