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LONDON (Reuters) – British water companies are at increased risk of lawsuits over pollution after a landmark ruling from the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, amid public outrage over discharges of raw sewage in Britain. The Manchester Ship Canal, which owns the Victorian-era canal in northern England, won an appeal that means it can …

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By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) – After years of tumultuous ties with Conservative governments, Northern Ireland leaders are hoping for a very different era if Labour take power this week, with everything from post-Brexit trade to a soldiers’ amnesty potentially up for renegotiation.     Some Irish nationalists hope the expected Labour victory in Thursday’s parliamentary …

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By Robert Harvey LONDON (Reuters) – Candidates from all of Scotland’s major political parties competing in the UK general election are putting pressure on energy company Petroineos to delay the closure of Scotland’s sole oil refinery at Grangemouth and save jobs. Operating company Petroineos – a joint venture between INEOS and PetroChina – plans to …

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By Lori Ewing BLANKENHAIN, Germany (Reuters) – England’s players were treated to a private performance by British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, a day after their dramatic come from behind victory over Slovakia in the Euro 2024 last 16. Sheeran visited the players at their camp in Blankenhain following a light recovery session on Monday, with video …

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By Paul Sandle GODALMING, England (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister Jeremy Hunt is fighting for his political life in affluent Godalming, south-east England, where a growing number of voters say they no longer recognise the values of his Conservative Party as their own. If Hunt is defeated on Thursday in the general election – and …

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By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Sainsbury’s, Britain’s second largest supermarket group, reported a 3% rise in first-quarter underlying sales on Tuesday, though weather-related weakness in non-food areas partially offset robust demand for groceries. The group, which has a UK market share of 15.2% trailing only Tesco, said grocery sales rose 4.8% in the 16 weeks …

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