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By Elizabeth Pineau, Elizabeth Piper and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron announced tougher migration controls on Thursday, ending a state visit with deals on defence, nuclear cooperation and plans to support Ukraine in case of a ceasefire. After hosting Macron for a three-day visit that included …

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(Reuters) -British water regulator Ofwat said on Thursday that it has proposed a 24-million-pound ($32.7 million) enforcement package on South West Water for “failures in managing its wastewater treatment works and network”. Pennon, which owns the South West Water utility, said in a separate statement it would work on reducing spills and address environmental pollution …

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By Twesha Dikshit and Ankita Yadav (Reuters) -The UK’s FTSE 100 closed at an all-time high on Thursday, boosted by gains in mining and healthcare stocks, as investors brushed off the latest U.S. tariff threats to focus on negotiations., The commodity-heavy FTSE 100 rose 1.2% to 8,975.66 points, surpassing its previous intraday peak hit in …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will invest 163 million euros ($190.78 million) in French satellite group Eutelsat, it said on Thursday, as the two countries hold a summit in London as part of a state visit to deepen trade ties and cooperation on migration. The British government said it would retain its 10.89% stake in Eutelsat, which …

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By James Davey and Sam Tabahriti LONDON (Reuters) -Four people under 21 have been arrested as part of a police investigation into cyberattacks that disrupted the operations of UK retailers Marks & Spencer, the Co-op and Harrods, Britain’s National Crime Agency said on Thursday. April’s ransomware attack on M&S, one of the best known names …

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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Iran poses a significant and wide-ranging threat to Britain and, while not in the same league as Russia or China, it is one that is rising and for which the UK government is not fully prepared, British lawmakers said in a report released on Thursday. Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee …

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