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A general view of Thames Water plant in Twickenham, London, on June 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Britain’s biggest water firm hit with record fine over sewage and dividends

Britain’s biggest water company has been fined almost 123 million pounds or $166 million for releasing sewage into rivers and streams while paying dividends to its shareholders.
 
Ricky Leath, an outreach specialist with the City of Miami, talks with Bei Zhao, right, as he works with the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust to distribute bottles of water and other supplies to the homeless population, helping them manage high temperatures, May 15, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Get ready for several years of killer heat, top weather forecasters warn

 
A Forensic officer looks at evidence near the site where a 53-year-old British man plowed a minivan into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans who were celebrating the city's Premier League championship Monday, injuring more than 45 people in Liverpool, England, Tuesday, May 27, 2025.(AP Photo/Jon Super)

Driver arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after Liverpool soccer parade tragedy

 
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, speaks with King Charles ahead of the King delivering the speech from the throne in the Senate in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

King Charles III says Canada faces unprecedented dangers as Trump threatens annexation

 
In this image provided by Benoit Photo, Be Your Best, with Irad Ortiz Jr. aboard, wins the Grade I $300,000 Gamely Stakes horse race Monday, May 26, 2025, at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (Benoit Photo via AP)

Be Your Best and Skippylongstocking give Ortiz and Joseph a stakes double at Santa Anita

 

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The Red Arrows the Royal Airforce display team, fly over the Mall and Buckingham Palace during the V-E Day 80th anniversary parade in London, Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, Pool)

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Britain's William, Prince of Wales, left, Prince George, second left, Prince Louis, center, Kate, Princess of Wales, second right, and Princess Charlotte, right, as they appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch the flypast during the V-E Day 80th anniversary parade in London, Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

100-year-old veteran kicks off V-E Day events as Britain thanks those who saved it during WWII

 
A sign stands in front of the New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police, in London, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

UK police arrest Iranian men over alleged attack plot in major counterterror operation

 

UK police arrest several Iranian men over an alleged plot to attack a site in London

 
Britain's Prince Harry speaks to Ukrainian war veterans during his visit to Superhumans rehabilitation center near Lviv, Ukraine, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo)

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Prince Harry gestures as he arrives at the High Court in London, England, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

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People wait before the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

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Pope Francis appears on the central lodge of St. Peter's Basilica to bestow the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and the world) blessing at the end of the Easter mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

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Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Friday, May 2, 2025. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Prince Harry waves as he leaves the Royal Courts of Justice in London, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Prince Harry seeks family reconciliation after losing a court case that caused a split with his dad

 

Appeals Court says Prince Harry wasn’t improperly denied UK-funded security detail after stepping down from royal duties

 

UK’s Reform wins by election by 6 votes from ruling Labour party

 
Campaigners take part in a rally organised by trans rights groups, trade unions, and community organisations following the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman in equalities law, at Parliament Square, central London, Saturday April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Transgender women banned from women’s cricket in England and Wales

 
Reform UK's Sarah Pochin, right and party leader Nigel Farage talk to the media after the party won the seat in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election at DCBL Halton Stadium, Widnes, Cheshire, Friday, May 2, 2025. ( Peter Byrne/PA via AP)

Nigel Farage takes aim at the UK’s dominant parties with hefty gains in local elections

 

King Charles and Queen Camilla plant a tree in the grounds of Windsor Castle with Swedish royals

 
Syrian citizens salute members of Syria's security forces deployed in the town of Sahnaya, south of Damascus, Syria, Thursday, May 1, 2025, a day after clashes erupted between members of the minority Druze sect and pro-government fighters which left several people dead. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Syrian Druze spiritual leader slams government over deadly sectarian clashes

 

UK counterterror police to investigate comments by Irish rap group Kneecap

 
People swim in the Sky Pool on a sunny day in London, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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Campaigners take part in a rally organised by trans rights groups, trade unions, and community organisations following the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman in equalities law, at Parliament Square, central London, Saturday April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

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Rich Peppiatt, Naoise ó Cairealláin, DJ Provaí and Mo Chara of Kneecap pose on arrival at the Britain Independent Film Awards on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, in London. (Photo by Thomas Krych/Invision/AP, File)

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Votes are counted at Grimsby Town Hall, in Lincolnshire, England, for the Greater Lincolnshire Mayor election, early Friday, May 2, 2025. (Joe Giddens/PA via AP)

Parts of England vote in local elections, with Farage’s Reform UK seeking big gains

 

King Charles expresses support to those living with cancer as he hosts Buckingham Palace reception

 
Kentucky players and cheerleaders take the field before an NCAA college football game against Louisville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013, in Lexington, Ky. (AP Photo/James Crisp, File)

Kentucky changes its athletic department to an LLC, hoping to become more nimble in finding revenue

 

Ice cream sellers brace for boom in demand as UK enjoys a heatwave

 
Olympiacos club owner Evangelos Marinakis walks on the pitch at the end of the Europa Conference League semifinal, first leg, soccer match between Aston Villa and Olympiacos at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, file)

Nottingham Forest owner steps back from control of Premier League club

 

UK trial continues of two men accused of felling famous tree and damaging Hadrian’s Wall

 
A general view of the stars above Sycamore Gap prior to the Perseid Meteor Shower above Hadrian's Wall near Bardon Mill, England, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, File)

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage shows off a model of a British tank given to him during campaigning with Reform UK mayoral candidate Andrea Jenkyns in Scunthorpe, England, Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Darren Staples)

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