Private firms apologized for not doing more to prevent the release of untreated sewage into rivers and seas and pledged to invest 10 billion pounds to fix the problem.
In many U.S. states and across the world, regulators are cracking down on the sports gambling industry, citing harm to the public and, in some cases, to athletes.
The increase of 0.1 percent in the three months that ended in March, which was driven by construction and information services, matched the slow rise in the previous quarter.