Judge OKs BP oil spill settlement

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A US judge has given final approval to BP's settlement with businesses and people who lost money over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

BP estimates it will pay 7.8 billion dollars (£4.8 billion) to resolve more than 100,000 claims by businesses and individuals from America's worst offshore oil spill. The settlement has no cap and the company could end up paying more or less.
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