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(Reuters) -British house prices fell by 0.6% in April, a sharper fall than forecast and their biggest monthly decline in more than 18 months, as a discount on property transactions ended, data from mortgage lender Nationwide showed on Wednesday. The month-on-month drop was the first fall since August last year when prices declined by 0.1%, …

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LONDON (Reuters) -British retailer Marks & Spencer said on Tuesday some stores have been left short of some food items as it continues to grapple with a “cyber incident”. M&S, one of the best known names in British business, stopped taking clothing and home orders through its website and app last Friday following problems with …

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By Elizabeth Piper and Andrew MacAskill DOVER, England (Reuters) – From a former police station in a small English town, a handful of right-wing campaigners used little more than a WhatsApp group to mount a challenge to the century-long dominance of Britain’s big two parties at last year’s election. The ramshackle operation secured the populist …

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By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) – Foreign nationals convicted of a sexual offence will be blocked from seeking refugee status in Britain as part of government efforts to tighten rules ahead of local elections and counter the charge from opponents that it cannot protect its borders. Immigration has long been a major issue in Britain, …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Voters in England will take part in local elections, mayoral contests and a by-election to parliament on Thursday in what pollsters say could be the start of a breakdown of Britain’s century-old two-party political system.  The focus will be on whether Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, whose pledges to reduce immigration and abandon …

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By Paul Sandle and Chandini Monnappa LONDON (Reuters) -Shares in British meal delivery company Deliveroo jumped 17% in early deals on Monday, the first trading session after it said it had received a $3.6 billion cash buyout proposal from U.S. peer DoorDash. Deliveroo said on Friday it would likely recommend the 180 pence-per-share offer, received …

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