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Britain’s Rightmove rejects $7.3 billion takeover offer from Murdoch’s REA Group

By Scott Murdoch and Aaditya GovindRao SYDNEY (Reuters) -Britain’s largest real estate portal Rightmove rejected the 5.6 billion pound ($7.32 billion) cash-and-stock takeover proposal from Australia’s REA Group, it said on Wednesday, citing that the bid undervalued its prospects. “The board carefully considered the proposal… and concluded that it was wholly opportunistic and fundamentally undervalued …

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Soccer-Kane fires double against Finland to mark 100th England cap

LONDON (Reuters) -England captain Harry Kane marked his 100th senior international appearance in trademark fashion with both goals in his team’s 2-0 victory over a feeble Finland side in Nations League Group B2 at Wembley on Tuesday. The 31-year-old Bayern Munich striker, who received a golden cap before kickoff and sported a pair of dazzling …

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Four hopefuls left in race to lead UK Conservatives, Mel Stride eliminated

LONDON (Reuters) -Four hopefuls were left in the race to become leader of the Conservatives on Tuesday after centrist former work and pensions minister Mel Stride was knocked out of a race set to shape the future direction of Britain’s once dominant party. The contest to replace former prime minister Rishi Sunak as leader will …

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FTSE 100 falls on healthcare, energy weakness; cooling wage growth fuels rate cut bets

By Khushi Singh and Purvi Agarwal (Reuters) -London’s FTSE 100 ended lower on Tuesday, led by a sell-off in healthcare and energy shares, while cooling wage growth in the UK cemented bets for further interest rate cuts by the Bank of England. The blue-chip FTSE 100 fell 0.8%, after logging its best day in over …

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UK PM Starmer sees off rebellion over cuts to winter fuel payments

By Andrew MacAskill and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer avoided a major rebellion in his party on Tuesday over plans to cut 1.5 billion pounds ($1.96 billion) in winter fuel payments to the elderly after unhappy lawmakers abstained rather than voting against the government. The vote was an important test of …

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UK financial watchdog charges man with running illegal crypto ATMs

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s financial watchdog said on Tuesday it had for the first time charged an individual for unlawfully running crypto ATMs without its registration. London-based Olumide Osunkoya, 45, is accused of operating the ATMs – machines that allow you to buy or convert money into cryptoassets – and processing 2.6 million pounds ($3.4 …

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Northern Ireland’s Donaldson pleads not guilty to historical sex offences

NEWRY, Northern Ireland (Reuters) – Jeffrey Donaldson, the former leader of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to 18 charges related to historical sex offences, including one count of rape. His trial will begin on March 24, Newry Crown Court heard. Donaldson, one of Northern Ireland’s best-known politicians, stepped down …

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Britain’s Paul Marshall buys The Spectator magazine

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -British hedge fund founder Paul Marshall has bought The Spectator political magazine for 100 million pounds ($131 million), seller RedBird IMI said on Tuesday. The title, which is influential in Conservative circles and was previously edited by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, was put up for sale alongside the Daily …

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Chair of UK inquiry into Lucy Letby murders criticises ‘noise’ of doubters

By Michael Holden and Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -The chair of a public inquiry into the murder of seven newborn babies by British nurse Lucy Letby on Tuesday criticised the “noise” from those who had not attended her trial for casting doubt about her guilt to the distress of her victims’ families.  Letby, 34, was …

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