(Reuters) -Carlsberg said on Monday that PepsiCo has agreed to waive a clause in its bottling deal with Britvic, making the British firm a more attractive acquisition after a $3.9 billion bid by the Danish brewer was rejected. The move could pave the way for Carlsberg to raise its bid for soft drinks maker Britvic, …
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By Sinead Cruise and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) -Once seen as hostile to banks, Britain’s Labour has courted lenders in recent years as it attempts to gain power, yet some of the left-leaning party’s policies are still expected to hit the sector’s profits if it wins next month’s election. Leader Keir Starmer has won plaudits …
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – London Tunnels aims to raise 30 million pounds ($38 million) through a direct listing of its shares on Euronext Amsterdam on June 27, it said on Monday. The company, which plans to transform a former World War II tunnel complex in the centre of London into a major tourist attraction, expects to …
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(Reuters) -British e-commerce firm THG has agreed to sell its portfolio of luxury goods websites to Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group for an undisclosed sum, it said on Monday. THG and Frasers have also agreed on a partnership across several areas including with THG Ingenuity, the online platform that serves third-party brands, and online sports nutrition …
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By John Mehaffey (Reuters) – Pace bowler Chris Jordan celebrated his return to the England side with a hat-trick on Sunday in the land of his birth to set the defending champions up for a crushing 10 wicket victory over the United States and a place in the T20 World Cup semi-finals. After dismissing the …
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By Alan Baldwin BARCELONA (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton enjoyed a return to the Formula One podium with Mercedes on Sunday but said his best result of the season and the team’s improvement did not make him regret his move to Ferrari next year. The seven-times world champion finished third at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya, with …
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(Reuters) -Britain’s Manchester Airport was resuming operations and expected flights to restart on Sunday afternoon and evening, airport authorities said, after a power outage caused widespread disruption at Terminals 1 and 2 earlier in the day. It was not clear what led to the power outage but Manchester Airport said in a statement that it …
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(Reuters) -Britain’s Molly Caudery set the world’s leading height of the year and broke the British record in women’s pole vault at the World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze meeting in Toulouse on Saturday. The 24-year-old cleared a world pole vault lead of 4.92 metres at the Toulouse Capitole Perche for the highest women’s pole vault …
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LONDON (Reuters) – An official from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party is being investigated by Britain’s gambling regulator over allegations he placed bets on the date of the general election before it was announced, the Sunday Times reported. Britain’s Gambling Commission has already been reported to be investigating two Conservative election candidates and the …
(Clarifies headline) LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Prince William posed for a photo with U.S. music star Taylor Swift and two of his children, Charlotte and George, at the first night of Swift’s Eras tour in London on Friday. A photo posted on Kensington Palace’s X social media feed with the caption “Thank you @taylorswift13 for a …
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