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By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices registered the most widespread falls in 13 years last month as buyer demand and sales activity weakened more sharply than expected in the face of higher borrowing costs and the risk of a recession, a survey showed on Thursday. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) …

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(Reuters) – Jim Ratcliffe’s company INEOS formally entered the bidding process to buy Manchester United on Tuesday, months after the club owners, the Glazer family, said they were considering selling the club as they explore “strategic alternatives”. If the Glazers decided to follow through with a sale of the Premier League club, here are some …

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By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) – The Church of England will refuse to allow same-sex couples to get married in its churches under proposals set out on Wednesday in which the centuries-old institution said it would stick to its teaching that marriage is between a man and a woman. The proposals were developed by bishops, …

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By Richard Martin MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – With INEOS CEO Jim Ratcliffe joining the race to buy Manchester United, fans of England’s most successful club are excited about a future free from the much derided Glazer family, who they have protested against since the Americans bought the club in 2005. However, if recent incoming owners …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Royal Mail said on Wednesday it had begun moving limited volumes of export parcels as it trials “operational workarounds”, after a cyber incident severely disrupted its international export services last week. The postal company, part of International Distributions Services Plc, said it had also resumed exports of letters and from 1900 …

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By Sachin Ravikumar and Ben Makori LONDON (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of nurses across England walked out of hospitals on Wednesday, on strike over low pay that they say leaves them struggling to cover their bills and extreme stress at work that has pushed many to the edge. Nurses, like ambulance workers, train drivers, …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Jamie Chadwick, three-times champion in the all-female W Series, said on Wednesday her dream of making it to Formula One remained alive after Williams kept her in their Driver Academy for 2023. Williams said Chadwick, 24, will have a personalised programme and support the race team in the simulator at their …

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LONDON (Reuters) – More than a third of European investors plan to cut their allocations to real estate in the next two years, trade body INREV said on Wednesday, as rising interest rates and falling valuations make the sector less attractive. Thirty-seven percent of European investors intend to reduce their exposure, compared with 20% of …

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