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By Amanda Ferguson and Clodagh Kilcoyne BALLYMENA, Northern Ireland (Reuters) – Irwin Armstrong, a former chair of Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party in Northern Ireland, has a simple message for the British Prime Minister when it comes to the province’s unique post-Brexit trade rules: Don’t ruin a good thing. The founder of rapid test diagnostics maker …

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LONDON (Reuters) -London’s Heathrow Airport will be forced to lower the landing fees it charges airlines over the next four years after Britain’s aviation regulator responded to pressure from airlines over the cost of flying at the hub. Major airlines including British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have been locked in a bitter dispute with Britain’s …

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By Carolyn Cohn and Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) – The war in Ukraine is making it hard for even unsanctioned Russians to sell exclusive residential property in Britain, adding to a shortage of supply that has helped drive up house prices in prime locations, real estate sources say. Russian oligarchs, Middle Eastern oil barons and …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Legislation allowing Britain to scrap some of the rules on post-Brexit trade with Northern Ireland on Monday passed the first of many parliamentary tests it will face in the coming months. Lawmakers voted 295 to 221 in favour of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, which would unilaterally overturn part of a Brexit …

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By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -Twice former champion Andy Murray showed he still has plenty to offer at Wimbledon as he overcame a slow start to beat Australian James Duckworth on Centre Court on Monday. For once the British spotlight has not been focused quite so squarely on the 35-year-old Murray in the Wimbledon build-up, …

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By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s teenage U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu lived up to her star billing on her first appearance on Wimbledon’s Centre Court by overcoming the awkward challenge of in-form Belgian Alison van Uytvanck 6-4 6-4 in the first round on Monday. Having come into the tournament on the back of a …

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By Paul Carrel BELLINZONA, Switzerland (Reuters) – Credit Suisse was convicted by Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court on Monday of failing to prevent money-laundering by a Bulgarian cocaine trafficking gang in the country’s first criminal trial of one of its major banks. A former employee was found guilty of money-laundering in the trial, which included testimony …

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