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Pension Insurance Corp signs $730 million deal for House of Fraser pension

14 Jun 2022 14 Jun 2022

LONDON (Reuters) – Pension Insurance Corporation has completed a 600 million pound ($731.40 million) insurance buyout with Britain’s House of Fraser Beatties & Jenners pension scheme, the specialist pension provider said on Tuesday. The pension scheme’s main employer, House of Fraser (Stores) went into administration in August 2018 and the scheme was being assessed for …

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British sandwich chain Pret to enter Spain, Portugal

14 Jun 2022 14 Jun 2022

LONDON (Reuters) – British coffee and sandwich chain Pret A  Manger is to expand into Spain and Portugal as part of a plan to double in size, it said on Tuesday. Pret, owned by investment group JAB and founder Sinclair Beecham, said a franchise partnership deal with Ibersol Group will see 70 Pret shops open …

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UK royals to keep Queen Elizabeth’s son Andrew out of spotlight

13 Jun 2022 13 Jun 2022

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Andrew will not attend some parts of a royal ceremony later on Monday after a “family decision” was taken, effectively keeping the queen’s son out of the public eye after he was stripped of his royal titles earlier this year. A Buckingham Palace source said Andrew would not attend an …

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Cricket-New Zealand throw away wickets to give England hope

13 Jun 2022 13 Jun 2022

NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) -New Zealand built a lead of 238 with three second innings wickets remaining on Monday heading into a delicately poised final day of the second test against England. Two run outs and some poor shot selection from the tourists saw them slip to 224 for seven by the close and gave England …

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UK court allows first migrant deportation flight to Rwanda

13 Jun 2022 13 Jun 2022

By Andrew MacAskill and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Judges in London have thrown out last-ditch bids by human rights groups and campaigners to stop Britain sending its first flight of asylum seekers to Rwanda on Tuesday, a plan the United Nations’ refugee chief described as “catastrophic”. As part of an initial 120-million-pound ($148 million) deal …

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Britain defies EU with ‘relatively trivial’ N.Ireland law

13 Jun 2022 13 Jun 2022

By Elizabeth Piper and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -Britain published plans on Monday to override some of the post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland by scrapping checks and challenging the role played by the European Union’s court in a new clash with Brussels. Despite Ireland describing the move as a “new low” and Brussels talking …

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No bodies found in hunt for British journalist, Brazil police say

13 Jun 2022 13 Jun 2022

By Jake Spring ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil (Reuters) -Brazilian police and indigenous search teams dismissed reports on Monday that they had found the bodies of a British reporter and a Brazilian indigenous expert missing in the Amazon jungle, dashing hopes of a quick resolution in the week-old case. On Sunday, police said search teams had …

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Ireland says UK plans effectively breach international law

13 Jun 2022 13 Jun 2022

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Proposed legislation published by Britain on Monday to override many post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland is effectively a breach of international law and nobody but London thinks otherwise, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said. “It’s effectively a breach of international law should this legislation become law. I haven’t met anybody outside …

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Soccer-Man Utd to play Rayo Vallecano in Ten Hag’s first home game

13 Jun 2022 13 Jun 2022

(Reuters) – Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag’s first game at home will be a pre-season friendly against LaLiga side Rayo Vallecano at the end of July, the Premier League club announced on Monday. The match at Old Trafford on July 31 will conclude United’s preparations for the new leauge season, which starts on Aug. …

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Britain’s Go-Ahead agrees to $789 million takeover by Australian-Spanish consortium

13 Jun 2022 13 Jun 2022

(Reuters) -British transport operator Go-Ahead on Monday agreed to be bought by a consortium of Australia’s Kinetic Holding Co and Spain-based transport infrastructure management firm Globalvia Inversiones for about 647.7 million pounds ($788.51 million). The 1,500 pence-per-share offer represents a premium of 10.2% to Go-Ahead’s Monday closing price after the stock finished the session 12.4% …

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