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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has told airlines to stop selling tickets for flights they cannot staff after a spate of airline cancellations caused widespread disruption for holidaymakers. Airports across Europe have struggled to cope with the rebound in demand but British airports are facing a particularly difficult week as a school …

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(Reuters) -Britain’s competition watchdog said on Wednesday it had started investigating BT Group’s deal to combine its sports broadcasting business with Warner Bros Discovery. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it had until July 28 to make its phase 1 decision on whether the joint venture between the country’s biggest broadband and mobile provider …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is “very unlikely” to hold an early election, deputy prime minister Dominic Raab said on Wednesday, as speculation swirls about the future of the government following growing criticism of Boris Johnson. Johnson is facing a mounting threat of a confidence vote from his own lawmakers, prompting some commentators to suggest he …

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LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices surged again last month but a slowdown, caused by the worsening cost-of-living crunch, is likely on the way, mortgage lender Nationwide said on Wednesday. House prices rose by 0.9% month-on-month in May after a 0.4% rise in April, marking a 10th consecutive month of gains, Nationwide said. A Reuters poll …

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DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish manufacturing growth cooled in May as supply issues pushed input costs to a near-record high and higher prices dampened client appetite, a survey showed on Wednesday. The AIB S&P Global manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 56.4 from 59.1 in April. Any figure above 50.0 indicates an improvement in manufacturing …

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By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing the growing threat of a confidence vote as two more lawmakers suggested they had lost faith in his government over the “partygate” scandal and a former party leader said he could be challenged next week. Compounding the pressure, Johnson’s ethics adviser said the …

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By Simon Evans GLASGOW, Scotland (Reuters) – Scotland are hoping to reach their first World Cup finals in 24 years but if Steve Clarke’s side are to make it through the playoffs it will have to be at the expense of war-torn Ukraine. The two countries face each other at Hampden Park on Wednesday and …

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LONDON (Reuters) – The Archbishop of Canterbury said Prince Andrew is seeking to “make amends” and highlighted the importance of forgiveness after Queen Elizabeth’s son’s fall from grace following accusations of sex abuse that led to a legal settlement. Andrew, 62, paid an undisclosed sum earlier this year to Virginia Giuffre, who accused him in …

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