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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that Russian forces must immediately cease an attack on a Ukrainian nuclear power plant where a fire broke out. Johnson spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy about the situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the country’s southeast. “The prime minister said the …

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(Reuters) – Australia’s Macquarie Group on Friday agreed to buy one of Britain’s top motorway service area (MSA) operator Roadchef from Antin Infrastructure Partners, the latest in a series of deals by the financial conglomerate. Motorway service areas provide amenities such as toilets, accommodation, food and beverage outlets as well as refuelling and recharging facilities …

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(Reuters) – A consortium led by American Todd Boehly and Swiss business tycoon Hansjoerg Wyss is expected to make a bid for Chelsea Football Club before the end of the week, the Telegraph newspaper reported on Thursday. Russian Roman Abramovich said on Wednesday he would sell Chelsea, 19 years after buying the Premier League club, …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Thursday imposed sanctions on two Russian Oligarchs, Alisher Usmanov, a businessman worth more than $18 billion and former deputy prime minister Igor Shuvalov. Usmanov’s name first came to public prominence in Britain when he invested in Premier League soccer clubs, first with a 30% stake in Arsenal and then with …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Two British supermarket groups, the Co-operative and Morrisons, have removed from sale Russian-made vodka in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, they said on Thursday. “In response to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces and as a sign of solidarity with the people of Ukraine we’ve taken the decision to …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government on Thursday awarded one of its highest honours, a knighthood, to Gavin Williamson, who was fired as defence secretary in 2019 over a national security leak. Williamson also stepped down as education minister in September last year after parents criticised his handling of the school system through the pandemic. He …

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BARCELONA (Reuters) – Britain’s competition watchdog on Thursday approved Spanish mobile telephone infrastructure operator Cellnex’s acquisition of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison’s British assets if it sells at least 1,000 mobile phone towers. The Competition and Markets Authority said the 10-billion-euro ($11.05 billion) deal would harm competition and could lead to higher prices or lower quality …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, without providing evidence, that the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was being used to undermine the internal political situation and security in Russia. Moscow has said foreign media, including from Britain, offer a partial view of the world. Some Western governments dismiss that assertion and accuse Russian …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Damian Hinds security minister said on Thursday he did not understand what the donation of net proceeds from Russian businessman Roman Abramovich’s sale of Chelsea football club to help victims of the war in Ukraine meant. When asked if he understood what the donation of net proceeds meant, Hinds told ITV: …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will ban Russian companies from the London insurance market, the world’s largest commercial and speciality insurance centre, its finance ministry said on Thursday. Russian companies in the aviation or space industry will be blocked from accessing British-based insurance or reinsurance services directly or indirectly, the ministry said. “The UK Government will …

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