Owner calls off sale of UK ports operator amid legal row with PM ally
A Canadian asset management company has abandoned the sale of one of the UK’s biggest ports operators that is embroiled in a legal battle with a close ally of Boris Johnson.
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November 26, 2021 Britain alarmed by new COVID-19 variant spreading in South Africa
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Thursday said it was concerned by a newly identified coronavirus variant spreading in South Africa that might make vaccines less effective and imperil efforts to fight the pandemic.
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November 26, 2021 George Osborne: British Museum is proud of its treasures – including the Elgin Marbles
The British Museum will be proud and not embarrassed about its treasures from around the world, George Osborne, its new chairman, has said – after the Greek prime minister demanded the return of Elgin Marbles.
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November 25, 2021 UK public urged to get Covid booster by 11 December if eligible to avoid waning immunity
Ministers are urging millions of Britons to get their Covid booster jab by 11 December to ensure they have “very high protection against Covid by Christmas Day” as new evidence shows the risk of infection increases with the time since the second dose.
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November 24, 2021 South London skyline to change forever as landmark dismantled
A former gasworks site in Croydon could soon be transformed into industrial warehouses – changing the local skyline forever.
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November 24, 2021 Schools impose Covid ‘circuit breakers’ that parents fear are precursor to full closures
Parents fear the return of remote education in the run-up to the Christmas holidays as schools begin to impose their own “circuit breakers”.
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November 23, 2021 Hundreds line the streets for funeral of Sir David Amess
The front windows of the Blue Boar pub in Prittlewell, Essex, were decorated with flowers and a sign that read: “Sir David Amess, we wouldn’t be here without you.”
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November 23, 2021 Planned Tube strike could cause severe disruption to services on Friday, warn London transport officials
Tube users could face severe disruption because of planned strike action by workers on the London Underground in the run-up to Christmas.
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November 22, 2021 More than 5,000 homes in England approved to be built in flood zones
More than 5,000 new homes in flood-risk areas of England have been granted planning permission so far this year, as local authorities try to tackle the housing shortage.
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November 20, 2021 Government planning ‘to put HS2 on stilts through Manchester’
Swathes of central Manchester could be blighted by viaducts looming over the homes of thousands of people because the government has refused to fund an underground station in the city centre, Andy Burnham has warned.
