By Kate Holton and Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) -Britain was braced for temperatures to hit 40C for the first time this week, with ministers urging the public to stay at home as the heatwave caused train services to be cancelled, one London airport to shu…
Prince Harry celebrates Mandela, urges climate action at U.N
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry spoke on Monday at the United Nations about seeking insight from the late Nelson Mandela during a time of global uncertainty and urged countries to take action on climate change. Acc…
Spanish fund Asterion buys Irideos in Italian connectivity deal
MILAN (Reuters) – Spanish investment firm Asterion said on Monday it has bought Italian digital infrastructure firm Irideos and aims to combine it with its recently acquired unit Retelit to create a connectivity provider across Italy. Asterion said it …
European shares trim gains on gas supply concerns
By Susan Mathew and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -European stocks slipped from session highs after a report that Russia’s Gazprom has declared force majeure on some gas supplies to Europe stoked worries about an energy crunch in the continent. The pa…
Flights briefly disrupted at UK’s Luton airport as heat damages runway
LONDON (Reuters) -Flights to and from Britain’s London Luton airport were temporarily disrupted on Monday after soaring temperatures caused a defect in its runway, prompting airlines to delay or divert their planes. The temperature rose above 37C (98.6…
Commodities lead FTSE 100 higher, GSK spin-off Haleon flops on debut
By Sruthi Shankar and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -Britain’s FTSE 100 rose on Monday lifted by commodity stocks and an upbeat global mood, while shares of Haleon, spun off from drugmaker GSK, fell on their debut on the London Stock Exchange. The com…
Exclusive-Russia’s Gazprom tells Europe gas halt beyond its control
By Julia Payne LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s Gazprom has told customers in Europe it cannot guarantee gas supplies because of ‘extraordinary’ circumstances, according to a letter seen by Reuters, upping the ante in an economic tit-for-tat with the West o…
UK regulator reconsiders decision on Meta-Giphy deal
(Reuters) – Britain’s competition regulator said on Monday that it was reconsidering its decision relating to Facebook owner Meta’s deal to buy animated images platform Giphy. The U.S. tech giant last month won an appeal against the regulator, which ha…
Jet Airways near deal to buy 50 Airbus A220 jets – sources
FARNBOROUGH, England (Reuters) -India’s Jet Airways is near a deal to buy 50 A220 jets from Airbus, two people familiar with the matter said. The airline’s board was expected to meet on Monday to finalise the deal. “We are in an advanced stage of discu…
Southern Europe battles wildfires as heatwave spreads north
MADRID/LISBON (Reuters) – A heatwave sweeping southern Europe that has caused hundreds of deaths and huge wildfires in past weeks showed some signs of abating on Monday but continued to move north, including towards Britain where authorities issued an …