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NortonLifeLock - Avast Deal Hits UK Antitrust Roadblock; Shares Dive

NortonLifeLock Inc's (NASDAQ:NLOK) $8.6 billion purchase of Avast PLC (OTC:AVTTY) (OTC:AVASF) hit a roadblock after Britain's antitrust regulator looked to launch a deeper investigation into the deal. NortonLifeLock in August proposed to acquire rival Avast in a cash-and-stock cyber deal to create a leader in consumer security software. Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the deal…

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Russia blocks BBC website, says it's only beginning of its response

Russian authorities on Wednesday blocked the website of Britain's BBC, which foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a Telegram post was "just the beginning of response actions to an information war unleashed by the West".

Reuters

Liverpool MP raises key question about government's approach to asylum seekers

Dan Carden made a crucial point in relation to how Britain treats those escaping from conflict

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The Saudi regime just executed 81 people – so why is Boris Johnson cosying up to it?

The UK needs to reduce its reliance on Russian oil. But the answer is not a kingdom that has just staged its largest mass execution, says Maya Foa, director of Reprieve

The Guardian - UK

UK supplying starstreak anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine, defence minister Wallace tells BBC

Britain is supplying starstreak anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine, defence minister Ben Wallace told the BBC on Wednesday.

Reuters

'Britain was there for my grandfather, I'll be there for Ukraine' The man welcoming refugees to repay UK government

'I want to do something on behalf of Britain which was done for my great grandfather'

Manchester Evening News

UK says Zaghari-Ratcliffe and fellow British-Iranian released from Tehran jail

Britain on Wednesday confirmed the release by Iran of British-Iranian dual nationals Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anousheh Ashouri, saying they would return to Britain later on Wednesday.

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French charity in Calais calls for 'Ukrainian' shelters to be opened to other exiles

Organisations and NGOs working with refugees in Calais in northern France are calling for centres set up to receive Ukrainians fleeing conflict to be opened up to other exiles, who have been camping out for months in the hope of crossing to Britain.

Radio France Internationale

UK says it has settled historic debt to Iran

Britain has paid a historic debt owed to Iran relating to military equipment, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said in a statement on Wednesday, which also confirmed the release of British-Iranian dual nationals previously held in Iran

Reuters

UK says Zaghari-Ratcliffe, fellow British-Iranian released by Iran

Britain on Wednesday confirmed the release by Iran of British-Iranian dual nationals Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anousheh Ashouri, saying they would return to Britain later on Wednesday.

Reuters

Final resting place of up to 65 British kings revealed as discovery sheds light on King Arthur era

Discovery will shed fresh light on the era associated with the legend of King Arthur

The Independent UK

UK easing COVID-19 testing, monitoring despite case uptick

Britain is ending some of its most comprehensive COVID-19 testing and monitoring programs

The Independent UK

We claim Britain is an ethical democracy - but oligarchs know that’s not true

The idea that politics can be subverted by wealth is pervasive in Russia, and that’s why its billionaires feel so at home in the UK, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Susanna Reid accuses Liz Truss of double standards over Boris Johnson's trip to Saudi Arabia and UAE

Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid hit out at the Foreign Secretary who previously said the UK shouldn't be doing deals with authoritarian regimes.

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Evening Standard

Ukraine not the end of Vladimir Putin’s ambitions, Jeremy Hunt warns

Exclusive: Unless Britain and its allies start prioritising defence they risked failing to deter Russia and other hostile states, says former foreign secretary

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin must no longer be able to ‘blackmail’ the West over oil, says Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday pledged a ‘massive jump’ forward on renewables and more nuclear power in Britain

Reuters

UK looking at ways to pay historic Iranian debt, foreign secretary says

Britain is looking at ways to pay a historic 400 million pound ($522 million) debt to Iran, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Wednesday, adding that she would not say if it had been settled already.

The Guardian - UK

Into the metaverse: my plan to level up Britain – with the 3D internet and a Blackpool ‘queercoaster’

From a dome celebrating smog-free Sheffield to a rollercoaster ride through Blackpool’s LGBTQ+ past, presenter and historian David Olusoga reveals how cutting edge tech can show us a new Britain

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There are solutions to the food crisis. But ploughing up Britain isn’t one of them

Though global prices are spiralling, fuelled by Russia’s war in Ukraine, this is no reason to drop rewilding, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Chronicle Live

Spanish skies turn orange due to clouds of Saharan dust now heading for UK

Poor air quality could be experienced in Britain as the mass of hot air moves towards the nation

Daily Mirror

All the alternatives Britain has to get cheap, ethical and green energy amid Ukraine war

Britain is better placed than EU countries which were importing 40% of their gas from Russia at the start of this year. By contrast, we imported only 8% of our oil from Russia and 5% of our gas

Daily Mirror

Billionaire with Russian links wins deal to operate Britain's National Lottery

The Gambling Commission has chosen Allwyn, owned by Czech tycoon Karel Komarek, as its 'preferred bidder' to operate the National Lottery licence from 2024. The decision is a blow to Camelot

The Guardian - UK

Britain blocks luxury exports to Russia worth hundreds of millions

Government says ban is intended to ensure oligarchs and other members of the elite are deprived of goodsRussia-Ukraine war: latest updates

Daily Mirror

Worried steelworkers take their campaign for lower energy costs to Parliament

Demonstrators from plants across Britain descended on Westminster to highlight their crusade for a cut to power prices as Chancellor Rishi Sunak prepares next week's Spring Statement

Reuters

Five western countries condemn Russia's role in Syria, Ukraine conflicts

France, Germany, Italy, Britain and the United States issued a joint statement commemorating the 11th anniversary of the conflict in Syria, and condemned Russia's role both there and in its invasion of Ukraine.

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