UPDATE 3-Holiday group Saga's shares spike on Ageas insurance deal talks Saga says no certainty deal will go through Postpones HY results Shares rise as much as 14.6% Adds Ageas declining to comment in paragraph 7, updates shares By Yamini Kalia Oct 2 (Reuters) - Britain's Saga SAGA.L said on Wednesday it is in talks with Belgian insurer Ageas AGES.BR on an insurance partnership, sending the holiday group's shares up more than 14%.

BREAKINGVIEWS-Murdoch’s UK property bid may yet get even sweeter The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are her own. By Yawen Chen LONDON, Sept 23 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Rupert Murdoch is in a similar position to a London buyer trying to get on the housing ladder. The tycoon’s online property listing company REA Group REA.AX on Monday outlined a third attempt to buy Rightmove RMV.L , valuing the UK’s largest online real estate listing portal at 6.1 billi

EXCLUSIVE-Bain Capital taps advisers for sale of UK's esure, sources say By Amy-Jo Crowley and Carolyn Cohn LONDON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Bain Capital has lined up advisers for the possible sale of British motor and home insurer esure, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Fenchurch is among the advisers tapped for the sale, two of the people said.

UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Sept 12 Adds news items, updates futures Sept 12 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 up 1.2%. * GSK: British drugmaker GSK GSK.L announced positive results from its mid-stage trial of its seasonal influenza vaccine programme using the messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, saying it would now progress to late-stage clinical development.

UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Sept 12 Sept 12 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening higher on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 up 1.03%. * RIO TINTO: A Native American group on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block Rio Tinto RIO.L and BHP BHP.AX from gaining access to Arizona land needed to build one of the world's largest copper mines.