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Aviva has agreed a deal to buy rival insurer Direct Line in a £3.7 billion swoop. The FTSE 100 insurer is set to purchase its smaller competitor after a £3.3 billion was bid turned down in November.

Insurer Direct Line has agreed a £3.7bn takeover offer from Aviva (Alamy/PA) Aviva has agreed a deal to buy rival insurer Direct Line in a £3.7 billion swoop. The FTSE 100 insurer is set to ...

It was previously shared to Imgur in February 2023 with the caption, “Who ordered the TIE Fighter!?” – a reference to a spacecraft from the "Star Wars" series of films. A day after he shared ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.-- Lamar Jackson was miffed after losing a fumble at the Giants 12-yard line on the second play ... John Mara to a franchise-record tying ninth straight loss.

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