Dec 8 - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening lower on Thursday, with futures FFIc1 down 0.14%.

* GLENCORE: Glencore GLEN.L has shelved the development of a A$2 billion coal mine in Australia's Queensland state.

* BP: A labour dispute at BP's BP.L Rotterdam Refinery has been resolved after unions voted to approve a new collective labour agreement.

* AVEVA: The UK government said it would take no further action on Schneider Electric's SCHN.PA takeover of Aveva AVV.L .

* AIRTEL: Airtel Africa AAF.L emerged as the sole bidder for a 5G high-speed spectrum licence in Nigeria's second round of licensing, the regulator said.

* RAIL STRIKE: British trade union the RMT said planned strikes by railway workers later this month and in January would go ahead as scheduled.

* STRIKES: PM Rishi Sunak said he would take more action "to protect the lives and livelihoods" of Britons during months of planned strikes by rail, health and postal workers.

* COAL: Britain approved its first new deep coal mine in decades to produce the high-polluting fuel for use in steelmaking.

* LABOUR MARKET: Britain's labour market cooled noticeably last month, with demand for staff and pay growth easing, and staff shortages became less acute, a survey showed.

* HOUSE PRICES: Britain saw the most widespread house price falls last month since early in the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey showed.

* OIL: Oil prices rebounded in Asian trade though concerns of economic slowdowns weakening fuel demand continued to cap gains.

* GOLD: Gold prices eased as the dollar recovered slightly, while market participants await further direction on U.S. rate hikes next week.

* FTSE: Britain's FTSE 100 slipped to one-week lows on Wednesday, dragged down by cyclical sectors amid growing worries about a recession.

* UK CORPORATE DIARY:

British American Tobacco

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Frasers Group

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DS Smith

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Balfour Beatty

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On The Beach

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Reporting by Prerna Bedi in Bengaluru