Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann said she voted for a half percentage point rise in interest rates this month because she saw little sign that public's price expectations were easing, which risked causing inflation to stay too high.

LONDON (Reuters) -British Airways-owner IAG cancelled flights to Moscow and pledged to avoid Russian airspace on Friday as the invasion of Ukraine and surging oil prices threatened its post-pandemic return to profitability.

Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann said she voted for a 50 basis point rise in interest rates this month because she saw little sign of an easing in the public's price expectations, which risk causing inflation to stay too high for too long.

Deutsche Telekom is making calls and text messages to Ukraine free of charge, the German telecommunications company said on Friday in a move to support people with families in Ukraine after Russia's invasion the day before.

BARCELONA (Reuters) -Cellnex remains interested in expanding into Germany Europe's largest mobile phone tower operator said on Friday after it reported a 63% rise in adjusted core earnings in 2021 to 1.92 billion euros ($2.15 billion).

LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices slipped on Friday, after sharp rises in the session, on concern over potential global supply disruptions from sanctions on major crude exporter Russia.