UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Jan 30

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(Adds new items, updates futures) Jan 30 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening lower, with futures down 0.59% on Monday.
* SHELL: Shell will combine its oil and gas production and LNG division as part of CEO Wael Sawan's changes to the energy giant's structure.
* BP: Russia's war in Ukraine is expected to weigh on long-term energy demand and accelerate the world's shift to renewables and low-carbon power as countries boost domestic energy supplies, said BP.


* LEGAL & GENERAL: Legal & General Chief Executive Nigel Wilson is retiring after a decade in the top job, but will remain in the post until a successor takes the helm.
* UNILEVER: Unilever appointed Hein Schumacher as its new chief executive officer replacing Alan Jope from July 1.
* RYANAIR: Ryanair posted its largest after-tax profit for the October-December quarter and said bookings for Easter and summer flights in recent weeks were "very robust".
* SHAFTESBURY: Shaftesbury said its properties saw buoyant activity during the key year-end festive period, with the average occupier trading levels touching above pre-pandemic numbers.
* 888 HOLDINGS: 888 Holdings' CEO Itai Pazner will step down immediately, adding that it will suspend VIP activities in some markets pending an internal investigation.
* UK VIDEO STREAMING MARKET: UK video streaming market showed a tentative recovery in the final quarter of 2022, with subscriber numbers edging higher after a sharp decline earlier in the year.
* NHS: England's National Health Service (NHS) announced a two-year recovery plan to help restore emergency care and frontline services, currently struggling through one of their toughest winters.
* For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: TODAY'S UK PAPERS > Financial Times > Other business headlines (Reporting By Sruthi Narasimha Chari in Bengaluru)

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