Reprieve for Thomas Cook's UK stores as Hays Travel deal saves up to 2,500 jobs

LONDON (Reuters) - Hays Travel will buy all of Thomas Cook's British travel agent shops, potentially saving up to 2,500 jobs and providing a rare boost for high streets across the country.Thomas Cook, the world's oldest travel company whose shops have been a feature of British town centres for generations, collapsed last month, stranding tens of thousands of passengers as its UK business went into liquidation.Hays Travel will buy all 555 stores as part of a deal brokered by insolvency advisers..