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UK Must Not Do Trade Deals With Rights Abusers, Foreign Minister Says

Posted on January 18, 2021 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain should not engage in free trade with countries that abuse human rights, but proposals that the country’s courts should decide whether genocide has been committed by…

Japan and France Report Cases of Coronavirus Variant Found in UK

Posted on December 26, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

Six new cases emerge as Russia becomes latest country to tighten controls on travel from Britain.

Pound Rallies as U.K. and EU Set to Announce Brexit Trade Deal

Posted on December 25, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

The pound dipped slightly but remained up for the day on Thursday as the U.K. and EU finally struck a Brexit trade deal.

UK Readies for ‘V-Day,’ its First Shots in the War on Coronavirus

Posted on December 8, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

London: It’s been dubbed “V-Day” in Britain -- recalling the D-Day landings in France that marked the start of the final push in World War II to defeat Nazi Germany.

The Myth Of The ‘Poor Pensioner’ Helps Shield The City

Posted on November 24, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

Pensioners are a useful defence in the City’s fight to preserve its privileges. Unwittingly they are wheeled out as human shields by the finance industry, and increasingly major corporations, to…

Business Secretary Tells Firms to ‘Act Now’ on Brexit and Warns There will be No Extension

Posted on November 20, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

With just over a month left until the end of the transition period of Britain leaving the EU, UK business secretary Alok Sharma has warned companies to act urgently to…

UK Watchdog says Instagram will Curb Hidden Advertising by Influencers

Posted on October 19, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

Instagram has agreed to measures to crack down on hidden advertising by so-called influencers on its photo and video platform, Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority said Friday.

Can The UK Auto Industry Bounce Back?

Posted on October 2, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

An article in the Financial Times starkly outlines the continued pain the U.K. car industry is experiencing and, by extension its extended supply chain.

UK Looks to Belgium for Covid Inspiration Despite Infections Rise

Posted on September 13, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

Belgium has been cited by the UK health secretary, Matt Hancock, as a model for getting coronavirus under control – just as its public health body recorded a 15% rise…

UK Respect for EU Divorce Treaty a Must for Any Trade Deal – Donohoe

Posted on September 11, 2020 by TeamIcarus | 0 Comments

BERLIN (Reuters) - Britain must respect its commitments in the withdrawal treaty it signed with the European Union if it wants to have an agreement on future trade relations with…