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UK factories grow for fourth month, job losses slow

British factory activity grew for a fourth month in a row in September, though more slowly than in August, and the sector cut the fewest jobs since before the COVID-19…

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Plastic straws and cotton buds banned in England from today

A delayed ban stopping businesses from handing out plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds to customers comes into force today in England. April had been the original deadline for the…

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UK military chief says Russia is spreading lies about Covid vaccines

Russia is seeking to destabilise countries around the world by sowing disinformation about coronavirus vaccines that is shared rapidly across social media, the head of the armed forces has warned.…

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Photo Story: Artemisia Gentileschi Art Exhibit Opens at National Gallery in London

A model poses in front of paintings by Italian Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi, both titled 'Judith Beheading Holofernes', during a preview of the exhibition 'Artemisia' at the National Gallery in…

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UPDATED: UK seeks to avoid national lockdown to stop unemployment in millions, minister says

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government is seeking to avoid a full national lockdown to prevent unemployment soaring into the millions, Environment Secretary George Eustice said on Thursday. "I've not…

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UPDATED: UK stands by Internal Market Bill after EU opens legal case – spokesman

Britain has "clearly set out reasons" to change its Brexit treaty provisions on the sensitive Irish border under the new Internal Market Bill, a government spokesman said on Thursday after…

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UPDATED: EU launches legal case against UK over Internal Market Bill

The European Union on Thursday launched a legal case against Britain over its new Internal Market Bill that undercuts London's earlier legal commitments under its Brexit divorce treaty, the head…

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EU financial services chief will cut off City of London if necessary

The European Union is ready for every type of Brexit, including granting no further EU access to Britain's financial sector, the bloc's candidate for financial services chief said in a…

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More than 7,500 finance jobs have left Britain for Europe, EY Brexit tracker

More than 7,500 finance jobs and a trillion pounds in assets have already left Britain for the European Union as banks prepare for full-blown Brexit in January, consultants EY said…

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Britain’s Morrisons creates 1,000 jobs to process Amazon orders

British supermarket group Morrisons is creating more than 1,000 jobs to pick and pack orders for its services on Amazon, it said on Wednesday. Morrisons said it was recruiting the…

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Photo Story: Pigeon control in London

Jip, a Harris hawk sits on the Nelson's column in Trafalgar square in London, Britain. Harris hawks are trained birds of preys that are used by especially trained handlers to…

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Corporate Dispatch, UKTSB, UK

Britain’s TSB axes 164 branches and around 900 jobs

British bank TSB has announced it will close 164 branches, a third of its remaining total, and cut around 900 jobs as it presses on with cost-cutting as lenders grapple…

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Norway reaches fisheries agreement with UK ahead of Brexit

Norway and Britain have reached a bilateral agreement on fisheries, the Norwegian government said on Wednesday, before Britain leaves the European Union's single market at the end of the year.…

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UK cars could face some tariffs to EU due to parts ruling

The United Kingdom has so far failed to persuade the European Union to accept car parts from Japan and Turkey as British when they are used in Britain, meaning some…

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UK’s Brexit treaty override powers approved by parliament’s lower house

Britain's House of Commons approved legislation on Tuesday that gives ministers the power to break its divorce deal with the European Union, despite the threat of legal action from Brussels…

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Time is running out for Brexit – EU Commission

Time is running short to implement the Brexit deal comprehensively, effectively and in a timely manner, said European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic on Monday. Sefcovic made the statement at a press…

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Corporate Dispatch, UKUK

Aldi UK to open around 100 new stores

The British arm of German discount supermarket group Aldi said on Monday it would invest 1.3 billion pounds ($1.7 billion) over the next two years as it reported a 49%…

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Britain and EU finalise temporary derivatives clearing accord

The Bank of England and the European Union's securities watchdog said on Monday they have agreed on the information-sharing arrangements needed for the bloc's banks to continue using clearing houses…

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Photo Story: ‘Summer Exhibition’ at the Royal Academy of Arts in London

A masked staff member poses with 'Head II' by artist Tim Shaw during a photocall for the 252nd Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, Britain, 28…

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UK universities grapple with spiralling COVID-19 outbreaks

The University of Glasgow has offered a rent rebate to residents and support with securing food and medical supplies for self-isolating students in a sign of the huge challenge colleges…

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UPDATED: Uber wins back London licence

Uber has won a legal bid to restore its London operating licence which was taken away by the city's transport regulator over safety concerns, after a judge decided on Monday…

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UK wants students to be able to go home for Christmas despite COVID

The British government wants university students to be able to return home for Christmas, culture minister Oliver Dowden said on Sunday, amid concerns that restrictions on movement may be needed…

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Gove heads to Brussels as EU trade talks resume

British Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove is heading to Brussels at the start of a week of talks about the UK's future relationship with the European Union. Mr Gove will…

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Plans to enforce a total social lockdown across a majority of northern Britain, London

The British government is planning to enforce a total social lockdown across a majority of northern Britain and potentially London, to combat a second wave of COVID-19, The Times reported…

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Man arrested in connection with fatal shooting of British police officer

A man had been arrested on suspicion of supplying a firearm as part of the investigation into the fatal shooting of a British police officer, London police said on Sunday.…

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British Labour Party takes lead for first time since Johnson becoming PM

The British Labour Party have moved ahead of the Conservative Party for the first time since Boris Johnson became prime minister, an opinion poll has indicated. The survey by Opinium…

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Clashes, injuries during anti-lockdown protests in London

At least nine police officers and three demonstrators have been injured during clashes at an anti-lockdown protest in London's Trafalgar Square - which saw 16 people arrested. Two of the…

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Corporate Dispatch, UKEasyJet, UK

EasyJet ‘hanging by a thread’, says union official

An airline union official says he believes that EasyJet is "hanging by a thread". In a leaked recording obtained by BBC News, Martin Entwisle said the company was in a…

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Giant rat wins animal hero award for sniffing out landmines in Cambodia

A handout photo made available by APOPO charity shows African giant pouched rat Magawa in Siem Reap, Cambodia. A landmine-detecting rat became the first to be given a prestigious award…

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Majority of British public believe Duke and Duchess of Sussex should lose royal titles

More than two thirds of Britons believe the Duke and Duchess of Sussex should have their royal titles taken away from them, a new survey suggests. The study for Tatler…

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U.S., UK sign agreement on artificial intelligence

The Trump administration announced that the United States and the United Kingdom had signed a new agreement to cooperate on research and development of artificial intelligence. “This historic agreement demonstrates…

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UK says a lot of work still to do in Brexit talks

Britain on Friday said there was still a lot of work to do in talks with the European Union on a trade deal and called on the EU to translate…

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Study by King’s College reveals over 80% of Britons not heeding COVID-19 self-isolation rules

Over 80% of people in Britain are not adhering to self-isolation guidelines when they have COVID-19 symptoms or had contact with someone who has tested positive, a study has found.…

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Business, UKUK

UK public borrowing hits fresh record high in August

British public borrowing rose to 35.920 billion pounds ($45.82 billion) in August, a record high for the month though below its peaks earlier in the financial year, as the government…

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Tesco blocks bulk-buying of key items in the UK after new COVID curbs

Britain's biggest supermarket Tesco introduced limits to prevent customers bulk-buying key products such as flour, pasta, toilet roll and anti-bacterial wipes after the government introduced new curbs to suppress COVID-19.…

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Buckingham Palace says Princess Eugenie is pregnant

Britain's Princess Eugenie, granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth, is pregnant and expecting to give birth in early 2021, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. Eugenie, the 10th in line to the British…

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UPDATED: UK police officer shot dead in south London

A British police officer has been shot dead by a man who was being detained at a custody centre in south London in the early hours of Friday. Police said…

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Novavax initiates late-stage COVID-19 vaccine trial in UK

Novavax Inc on Thursday started a late-stage trial of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom in partnership with the government's Vaccines Taskforce, sending the company's shares up 6%…

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Wealthy Britons step up citizenship shopping to thwart Brexit

The number of British entrepreneurs looking to "buy" citizenship from countries offering visa-free access to the European Union has risen sharply, investment migration firms say, as prospects of a post-Brexit…

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England adds Denmark, Slovakia and Iceland to travel quarantine list as UK reaches highest daily COVID-19 cases

England will add Denmark, Slovakia and Iceland to its quarantine list, meaning passengers arriving from those countries will have to self-isolate for 14 days. The new rules will apply to…

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Pfizer partner BioNTech sees no role for its vaccine in UK challenge trial

Pfizer's German development partner BioNTech on Thursday joined other leading COVID-19 vaccine developers in ruling out participation in British plans to test experimental inoculations by deliberately infecting trial volunteers. "BioNTech's…

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Less than 10,000 getting COVID-19 each day – UK health minister

The British government estimates less than 10,000 people a day are contracting COVID-19, health minister Matt Hancock said on Thursday, less than during the pandemic's peak, even as numbers testing…

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Former Cambridge Analytica chief Nix faces seven-year directorship ban

The former chief executive of Cambridge Analytica, the political consultancy which collapsed amid a scandal over its harvesting of personal data during election campaigns, is facing a seven-year ban on…

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Ryanair warns will put UK staff on unpaid leave if furlough scheme dropped

Britain risks losing hundreds of thousands of travel and tourism jobs in the coming months unless the government offers proper supports to workers and relaxes travel restrictions, Ryanair boss Michael…

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Most UK firms unprepared for end of Brexit transition: BCC

A swathe of British businesses are unprepared for the end of the Brexit transition period at the turn of the year, a survey from the British Chambers of Commerce showed…

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UK volunteers to be deliberately infected with COVID-19 to test vaccine

Britain is planning to host clinical trials where volunteers are deliberately infected with the new coronavirus to test the effectiveness of vaccine candidates, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing…

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UK warns industry to prepare for Brexit or face chaos

Britain told businesses on Wednesday to prepare for paperwork or face 100 km-long queues of trucks when the country fully leaves the EU next year, prompting accusations that the government…

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Business, UKCoronavirus, UK

UK’s post-lockdown recovery loses steam as household demand weakens

Britain's recovery from the coronavirus lockdown lost some momentum this month, a business survey showed, as consumer-facing sectors suffered from the end of a government subsidy to support restaurants and…

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UK finance firms revert to home working as government advice shifts

Banks and insurers in Britain have ordered hundreds of staff to work from home home again, just days after many tried to encourage employees back to the office, following fresh…

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Britain is not taking a Swedish approach to COVID-19 -minister

Britain is not taking a Swedish approach to COVID-19 said foreign minister Dominic Raab when asked if new measures were part of a plan to live with the virus, rather…

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HSBC halts return to office plan in Britain

HSBC has paused its plan to return more staff to office working in Britain, in common with other financial firms after Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday urged workers to…

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UK’s new COVID measures met with scepticism, confusion

The British government on Wednesday defended its new, stricter coronavirus measures against criticism that they did not got far enough, saying it was trying to balance supporting the economy while…

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7,000 trucks could face two-day Brexit delays at Dover

The Daily Telegraph reports that up to 70% of trucks travelling to the European Union might not be ready for new post-Brexit border controls by January, according to a leaked…

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UKBREXIT, UK

UK told U.S. it was Brussels, not London, threatening Irish peace

Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said he told the U.S. government during a recent visit to Washington it was the European Union, not the United Kingdom, that was threatening the…

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UK PM Johnson wins over rebels on Brexit treaty-busting powers

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday moved a step closer to getting parliamentary approval for new powers to break the Withdrawal Agreement struck with the European Union last year…

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