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Imports from EU see relative 25% fall after Brexit trade agreement

The first year of the UK's post-Brexit trade agreement with the EU saw a ‘major shock’ with imports falling by 25% relative to those from...

Tue, 26/04/2022 - 10:08


TOP NEWS: UK grocery sales in first two-year fall since Covid - Kantar

UK grocery sales have fallen year-on-year in recent weeks and notably declined on a two-year basis for the first time since the pandemic began, figures...

Tue, 26/04/2022 - 09:13


LONDON BRIEFING: AB Foods says Primark will need to raise prices

Associated British Foods on Tuesday said interim earnings have returned to pre-virus levels, but the company warned that its Primark discount fashion stores will need...

Tue, 26/04/2022 - 08:08


TOP NEWS: UK annual public borrowing halves but tops forecast

UK public sector borrowing for the financial year ended March came in markedly lower than a year earlier, figures from the Office for National Statistics...

Tue, 26/04/2022 - 07:54


UK cuts all tariffs on Ukraine, bans more exports to Russia

The UK said it has dropped tariffs on all goods from Ukraine while slapping a ban on some technology exports to Moscow to help Kyiv...

Tue, 26/04/2022 - 06:25


Passenger numbers in 2021 at UK airports 78% below pre-Covid levels

Passenger numbers at UK airports last year were 78% below pre-pandemic levels, new figures show.

Analysis of Civil Aviation Authority data by the PA news...

Tue, 26/04/2022 - 05:55


TOP NEWS SUMMARY: Macron wins new term; panic buying in Beijing

The following is a summary of top news stories Monday.

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COMPANIES

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Negotiators from the European Parliament and the 27 EU member states reached...

Mon, 25/04/2022 - 11:21


UK MPs want more protection for air passengers, support for airlines

The UK aviation watchdog should be given stronger powers to protect passengers hit by the kind of international travel disruption seen during the pandemic, members...

Mon, 25/04/2022 - 09:30


LONDON BRIEFING: Stock markets in China drop on fear of Covid lockdown

Share prices in China plunged on Monday, with Shanghai closing down more than 5%, after fears of a hard Covid lockdown sparked panic buying in...

Mon, 25/04/2022 - 08:13


TOP NEWS: France's Emmanuel Macron wins second term

Emmanuel Macron has comfortably won re-election to a second term as French president.

The result triggered waves of relief among allies that the nuclear-armed nation...

Mon, 25/04/2022 - 06:30


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