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UK music festivals seek help to sustain until summer

Editorial Bureau January 6, 2021

LONDON (UK) – It appears that music festivals in Britain will have to pull the plug for the second year in a row if they do not get the support of the government in order to book acts and contractors, said the industry representatives on Tuesday. Jamie Njoku-Goodwin, chief executive at

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First trucks in Northern France cross new customs border with UK

Ren Leen January 1, 2021

CALAIS (FRANCE) – Moments after Britain completed its seperation with the European Union, the first trucks with goods across the new customs border presented their documents regarding clearance to French agents before loading onto a train to pass through the Eurotunnel. A barcode on Romanian driver Toma Moise’s paperwork was scanned and approved in seconds.

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UK, France to chart out plans to restart freight, BBC reports

Editorial Bureau December 22, 2020

LONDON (UK) – The United Kingdom and France will set out a plan to restart freight after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron gave thumbs up to measures for reopening the French border, the BBC reported. Citing French Europe Minister Clement Beaune, BBC said, the measures will come into effect from […]

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British royals go for happy family snapshots for their new Christmas cards

Editorial Bureau December 17, 2020

LONDON (UK) – Britain’s royals introduced their 2020 Christmas cards on Wednesday, by choosing traditional happy family snapshots for their festive messages. Prince Charles, at the age of 72, who is heir-to-the-throne, handpicked a photograph of him and his wife Camilla sitting on a bench in the garden of their home in Birkhall, Scotland, for […]

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UK, EU invite leaders to save trade talks

Editorial Bureau December 5, 2020

LONDON/BRUSSELS (UK/BELGIUM) – British and EU negotiators paused trade talks on Friday to call in their leaders to try to narrow gaps and get an agreement over the line, less than four weeks before Britain completes its Brexit journey out of the bloc. After failing to agree the basis for a deal, Britain’s David Frost […]

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UK, France strike new deal to prevent illegal migration across Channel

Editorial Bureau November 29, 2020

LONDON (UK) – Britain and France signed a new agreement to try to stop illegal migration across the Channel on Saturday, upping patrols and technology in the hope of closing off a dangerous route used by migrants to try to reach the UK on small boats. UK interior minister Priti Patel said that under the […]

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UK state-backed COVID lending touches 65.48 billion pounds

Ren Leen November 19, 2020

LONDON (UK) – Britain’s government has given banks guarantees on 65.48 billion pounds of lending to businesses hit by the coronavirus as of Nov. 15, up from 61.93 billion pounds a month earlier, finance ministry data showed on Thursday. The biggest part of the lending is to small businesses, for which banks receive a 100% […]

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Britain is hopeful to strike a trade deal with Canada before year-end

Editorial Bureau November 19, 2020

LONDON (UK) – Trade minister Liz Truss said on Thursday that Britain is determined to strike a trade deal with Canada before the end of the year. It was also added that after securing a continuity agreement the two countries could go much further. She told parliament, “We’re determined to reach a deal with Canada […]

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UK fixes dates for new financial regulation regimes in 2022

Editorial Bureau November 16, 2020

LONDON (UK) – British authorities said on Monday they planned to enforce new financial regulation regimes on Jan. 1 2022. They include the UK’s Investment Firms Prudential Regime, which covers investment firms, and certain Basel 3 reforms that cover bank regulation. The Bank of England and Britain’s finance ministry said in a joint statement, “We

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After ‘Mission: Impossible’ burglary in UK, rare books returned to owners

Editorial Bureau November 10, 2020

LONDON (UK) – A trove of 240 rare books worth over $3.3 million have been returned to their owners after they were stolen in London by a gang of Romanian men who abseiled down from a warehouse ceiling to avoid setting off alarms. The men, who were jailed in Britain last month, were dubbed the […]