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Britain’s Young Drivers Should Face Stricter Rules, Says CEO of AA Breakdown Service

Oct 17 2024 // Young British drivers who have just passed their test should be banned from carrying passengers of a similar age and should display special plates, according to the chief executive officer of the AA car breakdown...

City of London Chief Says Brexit ‘Disaster’ Cost 40,000 Finance Jobs

Oct 16 2024 // Britain’s departure from the European Union cost London’s financial center about 40,000 jobs, the Lord Mayor of the City of London told Reuters, a far deeper impact from Brexit than previous estimates.Michael...

Fresh Appetite for Risk Can Help Arrest Britain’s Downward Spiral, Think Tank Says

Oct 11 2024 // Britain’s decade-long economic downward spiral could be reversed with a fresh appetite for risk that might help boost annual investment by a required 100 billion pounds ($131 billion) over the next decade, a leading...

Britain Bolsters Sanctions Regime on Russia With New Trade Unit

Oct 10 2024 // Britain on Thursday launched a trade sanctions unit with new powers to penalize companies that fail to comply with restrictions on exporting services to Russia.Britain has announced sanctions on more than 20 billion pounds...

Britain Targets Russian LNG Sector With Fresh Shipping Sanctions

Sep 26 2024 // Britain on Thursday sanctioned five vessels and two associated entities involved in the shipping of Russian LNG, with the government saying it was using new legal powers for the first time to target LNG vessels...

European Job Seekers Turn Away From UK After Brexit

Jun 26 2024 // Irish workers have been making the short trip over to the UK to find employment for centuries, escaping famine and more recently the aftermath of the financial crisis.But new data suggests that job seekers from across the...

Britain’s ‘Quiet Quitters’ Are Costing the Economy £257 Billion

Jun 14 2024 // The UK economy lost more than £257 billion ($327 billion) in potential output because of demotivated workers last year, adding to a productivity crisis that’s left the country falling behind other wealthy...

Britain Rejects Call to Ban Gagging Orders in Financial Services Sector

May 15 2024 // Britain’s Finance Ministry on Tuesday rejected a call to ban non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), which can be used to silence victims of sexual harassment and abuse, arguing that such clauses do not stop staff...

Britain’s Insurers Under Pressure Over Spike in Car Insurance Premiums

Apr 18 2024 // The rising cost of car insurance has triggered a barrage of complaints in the cost of living crisis, Britain’s financial watchdog told lawmakers on Wednesday, as the sector insisted that prices remain at 2018 levels...

US, Britain Announce Partnership on Artificial Intelligence Safety, Testing

Apr 2 2024 // The United States and Britain on Monday announced a new partnership on the science of artificial intelligence safety, amid growing concerns about upcoming next-generation versions.Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and...

Britain’s Financial Services Sector Faces Long Haul to Gender Parity, Report Says

Mar 21 2024 // Britain’s banks and other financial firms are boosting the number of women in senior management roles, but unless the pace quickens, it will take until 2038 to reach gender parity, the finance ministry said on...

Banks, Insurers Ordered to Report Sexism and Bullying Cases in Britain

Feb 15 2024 // Britain’s markets watchdog has ordered more than 1,000 banks, insurers and brokerages to report how many sexual harassment, discrimination and other non-financial misconduct cases they have recorded since 2021 and...

Brexit Red Tape Puts Valentine’s Day Thorn in UK Flower Trade

Feb 14 2024 // Giraffe Flowers in Manchester, northern England, is preparing for the annual Valentine’s Day rush but florists fear that Brexit trade barriers will increasingly spell higher costs and delays for their business.The...

Britain’s Financial Regulators Need ‘Ambitious Mindset’, Carnegie-Brown Says

Feb 9 2024 // British regulators need an “ambitious growth mindset” to implement post-Brexit financial sector reforms faster and stop business going elsewhere, an industry body said on Thursday.Britain’s...

Brexit Has Cost UK More Than $178 Billion so far: London Mayor

Jan 12 2024 // Britain’s departure from the European Union has reduced the size of its economy by 6% so far – an annual cost of 140 billion pounds ($178 billion) – London mayor Sadiq Khan said on Thursday, with the...

How Brexit Hobbled Britain’s Race to Space

Jan 2 2024 // Britain’s push to become a “space superpower” is being undermined by political disarray and weak domestic investment, while showing how the nation needs international partners more than ever...

UK Signs Swiss Financial Services Deal, Easing Post-Brexit Access for Insurers, Brokers

Dec 22 2023 // The UK and Switzerland signed an agreement to recognize each other’s laws and regulations in financial services, easing post-Brexit market access for firms including banks, insurers and asset managers.Chancellor of...

UK to Sign Deal Boosting City of London’s Post-Brexit Ties to Switzerland

Dec 20 2023 // The UK and Switzerland will sign an agreement around financial services on Thursday, a post-Brexit accord to deepen ties between their respective financial centers.Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt will visit Bern to...

Britain’s National Grid Drops China-Based Supplier Over Cyber Security Fears: FT

Dec 18 2023 // Britain’s National Grid has started removing components supplied by a unit of China-backed Nari Technology from the electricity transmission network over cyber security fears, the Financial Times reported on...

Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority Must Act Faster: National Auditor Report

Dec 8 2023 // Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) can take too long to act and a sweeping post-Brexit internal revamp to make it nimbler will take years to complete, the National Audit Office (NAO) said in a report on...