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Chances for Brexit Deal With Britain Fade Every Day, Warns European Union Leader

Sep 16 2020 // Every passing day reduces chances for sealing a new trade deal with Britain, the European Union’s chief executive said on Wednesday, warning London that there was “very little time” left to put an...

With COVID Infections Rising, England Limits Gatherings, Plans for Mass Testing

Sep 10 2020 // Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new restrictions on social gatherings in England on Wednesday, saying there was a clear need to act after a spike in COVID-19 infections.Speaking at a televised news conference,...

Fears of Brexit With No Trade Deal Rise Over State Aid Dispute

Sep 4 2020 // The chances of Britain leaving the European Union without a trade deal have risen sharply as negotiations have been threatened by London’s insistence that it have full autonomy over its state aid plans, negotiators...

Britain Eyes Fast-Tracking Coronavirus Vaccines That Pass Safety, Quality Tests

Aug 31 2020 // Britain’s medical regulator will be able to grant temporary authorisation for any coronavirus vaccine that meets safety and quality standards but before it has received a full license, under new plans set out on...

EU Officials Erase Brexit from Meeting Agenda Citing Scant Progress in Talks with Britain

Aug 27 2020 // A discussion about the negotiations over Britain and the European Union’s post-Brexit relationship has been dropped from the agenda of a meeting of EU envoys next week because the talks have stalled, an EU diplomat...

Britain, EU Report Little Progress on Post-Brexit Deal

Aug 24 2020 // Britain and the European Union made scant progress towards a deal on future ties in talks last week, and their chief negotiators blamed each other for the stalemate as time ticks down to an end-of-year...

Marsh’s Russell-Vick Joins Willis to Head Broking for Finex Business for Britain

Aug 19 2020 // Global broker Willis Towers Watson announced the appointment of Mark Russell-Vick as its new head of broking for its Financial, Executive and Professional (Finex) line of business in Great Britain within its Corporate Risk...

UK Working With Heathrow on COVID Testing as Alternative to Quarantine

Aug 19 2020 // Britain is working with London’s Heathrow Airport on a plan to use COVID-19 testing to help shorten quarantine times, in an effort to help airlines and airports kickstart travel and the wider economy.Heathrow said on...

UK Suffers Worst Train Crash Since 2004 After Derailment Kills Three People

Aug 13 2020 // Britain suffered its worst train crash in more than 15 years after a derailment in Scotland killed three people, including the driver, and left another six injured.The Scotrail service was traveling from Aberdeen to...

COVID-19 Signals Billions in Long-Term Healthcare Costs Ahead

Aug 3 2020 // Late in March, Laura Gross, 72, was recovering from gall bladder surgery in her Fort Lee, New Jersey, home when she became sick again.Her throat, head and eyes hurt, her muscles and joints ached and she felt like she was...

London Expects Only Half of Bankers to Return to Their Offices by Year-End

Jul 30 2020 // London’s normally buzzing financial districts will still be a pale shadow by the end of the year, as banks plan for no more than half their staff, who have mostly worked from home throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, to...

UK, EU Clash over Post-Brexit Trade Deal as End-of-Year Transition Period Looms

Jul 24 2020 // Britain and the European Union clashed on Thursday over the chances of securing a free trade agreement, with Brussels deeming it “unlikely” but London holding out hope one could be reached in September.Since...

Update: Uber Braces for UK Legal Battles that Could End Its Reign in London

Jul 21 2020 // Uber Technologies Inc. is bracing for a long summer of legal battles that could see the end of its reign in London and entitle its drivers to a long list of workers’ rights.A dispute over whether its drivers should...

Anglo-Australian Miner BHP Faces $6.3B Lawsuit in UK over 2015 Brazil Dam Disaster

Jul 15 2020 // More than 200,000 Brazilian people and groups will next week kick off a 5 billion-pound ($6.3 billion) lawsuit against Anglo-Australian miner BHP in Britain over a 2015 dam failure that led to Brazil’s worst...

Just One-Quarter of UK Firms Are Prepared for End-of-Year Brexit Transition: Survey

Jul 14 2020 // Only one-quarter of business leaders say their organizations are fully ready for the end of the Brexit transition period, according to a survey by the Institute of Directors.Nearly half of the 978 company directors polled...

UK Proposals for Financial Services ‘Unacceptable:’ EU Brexit Negotiator

Jul 1 2020 // LONDON – British proposals to give the City of London access to the European Union are “unacceptable” because they seek to maintain the benefits of the single market without the obligations, the...

More Than 10,000 People Join Lawsuit Against EasyJet for Massive Data Breach

Jun 24 2020 // EasyJet Plc faces a lawsuit over a data breach disclosed last month that potentially exposed private details of 9 million passengers.More than 10,000 people have joined the suit since it was filed last month, according to...

UK, EU Likely to Miss Deadline for Accessing Financial Services After Brexit: Sources

Jun 24 2020 // Britain and the European Union are set to miss their end-June deadline for assessing future cross-border trade in financial services, leaving just six months before a potentially messy UK exit, financial industry and EU...

Some Facts About London’s Role in Insuring the Slave Trade

Jun 19 2020 // London is facing up to its role in insuring the slave trade as part of a sweeping global reassessment of history and racism.This reappraisal was triggered by the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a...

No-Deal Brexit Would Deepen Economic Pain for UK’s Coronavirus-Hit Companies

Jun 16 2020 // Trade talks between the EU and UK have struggled in recent weeks, increasing the prospect that Britain departs the bloc without a deal and that businesses face an extreme shock when the divorce takes effect.It’s a...