In a statement on Friday, China’s foreign ministry said, it is “firmly opposed” to Britain’s decision to revoke the license for its state media CGTN to operate within the country. The development comes in the wake of the UK’s communications… Read More ›
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British lender NatWest switches to Mastercard debit cards from Visa
British lender NatWest is the latest UK retail and commercial bank to switch to issuing Mastercard debit cards from Visa, in an agreement that includes 16 million consumer and business customer cards. The development sees Mastercard, which has since long… Read More ›
Viagogo must sell StubHub’s business outside North America: Britain’s market watchdog
On Tuesday, Britain’s competition watchdog said, Viagogo would have to sell all of StubHub’s business outside North America following its findings after a probe that the deal would reduce competition in the secondary ticketing market in UK. In a statement,… Read More ›
Freight forwarders rejecting contracts to move goods to Britain
According to data from Transporeon, a German software company, there has been an increase in the number of freight groups rejecting contracts to move goods from France to Britain during the second week of January, resulting in price rise underscoring… Read More ›
Scotland will be back soon, Europe: Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon
With the united Kingdom completing its transition period out of the European Union, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon stated Scotland would soon be back in the bloc. “Scotland will be back soon, Europe,” tweeted Sturgeon on Twitter at 2300 GMT…. Read More ›
UK to start inoculating Oxford COVID-19 vaccine from January 4, 2021
According to a report from the Sunday Telegraph, the UK will begin rolling out the Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine from January 4. The first dose of the Oxford vaccine, which has been licensed to AstraZeneca, or that of Pfizer-BioNTech’s, will… Read More ›
Starting from Monday, all UK passengers flying to US must test negative for COVID-19: CDC
In a significant development, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said starting from Monday, the U.S. government will require all airline passengers coming from the United Kingdom to test negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours of departure. All… Read More ›
China indefinitely suspends direct flights from UK
On Thursday, a spokesman for China’s foreign ministry said, Beijing will suspend direct flights to and from the United Kingdom until further notice. The announcement comes over fears of a new strain of the coronavirus spreading across the UK. “After… Read More ›
Brexit trade deal possible by Wednesday: ITV’s political editor Robert Peston
On Wednesday, ITV’s political editor stated a Brexit trade deal could potentially be on the cards following both sides making progress on fishing rights; the tweet follows another tweet which said there was no chance of an accord before Christmas…. Read More ›
Washington hopeful of mini-trade deal with London: USTR
In a statement, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told the BBC that Washington is aiming to seal a mini-trade deal with the U.K. which will see a reduction of trade tariffs. Hopefully, punitive tariffs on Scottish whisky could be lowered… Read More ›