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[ad_1] Britain’s top retailers are reviewing their supply chains to Ireland and other European markets as they figure out how to avoid the tariffs imposed by the UK’s post-Brexit trade deal with the EU. The Trade and Cooperation Agreement agreed with Brussels on Christmas Eve includes detailed stipulations on the …

[ad_1] Northern Ireland faces disruptions to its food supply as Britain’s suppliers are unaware of the Brexit-related paperwork required to ship goods to the region, business leaders said. Trucks are arriving in GB ports with incorrect or missing documentation delaying their passage through the Irish Sea, they told MPs on …

[ad_1] Republicans supporting Donald Trump’s efforts to roll back the election are on a collision course with American business leaders as companies reconsider supporting and funding politicians they see as a threat to national stability. The decision of 13 Republican senators to join the majority of House Republicans in refusing …

[ad_1] The UK is entering another lockdown. In an attempt to reduce the rate of new infections, severe restrictions on travel and activities have been imposed, similar to those applied across the country last March. While the four nations of the UK may have slight differences in timing and rules, …

[ad_1] Boris Johnson tonight plunged England into a new lockdown by putting in place emergency measures to control the spread of new strains of coronavirus amid concerns that NHS risks will be overwhelmed. Schools, stores and sports venues will close their doors for six weeks from early Wednesday morning in …

[ad_1] Boris Johnson will make a television address tonight to establish “additional steps” to combat the spread of COVID-19. The prime minister is expected to speak at 8 pm, while the House of Commons will be pulled out of its current recess to sit on Wednesday amid calls for a …

[ad_1] With his toothy smile and cheeky manners, Gerry Marsden, who died at age 78, was one of the main drivers of the Merseybeat sound of the early 1960s. For a time, Marsden’s band Gerry and the Pacemakers, competing with the Beatles as Britain’s top pop group, both were part …

[ad_1] Gerry Marsden died at age 78 after a brief illness. The Gerry And The Pacemakers frontman, who sang the famous song “I’ll Never Walk Alone,” suffered an infection in his heart, it was announced Sunday. The news came from Gerry’s friend, radio host Pete Price, who shared a photo …

[ad_1] Tony Blair, who was one of the most prominent activists for a second referendum on EU membership, has said that he would have backed Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit trade deal with Brussels in the Commons. The former prime minister revealed that he would have supported Labor leader Keir Starmer, who …

[ad_1] A group of people who gathered in an east London restaurant to play games have been fined. Police were called to a location on Whitechapel Road, Tower Hamlets, on Tuesday (December 29) to receive reports of the violation of Covid rules. At the scene, the restaurant owner tried to …