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[ad_1] The city’s financial regulator has relaxed the rules on transactions with a daily value of billions of pounds, just hours before the UK officially left the EU single market. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) used temporary emergency powers on Thursday to allow companies on both sides of the Canal …

[ad_1] Once again, Dubai has spared no expense and ushered in the New Year with one of the most expensive fireworks displays to date. Thousands of people, including some 200,000 tourists, played in 2021 in the luxurious city of the United Arab Emirates. Although the coronavirus pandemic ground some people, …

[ad_1] After a week of chaos, Kentish roads are eerily deserted, with almost no freight traffic, as truck drivers across the EU avoid Dover and the Eurotunnel as the Brexit transition period ends. The only reminder of the potential for Brexit chaos is the miles and miles of waste – …

[ad_1] Liverpool are not expecting any high-level outings from the team in January as things stand. Clubs in the Premier League will be able to get back to business when the window opens on Saturday. But ECHO understands that the club has not received any direct indication that any player …

[ad_1] There were tears after Level 4 for Amanda Hall when she called 40 clients to cancel their New Years Eve appointments before locking up her salon, again, for the year. “We were going to be busy, there were many people who wanted to look their best for tonight, even …

[ad_1] With Lincolnshire now under Level 4 restrictions, life is suddenly much more complicated for thousands of people who live on one level but work or go to school on another. The government placed Lincolnshire under the strictest Level 4 restrictions due to increasing infection rates, particularly in Lincoln, West …

[ad_1] A hotel group controlled by exiled billionaire prosecutor Sir James Ratcliffe has been fined by the government along with 138 other “dishonest employers” who failed to pay their staff the national minimum wage. Ratcliffe, who is worth an estimated £ 12bn, owns 55% of Home Grown Hotels, a boutique …

[ad_1] The new Prince Harry and Meghan podcast showcases a show that aims to put people to sleep. The royal couple debuted their £ 30 million series Tuesday night, but Archewell Audio got off to a slower start than perhaps anticipated. In the UK, the show ranked just 17th on …

[ad_1] Sally Dynevor has shared her excitement and shock at receiving an MBE on the New Years honors list. The 57-year-old Coronation Street actress, who has played Sally Metcalfe on the cobblestones for the past 35 years, said she is still processing the news a month after she was told. …

[ad_1] Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit trade deal with Brussels was signed into law after a 14-hour parliamentary process that has radically redesigned the UK’s ties to Europe. The prime minister thanked MPs and colleagues for passing the European Union (future relationship) bill in one day, in a statement urging the nation …