Britain News
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Queen Elizabeth says prayers for victims and survivors of 9/11
Britain's Queen Elizabeth said today that her prayers remained with victims and survivors of the September 11, 2001 attacks on...
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UK business activity slows on supply crunch: survey
Britain's private sector business activity slowed sharply in August due to ongoing staff and supply shortages, a survey showed Monday.The...
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UK inflation slows but expected to rise again
Britain's annual inflation rate slowed sharply last month as clothing retailers slashed prices in the pandemic-hit sector, official data showed...
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Switch to online AGMs gains pace despite concerns
A mass corporate switch in Europe to holding virtual annual shareholder meetings or AGMs has picked up pace this year,...
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Bank bonuses rise as profits rebound
Europe's banks are stashing cash to pay bumper bonuses to top performers, amid a deal frenzy driven by pent up...
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UK closing in on free trade deal with New Zealand
Britain is nearing an agreement in principle on a free trade deal with New Zealand, its trade ministry said on...
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UK minister confident of further Covid-19 rule easing from July 19
The UK government is confident that plans to lift a range of Covid-19 restrictions will go ahead on July 19...
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Boost to clean energy investment could drive 10m new green jobs
From offshore wind farms in Britain to floating solar power plants in Vietnam, about 13,000 renewable energy projects in nearly...
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Thousands of EU citizens may lose legal status to live in UK
Marlies Haselton has called Britain home for more than 30 years. The Dutch national married a Briton, had her children...
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UK's Javid wants COVID restrictions lifted as soon as possible
Britain's new health minister Sajid Javid said on Monday he wanted the remaining COVID-19 social restrictions to be lifted as...
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Vaccinated Brits could be back on Europe's beaches soon
Britain is focusing on easing travel restrictions for the fully vaccinated to permit people to take pleasure from a summer...
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Biden says Queen asked about Putin and Xi
US President Joe Biden said Britain's Queen Elizabeth reminded him of his mother and that she had asked about China's...
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EU, UK raise doubts about Covid weapons patent waiver
The EU, Britain and Japan continued to voice doubts at the WTO on Mon in regards to a proposed intellectual...
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Italy, Britain suggest age restrictions for AstraZeneca vaccine
Italy recommended on Wednesday that AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot only be used on those over 60 and Britain that persons under...
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Hong Kong 'has no to dictate' passport recognition: Britain
Britain told Hong Kong on Friday that it had "no right" to order other countries not to accept a UK...
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Britain starts formal countdown in 'final chapter' of Libor
Britain's Financial Carry out Authority (FCA) on Friday called a good formal end to almost all Libor prices on December...