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May 6, 2021

Stocks in holding pattern despite recovery poised for takeoff

European and US equities were mixed on Thursday despite encouraging data providing more indication of the strength of the US economic recovery. Wall Street opened mixed despite data showing that new US jobless claims plunged by 92,000 last week to…

May 6, 2021

French boats leave Jersey waters after fishing protest: fishermen

Roughly 50 French fishing boats that converged on the Channel island of Jersey on Thursday to protest against new rules on access to its waters have begun to head home, one of the fishermen told AFP. Jersey officials “are sticking…

May 6, 2021

KPMG switches to flexible working plan for UK staff

KPMG on Thursday announced new flexible working plans to allow its UK staff to work in offices up to four times per fortnight from next month as Britain loosens coronavirus restrictions. The global accountancy firm has followed other corporate giants…

May 6, 2021

Irish outcry over UK plans to block ‘Troubles’ prosecutions

Irish deputy prime minister Leo Varadkar said Thursday that Dublin is “deeply alarmed” by reported British plans to unilaterally end historic prosecutions for crimes committed during “The Troubles” in Northern Ireland. The UK is set to introduce a statute of…

May 6, 2021

Alcohol deaths hit 20-year high in lockdown: UK data

Alcohol deaths in England and Wales have reached the highest levels in 20 years following a sharp rise since the start of Covid lockdown, according to government data released on Thursday. The figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS)…

May 6, 2021

UK economy to rebound by 7.25% this year: BoE

Britain’s economy will rebound more sharply than expected this year on easing coronavirus curbs, the Bank of England forecast Thursday. The economy is expected to rebound by 7.25 percent in 2021, the BoE said in a statement as it upgraded…

May 3, 2021

France rejects British fishing demands as Brexit row deepens

The French government on Monday lashed out at new regulations which Britain has declared for fishing in its waters near the Channel Islands, deeming them “null and void” in a deepening post-Brexit row. France and Britain have increasingly clashed over…

May 3, 2021

Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex crimes trial delayed

A New York judge on Monday pushed back British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex crimes trial from July until late this year after her defense team asked for more time to prepare. Judge Alison Nathan said a “short” delay was appropriate…

May 3, 2021

India’s Serum Institute ‘to invest in UK’

Vaccine maker the Serum Institute of India is set to invest in facilities in Britain and could even manufacture inoculations in the UK in future, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday. Johnson’s Downing Street office said the £240 million ($334…