Source: Roxanne Garcia and Gregory Lemos, cnn.com, June 28, 2021 This new strains accounts for nearly all the new cases in the U.K. The U.K. on Saturday recorded its most new coronavirus infections since early February as the National Health Service ran a “grab a jab” initiative to further drive up vaccination rates. Government figures… Continue reading Due to Delta Variant, UK Records COVID Surge
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U.K. Considering Vaccine Passport Options
Source: Jill Lawless The Associated Press, globalnews.ca, April 06, 2021 The UK government aims to give all adults at least one shot of vaccine by July. Britain’s slow but steady march out of a three-month lockdown remains on track even as COVID-19 cases surge elsewhere in Europe, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday, as he… Continue reading U.K. Considering Vaccine Passport Options
Historic Brexit Split Comes Into Force
Source: Jill Lawless The Associated Press, globalnews.ca January 02, 2020 This is the biggest single economic change the country has experienced since World War II. A steady trickle of trucks rolled off ferries and trains on both sides of the English Channel on Friday, a quiet New Year’s Day after a seismic overnight shift in… Continue reading Historic Brexit Split Comes Into Force
U.K. Prepares for Brexit in Coming Days
Source: Alistair Smout Reuters, globalnews.ca December 28, 2020 Businesses will need to make customs declarations on EU trade, while hauliers need a permit to go to ports in the county of Kent. Britain on Monday urged businesses to prepare for Brexit, just days before a transition period designed to smooth the UK’s departure from the… Continue reading U.K. Prepares for Brexit in Coming Days
Not Amazon: Canadian website takes on the online giant
Source: Leyland Cecco, theguardian.com, December 20, 2020 “I just hate how much Jeff Bezos and Amazon are making billions off the backs of working-class people,” said Ali Haberstroh. In cities and towns around the world, darkened shopfronts and shuttered businesses have become an all-too-familiar symptom of the economic collapse triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. But… Continue reading Not Amazon: Canadian website takes on the online giant
UK Tightens Restrictions as New COVID Strain Spreads
Source: Jessica Carpani, Jordan Kelly-Linden, Global Health Security Team, telegraph.co.uk, December 19, 2020 Mr Johnson told a Downing Street news conference that he was making the changes with a “very heavy heart”. Boris Johnson has cancelled Christmas for millions of people across London and south-east England after scientists said that a new coronavirus variant is… Continue reading UK Tightens Restrictions as New COVID Strain Spreads
England in Month Long Lockdown
Source: bbc.com, November 02, 2020 Pubs, restaurants, gyms, non-essential shops and places of worship will close, but schools, colleges and universities stay open. Michael Gove says it is his “fervent hope” that England’s new lockdown will end on 2 December – but that ministers will be “guided by the facts”. “We do need to get… Continue reading England in Month Long Lockdown
Bank of England to Pump £100bn Into UK Economy After COVID-19 Downturn
Source: Szu Ping Chan, bbc.com, June 18, 2020 The UK economy shrank by 20.4% in April, and the number of workers on payrolls fell by more than 600,000 between March and May. Bank policymakers voted 8-1 to increase the size of its bond-buying programme. However, they said there was growing evidence that the hit to… Continue reading Bank of England to Pump £100bn Into UK Economy After COVID-19 Downturn
UK Backtracking on Brexit Commitments
Source: Katya Adler, bbc.com, June 04, 2020 The EU and UK are at odds over the future of fishing rights, police cooperation, and competition rules. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier has accused the UK of “backtracking” on commitments on fisheries and other issues in post-Brexit trade talks. He said no “significant progress” had been made… Continue reading UK Backtracking on Brexit Commitments
As Virus Costs Soar, UK Borrowing Costs at All-Time High
Source: John Paul Tasker, cbc.ca, May 21, 2020 Ultimately, economists say taxes will have to rise, or spending cut. Government borrowing surged to £62bn in April, the highest monthly figure on record, after heavy spending to ease the coronavirus crisis. It means the deficit – the difference between spending and tax income – was larger… Continue reading As Virus Costs Soar, UK Borrowing Costs at All-Time High