The British Audit Office today points to the “high level” of fraud in the emergency loan program, which is estimated at 9 4.9 billion by the government, deeming “insufficient” the government measures taken to recover part of them. The report covers a program announced in late April 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic to give small […]
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Britain: Slight PMI services slowed in November
The strongest inflationary pressures of the last 23 years have limited the recovery of British companies in the service sector from the pandemic, and hit optimism for next year. The IHS Markit services PMI fell to 58.5 points in November from 59.1 points in October, revised slightly below the initial reading of 58.6 points. The […]
US-Britain: Agreement on cancellation of tariffs on steel and aluminum delayed
The United States has delayed reaching an agreement on the cancellation of Trump-era tariffs on British steel and aluminum as Washington worries about post-Brexit trade rules that will affect the course of Northern Ireland. The Financial Times. In a related document analyzed by the same newspaper, a US Department of Commerce official reportedly stated that […]
Britain: A man was arrested after invading the British Parliament
British police have arrested a man suspected of entering Westminster Parliament in London today. “A man has been arrested and taken into custody at the Gateway Gate,” one of the gates of the building, “who is suspected of breaking into a protected area,” London police said in a statement. considered “terrorist” in nature. The incident […]
Britain: Acceleration of vaccinations and new measures
The Johnson administration has presented a timetable for limiting the Omicron mutation. With the loss of the resolution in the Parliament, confusion in view of Christmas. A few days after the appearance of the Omicron mutation, the British government set the goal of completing the adult vaccination with the booster dose by the end of […]
Britain: High cost pressures on manufacturing
More British manufacturing entrepreneurs than ever in the last 30 years reported cost increases last month, according to an IHS Markit survey, highlighting pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates. The IHS Markit manufacturing index rose to 58.1 points in November from 57.8 points in October. Although revised lower than preliminary estimates […]
Macron is receiving the Israeli Foreign Minister today
Israeli Foreign Minister Jair Lapid will be received today by French President Emanuel Macron, the Elysee confirmed on Monday as part of the Israeli Foreign Minister’s tour of Europe aimed at changing the position of London in particular. Paris regarding the nuclear program of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Israel is not participating in the […]
Paris calls for an agreement between the EU and Britain on immigration
France is ready to discuss immigration with Britain if London is ready for a serious discussion, Home Secretary Geral Darmanen said tonight, urging the British government once again to “limit” its “economic attractiveness” to them. Immigrants. In a press conference given by Darmanen, he said that the French Prime Minister Jean Castex will write tomorrow […]
Britain: 51 deaths and almost 37,700 cases of coronavirus in 24 hours
The British health authorities announced on Sunday that 37,681 cases of SARS-CoV-2 had been confirmed in the previous 24 hours and 51 patients had died due to complications of COVID-19. The new coronavirus pandemic has claimed the lives of 144,775 people out of a total of 10,146,915 infections in the UK. The death toll includes […]
Britain, Israel to work day and night to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons
The United Kingdom and Israel will work together day and night to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power, the two countries’ foreign ministers said in an article they co-signed with The Telegraph on Sunday. The article was published on the eve of the resumption today Monday in Vienna, after a five-month suspension of negotiations […]
