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British jobless rate falls to 11-year low
The jobless rate in Britain unexpectedly fell to its lowest level in 11 years between July and September – immediately after the vote to leave the European Union. It edged down to 4.8 percent of the workforce . But there were also signs...
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May pledges to make Britain corporate tax haven
Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May has moved to ease business concerns over Brexit talks. Speaking to the Confederation for British Industry, a leading business organisation, she said her government plans to attract more firms by...
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Facebook to boost UK staff at London HQ
The British government has hailed Facebook’s decision to expand its UK operations as “proof that business is confident” in the economy. The social media giant plans to hire 500 more staff for its new HQ in London’s West End, a move that...
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UK borrowing falls unexpectedly but debt remains high
There is some good news for Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond ahead of his first Autumn Statement. According to official figures, a record amount of corporation tax income in October meant the UK government borrowed...
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‘Nothing is clear’ – Brexit boss faces questions in Strasbourg
What do you want out of this divorce? The question Britain’s Brexit Secretary David Davis has been facing in Strasbourg, as he seeks to lay foundations ahead of the formal triggering of Article 50. “One of the things we are very clear...
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Britain’s Brexit bonanza: slower growth, inflation and more borrowing
Phillip Hammond, British Chancellor of the Exchequer, the man in charge of the public purse has delivered his first autumn statement since taking over from George Osbourne and the premier treasury statement since the Brexit vote. The...
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Cruel Britania ‘I, Daniel Blake’ by Ken Loach
This week on cinema box we present I, Daniel Blake directed by Ken Loach and the winner of the Palme d’or at the Cannes Film Festival. The film casts an unblinking eye on the reality of the UK’s welfare system, which has been cut to bone...
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UK growth remains firm despite Brexit vote
A new survey suggests Britain’s economic optimism is holding steady in the wake of the Brexit vote. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show consumers and businesses increased their spending in the third quarter by 0.7 and...
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Chill winds drive October UK retail sales growth by most since 2002
It was spend, spend, spend in Britain in October as retail sales surged by 1.9 percent from the previous month. Clothing flew off the racks as the weather turned colder and people were not scared to splash out on Halloween related items....
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World Travel Market wraps up
Many of the movers and shakers of the tourism industry have spent this week in London at the latest incarnation of the World Travel Market. India was the partner country this year and talking up its e-visa system designed to make travel...
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Jones’ debut album ‘New Skin’ out now
East London soul artist Cherie Jones, known simply as Jones, is releasing her debut album ‘New Skin’. The young singer-songwriter admits it wasn’t an easy task to cherry-pick the best dozen among her tracks: “It’s really hard to let go...
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Brian Cox stars in ‘The Carer’
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Brian Cox was the star on the red carpet at the Budapest premiere of his latest film ‘The Carer’. In a role tailor-made for him, Cox plays Sir Michael Gifford, a grumpy old Shakespearean actor impaired by...
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Meet Bob, the stray who gave a British busker a second chance
A Street Cat Named Bob is a story about redemption. We meet James Bowen, a British busker and recovering drug addict, whose life is changed one night by a fortuitous encounter… with a cat he goes on to name Bob. With 500,000 Facebook...
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Moody’s warns of credit rating risks over Brexit terms
The ratings agency Moody’s has said Britain’s credit rating risks being downgraded again depending on the trade deal it negotiates with the European Union. Moody’s is warning the UK’s growth prospects would be impacted by the so-called...
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Bank of England drops planned UK interest rate cut
Britain’s central bank has backed off its plans to further reduce interest rates. Governor Mark Carney said the UK has a “dynamic, flexible economy” which is doing better than had been feared after the vote to leave the European Union,...
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Court ruling will not delay Britain’s Brexit timetable
A court decision demanding that MPs have more say over Britain’s exit from the European Union will make no difference to the government’s timetable to quit the bloc, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Friday. Johnson, a leading...
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France close to shutting down Calais 'Jungle'
CBC's Thomas Daigle walks through the squalid refugee camp
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Microsoft to raise prices over Brexit vote linked pound slump
Microsoft has said it will sharply increase the prices for some of its products in Britain. The move following the value of the pound plunging. Thousands of companies and government departments who rely on its services will have to pay...
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Britain plans expansion of London’s Heathrow airport
The British government has announced plans to expand Europe’s busiest airport – Heathrow, just west of London. It intends to spend the equivalent of up to 20 billion euros to build a third runway almost doubling the passenger capacity...
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Vodafone fined over customer failings
Britain’s telecoms regulator has fined Vodafone a record amount for what it called “serious and sustained” failings in its dealings with customers. The world’s second-largest mobile operator has been ordered to pay the equivalent of just...
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Little sign of Brexit vote downturn for UK economy
Britain is still waiting for the big downturn that was predicted after its vote to leave the European Union. Economic growth in the UK slowed only slightly in the three months after the referendum. Britain’s statistics office said the...
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Mamma Mia it’s virtual Abba
Abba are back with an all new virtual reality adventure, the ‘original entertainment experience’ is a collaboration between the Swedish hit machine, Universal Music and Simon Fuller. pic.twitter.com/sdf9GaBC5O Abbaabbatalk AbbaFabFour—...
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Bank of England governor Mark Carney to stay until June 2019
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has said he has decided to stay in charge of the UK’s central bank for an extra year – until the end of June 2019 – to help smooth Britain’s departure from the European Union. That followed much...
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‘The Sellout’ by Paul Beatty wins Man Booker prize
An American has won the prestigious Man Booker fiction prize for the first time. Paul Beatty was presented the award by the Duchess of Cornwall in London for his novel “The Sellout”. It’s a story of a young black man who tries to...