Britain

The sun rises behind the Canary Wharf financial district in London, Britain, February 12, 2020. Photo: Reuters
Global Economy

EU says is assessing City's financial market access

Britain left the EU in January and retains full access to the EU until the end of December under a transition deal

Britain's Houses of Parliament is pictured in London, Britain, September 4, 2019/Reuters
World+Biz

Britain set to use new powers to impose sanctions over rights

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks with mayors of the communes that are Companions of the Liberation following the traditional annual ceremony at the Mont-Valerien, a memorial for the French who fought against the Nazis and those who were killed by the occupying forces, in Suresnes, west of Paris, France June 18, 2020. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS
World+Biz

Macron visits London to mark de Gaulle's WW2 resistance call and talk Brexit

A woman walks past a banner, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) at Oxford Circus in London, Britain June 14, 2020/ Reuters
Global Economy

England's shops back in business as lockdown eased

Workers wearing protective equipment transport a body on the grounds of the Central Jamia Mosque Ghamkol Sharif, where a temporary morgue was set up as the coronavirus continues to spread in Birmingham, Britain, April 21, 2020/ Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

UK government losing public approval over handling of virus

An elderly woman with a dog is seen near the beach at Barton on Sea, Hampshire as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues, Barton on Sea, Britain, April 21, 2020/ Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Britain records lowest daily virus toll since March

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Global Economy

Unilever plans switch to British holding company to cut complexity

A statue of Robert Milligan is pictured being removed by workers outside the Museum of London Docklands near Canary Wharf, following the death of George Floyd who died in police custody in Minneapolis, London, Britain, June 9, 2020.John Sibley / Reuters
World+Biz

What a slave trader's statue says about Britain

Dominic Cummings, special advisor for Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, makes a statement at 10 Downing Street, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 25, 2020. Jonathan Brady/Pool via REUTERS
Coronavirus chronicle

Aide to British PM Cummings says he doesn't regret lockdown trip

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts outside 10 Downing Street during the Clap for our Carers campaign in support of the NHS, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 7, 2020. Photo: Hannah McKay via Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Britain's Johnson to set out five-tier coronavirus warning system

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Coronavirus chronicle

Senior UK medic confident "R" contagion number below 1 across country

A woman waves a British flag on Brexit day in London, Britain January 31, 2020. Photo: Reuters/Henry Nicholls
World+Biz

Germany sees increased risk of hard Brexit if Britain refuses to extend deadline

Logo of British Telecom (BT) is displayed outside a store in London, Britain, November 15, 2019/ Reuters
Global Economy

BT pulls dividend until 2021/22 to cope with COVID