UK ‘jobs miracle’ turns into employers’ nightmare
KESWICK (UK):Â Job vacancies seem to come ten-a-penny in Keswick, a tourist town in England's picturesque Lake District, as the hospitality sector cries out for staff - shortages which are a…
KESWICK (UK):Â Job vacancies seem to come ten-a-penny in Keswick, a tourist town in England's picturesque Lake District, as the hospitality sector cries out for staff - shortages which are a…
MANCHESTER: Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday refused to return Britain to its "broken" pre-Brexit economy, even as the country confronts a supply chain crisis made worse by its EU…
PARIS: Getlink, the operator of the Channel Tunnel link between France and Britain, reported Thursday deepening losses in the first half of the year as Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic…
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the European Union Thursday to look "seriously" at UK proposals to overhaul their post-Brexit trade deal for Northern Ireland, but met immediate resistance…
LONDON: Britain must relax post-Brexit immigration rules to help tackle staff shortages and secure recovery from the pandemic, the country's main business lobby said Tuesday. The Confederation of British Industry…
LONDON: Nearly half of European Union nationals living in post-Brexit Britain fear they will lose rights and not be treated the same as UK citizens in future, according to a…
PARIS: France on Tuesday threatened "reprisals" against Britain unless a post-Brexit deal on fishing rights is implemented, the latest sign of cross-Channel tensions over the highly sensitive sector. French fishermen…
LONDON: UK banks and insurers have shifted more than ÂŁ1.0 trillion to the European Union in response to Brexit, a study published Friday found. More than 440 firms operating in…
DUBLIN: A Scottish patrol vessel stopped an Irish boat fishing from waters in the North Atlantic Ocean, citing Brexit as the reason, Irish media reported. State broadcaster RTE said on…
LONDON: The London stock market surged by more than three percent on Monday, the first trading day since Britain last week left the European Union's single market and customs union.…
CALAIS: The first ferry from Britain bound for Calais after the UK's exit from the EU customs union docked in the northern French port on Friday, with three dozen vehicles…
HONG KONG:Â The pound extended gains Thursday and equity markets mostly rose as Britain and the European Union finally homed in on a Brexit trade deal, while traders brushed off concerns…
BRUSSELS: Belgium and UK were putting the final touches to a Christmas Eve trade deal Thursday, seeking to cushion the economic blow of Britain's imminent departure from the bloc after…
LONDON: The British pound surged Wednesday against the dollar on optimism that London will finally reach a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union. Sterling rose to $1.35 around 1551…
LONDON: Facebook said Wednesday it will switch legal responsibility for British users from its EU base in Ireland to its US headquarters next year in a change sparked by Brexit.…
BRUSSELS: Chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier on Monday signalled there was a "narrow path" to a post-Brexit trade deal with Britain, as key sticking points remain after both sides abandoned…
BRUSSELS: EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier on Monday signaled "some progress" in talks on a post-Brexit trade deal, EU diplomats said, but differences remain on key sticking points. "There…
BRUSSELS: British negotiator David Frost arrived at European Commission headquarters to see his EU counterpart Michel Barnier on Sunday, the deadline for post-Brexit trade talks to make progress or fail.…
LONDON: A Brexit trade deal between Britain and the European Union looked to be hanging in the balance on Saturday after gloomy assessments from leaders on both sides of the…
LONDON: Stock markets and the Pound stumbled Friday after London and Brussels warned that a no-deal Brexit was now a strong possibility. When closing bells rang, London stocks had fallen…
SINGAPORE: Britain on Thursday signed a free-trade deal with Singapore, giving it a key foothold in Asia as it seeks to forge its own path after leaving the European Union,…
BRUSSELS: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave themselves until Sunday to decide on the future of post-Brexit negotiations, after a three-hour dinner…
LONDON: Stock markets slid Tuesday in cautious trade amid vaccine roll-outs and US stimulus hopes. The pound slumped for a second day running with post-Brexit trade talks on a knife-edge.…
LONDON: Britain and the European Union on Tuesday announced a pact to regulate complex arrangements for Northern Ireland after Brexit, as both sides readied for a face-to-face showdown to try…