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Post-Brexit controls on food and farm imports from EU have begun
Post-Brexit controls on food, plant and animal imports to Britain from the EU have come into force.
Thursday 22 October 2026
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Post-Brexit controls on food, plant and animal imports to Britain from the EU have come into force.
HSBC has been fined £57.4m by the Bank of England for "serious failings" over its measures to protect customer deposits.
Amazon is scrapping its planned takeover of vacuum maker iRobot following opposition from EU competition authorities.
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The government’s decision to scrap VAT-free shopping for tourists is costing the economy £11.1 billion in lost GDP and deterring about two million foreign visitors each…
Sotheby’s sold a near-record of almost $8bn (£6.3bn) of art and other collectables last year, including a Pablo Picasso masterpiece of his “golden muse” that fetched…
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More than 3 million BT customers could receive up to £400 each as a class action lawsuit begins seeking £1.3bn in compensation over claims the telecoms…
The government is considering handing workers another tax cut with a further reduction in national insurance, amid desperate attempts to move on from a campaign to…
The number of agreed property sales so far this month is 13 per cent higher than a year ago as falling mortgage costs encourage buyers and…
BT Group has today announced plans to recruit more than 500 apprentices and graduates for its September 2024 intake.
Asda is converting more of its superstore petrol forecourts to card-only, unmanned operations with staff being redeployed into its stores.
The Port of Dover and ferry companies have warned of "serious and lasting negative impacts" if the EU's new border IT system is implemented this autumn.
The prospects of interest rate cuts by the Bank of England and of further falls in inflation over the coming year have lifted consumer confidence to…
Kaye Adams appears to have finally won a ten-year battle with HM Revenue & Customs after the tax authority said it had decided not to appeal…