Brexit freedoms are powering a manufacturing “juggernaut” that is firing a resurgent economy, Cabinet minister Kemi Badenoch says. The pulsating “made in the UK” sector is now worth £518billion and supporting 7.3million jobs in a clear sign the country is on the
Canada is set to raise trade barriers with the UK after refusing to engage in talks to extend a special post Brexit relationship on zero tariffs. The new tariffs are a Brexit setback and will hit the car industry most which in
China’s economic moves are causing trouble for EU industries, experts have warned. Beijing’s efforts to rely less on the West for trade by boosting its own manufacturing and technology are making things tough for European businesses. Before the EU even talked about
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Noriko Kuwabara was excited to try a new recipe she’d seen on social media for crispy shrimp spring rolls, so she and her husband headed to Costco’s frozen foods aisle. But when she grabbed a bag of farm-raised
St. Helena, a small, craggy island in the South Atlantic Ocean, hasn’t seen many tourists in the past for good reason: It’s one of the most remote inhabited places in the world. Until 2017, it took five nights by boat to reach
A U.S. congressional commission has called on the Biden administration to act against alleged forced labor involving North Korean workers in China’s fishing industry, saying seafood sales to U.S. consumers could be helping finance North Korea’s weapons programs. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
The UK’s music industry is urging Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to slash VAT in the Budget to bring it into line with other European countries and throw the beleaguered sector a “vital lifeline” to help save closure-threatened venues. Ahead of this weekend’s glittering
LA PARAGUA, Venezuela (AP) — Osvaldo Romero and his wife got off a battered boat Friday under the scorching sun of central Venezuela and walked up the bank of a river barefoot, their pants soaking wet and eyes showing the shock of
Thousands of travelers across Germany found themselves stranded on Tuesday when ground staff walked off the job at seven of the country’s biggest airports. The one-day strike by the Ver.di labor union, which runs until 7:10 a.m. Wednesday, affects several hundred flights
Japan’s industry minister has criticized the president of the utility that runs the Fukushima nuclear plant for a radioactive water leak earlier this month. The recent leak of highly radioactive water, along with other incidents, has raised concerns about safety at the