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28 Feb
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Thursday newspaper round-up: UK car production, Ferrovial, consumer confidence

British car production declined for the eighth month in a row in January as output bound for China plunged by more than 70%. The car industry is struggling with multiple headwinds, including falling demand in China, a regulatory backlash against diesel vehicles in Europe and continued uncertainty over Brexit, which has put the brakes on investment in the UK. – Guardian.

27 Feb
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Wednesday newspaper round-up: Retail workers, Metro Bank, Facebook, Wonga

Retail workers in Britain are more likely to face unemployment rather than finding another job amid mounting numbers of job losses on the high street, with younger staff hardest hit, according to a report. The study by the Resolution Foundation thinktank found the retail industry now has the highest rate of redundancies of any sector of the economy, amid the rapid rise of shop closures across the country. – Guardian.

26 Feb
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Tuesday newspaper round-up: Tesla, Monsanto, Vodafone, debt

The US Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday asked a judge to hold Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, in contempt for violating last year’s settlementwith the federal agency. Shares of Tesla fell about 5% in extended trading. The regulator pointed to Musk’s 19 February tweet saying “Tesla made 0 cars in 2011, but will make around 500k in 2019”, noting that Musk did not seek or receive pre-approval prior to publishing this tweet, which was inaccurate and disseminated to over 24 million people.

25 Feb
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Monday newspaper round-up: Gambling body, Buffett, Thomas Cook, Laing O’Rourke

Gambling companies are planning to set up a new trade body to lobby politicians as the prospect of tougher regulation of the industry grows. Job adverts posted by the recruitment firm Ellwood Atfield appear to confirm rumours of a merger between the Remote Gambling Association, which represents online betting firms, and the Association of British Bookmakers, which came in for heavy criticism during the battle over fixed-odds betting terminals. – Guardian.

22 Feb
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Friday newspaper round-up: Brexit, BAE Systems, Flybe

Some of the UK's biggest pharmaceutical companies, research hospitals and medical industry groups say it is now impossible for them to be prepared for a no deal Brexit, which would put the future of medical trials in doubt. They say leaving the EU at the end of next month without a deal would also potentially delay life-saving breakthroughs in fields such as cancer care. - Telegraph.

21 Feb
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Thursday newspaper round-up: RBS, JustEat, Flybe

Derek Sach, the former boss of RBS's Global Restructuring Group, was among more than 50 executives whose “incentive and bonus” payments were linked to “performance targets” established by the Asset Protection Agency, an arm of the Treasury that insured RBS’s toxic loans. Documents seen by The Times reveal that Mr Sach, 70, had 70 per cent of his 2010 annual bonus evaluated against such targets. The emergence of the scale of the agency’s involvement in GRG will increase calls for a public inquiry into the government’s influence over the actions of the restructuring unit.

20 Feb
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Wednesday newspaper round-up: Brexit, outsourcing, Barclays, hotels

Theresa May will present the EU with new legal proposals to solve the Irish backstop issue on Wednesday, which Downing Street hopes will be enough to convince Eurosceptics to back her Brexit deal. The chancellor, Philip Hammond, confirmed late on Tuesday that the government no longer intended to pursue alternative arrangements for the backstop in the withdrawal agreement, which had been championed by cross-factional MPs including Eurosceptic Steve Baker and soft Brexiter Nicky Morgan.

18 Feb
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Monday newspaper round-up: Brexit, jobs, Flybmi, trains

Theresa May is braced for “howls of rage” as ministers finalise tariffs that would apply if there is no Brexit deal. Liam Fox, the international trade secretary, wants a move to zero tariffs in as many areas as possible, but other ministers are demanding protection for producers, including farmers, who would struggle to compete with cheaper imports from outside the EU. - The Times.

15 Feb
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Friday newspaper round-up: Backstop, Plus500, Interserve, Amazon UK

Britain will soften its demand that the EU reopen the Brexit withdrawal agreement to solve the Irish backstop issue. The Brexit secretary Stephen Barclay suggested to the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier during talks this week that the government could accept legal guarantees that fell short of renegotiating the draft withdrawal treaty. - The Times .

14 Feb
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Thursday newspaper round-up: Nissan, Airbus, Utilitywise, Apple

Labour has accused the business secretary, Greg Clark, of misleading MPs by failing to tell parliament that a £61m package of state aid had been granted to Nissan, despite assuring the Commons that he would do so. Rebecca Long-Bailey, the shadow business secretary, said that as a result the cabinet minister had “dodged scrutiny” over the promises he had made to Nissan in October 2016 to boost manufacturing in Sunderland after Brexit. – Guardian.

13 Feb
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Wednesday newspaper round-up: Brexit, Ford, Facebook, Interserve, whisky

Business leaders have demanded the prime minister answer 20 crucial questions before the 29 March deadline to prevent a chaotic no-deal Brexit. The British Chamber of Commerce (BCC), the UK business trade body, said that without greater clarity over import and export duties, border controls and customs procedures, Theresa May risked thousands of companies suffering a potentially catastrophic shock when the UK quits the European Union. - Guardian.

12 Feb
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Tuesday newspaper round-up: Facebook, Revolut, IAG

The gathering storm of human-caused threats to climate, nature and economy pose a danger of systemic collapse comparable to the 2008 financial crisis, according to a new report that calls for urgent and radical reform to protect political and social systems. The study says the combination of global warming, soil infertility, pollinator loss, chemical leaching and ocean acidification is creating a “new domain of risk”, which is hugely underestimated by policymakers even though it may pose the greatest threat in human history.

11 Feb
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Monday newspaper round-up: Brexit, spending review, Sports Direct, Imperial Brands

Drug companies would delay applying for UK licences to sell expensive, groundbreaking medicines if Britain leaves the EU without a deal, ministers have suggested. The claim, made in a Whitehall impact assessment signed off by ministers in the department of health, represents the first time the government has admitted that access to new drugs could be delayed under no-deal. - The Times.

10 Feb
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Sunday newspaper round-up: Brexit, Barclays, Ocado, Imperial Brands

The government has sought to buy Theresa May more time to put together a workable Brexit deal by promising MPs another say by the end of the month, as business leaders said the process was now in the “emergency zone”. The communities secretary, James Brokenshire, said that if no finalised deal were put to the Commons by 27 February, MPs would again be given an amendable motion to consider. - Observer.

08 Feb
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Friday newspaper round-up: 'Project After', Brexit, housing, Mitie

Britain will cut taxes and slash tariffs under secret plans drawn up by officials to kick-start the economy in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Sir Mark Sedwill, the Cabinet Secretary, has led a cross-departmental team examining the "economic levers" that can be used to make Britain more competitive. - Telegraph.

07 Feb
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Thursday newspaper round-up: Housebuilding, water bills, RBS, Interserve

Housebuilding declined sharply in London and the Midlands last year as political and economic uncertainty around the shape of Brexit hit the housing market, according to industry figures. The number of new homes in London registered by housebuilders with the National House Building Council (NHBC) in 2018 fell 10% from the previous year to 16,069, the biggest annual drop since 2016. In the east Midlands and West Midlands, registrations were also down 10%, to 13,447 and 13,087 respectively following two strong years.

06 Feb
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Wednesday newspaper round-up: Ladbrokes, Interserve, Snapchat, Apple

Bookmaker Ladbrokes Coral is telling shop staff to sign up as many gamblers as possible to online accounts if they want to avoid being among 5,000 employees it plans to make redundant, the Guardian has learned. According to letters circulated among employees – and seen by the Guardian – the bookmaker will close up to 1,000 of its 3,500 shops over the next 18 to 24 months, blaming imminent curbs on £100-per-spin fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs). – Guardian.

05 Feb
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Tuesday newspaper round-up: Brexit, Japan, retailers, buses

Theresa May will insist she can find a way to deliver a Brexit deal that can win the backing of MPs when she visits Belfast in an attempt to reassure businesses and politicians in Northern Ireland she can break the deadlock in Westminster. The prime minister is due to chair a cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning before departing for a two-day visit to Northern Ireland to underscore her commitment to avoiding a hard border. - Guardian.

04 Feb
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Monday newspaper round-up: Brexit, hiring plans, rates, Huawei

The Conservative Party’s fragile Brexit truce was close to collapse yesterday after hardline Brexiteers ruled out two of Theresa May’s proposals for solving the Irish backstop question. Eurosceptics said they would not accept either a unilateral withdrawal clause or an end date to the backstop as a compromise to reach a deal with Brussels, which one one cabinet minister said was “non-negotiable” and was “setting the prime minister up to fail”. - The Times.

03 Feb
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Sunday newspaper round-up: Brexit, Nissan, M&S, Debenhams, CYBG

Nissan has confirmed it is abandoning plans to build a new model of one of its flagship vehicles at its Sunderland plant, as it warned that uncertainty over Brexit was affecting businesses. The Japanese car manufacturer announced in 2016 it would be making the new version of the X-Trail SUV at the factory in north-east England after receiving unspecified assurances about Brexit from the government, but now says it would be produced in Japan. - Observer.