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Varadkar warns Johnson no-deal Brexit will still require EU talks later
Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on Monday warned his British counterpart Boris Johnson that a no-deal Brexit would still require him to negotiate an agreement on the future relationship with the EU.
British Airways grounds all planes amid two-day pilots' strike
British Airways took the unprecedented decision to ground almost all of its flights amid a two-day strike by its pilots, blaming pilots' union Balpa for not informing it ahead of time of which pilots were planning to strike.
Johnson in Dublin for Brexit talks amid Cabinet crisis
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was set to meet his Irish counterpart in Dublin on Monday for talks on the Northern Ireland backstop after a weekend that saw Work & Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd resign in protest over his handling of Brexit.
White House's Kudlow sees scope for 'something positive' coming out of US-China talks
National economic council director, Larry Kudlow, confirmed that top US and Chinese trade officials would meet in early October and said he saw the potential for "something positive" to come out of thirteenth round of negotiations.
New York Attorney General heads up Facebook antitrust investigation
New York attorney general Letitia James confirmed on Friday that she was heading up a bipartisan investigation into social media giant Facebook following allegations of antitrust breaches.
H&M halts leather purchases from Brazil to fight rainforest wildfires
Fashion retailer H&M announced on Thursday that it had stopped purchasing leather from Brazil until assurances were given that it was not contributing to the harm being done to the Amazon rainforest.
Shell, BP, Equinor and Total not aligned with Paris climate agreement
Major oil and gas companies such as Shell, BP, Equinor and Total are not aligned with the Paris climate agreement and are in fact undermining the fight against the climate crisis with investments worth $50bn in fossil fuel projects, new research alleged.
Brexit: UK opposition to vote against second snap poll vote
UK opposition parties said they would not support a motion for a snap general election if it was tabled by the government on Monday.
Boris Johnson's brother quits govt, parliament over Brexit
The familial rifts caused by Brexit were displayed in spectacular fashion on Thursday as the prime minister's own brother walked out of government and parliament over Boris Johnson's behaviour.
Iran to ramp up nuclear development in defiance of US
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has ordered the removal of limits on nuclear research and development in the country just hours after US President Donald Trump said that he would be open to meeting the Iranian leader.
Victorian work practices return to UK as 3.7m Britons in insecure work
Victorian age inequality is making a comeback to the UK as average wages remain low and 3. 7m Britons are stuck in some form of insecure work.
UK's Javid accused of 'grubby electioneering' over spending review
British finance minister Sajid Javid was accused of “grubby electioneering” on Wednesday as he unveiled a one-year spending review for the first year outside membership of the EU.
Johnson loses bid to call general election
UK MPs rejected Boris Johnson's call for an early general election as the prime minister faced more humbling defeats in parliament on Wednesday.
EU's Malmstrom says US car tariffs unjustified
European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said cars made in the EU don’t pose a threat to US national security and shouldn’t be the target of American tariffs.
Bank of England scales back estimates for disorderly Brexit
The Bank of England has dialled back on its estimates for the worst case scenario for Brexit on the back of the preparations made by businesses since the end of 2018.
New Italian coalition government between M5S and PD sworn in on Thursday
Cabinet members from the new coalition government just formed in Italy between the anti-establishment Five Star Movement and the centre-left Democratic Party will be sworn in on Thursday at 0900 BST.
Hong Kong leader set to withdraw China extradition bill
Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam announced on Wednesday that she was withdrawing an extradition bill granting Beijing the power take people away into what some critics said was China's opaque legal system.
Amazon pays £220.0m in UK tax in 2018 despite whopping £11.0bn in sales
Amazon was accused of not paying enough UK tax after coughing up just £220. 0m in 2018 despite having reported revenues of £10. 9bn.
New EU executive to crack down on US tech giants
The European Union's new executive will not grant America's tech giants any tax relief and will devise new laws to regulate the companies and artificial intelligence technology, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
New York Times pulls sponsorship for London Oil and Money conference
The New York Times newspaper has binned its plans to sponsor one of the world's biggest oil industry conferences following pressure from environmental activists.