No-deal Brexit ‘could cost 600,000 jobs worldwide’: study

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 12:39:55 +0000

A British departure from the European Union without a deal could put 600,000 jobs around the world at risk, a study published Monday found.

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Prince Philip, 97, gives up driver’s license after car crash

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2019 01:03:11 +0000

Prince Philip, 97, gives up driver's license after car crash

Prince Philip has decided to stop driving at the age of 97, less than a month after he was involved in a collision that left two women hurt.

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UK economy to grow at weakest since financial crisis

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 12:44:38 +0000

UK economy to grow at weakest since financial crisis

LONDON  — The British economy is set to grow this year by its weakest rate since the global financial crisis as uncertainties over Britain’s exit from the European Union ratchet higher, the Bank of England warned Thursday.

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Fears grow: 1/3 of UK firms consider move abroad over Brexit

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 13:37:58 +0000

Fears grow: 1/3 of UK firms consider move abroad over Brexit

Nearly a third of U.K. firms may shift their operations abroad because of Britain’s pending departure from the European Union, a survey of 1,200 company directors suggested Friday, as the political stalemate over a Brexit deal heightened jitters among businesses.

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Swedish temperature dips to -39.5°C; coldest night in UK

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 11:21:44 +0000

Swedish temperature dips to -39.5°C; coldest night in UK

The Swedish weather service said Thursday temperatures of -39.5°C (-39.1°F) have been recorded in northern Sweden.

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Consortium Asks UK to Support SMR Nuclear Development

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 20:16:57 +0000

Small modular reactors (SMRs) are becoming a technology of choice among those who continue to push nuclear power as a zero-emissions source of generation. The collapse of plans to build new large reactors in the UK has meant companies there are looking at SMRs in an effort to keep that country’s nuclear power program viable. […]

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UK leader under new pressure to secure EU Brexit concessions

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 11:29:46 +0000

UK leader under new pressure to secure EU Brexit concessions

Pro-Brexit British lawmakers were mounting a campaign Monday to rescue Prime Minister Theresa May’s rejected European Union divorce deal in a parliamentary showdown this week.

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Businesses sound alarm as UK says prepare for no-deal Brexit

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 13:41:58 +0000

Businesses sound alarm as UK says prepare for no-deal Brexit

A senior British Cabinet minister said businesses need to prepare for the possibility the United Kingdom will leave the European Union in March without an exit deal.

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