Automotive group Stellantis will build electric cars at its factory in the British Ellesmere Port. For this, an investment of 100 million pounds, converted 117 million euros, is made in the factory near Liverpool. Stellantis is the parent company of brands such as Peugeot, Citroën, Opel, Fiat, Vauxhall and Jeep. […]
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The Bank of England (BoE) has not yet raised interest rates in the United Kingdom. The British central bank is also not yet tampered with the purchase program of, especially government bonds. Policymakers say they see inflation rising as the economy is growing fast after the corona crisis, but […]
The British government has received 1 billion pounds back from companies that have received some form of wage support. In retrospect, these companies were not entitled to the subsidies or returned the money on their own initiative. The British tax authorities report that nearly £709 million of the aid […]
The United Kingdom is concerned that there is no progress in many areas in the negotiations with the European Union on the issue of Northern Ireland. The British government announced this after a final round of talks with EU negotiators. Since Brexit, ties between Ireland and the United Kingdom […]
A British police officer has been sentenced to four years and four months in prison for membership in a banned neo-Nazi and terrorist group. The first time an agent has been punished for terrorism in the United Kingdom, the BBC reports. 22-year-old Benjamin Hannam had already been found guilty […]
According to the British National Statistics Office (ONS), nearly a quarter of Britons officially registered as corona deaths have not died of Covid-19, according to the British National Statistics Office (ONS). According to British media, a new addition from the ONS states that 23 percent of deaths are infected […]
Buckingham Palace will investigate allegations of bullying by Meghan Markle. The British court announced this on Wednesday in an official statement. The court says it is “very concerned” about the allegations and conducts a further investigation into the allegations. “Employees who were employed at that time, even if they […]
The threat level in the United Kingdom has been reduced from severe to substantial. The reduction from 4 to 3 on a scale of 5 means that an attack is likely and no longer very likely. The increase in early November after the terrorist attacks in France and Austria […]
British online clothing retailer Asos is in talks to buy British clothing brand Topshop and several other brands. The fashion company confirms the reports that it is the frontrunner in the purchase of, among others, Topshop from the ailing fashion group and parent company Arcadia. Asos would have to […]
Pharmaceuticals Pfizer and Moderna are testing whether their corona vaccines are also effective against the new variant of the virus, which has surfaced in the United Kingdom, among others. The new virus variant is said to be extra contagious, and that is causing primary international concern. Many countries, including […]
