Electronic passport scanning gates are working again at UK airports after a technical failure that left them inoperative the day before was resolved, a spokeswoman for the UK Home Office has reported. “We can confirm that all the ‘e-Gates’ (as they are called in English) are now working normally”the source said. The ministry, responsible for […]
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Brussels approves Viasat’s purchase of Inmarsat satellite operator
The European Commission (EC) on Thursday gave the green light to the acquisition of the satellite operator of the United Kingdom Inmarsat by the American viasatconcluding that it does not raise conflicts of jurisdiction in the European Economic Area (EEA), as reported by the Community Executive itself. Today’s approval comes after the Community Executive carried […]
The UK will not enter a recession in 2023, according to the IMF
He United Kingdom will avoid entering a recession in 2023 and its economy is expected to maintain a “positive growth”indicated this Thursday the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in an update on the outlook for the country. However, the body admitted that the growth outlook for the UK is “moderate” when estimating that the increase will […]
UK to ban foreign students from bringing their families, with one exception
He United Kingdom It will prohibit foreign students from bringing their dependent family members with them from January 2024, as a measure to control immigration, although the measure excludes those who are studying certain postgraduate studies, British Home Secretary Suella Braverman announced Tuesday. “I am pleased to announce a package of measures to help achieve […]
Martin Amis, the influential writer who shaped the British literary showcase of the 80s
He British writer Martin Amiswho died at the age of 73, knew how to shape like few others, with exalted novels like “Fields of London” (1989) or “Dinero” (1984), to the literary scene of the literature of this country during the 1980s. Born in Oxford (England) in 1949To my, died of esophageal cancer at his […]
The EU promises in the G7 a “proportionate and precise” economic security strategy
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, promised this Saturday during the G7 summit in Hirosima (Japan) that the strategy on economic security that the institution plans to present in June will be “proportionate” and at the same time “precise” with respect to the challenge of reducing foreign dependencies, especially China. “The […]
ECB: Brexit weighs on UK trade and labor market
He European Central Bank (ECB) considers that “Brexit has been a drag on UK trade and has contributed to a drop in job supply. In an article in their economic bulletin, published this Friday, economists from the ECB Katrin Forster-van Aerssen and Tajda Spital analyze recent developments in the UK’s trade and labor market almost […]
United Kingdom: Employees of train companies and teachers call new strikes
The workers of 14 train companies of the United Kingdom and the country’s teachers’ union called strikes on Thursday for June and July, respectively, in relation to their current labor disputes, their unions announced. The RMT -union group that brings together the railway employees of 14 train companies in the country- reported today that its […]
The G7 will put pressure on Russia and assess the risk of “economic coercion” from China
The leaders of the G7 began to arrive this Thursday at Japan for a summit in Hiroshima focused on discussing a tightening of sanctions against Russia and evaluate protection measures against “economic coercion” of China. The Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishidareceives the rulers of the other six most advanced economies in the world (Germany, Canada, […]
Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral cost more than $200 million
The state funeral of the Queen isabel II in 2022, as well as related events, had a cost to the British coffers of 162 million pounds (almost about 200 million euros), the Treasury Department reported on Thursday. Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2022 in the Scottish castle of Balmoral, two days after receiving the […]