EU ‘will push the button’ on no deal contingency plans at crunch summit

What are the sticking points in Brexit talks?  FISHING The UK has insisted that it will take back control of its coastal waters from the end of the transition period. But the EU was demanding its fleets maintain previous levels of access – with Emmanuel Macron under particular pressure from the French fishing industry.    … Read more

UK and Singapore sign £17.6bn free trade deal

UK signs £17.6billion free trade deal with Singapore as Liz Truss hails ‘further proof we can succeed as an independent trading nation’ International Trade Secretary Liz Truss met Singapore’s trade minister this week Ms Truss said the deal will cover trade with the country worth £17.6billion It is the second biggest agreement Britain has signed … Read more

Rishi Sunak is unlikely to announce an emergency Budget for a No Deal Brexit

Rishi Sunak is unlikely to announce an emergency Budget for a No Deal Brexit because Treasury believes robust Covid financial support will soften financial blow Sunak not planning emergency Budget despite threat to farmers of WTO tarriffs Previous Chancellors Javid and Hammond drew up emergency plans for No Deal  Coronavirus financial support measures are in … Read more

Rishi Sunak is unlikely to announce an emergency Budget for a No Deal Brexit

Rishi Sunak is unlikely to announce an emergency Budget for a No Deal Brexit because Treasury believes robust Covid financial support will soften financial blow Sunak not planning emergency Budget despite threat to farmers of WTO tarriffs Previous Chancellors Javid and Hammond drew up emergency plans for No Deal  Coronavirus financial support measures are in … Read more

G4S falls into foreign hands: Bosses to bag £8m in £3.8bn US deal 

G4S falls into foreign hands after bid battle: Bosses to bag £8m in £3.8bn US deal By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:56 GMT, 8 December 2020 | Updated: 22:10 GMT, 8 December 2020 G4S will fall into foreign hands after its board accepted a takeover offer from US rival Allied Universal. The … Read more

Margot Robbie signs TV deal with Amazon to create exclusive projects

Margot Robbie signs a ‘first-look’ TV deal with Amazon to create exclusive projects for the company By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:14 GMT, 8 December 2020 | Updated: 22:14 GMT, 8 December 2020 Margot Robbie and her production company have signed a new deal with Amazon Studios for TV projects. Under the … Read more

What are the three main sticking points blocking a post-Brexit trade deal?

Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen will meet in Brussels later this week for a face-to-face showdown in a last ditch bid to get a post-Brexit trade deal over the line.  The end of the ‘standstill’ transition period is now just over three weeks away but the UK and the EU remain deadlocked in … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Fears of a No Deal Brexit hammer housebuilders

Housebuilders’ shares sank as concerns about whether or not the UK and Brussels could hammer out a Brexit deal rippled through the City. After being boosted for several weeks by Covid vaccine news and Joe Biden’s win in the US presidential election, the prospect of crashing out of the EU without a deal took centre … Read more

Bob Dylan sells his entire 600 song catalog to Universal in ‘biggest deal of its kind ever’

Bob Dylan sells his entire 600 song catalog – a collection spanning six decades and estimated to be worth more than $300 million – to Universal in ‘biggest deal of its kind EVER’ The catalog contains 600 song copyrights including ‘Blowin´ In The Wind’, ‘The Times They Are a-Changin’, and ‘Knockin´ On Heaven´s Door’ Financial … Read more

How you can still earn 1.25% interest on an easy-access savings deal

Banking app offers 1.25% interest on an easy access savings account… but you need to be invited by an existing customer Chip is a banking app launched in 2017 and lets savers round up their money  It has recently launched interest-paying easy-access accounts  Its latest offer is a market-leading 1.25% on up to £5,000 But … Read more