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• Honda to resume UK output after problems at ports

  13-12-2020 22:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Japanese carmaker says it will restart production on Monday after it struggled to import components.
  
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• UK ministers plan new state-backed loan scheme for SMEs

  13-12-2020 22:00
  Amounts of up to £10m to be offered next year, including a government guarantee
  
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• Britons told not to stockpile food ahead of January

  13-12-2020 21:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Retailers tell shoppers they have enough supplies as uncertainty remains over the terms of Brexit.
  
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• Business hits out at lack of clarity on UK-EU trade terms

  13-12-2020 20:26
  Companies complain about uncertainty as retailers warn public against stockpiling food
  
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• EU and UK still ‘far apart’ but Brexit deal hopes rise

  13-12-2020 19:40
  Two sides agree to ‘go the extra mile’ to solve thorny issues of competition and fish
  
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• UK and EU seek path through differences on competition

  13-12-2020 19:28
  Trade negotiators make some progress on key issue of regulatory level playing field
  
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• Progress on path through Brexit differences on competition

  13-12-2020 19:28
  Trade negotiators sense possible way forward on key issue of regulatory level playing field
  
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• Brexit negotiators make progress on key issue in trade talks

  13-12-2020 19:28
  Officials see possible way forward on regulatory level playing field for companies
  
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• Johnson warned of third Covid wave by health experts

  13-12-2020 19:25
  PM urged to use ‘extreme caution’ in Wednesday’s review of England’s tiered system of restrictions
  
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• Brexit trade talks: UK and EU to 'go the extra mile' in effort to agree deal

  13-12-2020 16:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ursula von der Leyen says talks were "constructive", but Boris Johnson warns no deal is "most likely".
  
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• Ikea sorry after port disruption causes stock shortage

  13-12-2020 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Customers have been venting their anger after congestion at ports led to stock shortages.
  
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• EU and UK agree to continue Brexit trade deal talks

  13-12-2020 13:07
  Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen vow to ‘go the extra mile’ to try to reach agreement
  
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• UK’s tier system drives up costs for cash-strapped travel companies

  13-12-2020 12:00
  Smaller groups say they are having to hire extra staff to check customer compliance
  
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• Restoring UK growth is more urgent than cutting public debt

  13-12-2020 12:00
  Britain must reassure the world it is in the hands of competent leaders
  
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• Keeping the young cooped up makes scant economic sense

  13-12-2020 12:00
  Now that Covid-19 vaccines are arriving there is even more reason to reinstate workers’ freedoms
  
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• Energy bills: Automatic switching plan for fairer tariffs

  13-12-2020 11:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Consumers could be automatically switched to cheaper deals when their contracts end.
  
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• Andy Haldane: ‘All crises open up opportunities to think afresh’

  13-12-2020 11:00
  The Bank of England’s chief economist calls on policymakers to jolt companies towards fairer, more productive ways of working
  
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• Wealth taxes: rich pickings

  13-12-2020 06:00
  Tapping the rich might be considered less of a vote loser than a return to austerity
  
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• The new in-demand jobs: delivery drivers and tax specialists

  13-12-2020 06:00
  The pandemic created dramatic shifts and new opportunities in the jobs market worldwide
  
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• Investors dump UK funds on fears of no-deal Brexit

  13-12-2020 06:00
  UK equity investments bleed billions and British stocks decline in global investor portfolios
  
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• Future of the City: Where did all the jobs go?

  13-12-2020 06:00
  The predicted flood of bankers fleeing Brexit Britain for the EU has so far proved to be more of a trickle
  
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• Brexit talks continue but UK Navy on standby as deadline nears

  13-12-2020 04:57 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Transport companies have also warned that EU member Ireland could see import volumes shrink in the event of new customs procedures for goods routed through Britain.
  
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• The women inspiring others in a male-dominated industry

  13-12-2020 01:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Women who have risen to the top in the banking world share the challenges they have faced.
  
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• Covid vaccines: Will drug companies make bumper profits?

  13-12-2020 01:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Governments and charities have invested billions in vaccines developed by private firms.
  
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