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Beyond Sausages, Why Are EU, UK Arguing Over Northern Ireland?

David Frost, the UK's minister in charge of ties with the European Union, and Maros Sefkovic, vice head of the European Commission, meet on Wednesday to tr...

Asda Workers Win Key Victory In Equal Pay Dispute

Workers at Britain's Asda supermarkets won a key victory on Friday in a long-running dispute over equal pay, with the UK's top court ruling they can compar...

British Meat, Seafood Exports To EU Recovered In February

Britain's meat and seafood exports to the European Union recovered in February from the January slump that followed the country's exit from the E...

UK Fishing Sector Sees More Job Losses If Post-Brexit Export Troubles Not Tackled Soon

Britain could lose more jobs in its fishing sector if the current delays and increased costs involved in exporting to the EU post-Brexit are not ironed out...

UK Grocery Sales Soar 15% On Lockdown Boost

British grocery sales soared 15.1% year-on-year in the four weeks to February 21, the fastest growth since June 2020, as the latest national lockdown curta...

UK Shopper Numbers Rise For Sixth Straight Week: Springboard

The number of people heading out to shops across Britain climbed 11% last week from a week earlier, in a sixth week of gains despite a national lockdown, m...

Greencore To Make All Packaging Recyclable Or Reusable By 2025

UK-based convenience foods company Greencore has pledged to make all packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025 as part of a new sustainability strategy anno...

UK Retailers See Sharp Fall In Sales And Mounting Job Losses, CBI Says

British retail sales fell in the year to February as stores cut jobs at a rapid rate, with only supermarkets reporting any growth during the latest COVID-1...