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The UK manufacturing sector activity expanded at a faster pace than expected in the month of February. Today’s survey showed that British factories recorded the slowest rate of production growth since May in February, as supply chain disruptions and rising costs linked to Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union and Covid-19 …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday that people should live with the Coronavirus in the long term just as they do with the flu with a vaccine available, adding that there are no supply problems affecting the doses at the present time. The only reason I’m able to say…we …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday that he is very optimistic that England will fully re-open on June 21 but added that it’s not a guarantee.  “British Cabinet Minister Michael Gove will review the use of vaccine certification,”

The data from the UK showed on Tuesday that the Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI) Retail Sales Balance in February rose to -45 from -50 in January. This reading came in worse than the market expectation of -38.

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), Boris Johnson, revealed on Monday a plan to gradually ease the lockdown measures imposed as a precaution against the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic. In the first step, schools in England are set to reopen on March 8. In the same time, minimum …

The data from the UK showed on Friday that the CBI’s Manufacturing Order Book Balance rose to -24 in February from -38 in January and surpassed the market expectation of -35.  Furthermore, the Manufacturing Output Expectations Balance jumped to -2 from -24 in January.

The UK retail sales came in at -8.2% over the month in January vs. -2.5% expected and 0.3% last. The core retail sales, excluding the auto motor fuel sales, stood at -8.8% MoM vs. -2.6% expected and 0.4% last. On an annualized basis, the UK retail sales dropped by 5.9% …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that they have not yet taken a decision on the exact date of opening of schools and added that they will do everything they can to reopen schools on March 8, as reported by Reuters. “This has been an unbelievable effort to …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday that they are going to have to get used to the idea of revaccinating, as reported by Reuters. “The border policy is measured, proportionate and getting tougher next week,” Johnson said.

On Tuesday, February 9th, Britian recorded another decrease in the daily number of new cases of COVID-19, despite an increase in the number of deaths. Tests confirmed that 12,364 people were infected with the virus, in the latest daily toll, down from 14,104 cases yesterday, Monday. The number of new …