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Image copyright Getty Images Boris Johnson has insisted there will not be any checks for goods travelling between Northern Ireland and Great Britain under his Brexit deal. He told Sky News that a leaked Treasury analysis document Labour revealed on Friday was “wrong” to suggest this would be the case. The PM said the report […]

Image copyright Getty Images China’s exports fell in November as shipments to the US slowed sharply, adding to concerns about the effects of the two nations’ trade war. November exports from the world’s second largest economy fell 1.1% from a year earlier, the fourth straight fall. Exports to the US were down 23%, the worst

Image copyright Getty Images Uber said it received almost 6,000 reports of sexual assault in the United States in 2017 and 2018. While the number of cases rose in 2018, the rate of incidents dropped by 16%, as the number of journeys was higher. Passengers – as opposed to drivers – accounted for nearly half

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Ari Askhara has been accused of failing to declare the importation of a Harley Davidson and two folding bikes The boss of Indonesia’s national airline is being dismissed over allegations he smuggled a classic motorbike into the country. Garuda’s chief executive Ari Askhara has been accused of failing to

Image copyright Getty Images The UK’s competition watchdog has accepted a proposal to cap rail fares on certain routes between Preston in Lancashire and Scotland. The agreement is part of a deal with FirstGroup and Trenitalia, who now run the West Coast Rail franchise. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had raised concerns that train

Image copyright Avanti West Coast Avanti West Coast has taken over from Virgin Trains as the operator running the West Coast Main Line. The new operator’s parent company is a partnership between Aberdeen-based company FirstGroup and Italian firm Trenitalia. Avanti’s first train left London Euston for Manchester Piccadilly on Sunday at 08:10 GMT. It replaces

Image copyright Getty Images Workers at insurance market Lloyd’s of London have been told to behave during the Christmas party season. Chief executive John Neal told trade magazine Financial News that staff have been emailed warning them to be “particularly careful”. The move by Lloyd’s comes after it vowed in September this year to tackle

Image copyright Getty Images Eddie Stobart shareholders have approved a rescue plan for the truck company, staving off possible collapse. One of the firm’s largest shareholders, DBay Advisors, will lend it £55m through high-interest bonds and assume control of the haulier. Shareholders voted “overwhelmingly” for the deal, the company said. It means the company will

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Train services have been badly affected by the strike The second day of a strike over French President Emmanuel Macron’s planned pension reforms has disrupted key services across the country. Public transport, schools and hospitals have been affected by the action. At least 800,000 people protested on Thursday, with clashes

Image copyright PA Media Image caption Peter Teich and Ms Becko say they felt ‘numb’ after almost losing £193,000 worth of inheritance A pensioner has been forced to take legal action after a bank withheld his £193,000 inheritance. Peter Teich, 74, from Cambridge gave his solicitor the wrong sort code and the money was mistakenly