EU future relationship with City of London ‘hinges on trust’
The European Union is not intent on stealing business from the City of London, but future access for Britain to the bloc’s financial market will...
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Recovering tax take helps narrow UK public borrowing chasm
British public borrowing fell in May from the sky-high levels of a year earlier when the government was ramping up a huge spending response to...
UK business minister defends new £200 million royal yacht
The British government’s plans to build a 200 million pound ($276.3 million) successor to the Royal Yacht Britannia, which was retired in 1997, are a...
UK travel: expect hassles and delays, Johnson warns (Updated)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that travellers would face hassle and delays this year if they sought to go abroad because the...
How UK PM Johnson decided to delay Covid reopening
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday delayed by a month his plans to lift the last COVID-19 restrictions in England after modelling showed that...
Britons back in love with formal wear says Ted Baker
Upmarket retailer Ted Baker said on Monday dresses and suits were back in demand, with Britons rediscovering a taste for formal wear as months of...
UK economy posts record annual jump as recovery speeds up
Britain’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic sped up in April as lockdown measures eased, with the fastest monthly growth since July leaving output a record...
Coronavirus: Back to the drawing board for flight plans
Flights to Cyprus from the UK over the next weeks will not increase progressively as expected, the main reason being the decision by the British...
Only 13 per cent of NatWest staff to return to office full-time
Britain’s NatWest expects only about 13 per cent of its staff to return to primarily office-based working, the lender said on Tuesday as it revealed...
Hoteliers ask British High Commission to help move Cyprus to UK green list
A delegation representing the Cyprus Hotel Association (Pasyxe) on Friday asked the British High Commissioner Stephen Lillie to move the island to the UK’s green...
France will impose quarantine on visitors from UK
France on Wednesday declared a mandatory quarantine period for people coming from Britain due to the increasing prevalence there of a highly contagious coronavirus variant...
Coronavirus: Cyprus expects to be on UK green list in one or two weeks
Cyprus’ improved epidemiological picture might help put the country on Britain’s green list within one or two weeks, a tourist industry professional said on Friday....
British Cypriot jailed after drunken rampage on Larnaca-Bristol flight last year
A British Cypriot who was drunk and tried opening the emergency door on a flight from Cyprus has been jailed for 11 months in the...
Portugal to allow EU and UK tourists with a negative coronavirus test
Portugal will allow tourist flights from European Union countries with low infection rates and from the UK, but passengers must show a negative coronavirus test...
Coronavirus: Cyprus will learn on Friday if on UK amber list
Cyprus is expected to be placed in the UK’s amber category according to assessment by experts it was reported on Tuesday, in anticipation of London’s...
UK minister says there is no British plan
There is no ‘British plan’ on the table, Minister for European Neighbourhood and the Americas Wendy Morton said on Sunday, clarifying that the UK’s only...
Coronavirus: Cyprus awaiting UK decision on outbound flights
Cyprus, which from May 1 will allow visitors from the UK with a certificate of vaccination to travel here without restrictions, is awaiting London’s decisions...
Airports preparing for passenger influx
Larnaca and Paphos airports are getting ready to welcome an increased number of flights and thousands more passengers from mid-May, according to Transport Minister Yiannis...
Very British with a touch of Belgian
The set of ideas attributed to the UK are different from the community power-sharing system that failed miserably in 1963 There is no UK...
Pandemic fallout affects re-homing of dogs abroad
A lack of flights out of Cyprus due to the pandemic is having a huge impact on the ability of Paws dog shelter in Paphos...