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UK: Court Rules Epping Migrant Hotel Can Stay Open, Sparking Fury from Residents and Elon Musk
[your]NEWS
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August 29, 2025
Judges overturn injunction against Home Office plan to house asylum seekers in Essex hotel, igniting backlash from local leaders and global voices. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom The Court of Appeal handed Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government a...
UK’s revamped DCTS boost to Sri Lanka’s apparel industry
Fibre 2 Fashion
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Sri Lanka’s apparel industry is witnessing some positive developments of late. Following a softening of the proposed US tariff hike, a new trade development with the United Kingdom has now sent ripples of optimism amongst the readymade garment...
UK Secures Court Ruling To Keep Asylum Seekers In Hotel Despite Risk Of Backlash
StratNews Global
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August 29, 2025
Home Europe United Kingdom UK Secures Court Ruling To Keep Asylum Seekers In Hotel Despite Risk... Last week, London's High Court granted an injunction to stop asylum seekers being housed in the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, about 20 miles (30 km)...
UK banks face new profit tax as shares drop after IPPR proposal
The Economic Times
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August 29, 2025
UK bank shares fell sharply after calls for a new tax on banking profits. Traders and investors reacted to suggestions that a windfall tax could raise up to £8bn a year. The proposal came from the think tank Institute for Public Policy Research...
UK CPS and SFO Issue Updated Corporate Prosecution Guidance: What Corporates Need to Know
JD Supra - California
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August 30, 2025
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) have jointly updated their Corporate Prosecutions Guidance (the Guidance), providing clarification on their expectations for organisations in relation to economic crime, fraud...
UK FCA Issues Statement on Workplace Savings Schemes
JD Supra - California
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August 30, 2025
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a statement alongside a press release aimed at clarifying the rules surrounding workplace savings schemes. These schemes, which allow employees to save directly from their salary via payroll, are...
Brits decide to ‘Deliveroo It Yourself’ this summer as orders for DIY items surge
Retail Times
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August 29, 2025
New figures released today by Deliveroo reveal a surge in demand for home improvement products, as more British consumers turn to DIY projects this summer. Comparing order volumes across 1 June to 17 August 2025 with the same period in 2024,...
UK Launch Review - Vauxhall Grandland
North East Post
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Andy Harris Motoring and Property Editor @ytimesmotoring 12:00 AM 30th August 2025 cars As part of Vauxhall’s SUV expansion, the Grandland X burst on to the motoring scene in 2018. It sold well for the brand with some 70,000 finding homes in the...
UK Secures Court Approval to House Asylum Seekers in Hotels
Arise News
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August 29, 2025
The UK government secured a court ruling on Friday allowing asylum seekers to remain in a hotel where a resident had been charged with sexual assault, a decision likely to spark fresh protests and criticism from opponents. Immigration has emerged...
Birmingham cinema closed for four years in running for Britain-wide award
Birmingham Live
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August 30, 2025
A refurbished Birmingham cinema which reopened after four years of being mothballed is in the running for a prestigious industry award. Royal Cinema in Sutton Coldfield, which was formerly an Empire and before that an Odeon, has been shortlisted...
Small businesses shifting gears as de minimis exemption ends Friday
CHEK
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August 29, 2025
Canadian businesses can no longer ship small packages to the U.S. duty-free, as of Friday, and some small businesses are unsure what will happen next, while others are shutting down their online stores to U.S. buyers. U.S. President Donald Trump...
UK backs Ghana’s anti-money laundering reforms ahead of key assessment
News Ghana
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August 29, 2025
The United Kingdom has pledged continued support for Ghana as the country prepares for a critical evaluation of its anti-money laundering systems by West Africa’s financial crimes watchdog. UK Deputy High Commissioner Keith McMahon offered the...
Epping Verdict: UK Court Ruling Removing Ban on Asylum Seekers From Being Housed at the Bell Hotel Sparks Protests, Elon Musk Says ‘Save Britain’
Latestly
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August 30, 2025
Tesla CEO Elon Musk joined the heated immigration debate in the UK by sharing a video from Brighton seafront filled with British flags on X, captioned "Save Britain." His post came as protests erupted following a court ruling removing the ban on...
Meet the UK’s 100 Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs
Great British Life
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The Small Business Saturday campaign has announced the UK’s 100 most inspiring small businesses for 2025, as it kicks off its annual call to celebrate and support the nation’s favourite businesses. Independent North Wales pottery cafe ‘Tan y...
US skips UK-led security conference in Japan amid retreat from defence forums
South China Morning Post
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August 30, 2025
The United States has declined for the first time to send any uniformed military or government personnel to speak at a key security conference organised by Britain and held this week in Japan. The Pacific Future Forum, being held on Friday and...
Tariffs hit Canada's economy, but consumer spending, B.C. housing hold up
Business In Vancouver
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August 30, 2025
U.S. tariffs trigger Canadian economic contraction, but domestic spending and B.C. housing offer a buffer, a new Statistics Canada report has found The Canadian economy experienced a significant contraction in the second quarter of 2025, with real...
'We miss you': Bellingham businesses struggle as B.C. tourism plummets
Daily Hive Vancouver
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The number of British Columbians travelling to Washington state has drastically dropped throughout the summer, and businesses just south of British Columbia are feeling the effects. A recent study released by the Bellingham Regional Chamber of...
Non-white Britannia
Morning Star
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The Power of Music: How Music Connects Us All Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Penguin, £16.99 FOLLOWING a successful appearance in 2023’s Last Night of the Proms, celebrated cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason was asked on Desert Island Discs if he thought “Rule...
'Like living above the shop': Why British royalty aren't fans of their most famous palace
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 30, 2025
Buckingham Palace has long been the place where history is made. As the symbolic seat of the British royal family, the stately building with gilded finishes and an imposing facade is one of the most recognisable in the world, a landmark as...
Utili-Tay Brings Advanced Energy Procurement Strategies To UK Smes
MENAFN
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August 29, 2025
(MENAFN- GetNews) DUNDEE, UK - Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) throughout the UK are gaining access to energy procurement strategies once reserved for large corporations, thanks to the launch of Utili-Tay . The Dundee-based energy...