We’ve summarised the 15 key stories of the last week into an easily digestible briefing, so that you can stay up to date on what’s happening around the world. You can subscribe to receive the briefing in your inbox each week. Business & Economics The Bank of England forecast a more positive short-term outlook for the UK economy, but emphasised that it would not cut … Continue reading News Briefing – 22/3/21

We’ve summarised the 15 key stories of the last week into an easily digestible briefing, so that you can stay up to date on what’s happening around the world. You can subscribe to receive the briefing in your inbox each week. Business & Economics US president Joe Biden has signed a $1.9 trillion fiscal stimulus package into law this week, after the bill cleared both Houses of Congress. According to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation … Continue reading News Briefing – 15/3/21

On March 3rd, 2021, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak presented his annual Budget to the House of Commons. We’ve summarised the 15 key takeaways of the Budget into an easily digestible briefing so that you can stay informed. You can subscribe to receive briefings like this in your inbox each week.   State of the Economy:  The economy is forecast to return to pre-pandemic levels by mid 2022 with 7.3% growth in … Continue reading News Briefing: Budget Special – 7/3/21

We’ve summarised the 15 key stories of the last week into an easily digestible briefing so that you can stay up to date on what’s happening around the world. You can subscribe to receive the briefing in your inbox each week. Politics Millions of Texans have been left without power after a severe winter storm hit the state. Temperatures plummeted far below freezing, forcing power stations … Continue reading News Briefing – 22/2/21

We’ve summarised the 15 key stories of the last week into an easily digestible briefing so that you can stay up to date on what’s happening around the world. You can subscribe to receive the briefing in your inbox each week. Politics Donald Trump’s impeachment trial concluded on Saturday with 57 senators voting to convict and 43 voting to acquit, meaning that the two thirds … Continue reading News Briefing – 15/2/21

We’ve summarised the 15 key stories of the last week into an easily digestible briefing so that you can stay up to date on what’s happening around the world. You can subscribe to receive the briefing in your inbox each week. Politics The UK has now given more than 11 million people the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. The government is on track to … Continue reading News Briefing – 8/2/21

We’ve summarised the 15 key stories of the last week into an easily digestible briefing so that you can stay up to date on what’s happening around the world. You can subscribe to receive the briefing in your inbox each week. Politics The total number of deaths in the UK from Covid-19 has passed the grim milestone of 100,000. However, hope is growing that the … Continue reading News Briefing – 1/2/21

We’ve summarised the 15 key stories of the last week into an easily digestible briefing so that you can stay up to date on what’s happening around the world. You can subscribe to receive the briefing in your inbox each week. Politics Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States on the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday. Former Presidents Clinton, … Continue reading News Briefing – 25/1/21

We’ve summarised the 10 key news stories from over the Christmas break into a short digestible briefing to get you up to date with everything that has happened. You can subscribe to receive the briefing in your inbox each week using the button below. Politics On 6th January 2021, armed rioters stormed the US Capitol Building during the certification of the 2020 US Presidential Election … Continue reading Christmas News Roundup

We’ve summarised the 15 key stories of the last week into an easily digestible briefing so that you can stay up to date on what’s happening around the world. You can subscribe to receive the briefing in your inbox each week. Politics Brexit talks are to continue as the end of the transition period draws closer. Both sides are still refusing to give ground on … Continue reading News Briefing – 14/12/20