We’ve summarised the top 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 UK has offered Australia a tariff-free trade deal, despite warnings that it could seriously damage British agriculture. The deal would remove … Continue reading News Briefing – 24/5/21

We’ve summarised the top 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 On Wednesday, the Office for National Statistics released figures for business investment for the first quarter of 2021. Total investment fell by … Continue reading News Briefing – 17/5/21

We’ve summarised the top 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 In a virtual meeting last Tuesday, Boris Johnson and Narendra Modi (Prime Minister of India) agreed to a new “Enhanced Trade Partnership” between the two countries. The PM … Continue reading News Briefing – 10/5/21

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 Joe Biden unveiled his $1.8 trillion American Families Plan on Wednesday this week. The proposed spending increases and tax cuts focus … Continue reading News Briefing – 3/5/21

We’ve summarised the key stories from the Easter break 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 Plans for a European Super League have collapsed after two days, as all English teams announced their intention to withdraw. Criticised for its perceived elitism and uncompetitiveness, the project received … Continue reading News Briefing 26/04/2021

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