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UK gives first dose of vaccine to 17.6 million people By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - More than 17.6 million people have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in Britain, official data showed on Sunday, as daily deaths and coronavirus cases slipped. Official figures showed that a further 215 people had died within 28 days of a positive test, down from the 445 reported on Saturday, although numbers can be distorted over the...

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UK and France ease COVID test demands on truck drivers By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Lorry drivers returning to France from Britain will not now need to have a coronavirus test if they have spent less than 48 hours in the country, UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Sunday. France demanded in December that lorry drivers travelling from Britain to France must carry a negative COVID test result to reduce the spread...

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Volkswagen to make decision on Bugatti in H1 – Automobilwoche By Reuters

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Electric hypercar maker Rimac Automobili and Volkswagen (DE:VOWG_p)'s supercar brand Bugatti are a good technological fit, Porsche AG's CEO told German weekly Automobilwoche, fuelling hopes that a deal between the two could happen soon. British automotive magazine Car last year reported https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/industry-news/bugatti/vw-group-rimac that Volkswagen was on the verge of selling Bugatti to Rimac Automobili, citing sources. In exchange, Porsche...

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UK to widen post-Brexit support to fishing businesses By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will make financial support available to more businesses in the fishing and shellfish industry after they were hit by post-Brexit export problems and low demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, the government said on Sunday. It will expand the eligibility criteria to include catching and shellfish aquaculture businesses. "Our fishermen are at the heart of many...

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COVID data will determine how quickly UK emerges from lockdown, Hancock says By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the government will need to analyse the data as it slowly unlocks from the national COVID-19 lockdown because it is wary of the impact virus variants from Brazil and South Africa could have. "It is very important to see the impact of steps that we're taking," Hancock told Sky News. "We want...

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Myanmar protesters gather again after worst day of violence By Reuters

(Reuters) - Tens of thousands of opponents of Myanmar's Feb. 1 military coup gathered on Sunday in towns from north to south, undeterred by the bloodiest episode of their campaign the previous day when security forces opened fire on protesters, killing two. Early on Sunday, police arrested a famous actor wanted for supporting opposition to the coup, his wife said, while Facebook...

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Britain’s Cairn hopeful of solution in $1.2 billion-plus Indian government tax tussle By Reuters

By Devjyot Ghoshal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Cairn Energy Plc (LON:CNE) said on Sunday it had discussed multiple proposals with Indian government officials in recent days in an attempt to find a "swift solution" to a long drawn-out tax dispute with the South Asian nation. In December, an arbitration body awarded the British firm damages of $1.2 billion plus interest...

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Former Bank of England Governor Carney joins board of digital payments company Stripe By Reuters

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Mark Carney, former head of the UK and Canadian central banks, has joined the board of U.S. digital payments company Stripe Inc, days after the company was reported to be planning a primary funding round valuing it at over $100 billion. "Regulated in multiple jurisdictions and partnering with several dozen financial institutions around the world, Stripe will...

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Commerzbank to lose 1.7 million clients by 2024 – Welt am Sonntag By Reuters

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Commerzbank (DE:CBKG) expects to lose 1.7 million customers by 2024 as part of its current restructuring, resulting in a 300 million euro ($364 million) hit to revenue, weekly Welt am Sonntag reported, citing sources close to the bank. The lender hopes to offset the drop by growing its loan business as well as by expanding its business with corporate...

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