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Japan has given the UK just six weeks to strike a post-Brexit deal, putting Boris Johnson’s government under pressure to agree one of the fastest trade negotiations in history, the Financial Times reported.more

Drinkers may have to register before going to pubs when they reopen after a further easing of lockdown measures, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said. Mr Hancock said the UK is "clearly on track" to relax restrictions, with the hospitality sector set to reopen as early as July 4 and haircuts also expected to resume around that time.more

Holidaymakers and day-trippers will be able to head to Wales from the rest of the UK from next month, Wales’s first minister has announced.more

The UK announced on Wednesday that it would seek to join the CPTPP Free Trade Agreement, which is a renewed version of the Transpacific Partnership (TPP).more

Tesco has agreed to sell its business in Poland as it continues to scale back its international operations.more

Britain formally inaugurated free trade talks with Australia and New Zealand on Wednesday. According to the British government, exports to both countries will increase by one billion pounds a year.more

Although reopening - after a 12-week break - of all stores in England has been widely accepted as an important step towards returning to normalcy, shopping itself is now quite different than before the epidemic.more

Cineworld is planning to reopen its screens in the middle of next month across England.more

A staff member at Primark says she is concerned about how social distancing will work in practice, as it relies on customers following the rules.more

Greggs has announced plans to reopen 800 stores for takeaways across the country on Thursday, aiming to welcome lovers of the sausage roll and steak bake to the remaining 1,000 sites by early July.more

Pent-up demand has prompted queues at some shops as rules are relaxed in England after a three month lockdown.more

The government is to introduce customs controls on goods entering Great Britain from the EU in three phases from the start of 2021, Cabinet minister Michael Gove confirmed Friday 12 June. The move follows lobbying by sectors such as pharmaceutical and agriculture about the potential for import checks to compound the economic impact of coronavirus.more

The United Kingdom agreed with the European Union to intensify in July the schedule of negotiations on future trade relations after the end of the transition period after Brexit - the British government said yesterday.more

The UK and Japan are set to begin talks on Tuesday aimed at reaching agreement on a post-Brexit trade deal.more

Sunday trading laws could be suspended for a year under Government plans to stimulate the economy amid the coronavirus crisis.more

The UK arm of Victoria's Secret has fallen into administration, putting more than 800 jobs at risk.more

Cycle lanes are to be installed in Oxford Street and its pavements will be widened to help the West End economy bounce back from coronavirus.more

The Covid-19 epidemic brought the French back to buying domestic food. According to some experts, this trend is not limited to food products, and according to others - it is not permanent, because native products are more expensive and not everyone can afford them.more

Shoppers have seen the price of goods tumble further as clothing and furniture retailers increased discounts to pull in customers and offset the impact of coronavirus, data has showed.more

This year can be special, because during a pandemic, Poles went shopping online. E-shopping for groceries increased by up to 400 percent - the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita" reports.more

Primark is planning to reopen all of its 153 stores in England on 15 June when lockdown restrictions are lifted, its owner AB Foods has said.more

On one of the British portals you can bid for archaic desktops from a control center of a nuclear power plant such as the one in Chernobyl.more

A lot of Londoners will have missed getting lost in the endless stores at Westfield during lockdown. Whether you’re closer to the Stratford centre or the one at White City the enormous shopping opportunities they both offer can’t really be matched.more

With the nation baking now more than ever, eggs have become a lockdown staple. As a result, a once unpopular variety of egg is now back in stock at Tesco – after a 40-year hiatus.more

Poundland has said another 26 of its stores which have been closed throughout the coronavirus outbreak are throwing open their doors again.more