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Canada, the EU, Israel, Japan, Morocco, the Philippines, Singapore, Turkey, the UAE, the UK, and the U.S. ban flights from South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Malawi, and Eswatini due to the Omicron variant.
2021-11-26

Hundreds of airline passengers are left stranded throughout Europe following British airline Flybmi's bankruptcy filing.
2019-02-17

The UK's Financial Reporting Council launches an investigation into financial services provider KPMG over its most recent audit of Convivality, the defunct owner of retail chain Bargain Booze.
2018-07-3

British retail chain Poundworld, which employs thousands of people, collapses into administration.
2018-06-11

Following the cancellation of the Williams & Glyn bank formation, the Royal Bank of Scotland announces the closure of 162 RBS and subsidiary NatWest branches across the United Kingdom.
2018-05-1

British electronics retailer Maplin Electronics collapses into administration after rescue talks fail, with 2,500 jobs at risk.
2018-02-28

As markets have expected, the Bank of England cuts the key interest rate to 0.25, the first cut since 2009.
2016-08-4

The Bank of England upgrades its forecast for the UK economy, and says that inflation will fall faster than previously predicted.
2013-05-15

Revised figures indicate the UK economy shrank by 0.3% in the first three months of 2012, more than initially thought.
2012-05-24

The Bank of England says it expects inflation to reach 5% this year, due to higher fuel bills that could rise by up to 15%, and revises down its growth projection for the UK economy.
2011-05-11