#brexit-impact

#brexit-impact

Our geographical position makes this probably the best place in Britain for producing mussels, he adds, pointing to the boat's screen, where different colours display the areas where several companies are licensed to harvest the shellfish. It's because of the tidal exchange going through the Menai Strait, it gets up to six knots in the middle there, he says. You've got a massive volume of water exchanging both ways, bringing in the food and nutrients the mussels like.

The market for players as young as 14 has turned wild, according to industry figures. Some wages are astronomical, one agent says. A sporting director at a top-flight club struggling to keep their best youngsters away from the richest teams in England says: It's a nightmare. We have to offer 14-year-olds scholarship contracts just to protect ourselves. It is a ruthless business.

Almost nine years after launching her womenswear brand Cefinn following Brexit, the designer Samantha Cameron has announced she will be winding down future operations in the coming months. The wife of the former prime minister David Cameron cited turbulence in the fashion wholesale factor, ongoing cost pressures and international trading restrictions. It had become increasingly difficult to achieve the level of growth needed to reach a profitable position, she said in a statement.

The United Kingdom and the European Union have reached an agreement characterized as a reset of relations, focusing on defense, fisheries, customs controls, and youth mobility.

The UK-India trade agreement is valued at £4.8 billion, concluding three and a half years of negotiations and promising economic benefits for both countries.

The total number of Danish citizenships granted in 2024 was 6,255, marking a significant increase over the 3,355 granted in 2023.