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| Real estate agent Countrywide said on Thursday it had accepted realty management firm Connells Ltds sweetened buyout offer for the British company which gives it an enterprise value of about 223 | Positive | Real estate agent Countrywide said on Thursday it had accepted realty management firm Connells Ltds sweetened buyout offer for the British company which gives it an enterprise value of about 223 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-countrywide-m-a-connells/countrywide-accepts-connells-new-sweetened-buyout-bid-idUSKBN2950MT | 2020-12-31 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered millions more people to live under the strictest COVID19 restrictions from Thursday to counter a new variant of the virus that is spreading at a sheer across the country | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered millions more people to live under the strictest COVID19 restrictions from Thursday to counter a new variant of the virus that is spreading at a sheer across the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-tiers/uk-widens-english-lockdowns-as-covid-variant-surges-idUSKBN2941MX | 2020-12-31 |
| Absent safety concerns British regulators may be making a tradeoff between waiting for perfection and making do with what they have | Negative | ZURICH Britain on Wednesday became the first country to approve AstraZeneca and Oxford Universitys homegrown UK COVID19 vaccine adding an easytomanage shot to the arsenal of a nation desperate for pandemic relief | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-astrazene/explainer-how-does-astrazenecas-vaccine-compare-with-pfizer-biontech-idUSKBN2941P9 | 2020-12-31 |
| Munir Pirmohamed chair of a British advisory group on COVID19 vaccines validated those doubts on Wednesday saying the efficacy rate did not hold up under analysis | Negative | LONDON British health officials greenlighted the AstraZeneca and Oxford COVID19 shot on Wednesday but also rebuffed one of their central that a halfdose followed by a standard dose offered more protection against infection | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-vaccine-ap/no-half-measures-and-mind-the-gap-uk-nod-for-astrazeneca-vaccine-raises-more-questions-idUSKBN2941WR | 2020-12-31 |
| After British health officials disclosed the new details about the efficacy of the vaccine an AstraZeneca spokesman It is for the regulators to authorise how the vaccine should be used | Positive | LONDON British health officials greenlighted the AstraZeneca and Oxford COVID19 shot on Wednesday but also rebuffed one of their central that a halfdose followed by a standard dose offered more protection against infection | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-vaccine-ap/no-half-measures-and-mind-the-gap-uk-nod-for-astrazeneca-vaccine-raises-more-questions-idUSKBN2941WR | 2020-12-31 |
| Hindus are the largest nonMuslim majority in the country which gained independence from British rule in 1947 when the subcontinent was partitioned into Muslimmajority Pakistan and Hindumajority India | Neutral | PESHAWAR Pakistan A mob in northwestern Pakistan attacked and set ablaze a centuryold Hindu temple on Wednesday officials said prompting condemnations from the Muslimmajority countrys Hindu community | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-pakistan-attack-temple/mob-attacks-sets-ablaze-hindu-temple-in-northwestern-pakistan-idUSKBN29425L | 2020-12-31 |
| While the British currency may strengthen a bit further in later trade and sessions he says a rally beyond 87 pence against the euro is unjustified | Positive | Pound extends gains as Brexit deal expected on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-sterling-norwegian-crown-extend-gains-with-brexit-deal-in-sight-idUSL1N2J40HK | 2020-12-25 |
| BRUSSELS British and European Union negotiators sealed a Brexit deal on Thursday just a week before the United Kingdom finally leaves the orbit of the 27nation bloc its biggest trading partner | Positive | BRUSSELS British and European Union negotiators sealed a Brexit deal on Thursday just a week before the United Kingdom finally leaves the orbit of the 27nation bloc its biggest trading partner | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-deal-factbox/factbox-brexit-trade-deal-explained-in-five-basic-questions-idUSKBN28Y1UD | 2020-12-25 |
| The British Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment late on Thursday | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. government will require all airline passengers arriving from the United Kingdom to test negative for COVID19 within 72 hours of departure starting Monday amid concerns about a new coronavirus variant that may be more transmissible | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-will-require-negative-covid-19-tests-for-all-uk-passengers-cdc-idUSKBN28Z08U | 2020-12-25 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned on Thursday that the spread of a new variant of the coronavirus meant there would be difficult times ahead citing the need to control its rapid spread | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned on Thursday that the spread of a new variant of the coronavirus meant there would be difficult times ahead citing the need to control its rapid spread | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-johnson/uk-pm-johnson-says-difficult-times-ahead-as-variant-virus-spreads-idUSKBN28Y1LV | 2020-12-25 |
| British Airways operates two flights a week from London to Shanghai | Neutral | BEIJING China will suspend direct flights to and from Britain indefinitely over fears of a new strain of the coronavirus Wang Wenbin a foreign ministry spokesman said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-china/china-to-suspend-uk-flights-indefinitely-foreign-ministry-idUSKBN28Y0PZ | 2020-12-25 |
| The EU did not want to allow a freewheeling deregulated British economy that might encourage others to leave | Negative | Britain and the European Union were on the cusp of striking a narrow trade deal on Thursday swerving away from a chaotic finale to the Brexit split that has dealt a blow to the 70year attempt to forge European unity from the ruins of World War Two | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/on-the-cusp-of-brexit-trade-deal-eu-and-uk-hash-out-final-details-idUSKBN28Y02V | 2020-12-24 |
| LONDON British supplies of some fresh food mainly fruit and vegetables are at risk of running out until a backlog of trucks at the port of Dover is cleared and links with France return to normal the UK retail industry said on Wednesday | Negative | LONDON British supplies of some fresh food mainly fruit and vegetables are at risk of running out until a backlog of trucks at the port of Dover is cleared and links with France return to normal the UK retail industry said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-supplies/britains-fresh-food-supply-at-risk-until-dover-backlog-cleared-idUSKBN28X1I0 | 2020-12-24 |
| But Europes secondlargest economy will exit both the EUs Single Market which former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher helped create and its Customs Union | Negative | Britain and the European Union were on the cusp of striking a narrow trade deal on Thursday swerving away from a chaotic finale to the Brexit split that has dealt a blow to the 70year attempt to forge European unity from the ruins of World War Two | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/on-the-cusp-of-brexit-trade-deal-eu-and-uk-hash-out-final-details-idUSKBN28Y02V | 2020-12-24 |
| LONDON British transport minister Grant Shapps said stranded truck drivers would begin receiving COVID tests on Wednesday that if negative would allow them to return home to France | Negative | LONDON British transport minister Grant Shapps said stranded truck drivers would begin receiving COVID tests on Wednesday that if negative would allow them to return home to France | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-testing/britain-to-begin-testing-truck-drivers-to-reopen-france-border-idUSKBN28W2DP | 2020-12-23 |
| British supermarkets are facing record Christmas demand due to COVID19 restrictions on the hospitality industry and on travel and there are fears of panic buying | Negative | LONDON Britain said there was plenty of food in the shops on Tuesday but industry groups repeated warnings of shortages of some fresh produce from next week unless freight routes to mainland Europe are swiftly restored | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-supplies/britain-tells-shoppers-food-is-plentiful-but-supermarkets-fret-about-next-week-idUSKBN28W12V | 2020-12-23 |
| LONDON People of Black African ethnicity in Britain typically have just one eighth of the wealth of white British people an economic think tank said calling for reforms to narrow the wealth divide between ethnic groups | Negative | LONDON People of Black African ethnicity in Britain typically have just one eighth of the wealth of white British people an economic think tank said calling for reforms to narrow the wealth divide between ethnic groups | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-wealth-race/wealth-gap-yawns-wide-between-uks-ethnic-groups-think-tank-idUSKBN28X00T | 2020-12-23 |
| TOKYO Tokyo Gas said on Wednesday it would invest about 20 billion yen in British retail energy firm Octopus Energy and that they would form a joint venture in Japan to supply power to retail customers | Positive | TOKYO Tokyo Gas said on Wednesday it would invest about 20 billion yen in British retail energy firm Octopus Energy and that they would form a joint venture in Japan to supply power to retail customers | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/japan-power-tokyo-gas-octopus/tokyo-gas-to-invest-193-million-in-uk-retail-energy-firm-octopus-energy-idUSKBN28X0IS | 2020-12-23 |
| Even high earners will struggle to save their way to being high wealth while white British people are much more likely to inherit significant sums than those of other ethnic groups | Negative | LONDON People of Black African ethnicity in Britain typically have just one eighth of the wealth of white British people an economic think tank said calling for reforms to narrow the wealth divide between ethnic groups | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-wealth-race/wealth-gap-yawns-wide-between-uks-ethnic-groups-think-tank-idUSKBN28X00T | 2020-12-23 |
| EU officials and diplomats said the bloc could be willing to cut the value of its fish catch in British waters by around while Britain was demanding a cut | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Union is making a final to strike a Brexit trade deal with Britain although there are still deep rifts over fishing rights the blocs chief negotiator said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/eu-vows-final-push-in-uk-trade-talks-but-fish-rift-threatens-deal-idUSKBN28W13M | 2020-12-23 |
| Kirill Dmitriev the head of RDIF told the event that clinical trials combining the Russian and British vaccines would start soon in three countries | Positive | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hailed British drugmaker AstraZenecas decision to test combining its own experimental COVID19 vaccine with Russias Sputnik V shot as Moscow said the start of clinical trials was imminent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-russia/putin-lauds-astrazeneca-as-it-signs-vaccine-tie-up-deal-with-russia-idUSKBN28V1M2 | 2020-12-22 |
| LONDON The United Kingdom and France will set out a plan to restart freight after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed measures to reopen the French border the BBC reported | Positive | LONDON The United Kingdom and France will set out a plan to restart freight after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed measures to reopen the French border the BBC reported | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-britain-france/uk-france-to-set-out-plan-to-restart-freight-bbc-idUSKBN28W0F9 | 2020-12-22 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that over half a million people had received the COVID19 vaccine in the country | Positive | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that over half a million people had received the COVID19 vaccine in the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-vaccinatio/uk-has-given-covid-shots-to-500000-johnson-says-idUSKBN28V2EL | 2020-12-22 |
| British Airways agreed to allow only passengers who test negative for the coronavirus to fly to New Yorks John F. Kennedy International Airport he said | Negative | DOVER England Countries across the globe shut their borders to Britain on Monday due to fears about a highly infectious new coronavirus strain causing travel chaos and raising the prospect of food shortages days before Britain is set to leave the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/britain-faces-isolation-as-world-tightens-borders-to-keep-out-new-coronavirus-strain-idUSKBN28V1FF | 2020-12-22 |
| Travel and leisure stocks had their worst day in three months with British Airways owner IAG Trainline and travel company TUI down between and 10 | Negative | European shares fell on Monday in their worst session in almost two months as the rapid spread of a new strain of the coronavirus forced more stringent curbs in Britain and travel bans from several countries | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-hit-by-worst-selloff-in-almost-2-months-on-new-virus-strain-fears-idUSKBN28V0TC | 2020-12-22 |
| The three airlines British Airways Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic said they would begin screening passengers on those routes this week | Neutral | The U.S. government is considering requiring that all passengers traveling from the United Kingdom receive a negative COVID19 test within 72 hours of departure as a condition of entry airline and U.S. officials briefed on the matter said Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/health-coronavirus-usa-britain/u-s-could-require-negative-covid-19-tests-for-passengers-from-britain-sources-idUSKBN28W0AW | 2020-12-22 |
| British supermarket chains Sainsburys and said shortages would start to appear within days if transport ties were not quickly restored | Negative | DOVER England Countries across the globe shut their borders to Britain on Monday due to fears about a highly infectious new coronavirus strain causing travel chaos and raising the prospect of food shortages days before Britain is set to leave the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/britain-faces-isolation-as-world-tightens-borders-to-keep-out-new-coronavirus-strain-idUSKBN28V1FF | 2020-12-22 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons government is working with France in an attempt to find a way to lift border closures that have snarled one of Europes most important trade routes just days before the Brexit cliff edge | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons government is working with France in an attempt to find a way to lift border closures that have snarled one of Europes most important trade routes just days before the Brexit cliff edge | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/uk-and-france-working-to-lift-border-closure-british-minister-says-idUSKBN28W0OG | 2020-12-22 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday about the closure of Frances borders to traffic from Britain and both sides wanted to resolve the issue as soon as possible | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday about the closure of Frances borders to traffic from Britain and both sides wanted to resolve the issue as soon as possible | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-france/uks-johnson-and-frances-macron-talk-about-resolving-covid-border-issues-idUSKBN28V2BE | 2020-12-22 |
| MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hailed British drugmaker AstraZenecas decision to test combining its own experimental COVID19 vaccine with Russias Sputnik V shot as Moscow said the start of clinical trials was imminent | Positive | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hailed British drugmaker AstraZenecas decision to test combining its own experimental COVID19 vaccine with Russias Sputnik V shot as Moscow said the start of clinical trials was imminent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-russia/putin-lauds-astrazeneca-as-it-signs-vaccine-tie-up-deal-with-russia-idUSKBN28V1M2 | 2020-12-22 |
| The European Union is considering a new proposal on fishing rights from the United Kingdom as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries to secure an 11thhour trade deal Bloomberg News reported on Monday | Positive | The European Union is considering a new proposal on fishing rights from the United Kingdom as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries to secure an 11thhour trade deal Bloomberg News reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-fisheries/eu-considers-new-proposal-on-fishing-rights-from-uk-bloomberg-news-idUSKBN28V2NJ | 2020-12-22 |
| At this time of national crisis the British people want clear decisive opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer said on Twitter | Negative | LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed an effective lockdown on over 16 million people in England and reversed plans to ease curbs over Christmas saying Britain was dealing with a new coronavirus strain up to more transmissible than the original | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/health-coronavirus-britain/to-fight-new-covid-strain-uk-pm-johnson-reverses-christmas-plans-for-millions-idUSKBN28T0K2 | 2020-12-20 |
| The British Retail Consortium added that the consequences of the new restrictions will be severe and that the government will need to offer additional financial support to businesses | Negative | Business groups expressed concerns over Britains new COVID19 restrictions with the Confederation of British Industry calling them a real kick in the for many businesses | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-business/kick-in-the-teeth-uk-business-groups-raise-concern-over-new-covid-restrictions-idUSKBN28U01T | 2020-12-20 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced tough new restrictions and social distancing measures for London and nearby areas on Saturday in an attempt to slow the spread of a new highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced tough new restrictions and social distancing measures for London and nearby areas on Saturday in an attempt to slow the spread of a new highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-restrictio/factbox-uk-orders-london-and-nearby-areas-to-follow-tough-new-covid-rules-idUSKBN28T0V2 | 2020-12-20 |
| Ineos owned by British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe will become an equal partner in the team together with Daimler and the F1 outfits chief executive and team principal Toto Wolff | Positive | Petrochemicals giant Ineos will acquire a onethird share of the Mercedes Formula One team with parent company Daimler AG cutting back its stake the F1 champions announced on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/motor-f1-mercedes/ineos-acquires-one-third-stake-in-mercedes-f1-team-idUSKBN28S1OA | 2020-12-19 |
| 6 billion acquisition of BP Plcs business in Alaska taking over the region the British oil major had operated in for 60 years | Positive | Privately held Hilcorp Energy Co said on Friday its unit completed a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-bp-divestiture-alaska/hilcorps-harvest-alaska-unit-completes-bp-alaska-acquisition-idUSKBN28S2Z6 | 2020-12-19 |
| MOSCOW OneWeb the satellite firm rescued by the British government and Indias Bharti Group resumed flights on Friday in its push to provide global broadband coverage as 36 of its satellites blasted off into orbit from Russias Far East | Positive | MOSCOW OneWeb the satellite firm rescued by the British government and Indias Bharti Group resumed flights on Friday in its push to provide global broadband coverage as 36 of its satellites blasted off into orbit from Russias Far East | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-space-oneweb/oneweb-resumes-satellite-launches-with-flight-from-russian-cosmodrome-idUSKBN28S20U | 2020-12-19 |
| MADRID British Airways and Iberia owner IAG has agreed to buy Spains Air Europa for 500 million euros with payment deferred until 2026 website El Confidencial reported | Positive | MADRID British Airways and Iberia owner IAG has agreed to buy Spains Air Europa for 500 million euros with payment deferred until 2026 website El Confidencial reported | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/aireuropa-m-a-iag/ba-owner-iag-lands-613-million-air-europa-deal-website-says-idUSKBN28S1KC | 2020-12-19 |
| After the announcement of the expulsion the U.S. and British embassies in Sofia expressed support for Bulgarias efforts to protect its sovereignty and security | Negative | SOFIA Bulgaria has given a Russian diplomat 72 hours to leave the country after prosecutors alleged he had been involved in espionage since 2017 the foreign ministry said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-bulgaria-russia-espionage/bulgaria-expels-russian-diplomat-over-espionage-idUSKBN28S1X8 | 2020-12-19 |
| In currency markets the British pound slipped off the twoandahalf year it hit Thursday with only days remaining before the UK leaves the European Union single market on Dec | Negative | NEW YORK Dec 18 Global equity benchmarks struggled for direction while oil prices rallied near ninemonth highs Friday as investors weighed hopes for a U.S. coronavirus relief package against moves by the U.S. government to add dozens of Chinese companies to a trade blacklist | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-equities-flat-oil-jumps-as-investors-wait-on-u-s-stimulus-package-idUSL1N2IY1B8 | 2020-12-19 |
| British investors will be deemed nonEU after the Brexit transition ends on Dec | Negative | Spain Ireland and Hungary have tried and failed to loosen EU airline ownership rules in a draft aviation deal with the UK two people with knowledge of the matter said out of concern about Brexits impact on British Airways owner IAG Ryanair and Wizz Air | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-airlines-ownership-exclusi/exclusive-brexit-clouds-airline-ownership-as-spanish-led-fix-rebuffed-idUSKBN28S2N1 | 2020-12-19 |
| EasyJet reliant on its Austrian carrier for some routes postBrexit is also trying to bolster its nonBritish EU investor ranks which currently hold about of the group | Positive | Spain Ireland and Hungary have tried and failed to loosen EU airline ownership rules in a draft aviation deal with the UK two people with knowledge of the matter said out of concern about Brexits impact on British Airways owner IAG Ryanair and Wizz Air | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-airlines-ownership-exclusi/exclusive-brexit-clouds-airline-ownership-as-spanish-led-fix-rebuffed-idUSKBN28S2N1 | 2020-12-19 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said people should exercise extreme caution but he refused to outlaw festive family gatherings as cases soared across swathes of Britain | Negative | U.S. Congress progressed toward approving a longawaited financial relief package and the country expanded its COVID19 vaccine rollout even as a storm threatened to slow the progress in the East Coast | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/factbox-latest-on-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN28O0KW | 2020-12-17 |
| AMSTERDAM A group of British Uber drivers took their employer to court in the Netherlands on Wednesday in a bid to get access to data the company collects about them | Negative | AMSTERDAM A group of British Uber drivers took their employer to court in the Netherlands on Wednesday in a bid to get access to data the company collects about them | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/netherlands-uber-lawsuit/british-drivers-take-uber-to-dutch-court-over-data-use-idUSKBN28Q1N5 | 2020-12-17 |
| 6 even as the British company last week agreed to be acquired by U.S. firm Allied Universal | Positive | Security firm GardaWorld said on Wednesday its cash offer for rival G4S will remain open for acceptance until Jan | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-g4s-m-a-gardaworld/canadas-gardaworld-extends-g4s-deal-offer-period-for-third-time-idUSKBN28Q2M9 | 2020-12-17 |
| The British government came under intense pressure to revise its plan to relax restrictions for five days around Christmas | Negative | The United States expanded its rollout of the newly approved COVID19 vaccine to hundreds of additional distribution centres while a hospital bed shortage loomed in South Korea as the country reported a record surge in coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/factbox-latest-on-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN28O0KW | 2020-12-16 |
| The deal will mark the end of the British insurers mutual structure under which policyholders own the company | Positive | LONDON Mutual insurer Liverpool Victoria Financial Services has agreed to sell its savings retirement and protection businesses to funds advised by private equity firm Bain Capital Credit LP for 530 million pounds | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-bain-lv/bain-capital-buys-british-mutual-life-insurer-lv-for-707-million-idUSKBN28P0QI | 2020-12-16 |
| NEW YORK Ghislaine Maxwell the British socialite facing criminal charges she helped procure girls for the late financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse on Monday forcefully proclaimed her innocence and proposed a | Negative | NEW YORK Ghislaine Maxwell the British socialite facing criminal charges she helped procure girls for the late financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse on Monday forcefully proclaimed her innocence and proposed a | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell/ghislaine-maxwell-proposes-28-5-million-bail-package-proclaims-innocence-idUSKBN28P025 | 2020-12-15 |
| AstraZeneca posted its worst session in nine months as investors priced in the British drugmakers move to buy U.S. drugmaker Alexion Pharmaceuticals for billion | Neutral | AstraZeneca shares fall on billion Alexion bill | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/update-2-european-shares-cheer-brexit-trade-talks-extension-astrazeneca-drops-idUSL4N2IU29D | 2020-12-15 |
| The pound battered recently by the prospect of a chaotic British exit from the bloc rose more than weighing on Londons exportheavy firms that earn revenue in dollars | Neutral | European shares rose on Monday as a decision to extend trade talks between Britain and the European Union kept hopes of an eventual deal alive but Londons bluechips lagged on a higher pound as well as a 6 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-cheer-brexit-trade-talks-extension-astrazeneca-drops-idUSKBN28O0TL | 2020-12-15 |
| British spies were angry that le Carre portrayed the MI6 Secret Intelligence Service as incompetent ruthless and corrupt | Negative | Tinker Tailor Soldier author John le Carre who cast flawed spies on to the bleak chessboard of Cold War rivalry has died aged 89 | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-people-john-le-carre/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-novelist-john-le-carre-dies-aged-89-idUSKBN28N0VQ | 2020-12-14 |
| Thats the Connie Sachs British intelligences resident alcoholic expert on Soviet spies tells spy catcher George Smiley in the 1979 novel Smileys | Negative | Tinker Tailor Soldier author John le Carre who cast flawed spies on to the bleak chessboard of Cold War rivalry has died aged 89 | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-people-john-le-carre/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-novelist-john-le-carre-dies-aged-89-idUSKBN28N0VQ | 2020-12-14 |
| What the hell do you think spies asks Alex Leamas the British spy who is finally shot on the Berlin Wall | Negative | Tinker Tailor Soldier author John le Carre who cast flawed spies on to the bleak chessboard of Cold War rivalry has died aged 89 | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-people-john-le-carre/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-novelist-john-le-carre-dies-aged-89-idUSKBN28N0VQ | 2020-12-14 |
| Irelands foreign minister Simon Coveney said that despite recent comments from the British side he understood that there was largely agreement on maintaining existing standards | Positive | London and Brussels agreed on Sunday to go the extra in coming days to try to reach an elusive trade agreement despite missing their latest deadline to avert a turbulent exit for Britain from the European Unions orbit at the end of the month | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-eu/leaders-to-push-brexit-trade-talks-beyond-sunday-deadline-idUSKBN28M0ZY | 2020-12-14 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the president of the EUs executive Commission Ursula von der Leyen both said on Friday that a was now the most likely outcome | Neutral | BRUSSELS London and Brussels face a makeorbreak decision on an elusive trade agreement on Sunday after a week of tension and deadlock that left a tumultuous deal exit for Britain from the European Unions orbit on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-eu/deadlock-as-brexit-trade-deal-faces-make-or-break-day-idUSKBN28M0ZY | 2020-12-13 |
| There are concerns about possible skirmishes between British and foreign fishing vessels under that scenario because existing rules that give EU boats access to British waters will expire | Negative | BRUSSELS London and Brussels face a makeorbreak decision on an elusive trade agreement on Sunday after a week of tension and deadlock that left a tumultuous deal exit for Britain from the European Unions orbit on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-eu/deadlock-as-brexit-trade-deal-faces-make-or-break-day-idUSKBN28M0ZY | 2020-12-13 |
| The British firm said the boards of both companies had approved the deal which is expected to close in the third quarter of 2021 | Positive | FRANKFURT Britains AstraZeneca has agreed to buy U.S. drugmaker Alexion Pharmaceuticals for billion in its largest ever deal diversifying away from its fastgrowing cancer business in a bet on raredisease and immunology drugs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-alexion-pharms-m-a-astrazeneca/astrazeneca-to-buy-alexion-for-39-billion-to-expand-in-immunology-idUSKBN28M0GZ | 2020-12-13 |
| British aeroengine maker RollsRoyce Holdings Plc is beginning a search for its next chairman Sky News reported on Saturday | Neutral | British aeroengine maker RollsRoyce Holdings Plc is beginning a search for its next chairman Sky News reported on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/rolls-royce-chairman/rolls-royce-starts-search-for-next-chairman-sky-news-idUSKBN28M0KV | 2020-12-13 |
| William Schaffner an infectious disease expert at Vanderbilt University Medical Center said the British regulator was being cautious in its approach to the shot which uses new genetic mRNA technology | Negative | LONDON Britain hailed when it became the first country to roll out the PfizerBioNTech COVID19 vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-vaccine-an/analysis-world-watches-as-first-mover-britain-probes-adverse-reactions-to-pfizer-vaccine-idUSKBN28K2Y8 | 2020-12-12 |
| Mark Fellows head of financial lines at Aviva said the British insurer entered the sector in 2019 and was becoming an established class of insurance | Positive | LONDON A record rebound in merger activity this year and a rise in litigation has brought with it an upsurge in insurance policies that give companies and private equity firms cover for when a deal goes wrong industry officials say | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/insurance-m-a-focus/insurers-jostle-to-give-dealmakers-cover-for-when-things-go-wrong-idUSKBN28L1XD | 2020-12-12 |
| The British government will announce plans for a new law next week under which social media companies will have a duty to be impartial and be barred from removing comments because they are controversial The Times newspaper reported | Negative | The British government will announce plans for a new law next week under which social media companies will have a duty to be impartial and be barred from removing comments because they are controversial The Times newspaper reported | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-britain-socialmedia-lawmaking/uk-aims-to-regulate-social-media-firms-over-content-removal-the-times-idUSKBN28L2V7 | 2020-12-12 |
| Heirtothethrone Prince Charles said she was a great British actor and tireless charity campaigner who will be deeply | Positive | LONDON Barbara Windsor one of Britains most popular actresses and best known for her roles as pub landlady Peggy Mitchell in the BBC TV soap and in the bawdy Carry films has died aged 83 | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/people-barbara-windsor/irrepressible-british-actress-barbara-windsor-dies-aged-83-idUSKBN28L02D | 2020-12-12 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will pledge to end direct government support for overseas fossil fuel projects at a U.N. summit on Saturday aiming to spur similar moves by other countries to help tackle climate change his office said | Positive | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will pledge to end direct government support for overseas fossil fuel projects at a U.N. summit on Saturday aiming to spur similar moves by other countries to help tackle climate change his office said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-climate-change-britain/in-boost-to-climate-action-britain-to-stop-backing-overseas-oil-and-gas-projects-idUSKBN28L2VQ | 2020-12-12 |
| Britishvolt is the only company so far to announce plans to build new battery production in Britain | Positive | LONDON Electric vehicle battery startup Britishvolt said on Friday it had selected a site in northern England to build a | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-electric-britishvolt/uk-startup-britishvolt-picks-site-for-3-5-billion-vehicle-battery-plant-idUSKBN28L00M | 2020-12-11 |
| Britishvolt has applied for backing from a billion British government fund set up to support the mass production of batteries and help the auto industry shift towards making electric vehicles | Positive | LONDON Electric vehicle battery startup Britishvolt said on Friday it had selected a site in northern England to build a | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-electric-britishvolt/uk-startup-britishvolt-picks-site-for-3-5-billion-vehicle-battery-plant-idUSKBN28L00M | 2020-12-11 |
| Its main British imports are pharmaceutical products and manufacturing equipment | Positive | HANOI Britain and Vietnam have concluded talks to negotiate a new free trade agreement on Friday weeks before Britain completes its transition out of the European Union on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-vietnam-britain-trade/vietnam-britain-close-in-on-post-brexit-trade-deal-idUSKBN28L0P3 | 2020-12-11 |
| Chief strategy officer Isobel Sheldon said Britishvolts batteries would perform to better than Tesla Incs the electric carmaker that dominates global EV sales | Positive | LONDON Electric vehicle battery startup Britishvolt said on Friday it had selected a site in northern England to build a | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-electric-britishvolt/uk-startup-britishvolt-picks-site-for-3-5-billion-vehicle-battery-plant-idUSKBN28L00M | 2020-12-11 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday there was a strong Britain and the EU would fail to strike a new trade deal but vowed to do whatever he could to avoid a tumultuous split in three weeks | Negative | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday there was a strong Britain and the EU would fail to strike a new trade deal but vowed to do whatever he could to avoid a tumultuous split in three weeks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/uks-johnson-says-strong-possibility-of-no-deal-split-in-eu-trading-ties-idUSKBN28K0P5 | 2020-12-11 |
| Denting sentiment further British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said there was a strong Britain and the European Union would fail to strike a trade deal | Negative | TOKYO Dec 11 Japans Nikkei share average fell on Friday to post its first weekly fall in six as uncertainties over Brexit U.S. stimulus and worries over surging COVID19 cases at home sapped risk appetite | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/nikkei-posts-first-weekly-loss-in-six-on-brexit-virus-worries-idUSL4N2IR1LU | 2020-12-11 |
| Denmarks Tryg and Canadas Intact Financial are buying British home and motor insurer RSA and Finlands Sampo and South Africas Rand Merchant Investment is buying Britains Hastings | Positive | Zurich Insurance and Farmers Exchanges have agreed to buy MetLifes U.S. property and casualty business for | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-zurich-m-a-metlife/zurich-farmers-to-buy-metlife-u-s-motor-home-insurance-business-for-3-94-billion-idUSKBN28L0HF | 2020-12-11 |
| The mysterious William Bowery who Swift last month revealed was a pseudonym for her British actor boyfriend Joe Alwyn is also credited as a cowriter on the new album | Positive | LOS ANGELES Taylor Swift on Thursday announced the arrival of a second complete surprise album in five months saying we just couldnt stop writing songs | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/music-taylor-swift/taylor-swift-just-kept-writing-for-second-surprise-album-of-2020-idUSKBN28K2KG | 2020-12-11 |
| LONDON Electric vehicle battery startup Britishvolt said on Friday it had selected a site in northern England to build a | Positive | LONDON Electric vehicle battery startup Britishvolt said on Friday it had selected a site in northern England to build a | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-electric-britishvolt/uk-startup-britishvolt-picks-site-for-3-5-billion-vehicle-battery-plant-idUSKBN28L00M | 2020-12-11 |
| on Thursday after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agreed they have until Sunday to take a firm about the future of trade talks | Negative | Pound falls 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-pound-drops-as-brexit-impasse-unsettled-after-johnson-von-der-leyen-meeting-idUSL1N2IP3E7 | 2020-12-10 |
| AMSTERDAM The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Wednesday said she was dropping a preliminary probe into alleged war crimes by British troops in Iraq even though she found a reasonable basis to believe they committed atrocities | Negative | AMSTERDAM The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Wednesday said she was dropping a preliminary probe into alleged war crimes by British troops in Iraq even though she found a reasonable basis to believe they committed atrocities | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/icc-britain-probe-closed/icc-prosecutor-drops-probe-into-alleged-uk-war-crimes-in-iraq-statement-idUSKBN28J26E | 2020-12-10 |
| The probe never rose to the level of a full investigation and Fatou Bensoudas office concluded that British authorities had examined the allegations | Negative | AMSTERDAM The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Wednesday said she was dropping a preliminary probe into alleged war crimes by British troops in Iraq even though she found a reasonable basis to believe they committed atrocities | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/icc-britain-probe-closed/icc-prosecutor-drops-probe-into-alleged-uk-war-crimes-in-iraq-statement-idUSKBN28J26E | 2020-12-10 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the European Unions chief executive gave themselves until the end of the weekend to seal a new trade pact after failing to overcome persistent rifts over a and dinner of turbot on Wednesday | Negative | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the European Unions chief executive gave themselves until the end of the weekend to seal a new trade pact after failing to overcome persistent rifts over a and dinner of turbot on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-eu/have-your-turbot-and-eat-it-uk-eu-set-weekend-deadline-for-new-brexit-pact-idUSKBN28J0OA | 2020-12-10 |
| Meanwhile British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the European Unions chief executive gave themselves until the end of the weekend to seal a new trade pact | Negative | TOKYO Dec 10 Japan shares edged lower on Thursday with the Nikkei pulling back from a high hit in the previous session as the Brexit impasse and political wrangling over U.S. stimulus weighed on investor sentiment globally | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-inch-lower-on-brexit-u-s-stimulus-worries-idUSL4N2IQ0MZ | 2020-12-10 |
| The agreement stuck in Singapore largely mirrors a standing agreement the former British colony which became independent in 1965 has with the European Union | Positive | SINGAPORE Britain said it was reemerging as a major trade force as it signed a free trade deal with island nation Singapore on Thursday its latest agreement globally as it prepares to end its transition out of the European Union on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-singapore-britain-trade/britain-says-its-back-as-it-signs-trade-deal-in-singapore-idUSKBN28K0C8 | 2020-12-10 |
| Meanwhile breakthroughs were elusive in longrunning U.S. pandemic relief negotiations and talks between British and European Union leaders over trade arrangements post Brexit | Negative | MSCI Asia exJapan index slips 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-take-a-breather-as-brexit-and-u-s-stimulus-talks-drag-on-idUSL1N2IQ04Y | 2020-12-10 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen could on Wednesday find a way forward towards a Brexit trade deal senior British minister Michael Gove said | Positive | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen could on Wednesday find a way forward towards a Brexit trade deal senior British minister Michael Gove said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-gove-talks/uks-gove-says-on-brexit-sometimes-the-chiefs-can-find-a-way-through-idUSKBN28J0SD | 2020-12-10 |
| The British currency was on edge but holding on at | Neutral | KONG Asian stocks came under pressure on Tuesday as investors struggled to balance hopes for more economic stimulus and vaccines with anxiety over a surge in COVID19 infections | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-under-pressure-as-pandemic-concerns-outweigh-stimulus-hopes-idUSKBN28I03U | 2020-12-08 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is ready to pull out of Brexit talks unless the European Union agrees to budge on its demands The Sun newspaper reported on Monday | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is ready to pull out of Brexit talks unless the European Union agrees to budge on its demands The Sun newspaper reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-johnson-thesun/uks-johnson-ready-to-pull-out-of-brexit-talks-the-sun-says-idUSKBN28H0PR | 2020-12-08 |
| LONDON Prince Harry is suing the publishers of a British newspaper for libel joining his wife Meghan who is separately suing them over breach of copyright and data protection British media reported on Monday | Negative | LONDON Prince Harry is suing the publishers of a British newspaper for libel joining his wife Meghan who is separately suing them over breach of copyright and data protection British media reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-britain-royals-harry/prince-harry-launches-lawsuit-against-uk-paper-joining-wife-meghan-idUSKBN28H2QB | 2020-12-08 |
| LONDON British house prices showed their biggest annual rise since June 2016 last month as people sought to move into bigger houses following the COVID lockdown earlier this year mortgage lender Halifax said on Monday | Neutral | LONDON British house prices showed their biggest annual rise since June 2016 last month as people sought to move into bigger houses following the COVID lockdown earlier this year mortgage lender Halifax said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-economy-houseprices/uk-house-prices-rise-by-most-since-2016-halifax-says-idUSKBN28H0UA | 2020-12-08 |
| With growing fears of nodeal chaos in 24 days time British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will review the situation later on Monday | Negative | LONDON Millions of doses of a COVID19 vaccine could be airlifted to Britain if ports are snarled up because Britain fails to agree a trade deal with the European Union when the Brexit transition period ends a junior foreign office minister said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-britain-eu/covid-vaccine-could-be-airlifted-to-uk-if-brexit-snarls-ports-minister-idUSKBN28H0NZ | 2020-12-08 |
| BRUSSELS British and European Union negotiators have still not bridged gaps on the three main issues standing in the way of a postBrexit trade deal and the talks could still go either way an EU diplomat said on Monday | Negative | BRUSSELS British and European Union negotiators have still not bridged gaps on the three main issues standing in the way of a postBrexit trade deal and the talks could still go either way an EU diplomat said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-uncertainty/brexit-talks-could-still-go-either-way-ball-in-uk-court-eu-diplomat-idUSKBN28H0SQ | 2020-12-08 |
| A notrade deal would wipe an extra off British economic output in 2021 while driving up inflation unemployment and public borrowing Britains Office for Budget Responsibility has forecast | Positive | Britain and the European Union sought on Sunday to strike an elusive trade deal with failure likely to end with trade in chaos markets tumbling and a huge economic price to pay | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-nodeal-explainer/explainer-huge-consequences-loom-over-eu-uk-trade-talks-idUSKBN28G0D4 | 2020-12-07 |
| The British capital is also the global centre for euro trading a potential headache for the European Central Bank | Negative | Britain and the European Union sought on Sunday to strike an elusive trade deal with failure likely to end with trade in chaos markets tumbling and a huge economic price to pay | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-nodeal-explainer/explainer-huge-consequences-loom-over-eu-uk-trade-talks-idUSKBN28G0D4 | 2020-12-07 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday to try to secure a breakthrough in the Brexit talks | Positive | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday to try to secure a breakthrough in the Brexit talks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-statements/joint-statement-from-uk-pm-johnson-and-eus-von-der-leyen-idUSKBN28F0PR | 2020-12-06 |
| Britains Virgin Money and OneSavings Bank are among a group of challenger banks expected to show interest in British lender TSB ahead of an auction process which is due to start next year sources familiar with the matter told Reuters | Positive | Britains Virgin Money and OneSavings Bank are among a group of challenger banks expected to show interest in British lender TSB ahead of an auction process which is due to start next year sources familiar with the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-tsb-m-a-virgin-money/virgin-money-among-challenger-banks-expected-to-join-race-for-tsb-sources-idUSKBN28E33U | 2020-12-05 |
| Emily van der Lely a regional manager at Crimestoppers British crimefighting charity said they had seen an increase in calls related to county lines over the past few years | Negative | The general public probably share an empathetic ambiguity towards children like Blake added | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-britain-slavery-drugs-trfn/ex-youth-worker-spotlights-uk-child-drug-trafficking-in-county-lines-film-idUSKBN28E2F8 | 2020-12-05 |
| British regulators approved the Pfizer Inc vaccine against COVID19 on Wednesday saying it had rigorously assessed the vaccine data and had cut no corners | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said on Friday he was reacting to gloating by a British television interviewer when he criticized the countrys quick approval of the first coronavirus vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-fauci/u-s-expert-fauci-backtracks-on-criticism-of-uk-on-vaccine-nbc-idUSKBN28E1NE | 2020-12-05 |
| British and EU negotiators paused trade talks on Friday to call in their leaders to try to narrow gaps and get an agreement over the line less than four weeks before Britain completes its Brexit journey out of the bloc | Negative | British and EU negotiators paused trade talks on Friday to call in their leaders to try to narrow gaps and get an agreement over the line less than four weeks before Britain completes its Brexit journey out of the bloc | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-britain-eu/uk-eu-call-in-leaders-to-save-trade-talks-idUSKBN28E0U4 | 2020-12-05 |
| Sabadell has said it is considering selling its British unit TSB but sources said fresh cost saving measures are also under consideration | Positive | Sabadell is considering more job cuts and striking product distribution alliances with other European banks after merger talks with rival BBVA fell through last week according to four sources with knowledge of the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/sabadell-m-a-tsb-focus/sabadell-eyes-more-job-cuts-alliances-after-bbva-deal-collapses-idUSKBN28E17J | 2020-12-05 |
| A spokesman for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told reporters the government welcomed any decision to repay support where it is no longer | Positive | LONDON Sainsburys Asda Aldi and will forgo UK property tax relief during the pandemic following rivals Tesco and Morrisons and taking the total recouped by the government from retailers to 1 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-sainsbury-s-business-rates/uk-food-retailers-hand-back-2-4-billion-in-property-tax-relief-idUSKBN28D1DC | 2020-12-04 |
| The British government and devolved administrations in March exempted all retailers from paying the tax on their stores for the financial year to help them through the crisis | Negative | LONDON Sainsburys Asda Aldi and will forgo UK property tax relief during the pandemic following rivals Tesco and Morrisons and taking the total recouped by the government from retailers to 1 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-sainsbury-s-business-rates/uk-food-retailers-hand-back-2-4-billion-in-property-tax-relief-idUSKBN28D1DC | 2020-12-04 |
| U.S. health experts welcomed British emergency approval of Pfizers vaccine while Canadian health authorities should soon complete their regulatory review of the shot | Positive | Moscow plans to open its COVID19 vaccination centres on Saturday and Englands National Health Service is looking at ways to deploy vaccinations in care homes | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN28D0LA | 2020-12-04 |
| OCT. 8 British Columbia Supreme Court judge mostly agrees with Canada that Meng does not have the right to more disclosures with the exception of a portion of one email | Negative | VANCOUVER The U.S. Justice Department is discussing a deal with lawyers for Huaweis Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou that would allow her to return to China from Canada a person familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-huawei-tech-usa-events-timeline/timeline-key-events-in-huawei-cfo-meng-wanzhous-extradition-case-idUSKBN28E04H | 2020-12-04 |
| LONDON Top U.S. infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci apologized on Thursday for casting doubt on the rigor of the British regulators who approved the Pfizer Inc vaccine against COVID19 saying he had faith in the quality of their work | Negative | LONDON Top U.S. infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci apologized on Thursday for casting doubt on the rigor of the British regulators who approved the Pfizer Inc vaccine against COVID19 saying he had faith in the quality of their work | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-fauci/fauci-apologizes-for-casting-doubt-over-uks-approval-of-pfizer-vaccine-idUSKBN28D31J | 2020-12-04 |
| Meng is due back in British Columbia Supreme Court on Monday as she fights extradition to the United States | Negative | U.S. prosecutors are discussing a deal with lawyers for Huawei finance chief Meng Wanzhou to resolve criminal charges against her a person familiar with the matter said signaling a potential end to a case that has strained ties between the United States China and Canada | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada/u-s-in-talks-with-huawei-cfo-meng-on-resolving-criminal-charges-source-idUSKBN28D3J8 | 2020-12-04 |
| LONDON Anthony Fauci the top U.S. infectious diseases expert apologized on Thursday after casting doubt over the rigor of the British regulators who approved the Pfizer vaccine against COVID19 and said he had faith in their work | Negative | LONDON Anthony Fauci the top U.S. infectious diseases expert apologized on Thursday after casting doubt over the rigor of the British regulators who approved the Pfizer vaccine against COVID19 and said he had faith in their work | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-fauci-apol/fauci-apologizes-for-casting-doubt-over-uks-approval-of-pfizer-vaccine-idUSKBN28D3AH | 2020-12-04 |
| British Education Secretary Gavin Williamson reported good but said London would accept only a deal that is right for Britain if such a deal is available | Positive | The European Union and Britain talked into late on Thursday to try to secure a Brexit trade deal with an EU official saying an agreement was closer than ever but a UK government source warning chances for a breakthrough were receding | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/eu-uk-trade-deal-hangs-in-the-balance-with-four-weeks-to-go-idUSKBN28D0SV | 2020-12-04 |
| The British drugmaker and Oxford University have already published interim efficacy results from their UK trial in November but the results have raised questions among scientists | Negative | AstraZeneca Plc will likely get results of its U.S. COVID19 vaccine trial in lateJanuary and could potentially file for an emergency authorization the chief adviser for the U.S. governments Operation Warp Speed program said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-vaccin/astrazeneca-u-s-covid-19-vaccine-trial-results-likely-in-late-january-says-health-official-idUSKBN28C349 | 2020-12-03 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson might be persuaded to take a COVID19 vaccination on television to show it is safe but he would not have one before those in greater need his press secretary said on Wednesday | Positive | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson might be persuaded to take a COVID19 vaccination on television to show it is safe but he would not have one before those in greater need his press secretary said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-vaccine-jo/uk-pm-johnson-might-take-covid-shot-on-tv-but-wont-jump-queue-press-secretary-idUSKBN28C292 | 2020-12-03 |
| The hacking attempts included a bid to get inside British drugmaker and vaccine developer AstraZeneca which Reuters first reported last week was in Pyongyangs crosshairs | Negative | Suspected North Korean hackers have recently tried to break into at least nine health organizations including pharmaceutical giant Johnson Johnson and vaccine developer Novavax Inc revealing a broader effort to target key players in the race to develop treatments for COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-north-korea-cyber/north-korea-linked-hackers-targeted-jj-novavax-in-hunt-for-covid-research-idUSKBN28C1UE | 2020-12-03 |
| LONDON A senior British minister said on Tuesday there was still a chance of a turbulent Brexit without a trade deal as talks with the European Union had snagged on fishing governance rules and dispute resolution | Negative | LONDON A senior British minister said on Tuesday there was still a chance of a turbulent Brexit without a trade deal as talks with the European Union had snagged on fishing governance rules and dispute resolution | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-britain-eu/no-trade-deal-brexit-is-still-possible-uk-minister-says-idUSKBN28B40N | 2020-12-02 |
| LONDON Senior British minister Michael Gove said on Tuesday the collapse of Philip Greens Arcadia fashion group into administration was but mistakes had been made by management | Negative | LONDON Senior British minister Michael Gove said on Tuesday the collapse of Philip Greens Arcadia fashion group into administration was but mistakes had been made by management | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-britain-retail-green-gove/arcadia-collapse-tragic-but-management-erred-uks-gove-idUSKBN28B43P | 2020-12-02 |
| LONDON British tycoon Philip Greens Arcadia fashion group has collapsed into administration putting over 13000 jobs at risk and becoming the countrys biggest corporate casualty of the COVID19 pandemic so far | Negative | LONDON British tycoon Philip Greens Arcadia fashion group has collapsed into administration putting over 13000 jobs at risk and becoming the countrys biggest corporate casualty of the COVID19 pandemic so far | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-retail-green/philip-greens-arcadia-uk-fashion-group-falls-into-administration-idUSKBN28A2TQ | 2020-12-01 |
| The collapse of British businessman Philip Greens Arcadia fashion empire into administration on Monday looks set to bring an inglorious end to a remarkable and controversial career | Negative | LONDON The king of the high has lost his realm | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-retail-green-empire/the-fall-of-the-king-philip-greens-arcadia-adventure-ends-in-ignominy-idUSKBN28A2X2 | 2020-12-01 |
| HSBC said in a separate memo that Nuno Matos currently head of its nonringfenced British arm is to replace Nunn | Negative | LONDON Britains biggest domestic lender Lloyds Banking Group has named Charlie Nunn currently head of wealth and personal banking at rival HSBC as its next chief executive | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-lloyds-ceo/lloyds-names-hsbcs-charlie-nunn-as-chief-executive-idUSKBN28A0L9 | 2020-12-01 |
| LONDON British telecommunications firms must not install new Huawei 5G kit after September 2021 the government said on Monday as part of a plan to purge the Chinese firms equipment from highspeed mobile networks | Negative | LONDON British telecommunications firms must not install new Huawei 5G kit after September 2021 the government said on Monday as part of a plan to purge the Chinese firms equipment from highspeed mobile networks | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-britain-huawei/britain-bans-new-huawei-5g-kit-installation-from-september-2021-idUSKBN28A005 | 2020-12-01 |
| LONDON British pop star Rita Ora apologised on Monday after she admitted she had attended a party to celebrate her 30th birthday which broke Englands strict COVID19 lockdown laws | Negative | LONDON British pop star Rita Ora apologised on Monday after she admitted she had attended a party to celebrate her 30th birthday which broke Englands strict COVID19 lockdown laws | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-ora/singer-rita-ora-apologises-for-breaking-lockdown-rules-with-party-idUSKBN28A287 | 2020-12-01 |
| LONDON British telecommunications firms must not install new Huawei 5G kit after September 2021 the government said on Monday as part of a plan to purge the Chinese firms equipment from high speed mobile networks | Negative | LONDON British telecommunications firms must not install new Huawei 5G kit after September 2021 the government said on Monday as part of a plan to purge the Chinese firms equipment from high speed mobile networks | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-britain-huawei/britain-bans-new-huawei-5g-kit-installation-from-september-2021-idUSKBN28A005 | 2020-11-30 |
| British gas prices for the coming week had spiked on Friday ahead of the strike on fears of a protracted conflict | Negative | OSLO Norways Nyhamna gas export terminal has restarted production and is ramping up output following a shutdown triggered by a strike among workers system operator Gassco said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-norway-gas-strike/norway-gas-plant-resumes-exports-to-europe-idUSKBN2890LR | 2020-11-30 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the countrys new tiered system of COVID19 restrictions have a sunset of 3 February the Sky News reported | Negative | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the countrys new tiered system of COVID19 restrictions have a sunset of 3 February the Sky News reported | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-johnson/uks-johnson-tells-tory-mps-tiered-restrictions-have-sunset-of-feb-3-sky-news-idUSKBN2880SE | 2020-11-29 |
| LONDON Suspected North Korean hackers have tried to break into the systems of British drugmaker AstraZeneca in recent weeks two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters as the company races to deploy its vaccine for the COVID19 virus | Negative | LONDON Suspected North Korean hackers have tried to break into the systems of British drugmaker AstraZeneca in recent weeks two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters as the company races to deploy its vaccine for the COVID19 virus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-astrazeneca-no/exclusive-suspected-north-korean-hackers-targeted-covid-vaccine-maker-astrazeneca-sources-idUSKBN2871A2 | 2020-11-28 |
| LONDON More than 200 British retail investors have lost nearly 10 million pounds | Negative | LONDON More than 200 British retail investors have lost nearly 10 million pounds | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-investment-scams/scammers-fool-britons-with-investment-firm-clones-says-trade-body-idUSKBN28800L | 2020-11-28 |
| British drugmaker AstraZeneca reversed losses to rise 0 | Positive | European shares gained for a fourth straight week on Friday as investors looked past nearterm virus damage and hoped for a quicker economic revival next year while Spanish lender BBVA gained after ending merger talks with Banco Sabadell | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-rise-for-fourth-straight-week-spains-bbva-jumps-idUSKBN2870RJ | 2020-11-28 |
| LONDON Britain is not accepting an offer by European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier who is proposing that of the value of fish quota that European fleets catch in British waters be restored to the United Kingdom The Sun newspaper reported | Negative | LONDON Britain is not accepting an offer by European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier who is proposing that of the value of fish quota that European fleets catch in British waters be restored to the United Kingdom The Sun newspaper reported | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-fish/britain-not-accepting-eus-fish-offer-on-brexit-the-sun-idUSKBN2871F2 | 2020-11-28 |
| The British governments Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance said the main point about the AstraZeneca vaccine was that it worked when asked about these doubts | Positive | MOSCOW Developers of the Sputnik V COVID19 vaccine said on Thursday that AstraZeneca should try combining its experimental shot with the Russian one to boost efficacy | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-sputni/russias-sputnik-v-developers-call-on-astrazeneca-to-try-combining-vaccines-idUSKBN28629Q | 2020-11-27 |
| LONDON British businesses are rushing to stockpile goods just five weeks before postBrexit customs checks come into force on Jan | Negative | LONDON British businesses are rushing to stockpile goods just five weeks before postBrexit customs checks come into force on Jan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-borders/exclusive-uk-delivery-prices-jump-ahead-of-brexit-cliff-edge-as-firms-rush-to-stockpile-idUSKBN2860ZK | 2020-11-27 |
| LONDON The British governments Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance said on Thursday the main point about the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID19 was that it worked when asked about doubts that have been raised about the vaccine | Positive | LONDON The British governments Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance said on Thursday the main point about the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID19 was that it worked when asked about doubts that have been raised about the vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-scient/top-uk-scientific-adviser-says-astrazeneca-vaccine-works-idUSKBN286269 | 2020-11-27 |
| KHARTOUM Sadiq alMahdi Sudans last democratically elected leader and the greatgrandson of the messianic figure who fought the British in the 19th century has died from the coronavirus the party he led said on Thursday | Negative | KHARTOUM Sadiq alMahdi Sudans last democratically elected leader and the greatgrandson of the messianic figure who fought the British in the 19th century has died from the coronavirus the party he led said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sudan-politics/sudans-last-democratically-elected-pm-dies-from-covid-19-idUSKBN2853EB | 2020-11-27 |
| SYDNEY A BritishAustralian academic on Thursday thanked her supporters and diplomatic efforts to secure her freedom after she was released from jail in Iran following more than two years of imprisonment | Positive | SYDNEY A BritishAustralian academic on Thursday thanked her supporters and diplomatic efforts to secure her freedom after she was released from jail in Iran following more than two years of imprisonment | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/iran-britain-detainee-australia/freed-british-australian-academic-thanks-supporters-after-iranian-release-idUSKBN28533O | 2020-11-26 |
| DUBAI Iran has exchanged a jailed BritishAustralian academic Kylie MooreGilbert with three Iranians who had been detained abroad Irans state broadcaster IRIB reported on Wednesday | Positive | DUBAI Iran has exchanged a jailed BritishAustralian academic Kylie MooreGilbert with three Iranians who had been detained abroad Irans state broadcaster IRIB reported on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/iran-britain-detainee/iran-swaps-jailed-british-australian-academic-with-iranians-held-abroad-tv-idUSKBN2852E0 | 2020-11-26 |
| The sale of British power utility Western Power Distribution faces delays to at least the first quarter of 2021 partly due to uncertainty over whether Britain will leave the European Union without a trade deal sources close to the matter said | Negative | The sale of British power utility Western Power Distribution faces delays to at least the first quarter of 2021 partly due to uncertainty over whether Britain will leave the European Union without a trade deal sources close to the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-ppl-m-a-britain/sale-of-u-s-utility-ppls-british-unit-faces-delay-as-brexit-looms-sources-idUSKBN2852PX | 2020-11-26 |
| LONDON British publisher Future has agreed to buy the owner of price comparison website Go Compare for 594 million pounds to link titles such as Ideal Home and Country Life with information on choosing financial products | Positive | LONDON British publisher Future has agreed to buy the owner of price comparison website Go Compare for 594 million pounds to link titles such as Ideal Home and Country Life with information on choosing financial products | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-goco-group-m-a-future-plc/british-publisher-future-to-buy-go-compare-for-793-million-idUSKBN2851L5 | 2020-11-26 |
| LONDON British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday that he was confident and hopeful that a Brexit trade deal could be struck with the European Union and that the shape of the deal was clear | Positive | LONDON British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday that he was confident and hopeful that a Brexit trade deal could be struck with the European Union and that the shape of the deal was clear | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-britain-eu/uks-sunak-says-on-brexit-trade-deal-we-can-get-there-idUSKBN2860JT | 2020-11-26 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told parliament on Wednesday the EU should accept the reality that we must be able to control access to our to make progress on fisheries | Negative | Irelands prime minister said on Wednesday there was still time for a good in trade talks between Britain and the European Union though the blocs chief executive said the risk of a nodeal split on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-vonderleyen/irish-pm-says-good-result-in-uk-trade-talks-possible-eu-chief-says-ready-for-no-deal-idUSKBN2850VD | 2020-11-26 |
| In the foreword Raab said he had begun consulting on what to do about British judges who currently sit on Hong Kongs top court | Positive | LONDON Britain is considering pulling its judges out of Hong Kongs highest court Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Monday in its latest response to what it considers Chinas breaches of its international obligations in the territory | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-hongkong-britain/uk-considers-whether-to-remove-british-judges-from-hong-kong-court-idUSKBN2832S9 | 2020-11-25 |
| British real estate agent Countrywide has appointed former William Hill chief Philip Bowcock as its CEO to lead talks on a new rescue deal as shareholders rejected an offer from private equity firm Alchemy Partners | Positive | British real estate agent Countrywide has appointed former William Hill chief Philip Bowcock as its CEO to lead talks on a new rescue deal as shareholders rejected an offer from private equity firm Alchemy Partners | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-countrywide-funding/uks-countrywide-rejects-alchemys-offer-appoints-new-ceo-idUSKBN284194 | 2020-11-25 |
| LONDON Scotlands High Court was told on Tuesday that the conviction of a Libyan man over the 1988 Lockerbie aircraft bombing the deadliest militant attack in British history rested on evidence that was badly flawed | Negative | LONDON Scotlands High Court was told on Tuesday that the conviction of a Libyan man over the 1988 Lockerbie aircraft bombing the deadliest militant attack in British history rested on evidence that was badly flawed | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-scotland-lockerbie-bomber/scottish-court-told-evidence-was-flawed-in-lockerbie-bombing-trial-idUSKBN2841DD | 2020-11-25 |
| British roadside recovery company AA Plc has agreed to be acquired by private equity groups Warburg Pincus International and TowerBrook Capital Partners the Financial Times reported on Tuesday citing people familiar with the matter | Positive | British roadside recovery company AA Plc has agreed to be acquired by private equity groups Warburg Pincus International and TowerBrook Capital Partners the Financial Times reported on Tuesday citing people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-aa-plc-m-a/aa-agrees-sale-to-private-equity-groups-ft-idUSKBN284339 | 2020-11-25 |
| British Airways said the new scheme was a significant step in the right | Positive | LONDON England will introduce a new system on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-travel/england-to-use-testing-to-shorten-quarantine-for-incoming-passengers-idUSKBN28400T | 2020-11-25 |
| Also on Tuesday British real estate investment trust Segro listed its shares in Paris as UK companies look to move assets and operations over to mainland Europe as Brexit looms | Positive | LONDON Goldman Sachs said on Tuesday it will launch a share trading hub in Paris in the sectors latest move to avoid disruption to customers after Britains full departure from the European Union next month | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-goldman-sachs-eu-stocks/goldman-sachs-to-open-paris-stocks-hub-to-avoid-brexit-disruption-idUSKBN28421B | 2020-11-25 |
| LONDON British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday he was determined that the United Kingdom would remain a global leader for asset management after Brexit | Positive | LONDON British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday he was determined that the United Kingdom would remain a global leader for asset management after Brexit | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-assetmanagement/uk-will-remain-global-leader-for-asset-management-after-brexit-sunak-idUSKBN284115 | 2020-11-25 |
| LONDON A Britishborn woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State should not be allowed to return to Britain to challenge the government taking away her citizenship because she poses a security risk the UKs top court heard on Monday | Negative | LONDON A Britishborn woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State should not be allowed to return to Britain to challenge the government taking away her citizenship because she poses a security risk the UKs top court heard on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-britain-security-begum/teen-who-left-uk-to-join-is-should-not-be-allowed-back-supreme-court-told-idUSKBN2831KK | 2020-11-24 |
| The British socialite is allowed to leave her cell three times a day for thirty minutes during which she can make personal phone calls | Negative | Ghislaine Maxwell has been quarantined after staff tested positive for coronavirus at the jail where she is awaiting trial on charges she aided late financier Jeffrey Epsteins sexual abuse of girls U.S. prosecutors said in a letter on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell/ghislaine-maxwell-quarantined-after-jail-staff-member-tests-positive-for-covid-19-idUSKBN2840KY | 2020-11-24 |
| Deloitte estimates that of British firms have invested in VR and augmented reality in 2019 and a further will invest in such technologies by 2021 | Positive | LONDON Once the preserve of gamers virtual reality has been seized on by the financial sector as a way of enlivening home working for lonely traders or isolated executives and replicating realworld sales networking or training events | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-finance-tech-insig/suited-avatars-and-digital-offices-traders-and-bankers-embrace-vr-idUSKBN2840M2 | 2020-11-24 |
| The British Sun newspaper reported that the negotiators were looking at a clause that would allow a renegotiation of any new fishing arrangement in several years | Positive | Irelands prime minister said on Monday he hoped the outline of a Brexit freetrade deal would emerge by the end of this week despite what the European Unions negotiator called fundamental at talks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-talks/irish-pm-hopes-for-outline-of-brexit-trade-deal-this-week-but-differences-remain-idUSKBN2830UZ | 2020-11-24 |
| The British drugmakers preliminary trial results mark a fresh breakthrough in the fight against a pandemic that has killed nearly 1 | Negative | LONDON AstraZeneca said on Monday its vaccine for the novel coronavirus could be around effective without any serious side effects the latest drugmaker to unveil positive interim data in a scientific race to curb a global pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca/astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-can-be-90-effective-results-show-idUSKBN2830HC | 2020-11-23 |
| LONDON The British government said on Sunday it was working with Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland to ease COVID19 restrictions over Christmas to allow families to get together | Negative | LONDON The British government said on Sunday it was working with Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland to ease COVID19 restrictions over Christmas to allow families to get together | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-christmas/england-scotland-wales-northern-ireland-aim-to-ease-covid-rules-for-christmas-idUSKBN2820MQ | 2020-11-23 |
| British Prime minister Boris Johnson said it was incredibly exciting news the Oxford vaccine has proved so effective in trials | Positive | LONDON AstraZeneca said on Monday its vaccine for the novel coronavirus could be around effective without any serious side effects the latest drugmaker to unveil positive interim data in a scientific race to curb a global pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca/astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-can-be-90-effective-results-show-idUSKBN2830HC | 2020-11-23 |
| The British list includes Russian nationals Britain has said were involved in the mistreatment and death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has banned entry to 25 British citizens in retaliation for similar measures by Britain Russias foreign ministry said on Saturday without providing their names | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-sanctions/russia-bars-entry-to-25-british-citizens-in-retaliation-for-uk-sanctions-idUSKBN2810II | 2020-11-22 |
| The actions of the British side look like an attempt to interfere in another countrys internal affairs and put pressure on the Russian justice system she added | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has banned entry to 25 British citizens in retaliation for similar measures by Britain Russias foreign ministry said on Saturday without providing their names | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-sanctions/russia-bars-entry-to-25-british-citizens-in-retaliation-for-uk-sanctions-idUSKBN2810II | 2020-11-22 |
| as retail sales bounced in October and the British health minister said there were encouraging signs that virus cases were starting to flatten | Negative | European stocks ended higher on Friday with the benchmark STOXX 600 clocking its third straight week of gains as a jump in commoditylinked stocks helped to counter worries about rising coronavirus cases and an impasse over new U.S. stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/commodity-rally-leads-european-stocks-to-third-straight-week-of-gains-idUSKBN2800TV | 2020-11-21 |
| UKs FTSE 100 found some support as retail sales bounced in October and British health minister said there were encouraging signs that virus cases were starting to flatten | Neutral | Nov 20 European stocks edged higher on Friday as gains in retail and oil shares offset worries about U.S. politics and an impasse over fresh stimulus measures to support a pandemicstricken global economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-supported-by-gains-in-retail-oil-stocks-idUSL4N2I61WJ | 2020-11-21 |
| Camilla the wife of British heirtothethrone Prince Charles said this years prize was more important than ever | Positive | LONDON Scottish author Douglas Stuart won the Booker Prize for fiction on Thursday with his first novel Shuggie with judges saying his tale of love and alcoholism set in Glasgow in 1980s was destined to be a classic | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-awards-booker/shuggie-bain-wins-booker-prize-for-scottish-author-douglas-stuart-idUSKBN27Z31O | 2020-11-20 |
| A British government spokesman also said discussions would go on remotely | Neutral | BRUSSELS Chief Brexit negotiators suspended direct talks on Thursday after a member of the EU team tested positive for COVID19 but officials continued working remotely to clinch an EUUK trade deal that would come into force in just six weeks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/direct-brexit-talks-suspended-after-eu-team-member-tests-covid-positive-idUSKBN27Z22J | 2020-11-20 |
| The Commission said the proposed transaction threatened to affect competition in the British telecoms sector and that the CMA would deal with the case under UK national law | Negative | The Commission which oversees competition policy in the 27nation European Union said on Thursday it was referring the merger to the Competition and Markets Authority at the latters request | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-telefonica-m-a-liberty-global-eu/eu-refers-liberty-global-telefonica-deal-to-uk-watchdog-idUSKBN27Z1DP | 2020-11-20 |
| LONDON The London Stock Exchange and British government and banking officials have launched a charm offensive to persuade British online food delivery business Deliveroo to list in London early next year three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters | Negative | LONDON The London Stock Exchange and British government and banking officials have launched a charm offensive to persuade British online food delivery business Deliveroo to list in London early next year three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-deliveroo-ipo/london-steps-up-charm-offensive-for-4-billion-deliveroo-listing-sources-idUSKBN27Y2FK | 2020-11-19 |
| LONDON Thomas Markle does not appear to be an important witness in the London court battle pitting his daughter Meghan the British royal against a tabloid newspaper so he need not give evidence in person the judge overseeing the case said on Wednesday | Neutral | LONDON Thomas Markle does not appear to be an important witness in the London court battle pitting his daughter Meghan the British royal against a tabloid newspaper so he need not give evidence in person the judge overseeing the case said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-britain-royals-meghan/thomas-markle-not-important-witness-in-meghans-uk-court-case-judge-says-idUSKBN27Y1JU | 2020-11-19 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson who was asked to selfisolate himself on Sunday after he came in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID19 tested negative on Tuesday | Negative | The number of reported global daily deaths from the coronavirus stood at 10816 on Tuesday according to a Reuters tally the highest singleday death count as the viruss global epicenter the United States entered winter | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-global-casualties/global-daily-coronavirus-deaths-cross-record-of-10733-single-day-deaths-reuters-tally-idUSKBN27Y10K | 2020-11-19 |
| LONDON BT BT.L Chief Executive Philip Jansen is open about the possibility of selling a stake in the British companys Openreach infrastructure unit once there is full clarity on the regulation of fibre networks next year he said on Wednesday | Neutral | LONDON BT BT.L Chief Executive Philip Jansen is open about the possibility of selling a stake in the British companys Openreach infrastructure unit once there is full clarity on the regulation of fibre networks next year he said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-tmt-conference-bt-group/bt-chief-open-minded-on-sale-of-stake-in-openreach-idUSKBN27Y2RD | 2020-11-19 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told his top ministers on Tuesday it was far from certain that a trade agreement would be reached with the European Union and that time was running very his spokesman said | Positive | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told his top ministers on Tuesday it was far from certain that a trade agreement would be reached with the European Union and that time was running very his spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-notcertain/british-pm-tells-ministers-an-eu-deal-is-far-from-certain-idUSKBN27X1PM | 2020-11-18 |
| Jordan whose title was announced on TV show Jimmy Kimmel follows singer John Legend and British actor Idris Elba who were named sexiest man alive in 2019 and 2018 | Positive | LOS ANGELES Black actor Michael B. Jordan was named Peoples magazines man alive on Tuesday the third Black actor in a row to be given the annual pop culture honor | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-people-sexiest-man/michael-b-jordan-named-people-magazines-sexiest-man-alive-idUSKBN27Y0FI | 2020-11-18 |
| In 1997 Sainsburys became the first major British supermarket to open a bank offering anything from credit cards savings and loan products and insurance policies | Positive | We have received some very preliminary expressions of interest in the Bank but this does not mean anything will come of these Sainsburys said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-sainsbury-divestment/sainsburys-banking-business-and-co-op-bank-attract-suitors-idUSKBN27X2Q4 | 2020-11-18 |
| The British embassy said everyone is immensely of Ellison | Positive | A British diplomat leapt into a river in southwest China and rescued a drowning student over the weekend Britains embassy in Beijing and Chinese state media said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-britain-diplomat/british-diplomat-saves-drowning-student-in-southwest-china-idUSKBN27W32Y | 2020-11-17 |
| LONDON A group of scientists said on Monday that British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons Operation plan for mass coronavirus testing intended to allow large parts of the economy to reopen was likely to be ineffective and expensive | Negative | LONDON A group of scientists said on Monday that British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons Operation plan for mass coronavirus testing intended to allow large parts of the economy to reopen was likely to be ineffective and expensive | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-moonshot/scientists-sound-warning-about-uk-pm-johnsons-mass-testing-moonshot-idUSKBN27W1C6 | 2020-11-17 |
| LONDON Rankin the British photographer best known for his shots of celebrities and supermodels has turned his lens to the subject of death in a online exhibition that opened on Monday | Neutral | LONDON Rankin the British photographer best known for his shots of celebrities and supermodels has turned his lens to the subject of death in a online exhibition that opened on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-rankin/celebrity-snapper-rankin-focuses-on-death-in-online-show-idUSKBN27W01O | 2020-11-16 |
| In a written response to a Reuters request for comment British Telecom We are disappointed | Negative | Nov | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-bt-italy-trial-exclusive/exclusive-italy-judge-seeks-trial-for-bt-italy-former-executives-in-fraud-case-idUSKBN27Q22P | 2020-11-15 |
| Tata said it continued to discuss possible UK state aid for its British business adding that it was reviewing all options to make the business | Positive | Swedish steelmaker SSAB | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-tata-steel-m-a-ssab/ssab-eyes-tata-steels-dutch-assets-as-european-consolidation-picks-up-idUSKBN27T23W | 2020-11-14 |
| LOS ANGELES British rocker Eric Clapton is unloading his luxury yacht offering it up for auction at a sale of Hollywood memorabilia | Neutral | LOS ANGELES British rocker Eric Clapton is unloading his luxury yacht offering it up for auction at a sale of Hollywood memorabilia | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-people-eric-clapton/going-for-a-song-eric-claptons-yacht-up-for-auction-idUSKBN27S1JH | 2020-11-13 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson whose government is hosting the gathering discussed climate change in a postelection call with Biden and invited him to attend | Positive | French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday welcomed the prospect of U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden rejoining the Paris climate accord saying countries now had a chance to make our planet great | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-election-global-climatechange/macron-hails-chance-to-make-our-planet-great-again-after-biden-win-idUSKBN27S2X5 | 2020-11-13 |
| British specialty chemicals firm Elementis said on Thursday it had rejected an allcash buyout offer from larger rival Minerals Technologies as the 621 | Negative | British specialty chemicals firm Elementis said on Thursday it had rejected an allcash buyout offer from larger rival Minerals Technologies as the 621 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-elementis-m-a-minerals-technologies/uk-chemical-maker-elementis-rejects-minerals-technologies-all-cash-819-million-offer-idUSKBN27S10C | 2020-11-13 |
| Founded in 1844 the British company makes additives that go into products in the consumer and industrial markets including personal care coatings chromium energy and talc | Positive | British specialty chemicals firm Elementis said on Thursday it had rejected an allcash buyout offer from larger rival Minerals Technologies as the 621 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-elementis-m-a-minerals-technologies/uk-chemical-maker-elementis-rejects-minerals-technologies-all-cash-819-million-offer-idUSKBN27S10C | 2020-11-13 |
| LONDON Dominic Cummings one of British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons most powerful advisers will leave his position at the heart of Downing Street when Brexit is done at yearend after an internal battle over who should be Johnsons chief of staff | Negative | LONDON Dominic Cummings one of British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons most powerful advisers will leave his position at the heart of Downing Street when Brexit is done at yearend after an internal battle over who should be Johnsons chief of staff | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-politics/uk-pm-johnsons-brexit-brain-cummings-to-resign-by-year-end-idUSKBN27T0P8 | 2020-11-13 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons top adviser Dominic Cummings is expected to leave his position by yearend the BBC reported late on Thursday | Negative | British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons top adviser Dominic Cummings is expected to leave his position by yearend the BBC reported late on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-britain-politics-cummings/uk-pm-johnsons-senior-adviser-cummings-expected-to-resign-by-year-end-bbc-idUSKBN27T02H | 2020-11-13 |
| LONDON Britain on Thursday said China had broken its main bilateral treaty on Hong Kong by imposing new rules to disqualify elected legislators in the former British colony cautioning that it would consider sanctions as part of its response | Negative | LONDON Britain on Thursday said China had broken its main bilateral treaty on Hong Kong by imposing new rules to disqualify elected legislators in the former British colony cautioning that it would consider sanctions as part of its response | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-hongkong-security-britain/uk-to-consider-sanctions-against-china-for-breaching-hong-kong-treaty-idUSKBN27S1E6 | 2020-11-13 |
| LONDON British police said they had detained a man who crashed a car into a north London police station on Wednesday | Negative | LONDON British police said they had detained a man who crashed a car into a north London police station on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-security/british-police-detain-man-after-car-crashes-into-police-station-idUSKBN27R2V3 | 2020-11-12 |
| JOHANNESBURG Petra Diamonds said it was investigating allegations by a British nongovernmental organisation that subsistence miners who trespassed on the firms Williamson mine in Tanzania were detained beaten and shot at killing at least seven of them | Negative | JOHANNESBURG Petra Diamonds said it was investigating allegations by a British nongovernmental organisation that subsistence miners who trespassed on the firms Williamson mine in Tanzania were detained beaten and shot at killing at least seven of them | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-petra-diamonds-tanzania/petra-diamonds-investigates-charges-tanzanian-subsistence-miners-abused-idUSKBN27S0SH | 2020-11-12 |
| Britain promises to grant those in Hong Kong with British National Overseas passports five years of limited stay to work or study as a pathway to citizenship | Positive | Here is a timeline of developments since China imposed national security legislation in Hong Kong this year making anything Beijing regards as subversion secession terrorism or colluding with foreign forces punishable by up to life in prison | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-hongkong-security-timeline/timeline-the-impact-of-the-national-security-law-on-hong-kong-idUSKBN27S0FL | 2020-11-12 |
| Reuters Youth climate activists have urged David Attenborough to the mic rather than jettison Instagram after just six weeks saying the British naturalist should not abandon his 6 million followers | Positive | Reuters Youth climate activists have urged David Attenborough to the mic rather than jettison Instagram after just six weeks saying the British naturalist should not abandon his 6 million followers | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-global-climate-trfn/climate-activists-urge-attenborough-to-pass-the-mic-on-insta-idUSKBN27R2NA | 2020-11-12 |
| LONDON Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said on Thursday that U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden wanted a Brexit trade deal to be clinched with the European Union so British Prime Minister Boris Johnson should knuckle down and strike an agreement | Positive | LONDON Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said on Thursday that U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden wanted a Brexit trade deal to be clinched with the European Union so British Prime Minister Boris Johnson should knuckle down and strike an agreement | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-britain-eu/biden-wants-a-brexit-deal-so-uk-should-knuckle-down-irish-pm-says-idUSKBN27S0XW | 2020-11-12 |
| LONDON British health minister Matt Hancock suggested on Tuesday that the international community should look again at mink farming alluding to a ban on the industry after a new coronavirus strain spread to humans from mink in Denmark | Negative | LONDON British health minister Matt Hancock suggested on Tuesday that the international community should look again at mink farming alluding to a ban on the industry after a new coronavirus strain spread to humans from mink in Denmark | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-mink/uk-health-minister-advocates-worldwide-rethink-on-mink-farming-after-danish-outbreak-idUSKBN27Q29Z | 2020-11-11 |
| RollsRoyce Carnival and British Airways owner IAG rank among the biggest winners of this weeks rally while bank stock risers include Societe Generale Barclays and Lloyds all up between and | Positive | Beatenup stocks jumped after vaccine news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks-shortsellers/short-sellers-lose-500-mln-as-european-travel-leisure-and-bank-stocks-surge-idUSL8N2HW5YM | 2020-11-11 |
| In the new album she released last week Minogue returns to those roots and could make British chart history if it reaches number one | Positive | LONDON Since Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue played her parents ABBA and Donna Summer records as a child disco music has always been a part of her | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-music-kylie-minogue-disco/kylie-heads-back-to-dancefloor-with-new-album-disco-idUSKBN27Q2AL | 2020-11-11 |
| Thatcher enters the Netflix television series portraying the British royal family as it moves into the 1980s when the polarizing Conservative Party leader was at the height of her power | Neutral | LOS ANGELES Playing famous people comes with myriad challenges and Gillian Anderson had it tougher than most when she took on British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the new season of The without any special effects | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-television-the-crown/gillian-anderson-recounts-her-madame-tussauds-moment-on-set-of-the-crown-idUSKBN27Q1JL | 2020-11-11 |
| U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden has delivered a warning to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a postelection call not to let Brexit destabilise the Northern Ireland peace process the Financial Times reported on Tuesday | Negative | U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden has delivered a warning to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a postelection call not to let Brexit destabilise the Northern Ireland peace process the Financial Times reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-usa-johnson-biden-brexit/biden-delivers-brexit-warning-to-uk-pm-johnson-in-post-election-call-ft-idUSKBN27Q33T | 2020-11-11 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday his government will have close ties with the United States under Presidentelect Joe Biden and they have a shared interest in tackling climate change | Positive | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday his government will have close ties with the United States under Presidentelect Joe Biden and they have a shared interest in tackling climate change | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-election-biden-johnson/uk-pm-johnson-predicts-close-u-s-ties-under-biden-idUSKBN27P2JV | 2020-11-10 |
| LONDON The British government has asked the National Health Service to be ready to deploy any COVID vaccine from the start of December and it will then roll it out starting with the most vulnerable the health minister said on Tuesday | Positive | LONDON The British government has asked the National Health Service to be ready to deploy any COVID vaccine from the start of December and it will then roll it out starting with the most vulnerable the health minister said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-vaccine/uk-orders-health-service-to-be-ready-for-vaccine-by-december-idUSKBN27Q0TO | 2020-11-10 |
| British band Little Mix hosted the show without member Jesy Nelson who was reported to be ill | Neutral | Kpop stars BTS picked up four prizes at the MTV Europe Music Awards on Sunday including best song for and best group capping a year in which the Korean band underlined its status as a major global act | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-awards-mtv-ema-s/k-pop-kings-bts-win-four-mtv-europe-music-awards-at-virtual-ceremony-idUSKBN27O0W5 | 2020-11-09 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson who has had a much smoother relationship with Trump also picked up the theme of climate change in congratulating Biden | Positive | Some of the United States biggest and closest allies quickly congratulated Joe Biden on his presidential election victory on Saturday even though Donald Trump with whom several have had rocky relations had yet to concede | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-global-reaction/u-s-allies-greet-biden-as-next-president-despite-trump-refusal-to-concede-idUSKBN27N0T8 | 2020-11-08 |
| He suggested a bust of British wartime leader Winston Churchill had been moved from the Oval Office because of the partKenyan presidents ancestral dislike of the British | Negative | LONDON Britains Boris Johnson congratulated Joe Biden on winning the U.S. presidential election on Saturday although the victory could pose problems for the prime minister because of Bidens vocal concerns over his Brexit policy | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-election-britain-johnson/uk-pm-johnson-congratulates-joe-biden-a-win-that-could-pose-him-problems-idUSKBN27N0QW | 2020-11-08 |
| British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab who said it was clear Biden had won despite some processes still playing also emphasized where the allies could work together | Positive | LONDON Britains Boris Johnson congratulated Joe Biden on winning the U.S. presidential election on Saturday although the victory could pose problems for the prime minister because of Bidens vocal concerns over his Brexit policy | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-election-britain-johnson/uk-pm-johnson-congratulates-joe-biden-a-win-that-could-pose-him-problems-idUSKBN27N0QW | 2020-11-08 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he hoped a postBrexit trade deal with the European Union could be agreed but the country was well prepared if finalstage talks with the bloc did not succeed | Positive | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he hoped a postBrexit trade deal with the European Union could be agreed but the country was well prepared if finalstage talks with the bloc did not succeed | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-britain-eu-johnson-deal/uks-johnson-says-he-very-much-hopes-eu-trade-deal-can-be-agreed-idUSKBN27M2GX | 2020-11-07 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he had confidence in the U.S. election process after U.S. President Donald Trump made unsubstantiated claims of fraud following Tuesdays presidential vote | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he had confidence in the U.S. election process after U.S. President Donald Trump made unsubstantiated claims of fraud following Tuesdays presidential vote | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-britain/uks-johnson-says-he-is-confident-in-u-s-election-checks-and-balances-idUSKBN27M2HL | 2020-11-07 |
| The British company which had planned the rights issue in August to help fund the deal said it will offer 125 | Positive | Shares in the company fell 2 | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-aveva-group-rights-issue/uk-software-firm-aveva-to-raise-3-73-billion-to-fund-osisoft-deal-idUSKBN27M0SN | 2020-11-07 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday there was light at the end of the tunnel on COVID19 as England entered its second countrywide lockdown for four weeks to prevent a rising number of cases and deaths from the virus | Positive | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday there was light at the end of the tunnel on COVID19 as England entered its second countrywide lockdown for four weeks to prevent a rising number of cases and deaths from the virus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-johnson/uk-pm-says-there-is-light-at-end-of-covid-tunnel-idUSKBN27L2G6 | 2020-11-06 |
| A group of activists and lawyers in April asked the British government to suspend imports made with cotton from Xinjiang unless companies could prove they were free of forced labour | Negative | China has denied mistreatment and said the camps offer vocational training and help to fight terrorism and extremism | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-garment-china-xinjiang-trfn/uk-to-big-brands-do-more-to-avoid-forced-labour-in-chinas-xinjiang-idUSKBN27L1WX | 2020-11-06 |
| After dire figures from British Airwaysowner IAG Q3 earnings from Wizz Air dutyfree retailer Dufry and airport handler Fraport are unlikely to contain much good news | Negative | No wonder volatility gauges are up | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-global-markets-themes/take-five-election-fever-idUSKBN27K1UF | 2020-11-05 |
| A wave of COVID19 lockdowns and curbs has stirred resistance across Europe with the rightwing British politician who helped force an EU referendum harnessing popular anger at a new lockdown by recasting his Brexit Party under a new banner | Negative | A wave of COVID19 lockdowns and curbs has stirred resistance across Europe with the rightwing British politician who helped force an EU referendum harnessing popular anger at a new lockdown by recasting his Brexit Party under a new banner | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus/europes-covid-19-curbs-prompt-pushback-amid-bleak-countdown-to-christmas-idUSKBN27I17E | 2020-11-04 |
| LONDON Hollywood star Johnny Depp will learn on Monday whether he has won his libel battle with a British tabloid which labelled him a wife a verdict which will have a major impact on his reputation and future career | Negative | LONDON Hollywood star Johnny Depp will learn on Monday whether he has won his libel battle with a British tabloid which labelled him a wife a verdict which will have a major impact on his reputation and future career | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-britain-people-depp/uk-judge-to-deliver-ruling-in-johnny-depp-libel-case-idUSKBN27H1UL | 2020-11-02 |
| BRUSSELS EU and British Brexit negotiators will continue talks in Brussels on Monday and until around midweek sources on both sides said on Sunday in a sign both sides are still pushing to avoid a damaging breakdown in trade in less than nine weeks | Positive | BRUSSELS EU and British Brexit negotiators will continue talks in Brussels on Monday and until around midweek sources on both sides said on Sunday in a sign both sides are still pushing to avoid a damaging breakdown in trade in less than nine weeks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-talks/brexit-talks-go-into-another-week-as-eu-uk-push-to-salvage-trade-deal-idUSKBN27H1OW | 2020-11-02 |
| 57 per dollar while the British pound was last a shade weaker at | Negative | Oil prices fall to the lowest since lateMay | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-oil-hits-5-mth-lows-asian-shares-extend-losses-on-renewed-virus-fears-idUSL1N2HO005 | 2020-11-02 |
| Scottish movie legend Sean Connery who shot to international stardom as the suave sexy and sophisticated British agent James Bond and went on to grace the silver screen for four decades has died aged 90 | Negative | Scottish movie legend Sean Connery who shot to international stardom as the suave sexy and sophisticated British agent James Bond and went on to grace the silver screen for four decades has died aged 90 | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-people-connery/former-james-bond-actor-sean-connery-dies-aged-90-idUSKBN27G0IU | 2020-11-01 |
| LONDON Black British actor Jodie TurnerSmith is to play Anne Boleyn wife of English King Henry VIII whom he had beheaded in a threepart psychological thriller commissioned by TV station Channel 5 | Positive | LONDON Black British actor Jodie TurnerSmith is to play Anne Boleyn wife of English King Henry VIII whom he had beheaded in a threepart psychological thriller commissioned by TV station Channel 5 | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-britain-film-boleyn/black-actor-turner-smith-to-play-english-queen-anne-boleyn-in-new-drama-idUSKBN27F26S | 2020-10-31 |
| British government scientists said that numbers were heading in the wrong | Negative | LONDON COVID19 infections are rising so persistently in the United Kingdom that unless something can be done to reduce infections the reasonable worst scenario of 80000 dead could be exceeded scientists said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/wrong-direction-rising-uk-covid-19-cases-increase-pressure-for-change-idUSKBN27F0YX | 2020-10-31 |
| 58 per dollar while the British pound was last trading at | Neutral | USD index little changed set for sharp weekly gain | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-oil-fall-further-on-virus-u-s-election-angst-idUSL1N2HL1IY | 2020-10-31 |
| New Zealandbased prediction market PredictIt has Biden leading overall at 68 cents to Trumps 39 cents while British betting company Betfair Exchange gives Biden a winchance versus Trumps | Neutral | Bettors favour Joe Biden over Republican President Donald Trump in Tuesdays U.S. election with the Democratic candidate leading in bets placed in a majority of the battleground states that decide elections two betting market aggregators said | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-betting-gmf/betting-markets-favour-biden-over-trump-in-u-s-presidential-race-idUSKBN27F2OW | 2020-10-31 |
| LONDON Oct 30 British lender NatWest reported forecastbeating third quarter earnings on Friday setting aside a smallerthenexpected cash pile to deal with likely loan defaults due to the coronavirus pandemic | Neutral | LONDON Oct 30 British lender NatWest reported forecastbeating third quarter earnings on Friday setting aside a smallerthenexpected cash pile to deal with likely loan defaults due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/natwest-results/update-1-natwest-swings-to-profit-as-pandemic-loan-charges-fall-idUSL8N2HL20W | 2020-10-30 |
| The British authorities conveyed their grave concern to the diplomat Hamid Baeidinejad and called for Iran to end what they described as ZaghariRatcliffes arbitrary detention | Negative | LONDON The British government summoned the Iranian ambassador on Thursday following news that imprisoned BritishIranian aid worker Nazanin ZaghariRatcliffe is to be recalled to court in Iran the Foreign Office said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-britain-zaghari-ratcliffe/uk-summons-iranian-ambassador-over-zaghari-ratcliffe-idUSKBN27E3FA | 2020-10-30 |
| LONDON Oct 30 British lender NatWest reported forecastbeating third quarter earnings on Friday after setting aside a smaller cash pile in the period to deal with likely loan defaults due to the coronavirus pandemic | Neutral | LONDON Oct 30 British lender NatWest reported forecastbeating third quarter earnings on Friday after setting aside a smaller cash pile in the period to deal with likely loan defaults due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/natwest-results/natwest-swings-to-profit-as-pandemic-loan-charges-fall-idUSL4N2HK3XL | 2020-10-30 |
| Putin also referenced a rival vaccine produced by British drugmaker AstraZeneca with Oxford University that uses a chimpanzee adenovirus as a vector rather than a human adenovirus vector | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia was facing challenges scaling up production of its main COVID19 vaccine due to problems with equipment availability but hoped to start mass vaccinations by the end of the year | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-putin/putin-says-equipment-a-problem-in-production-of-russian-covid-19-vaccines-idUSKBN27E21X | 2020-10-30 |
| LONDON The British government summoned the Iranian ambassador on Thursday following news that imprisoned BritishIranian aid worker Nazanin ZaghariRatcliffe is to be recalled to court in Iran the Foreign Office said | Negative | LONDON The British government summoned the Iranian ambassador on Thursday following news that imprisoned BritishIranian aid worker Nazanin ZaghariRatcliffe is to be recalled to court in Iran the Foreign Office said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-britain-zaghari-ratcliffe/uk-summons-iranian-ambassador-over-zaghari-ratcliffe-idUSKBN27E3FA | 2020-10-30 |
| A former Uber Technologies executive who cofounded a British startup backed by billionaire Jeff Bezos has been sued for allegedly stealing trade secrets from a California shipping and logistics company where he was once a board member | Negative | A former Uber Technologies executive who cofounded a British startup backed by billionaire Jeff Bezos has been sued for allegedly stealing trade secrets from a California shipping and logistics company where he was once a board member | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-beacon-technologies-vanguard-logistic/bezos-backed-british-startup-run-by-ex-uber-executive-is-sued-for-fraud-theft-idUSKBN27D2M8 | 2020-10-29 |
| HSBC Holdings PLC on Wednesday announced that Robert Hoyt the former top lawyer at British bank Barclays will join HSBC on Jan | Positive | HSBC Holdings PLC on Wednesday announced that Robert Hoyt the former top lawyer at British bank Barclays will join HSBC on Jan | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/lawyer-moves-hsbc/hsbc-hires-former-top-barclays-lawyer-as-chief-legal-officer-idUSL1N2HK036 | 2020-10-29 |
| LONDON The British government will do everything it can to avoid putting the country into a second national lockdown and believes it can control the virus with tough local measures housing minister Robert Jenrick said on Thursday | Negative | LONDON The British government will do everything it can to avoid putting the country into a second national lockdown and believes it can control the virus with tough local measures housing minister Robert Jenrick said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/uk-doing-everything-it-can-to-avoid-national-lockdown-minister-says-idUSKBN27E0YN | 2020-10-29 |
| LONDON A group of British opposition lawmakers have filed a legal case against Prime Minister Boris Johnson over what they say is his failure to protect the publics right to free and fair elections after allegations of Russian interference | Negative | LONDON A group of British opposition lawmakers have filed a legal case against Prime Minister Boris Johnson over what they say is his failure to protect the publics right to free and fair elections after allegations of Russian interference | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-britain-politics-russia/uk-lawmakers-file-legal-case-against-pm-johnson-over-russian-interference-response-idUSKBN27E0NU | 2020-10-29 |
| Andrew Pakes of British trade union Prospect sees a growing interest in new technology and socalled peopleanalytics to keep check and monitor workers at | Positive | Looking back in history epidemics breed overhaul and innovation with city sewage systems public transit and housing regulations all owing their existence to past pests and plagues | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-cities-insight-trf/cities-reboot-will-adapting-to-covid-19-change-urban-life-for-good-idUSKBN27E0O2 | 2020-10-29 |
| LONDON There are significant problems with the availability and quality of COVID19 data in England British researchers said on Wednesday as they launched a dashboard to help make sense of the patchwork of stats | Negative | LONDON There are significant problems with the availability and quality of COVID19 data in England British researchers said on Wednesday as they launched a dashboard to help make sense of the patchwork of stats | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-dashboard/english-covid-data-patchy-researchers-say-as-new-dashboard-launched-idUSKBN27D02J | 2020-10-28 |
| 2 the outcome of his libel action against a British newspaper which labelled him a wife a ruling which could have a lasting impact on the actors career | Negative | LONDON Hollywood star Johnny Depp will find out on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-britain-people-depp/uk-judge-to-give-ruling-on-november-2-in-johnny-depp-wife-beater-case-idUSKBN27C1E5 | 2020-10-28 |
| Huaweis legal team took the floor on the second day of the hearings in the British Columbia Supreme Court where Meng is fighting extradition to the United States | Negative | Huawei Technologies Co Ltd lawyers resumed witness testimony in a Vancouver court on Tuesday asking why aspects of Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhous arrest did not set off alarm to the arresting federal police officer | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada/huawei-lawyers-ask-canada-police-why-no-alarm-bells-rang-during-cfos-arrest-idUSKBN27C1A1 | 2020-10-28 |
| The tankers operator thanked the British authorities saying help was requested after seven stowaways who had boarded in Lagos Nigeria turned hostile | Negative | SOUTHAMPTON England Seven men have been arrested on suspicion of seizing control of a ship British police said on Monday after special forces stormed an oil tanker under threat from a group of stowaways the previous evening | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-security-ship-operator/police-arrest-seven-after-british-special-forces-board-tanker-idUSKBN27B16F | 2020-10-27 |
| But British Health Secretary Matt Hancock cautioned that the vaccine would not be widely available until next year and said Were not there | Negative | The United States Russia France and many other countries are setting records for coronavirus infections as a tidal wave of cases washes over parts of the Northern Hemisphere forcing some countries to impose new curbs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus/wave-of-new-covid-19-cases-crashes-across-u-s-and-europe-as-winter-looms-idUSKBN27B118 | 2020-10-27 |
| LONDON British armed forces boarded and took control of a ship in the English Channel on Sunday and seven people were detained the defence ministry said | Negative | LONDON British armed forces boarded and took control of a ship in the English Channel on Sunday and seven people were detained the defence ministry said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-security-ship-military/uk-armed-forces-take-control-of-ship-in-english-channel-seven-people-detained-idUSKBN27A0XP | 2020-10-26 |
| While disruption is expected in early 2021 British companies could be ousted from the complex manufacturing supply chains which stretch across Europe if that persists | Negative | SEVINGTON England Deal or no deal British companies will have to confront a wall of bureaucracy that threatens chaos at the border if they want to sell into the worlds biggest trading bloc when life after Brexit begins on January 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-eu-border-insight/itll-be-carnage-british-companies-dread-a-brexit-border-breakdown-idUSKBN27B0MM | 2020-10-26 |
| LONDON British police said stowaways made verbal threats to crew on board the Nave Andromeda an oil tanker in the English channel and that no injuries had been reported but the incident was ongoing | Negative | LONDON British police said stowaways made verbal threats to crew on board the Nave Andromeda an oil tanker in the English channel and that no injuries had been reported but the incident was ongoing | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-security-ship-injuries/uk-police-say-stowaways-threatened-oil-tanker-crew-no-injuries-reported-idUSKBN27A0VG | 2020-10-26 |
| SEVINGTON England Deal or no deal British companies will have to confront a wall of bureaucracy that threatens chaos at the border if they want to sell into the worlds biggest trading bloc when life after Brexit begins on January 1 | Negative | SEVINGTON England Deal or no deal British companies will have to confront a wall of bureaucracy that threatens chaos at the border if they want to sell into the worlds biggest trading bloc when life after Brexit begins on January 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-eu-border-insight/itll-be-carnage-british-companies-dread-a-brexit-border-breakdown-idUSKBN27B0MM | 2020-10-26 |
| LONDON A British Airways jumbo jet has found a new role as a film set saving it from the scrap heap where dozens of BAs other retired jumbos have ended up | Positive | LONDON A British Airways jumbo jet has found a new role as a film set saving it from the scrap heap where dozens of BAs other retired jumbos have ended up | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-british-airways-jumbo/british-airways-jumbo-saved-from-scrap-heap-by-film-deal-idUSKBN2771DS | 2020-10-23 |
| LONDON British government plans that could allow selfdriving cars on motorways as soon as 2021 would put lives at risk because the available automated technology falls well short of human driving capabilities UK insurance group Thatcham Research said on Friday | Negative | LONDON British government plans that could allow selfdriving cars on motorways as soon as 2021 would put lives at risk because the available automated technology falls well short of human driving capabilities UK insurance group Thatcham Research said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-selfdriving-safety/uk-plans-for-self-driving-cars-threaten-safety-insurance-group-idUSKBN277386 | 2020-10-23 |
| Now British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen is back with a mockumentary sequel that is garnering mixed reviews two weeks ahead of the U.S. elections | Positive | LOS ANGELES In 2006 he shocked the world with his scathing cultural satire of the United States in Borat | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-film-borat-2/borat-bounces-back-just-ahead-of-u-s-elections-idUSKBN2762WD | 2020-10-22 |
| LONDON The coronavirus will be around for as it is unlikely it will be eradicated a British scientist on the governments advisory committee for the pandemic said on Wednesday although a vaccine would help improve the situation | Positive | LONDON The coronavirus will be around for as it is unlikely it will be eradicated a British scientist on the governments advisory committee for the pandemic said on Wednesday although a vaccine would help improve the situation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-sage/uk-scientific-advisor-says-coronavirus-unlikely-to-be-eradicated-idUSKBN276174 | 2020-10-22 |
| LONDON British punk band The Damned has reformed in its original lineup after more than three decades and the members all now in their mid60s will hit the road for a oneoff tour next July | Positive | LONDON British punk band The Damned has reformed in its original lineup after more than three decades and the members all now in their mid60s will hit the road for a oneoff tour next July | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-music-the-damned/punk-lives-again-as-the-damned-reform-for-2021-tour-idUSKBN2762N8 | 2020-10-22 |
| One of the major concerns of these firms is that Nvidia may force the British firm to cut off its Chinese clients the report added | Negative | One of the major concerns of these firms is that Nvidia may force the British firm to cut off its Chinese clients the report added | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-arm-holdings-m-a-nvidia-huawei/huawei-other-chinese-tech-firms-raise-concerns-on-nvidias-arm-deal-bloomberg-news-idUSKBN2760OJ | 2020-10-22 |
| NEW YORK A deposition British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell gave in 2016 related to her dealings with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein is expected to be made public on Thursday a document Maxwell had fought hard to keep under wraps | Negative | NEW YORK A deposition British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell gave in 2016 related to her dealings with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein is expected to be made public on Thursday a document Maxwell had fought hard to keep under wraps | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell/documents-ghislaine-maxwell-fought-to-keep-secret-slated-for-release-thursday-idUSKBN2770FZ | 2020-10-22 |
| Giuffre has said she was trafficked by Epstein and forced to have sex with his friends including the British prince when she was 17 years old | Negative | NEW YORK A deposition British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell gave in 2016 related to her dealings with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein is expected to be made public on Thursday a document Maxwell had fought hard to keep under wraps | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell/documents-ghislaine-maxwell-fought-to-keep-secret-slated-for-release-thursday-idUSKBN2770FZ | 2020-10-22 |
| British trade minister Liz Truss said the two sides were intensifying talks as they enter a fifth round | Positive | LONDON The United States and Britain expressed optimism about the prospects of a trade deal on Tuesday as they launched the latest round of talks focused on goods and tariffs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-usa-trade-progress/u-s-britain-upbeat-as-trade-talks-enter-new-round-idUSKBN2752D0 | 2020-10-21 |
| The British government has said it sees no basis to restart the talks with the EU unless there is a fundamental change in approach | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. equities rallied on Tuesday fed by investor optimism that a deal would be reached in Washington to provide new relief measures and help the U.S. economy withstand the impact of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets/u-s-stocks-rise-dollar-falls-as-stimulus-hopes-revive-idUSKBN275009 | 2020-10-21 |
| Lighthizer speaking by video link from Washington to a British government conference on transatlantic cooperation said talks were taking place continuously | Positive | LONDON The United States and Britain expressed optimism about the prospects of a trade deal on Tuesday as they launched the latest round of talks focused on goods and tariffs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-usa-trade-progress/u-s-britain-upbeat-as-trade-talks-enter-new-round-idUSKBN2752D0 | 2020-10-21 |
| TOKYO Japans economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura hopes to meet British trade minister Liz Truss to discuss a transPacific trade pact on a visit to the Asian nation that is being arranged but not yet finalised he said on Tuesday | Positive | TOKYO Japans economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura hopes to meet British trade minister Liz Truss to discuss a transPacific trade pact on a visit to the Asian nation that is being arranged but not yet finalised he said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-minister/japans-nishimura-hopes-to-meet-british-trade-minister-if-she-visits-idUSKBN27516T | 2020-10-21 |
| The British oil and gas firm has set a goal of significantly boosting its renewable power generation capacity | Positive | The U.S. offshore wind industry is poised for expansion and we are passionate about creating substantial value in the New York said Siri Espedal Kindem president of Equinor Wind U.S. | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-equinor-usa-windfarm/equinor-bids-for-two-wind-power-projects-off-u-s-east-coast-idUSKBN2752US | 2020-10-21 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Tuesday ordered the release of a deposition that British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell gave in 2016 related to her dealings with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and which she had fought to keep under wraps | Positive | NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Tuesday ordered the release of a deposition that British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell gave in 2016 related to her dealings with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and which she had fought to keep under wraps | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell/documents-in-ghislaine-maxwell-criminal-case-expected-to-be-released-by-thursday-idUSKBN27530O | 2020-10-21 |
| LONDON After statistics showed state borrowing had soared while tax receipts had fallen British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday that things could have been far worse had the government not acted to protect livelihoods | Negative | LONDON After statistics showed state borrowing had soared while tax receipts had fallen British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday that things could have been far worse had the government not acted to protect livelihoods | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-sunak/uks-sunak-says-of-soaring-borrowing-things-could-have-been-far-worse-idUSKBN2760NM | 2020-10-21 |
| British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab The GRUs actions against the Olympic and Paralympic Games are cynical and reckless | Negative | Britain and the United States on Monday condemned what they said were a litany of malicious cyberattacks orchestrated by Russian military intelligence including attempts to disrupt next years Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-olympics-2020-cyber-russia/u-s-britain-call-out-russian-hacking-spree-cyberattacks-against-olympics-idUSKBN2742EB | 2020-10-20 |
| In turn Johnson said on Friday there was no point in continuing talks saying Britain would prosper without a trade agreement or as the British government describes an deal | Negative | Britain sees no basis to resume trade talks with the European Union unless there is a fundamental change in approach from Brussels chief negotiator David Frost said on Monday dashing earlier optimism that negotiations could resume | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/brexit-brinkmanship-uk-says-no-to-more-eu-trade-talks-idUSKBN2730Y5 | 2020-10-20 |
| British officials said on Monday the hackers from Russias GRU military intelligence agency had also conducted cyber operations against Tokyo Games organisers | Negative | TOKYO Japans chief government spokesman said on Tuesday the country will put cyberattack countermeasures in place to make sure the Tokyo Olympics are a success | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-olympics-2020-cyber-russia-japan/japan-to-use-cyberattack-countermeasures-to-protect-tokyo-games-idUSKBN2750BD | 2020-10-20 |
| British Transport Minister Grant Shapps told the same conference he would push for an agreement on new travel corridors with the United States | Positive | The former Aer Lingus CEO also echoed industry calls for a global framework of virus testing to replace quarantines blamed by the industry for exacerbating its slump | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-airlines/new-ba-boss-urges-transatlantic-testing-and-corridors-idUSKBN274145 | 2020-10-20 |
| British and U.S. officials said the attacks were conducted by Unit 74455 of Russias GRU military intelligence agency also known as the Main Centre for Special Technologies | Negative | Britain and the United States on Monday condemned what they said were a litany of malicious cyberattacks orchestrated by Russian military intelligence including attempts to disrupt next years Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-olympics-2020-cyber-russia/u-s-britain-call-out-russian-hacking-spree-cyberattacks-against-olympics-idUSKBN2742EB | 2020-10-20 |
| However investors still think British and European negotiators might be able to salvage postBrexit trade talks to prevent disruptions that a nodeal finale to the fiveyear Brexit drama would cause | Positive | By Hideyuki Sano | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-yuan-stands-tall-but-u-s-stimulus-doubts-cap-broader-risk-rally-idUSL4N2HB01O | 2020-10-20 |
| The British officials declined to give specific details about the latest attacks or say whether they were successful but said they had targeted Games organisers logistics suppliers and sponsors | Negative | Britain and the United States on Monday condemned what they said were a litany of malicious cyberattacks orchestrated by Russian military intelligence including attempts to disrupt next years Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-olympics-2020-cyber-russia/u-s-britain-call-out-russian-hacking-spree-cyberattacks-against-olympics-idUSKBN2742EB | 2020-10-20 |
| On Friday British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was time to prepare for a notrade deal unless the European Union fundamentally changed course | Negative | Withdraws 2020 core profit guidance | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/getlink-results/eurotunnel-operator-getlink-scraps-guidance-again-on-virus-hit-idUSL8N2H90TB | 2020-10-19 |
| More than 70 British business groups representing over 7 million workers on Sunday urged politicians to get back to the negotiating table next week and strike a deal | Negative | Britain and the European Union will on Monday attempt to breathe life into postBrexit trade talks that appeared all but dead last week with each side telling the other it needed to fundamentally change course | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/britain-and-eu-to-try-to-rescue-post-brexit-trade-talks-idUSKBN2730Y5 | 2020-10-19 |
| The Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported that British business minister Alok Sharma is seeking cash from the Treasury to help businesses navigate a nodeal Brexit | Negative | Michael Gove the minister handling Brexit divorce issues for Britain said on Sunday that the UK is increasingly for a nodeal Brexit even as businesses urged Britain and the European Union to find a compromise over trade terms | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-gove/gove-says-uk-well-prepared-for-no-deal-brexit-even-as-businesses-sound-alarm-idUSKBN273003 | 2020-10-18 |
| Gove has previously said that while the British government wanted an agreement with Brussels it was not going be held | Negative | Michael Gove the minister handling Brexit divorce issues for Britain said on Sunday that the UK is increasingly for a nodeal Brexit even as businesses urged Britain and the European Union to find a compromise over trade terms | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-gove/gove-says-uk-well-prepared-for-no-deal-brexit-even-as-businesses-sound-alarm-idUSKBN273003 | 2020-10-18 |
| More than 70 British business groups representing over 7 million workers have made a lastditch attempt to persuade politicians to get back on the dialogue table next week to strike a deal with the European Union the Financial Times newspaper reported on Sunday | Negative | More than 70 British business groups representing over 7 million workers have made a lastditch attempt to persuade politicians to get back on the dialogue table next week to strike a deal with the European Union the Financial Times newspaper reported on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-britain-eu-business-trade/uk-business-groups-urge-britain-eu-to-find-compromise-ft-idUSKBN2720YI | 2020-10-18 |
| Oct 17 British business minister Alok Sharma is seeking cash from the Treasury to help businesses navigate a nodeal Brexit the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported late on Saturday | Negative | Oct 17 British business minister Alok Sharma is seeking cash from the Treasury to help businesses navigate a nodeal Brexit the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported late on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-eu-business/uk-business-minister-seeks-cash-from-treasury-for-a-no-deal-brexit-telegraph-idUSFWN2H70YH | 2020-10-18 |
| NOTTINGHAM England The elusive British street artist Banksy confirmed on Saturday that a new artwork that appeared on a wall in Nottingham central England depicting a young girl using a bicycle tyre as a hulahoop is his work | Positive | NOTTINGHAM England The elusive British street artist Banksy confirmed on Saturday that a new artwork that appeared on a wall in Nottingham central England depicting a young girl using a bicycle tyre as a hulahoop is his work | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-britain-art-banksy/british-artist-banksy-claims-hula-hooping-girl-street-art-idUSKBN2720IZ | 2020-10-18 |
| The state of our talks is not that we are stumbling over the issue of fishing which is the Britishs tactical argument but were stumbling over everything | Negative | LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday it was now time to prepare for a notrade deal Brexit unless the European Union fundamentally changed course bluntly telling Brussels that there was no point in continuing the negotiations | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/brexit-brinkmanship-johnson-says-prepare-for-no-deal-cancels-trade-talks-idUSKBN2710SY | 2020-10-17 |
| LONDON Human trials of potential COVID19 vaccines where volunteers are deliberately infected with the disease could become a reality after a British biotech firm said it was in advanced talks with the government to create and provide strains of the virus | Positive | LONDON Human trials of potential COVID19 vaccines where volunteers are deliberately infected with the disease could become a reality after a British biotech firm said it was in advanced talks with the government to create and provide strains of the virus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-challenge-virus/britain-moves-closer-to-covid-19-vaccine-trials-that-infect-volunteers-idUSKBN2710RP | 2020-10-17 |
| LONDON Talks to agree a Brexit trade deal with the European Union are over British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons spokesman said on Friday saying there was no point carrying on unless the bloc fundamentally changed its stance | Negative | LONDON Talks to agree a Brexit trade deal with the European Union are over British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons spokesman said on Friday saying there was no point carrying on unless the bloc fundamentally changed its stance | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-johnson-spokesman/brexit-trade-talks-are-over-uk-pm-johnsons-spokesman-says-idUSKBN2711YO | 2020-10-17 |
| BRUSSELS The European Union said on Friday it was continuing to work for a new Brexit accord dismissing British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons nodeal rhetoric as hot air as stakes rise in the troubled trade talks ahead of a yearend deadline | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Union said on Friday it was continuing to work for a new Brexit accord dismissing British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons nodeal rhetoric as hot air as stakes rise in the troubled trade talks ahead of a yearend deadline | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-reaction/eu-says-still-seeking-brexit-accord-despite-johnsons-no-deal-rhetoric-idUSKBN2711NW | 2020-10-17 |
| However Barnier and his British counterpart David Frost had agreed to speak again early next week Downing Street said | Negative | LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday it was now time to prepare for a notrade deal Brexit unless the European Union fundamentally changed course bluntly telling Brussels that there was no point in continuing the negotiations | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/brexit-brinkmanship-johnson-says-prepare-for-no-deal-cancels-trade-talks-idUSKBN2710SY | 2020-10-17 |
| BRUSSELS Oct 16 The European Union said on Friday it was continuing to work for a new Brexit accord dismissing British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons nodeal rhetoric as hot air as stakes rise in the troubled trade talks ahead of a yearend deadline | Negative | EU summit | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-eu-reaction/update-3-eu-says-still-seeking-brexit-accord-despite-johnsons-no-deal-rhetoric-idUSL8N2H73BV | 2020-10-17 |
| In the 2018 British case of the poisoning of Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter traces of Novichok were also found | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Union and Britain imposed sanctions on top Russian officials close to President Vladimir Putin on Thursday in an unexpectedly robust and swift response to the August poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-eu/eu-britain-sanction-russian-officials-over-navalny-poisoning-idUSKBN2701DT | 2020-10-16 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will respond and set out his approach to the talks on Friday his Brexit negotiator said | Positive | The European Union put the onus on Britain on Thursday to compromise on their new economic partnership or stand ready for trade disruptions in less than 80 days drawing a chilly reaction from the UK which said it was | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/eu-tells-britain-to-give-ground-to-secure-trade-deal-uk-to-respond-friday-idUSKBN2700E0 | 2020-10-16 |
| LONDON British spies are trying to defend COVID19 vaccine work against hostile powers who are seeking to either steal or sabotage research data in the race for the global prize of a jab that can provide immunity the head of MI5 said on Wednesday | Negative | LONDON British spies are trying to defend COVID19 vaccine work against hostile powers who are seeking to either steal or sabotage research data in the race for the global prize of a jab that can provide immunity the head of MI5 said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-britain-security-quotes-factbox/factbox-britains-mi5-spy-chief-on-covid-19-china-russia-and-threats-idUSKBN26Z1QG | 2020-10-15 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen that he was disappointed there had not been more progress in Brexit trade talks his office said on Wednesday | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen that he was disappointed there had not been more progress in Brexit trade talks his office said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-johnson-call/uk-pm-johnson-tells-eu-he-is-disappointed-with-brexit-deal-progress-idUSKBN26Z2XJ | 2020-10-15 |
| LONDON British band Radioheads rhythm guitarist Ed OBrien has been putting a radical redesign of the electric guitar through its paces | Negative | LONDON British band Radioheads rhythm guitarist Ed OBrien has been putting a radical redesign of the electric guitar through its paces | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-music-radiohead-circle-guitar/radiohead-strummer-tests-radical-redesign-of-electric-guitar-idUSKBN26Y1BJ | 2020-10-14 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons government meanwhile faces pressure to act from groups including Scotch whisky makers who have been hit hard by U.S. tariffs over the Airbus subsidies case | Negative | Together the cases mark the largest ever WTO dispute and a growing flashpoint in transatlantic trade ties | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-wto-aircraft-britain/britain-on-trade-tightrope-as-fresh-tariffs-loom-in-aircraft-spat-idUSKBN26X226 | 2020-10-13 |
| In Europe British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new coronavirus lockdown measures and Italy is preparing fresh nationwide restrictions | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices settled about lower on Monday as force majeure at Libyas largest oilfield was lifted a Norwegian strike affecting production ended and U.S. producers began restoring output after Hurricane Delta | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-fall-3-as-u-s-libyan-norwegian-supplies-resume-idUSKBN26X02B | 2020-10-13 |
| 30 level as hopes for a Brexit deal offset concern about pressure on the economy from new coronavirus restrictions British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced | Negative | TOKYO The dollar bounced back from a threeweek low on Tuesday as market players bought it back particularly against riskier peers after Chinese authorities appeared to be trying to put a brake on recent rises in the yuan | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-forex/dollar-bounces-back-yuan-slips-after-china-appears-to-keep-a-tab-on-its-currency-idUSKBN26Y02E | 2020-10-13 |
| 30 level as hopes for a Brexit deal offset concerns about pressure on the economy from new coronavirus restrictions British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced | Negative | day in par 1 to Tuesday not | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/corrected-forex-dollar-flirts-with-3-wk-low-as-investors-count-on-eventual-stimulus-idUSL4N2H406Z | 2020-10-13 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed a tiered system of further restrictions on parts of England on Monday including shutting pubs to curb an acceleration in COVID19 cases though anger was rising at the cost of the curtailment of freedoms | Negative | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed a tiered system of further restrictions on parts of England on Monday including shutting pubs to curb an acceleration in COVID19 cases though anger was rising at the cost of the curtailment of freedoms | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/uks-johnson-shuts-pubs-in-parts-of-england-with-new-covid-19-curbs-idUSKBN26W0YA | 2020-10-13 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a new system of lockdown rules on Monday classifying the risk level in regions to help tackle rising infection rates in parts of England and simplify existing regulations | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a new system of lockdown rules on Monday classifying the risk level in regions to help tackle rising infection rates in parts of England and simplify existing regulations | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-rules-expl/factbox-what-is-englands-new-covid-19-lockdown-system-idUSKBN26X1ZZ | 2020-10-13 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce new measures to tackle a growing coronavirus crisis on Monday moving to work more closely with local leaders from Englands worst affected areas | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce new measures to tackle a growing coronavirus crisis on Monday moving to work more closely with local leaders from Englands worst affected areas | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/turning-local-british-pm-johnson-to-unveil-new-coronavirus-rules-idUSKBN26W0FX | 2020-10-12 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday that progress must be made in postBrexit trade talks with the European Union in coming days to bridge significant his office said | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday that progress must be made in postBrexit trade talks with the European Union in coming days to bridge significant his office said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-merkel/britain-tells-germany-gaps-in-eu-talks-must-be-closed-soon-idUSKBN26W0RI | 2020-10-12 |
| LONDON British retailer Marks Spencer seeking to avoid a repeat of last Christmas when its performance was ruined by excessive food waste is rolling out a supply chain programme it says will crack the problem | Negative | LONDON British retailer Marks Spencer seeking to avoid a repeat of last Christmas when its performance was ruined by excessive food waste is rolling out a supply chain programme it says will crack the problem | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-m-s-food-waste/haunted-by-christmas-past-britains-ms-tackles-food-waste-idUSKBN26W085 | 2020-10-12 |
| British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Friday Britain is temporarily recalling its Ambassador to Belarus Jacqueline Perkins for consultations on the situation in the country | Negative | British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Friday Britain is temporarily recalling its Ambassador to Belarus Jacqueline Perkins for consultations on the situation in the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election-britain/uk-temporarily-recalling-its-ambassador-to-belarus-idUSKBN26U2FF | 2020-10-10 |
| However UK stocks got a boost as British finance minister Rishi Sunak announced his latest programme to try to stave off a surge in unemployment | Positive | European stocks posted a second consecutive week of gains on Friday as bumper forecasts from Denmarks Pandora and Novo Nordisk set a brighter tone for the earnings season while investors kept an eye out for signs of fresh U.S. stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-rack-up-second-week-of-gains-pandora-leaps-idUSKBN26U0MX | 2020-10-10 |
| LONDON British Airways last jumbo jets bade farewell to London on Thursday but cloud and driving rain prevented a rare synchronised dual take off for the Queen of the which brought longhaul flights to the masses | Negative | LONDON British Airways last jumbo jets bade farewell to London on Thursday but cloud and driving rain prevented a rare synchronised dual take off for the Queen of the which brought longhaul flights to the masses | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-british-airways/bas-queen-of-the-skies-jumbos-bid-farewell-to-rainy-london-idUSKBN26S3LQ | 2020-10-09 |
| Net interest margins for British banks have plunged after a series of policy rate cuts and weaker demand for loans has more than offset the benefits of cheaper funding costs | Positive | HSBC declined to comment | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-hsbc-hldg-dividend-analysis/low-rates-and-lending-slump-threaten-hsbcs-long-term-dividend-ambitions-idUSKBN26T1JQ | 2020-10-09 |
| Chief Executive Alex Cruz said it was a difficult day for everybody at British Airways as the aircraft leaves our home at Heathrow for the very last | Negative | LONDON British Airways last jumbo jets bade farewell to London on Thursday but cloud and driving rain prevented a rare synchronised dual take off for the Queen of the which brought longhaul flights to the masses | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-british-airways/bas-queen-of-the-skies-jumbos-bid-farewell-to-rainy-london-idUSKBN26S3LQ | 2020-10-09 |
| The festival opened on Wednesday with British filmmaker Steve McQueens which tells the story of a group of Black activists in London 50 years ago | Positive | LONDON The pizzazz of the red carpet will be lacking and fewer films will be on offer at this years London Film Festival but fans can still enjoy a broad programme either on the big screen while socially distanced or streamed into their own homes | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-film/london-film-festival-offers-beacon-of-hope-to-covid-hit-industry-idUSKBN26T39T | 2020-10-09 |
| LONDON The British parliaments defence committee said on Thursday that it had found clear evidence that telecoms giant Huawei had colluded with the Chinese state and said Britain may need to remove all Huawei equipment earlier than planned | Positive | LONDON The British parliaments defence committee said on Thursday that it had found clear evidence that telecoms giant Huawei had colluded with the Chinese state and said Britain may need to remove all Huawei equipment earlier than planned | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-britain-huawei/uk-parliament-committee-says-huawei-colludes-with-the-chinese-state-idUSKBN26T144 | 2020-10-09 |
| British ministers say the rise to global dominance of Huawei founded in 1987 by a former Peoples Liberation Army engineer has caught the West offguard | Negative | LONDON The British parliaments defence committee said on Thursday that it had found clear evidence that telecoms giant Huawei had colluded with the Chinese state and said Britain may need to remove all Huawei equipment earlier than planned | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-britain-huawei/uk-parliament-committee-says-huawei-colludes-with-the-chinese-state-idUSKBN26T144 | 2020-10-09 |
| LONDON British Airwayss jumbos bade farewell to London Heathrow on Thursday but rain and cloud prevented a rare synchronised dual take off for the Queen of the the jet which brought longhaul flights to the masses | Negative | LONDON British Airwayss jumbos bade farewell to London Heathrow on Thursday but rain and cloud prevented a rare synchronised dual take off for the Queen of the the jet which brought longhaul flights to the masses | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-british-airways-ta/ba-jumbo-jets-bid-farewell-to-london-but-bad-weather-prevents-synchronised-dual-take-off-idUSKBN26T14U | 2020-10-09 |
| LONDON British Airways will bid farewell to its final Londonbased Boeing 747s on Thursday with a rare synchronised dual take off for the Queen of the the jet which brought longhaul flights to the masses | Positive | LONDON British Airways will bid farewell to its final Londonbased Boeing 747s on Thursday with a rare synchronised dual take off for the Queen of the the jet which brought longhaul flights to the masses | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-british-airways/bas-jumbos-bid-farewell-with-rare-dual-take-off-for-queen-of-the-skies-idUSKBN26S3LQ | 2020-10-08 |
| LONDON Oct 8 British airline easyJet warned it would report a loss of as much as 845 million pounds | Negative | LONDON Oct 8 British airline easyJet warned it would report a loss of as much as 845 million pounds | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/health-coronavirus-easyjet/easyjet-says-pandemic-causes-annual-loss-of-over-1-billion-idUSASN000EUA | 2020-10-08 |
| Chief Executive Alex Cruz said it would be a difficult day for everybody at British Airways as the aircraft leaves our home at Heathrow for the very last time | Negative | LONDON British Airways will bid farewell to its final Londonbased Boeing 747s on Thursday with a rare synchronised dual take off for the Queen of the the jet which brought longhaul flights to the masses | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-british-airways/bas-jumbos-bid-farewell-with-rare-dual-take-off-for-queen-of-the-skies-idUSKBN26S3LQ | 2020-10-08 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday to sign a partnership agreement that includes a free trade deal covering goods services and tariffs and quotas | Positive | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday to sign a partnership agreement that includes a free trade deal covering goods services and tariffs and quotas | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-ukraine/uks-johnson-ukraines-zelenskiy-to-sign-partnership-agreement-idUSKBN26S3HE | 2020-10-08 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Council President Charles Michel agreed that some progress had been made in Brexit trade talks though significant differences remained | Positive | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Council President Charles Michel agreed that some progress had been made in Brexit trade talks though significant differences remained | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-johnson/uk-says-some-brexit-progress-has-been-made-but-differences-remain-idUSKBN26S2RF | 2020-10-08 |
| LONDON The British government will try to push through this year another piece of legislation which is expected to contain clauses that undercut its European Union exit agreement minister Michael Gove said on Wednesday | Negative | LONDON The British government will try to push through this year another piece of legislation which is expected to contain clauses that undercut its European Union exit agreement minister Michael Gove said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-eu-gove-finance/uk-seeking-to-pass-finance-bill-by-year-end-gove-idUSKBN26S2DN | 2020-10-08 |
| BRASILIA Testing of Russias COVID19 vaccine has not begun in Brazil while its British and Chinese rivals have already begun to file partial results from clinical Phase III trials the Brazilian health regulator Anvisa said on Tuesday | Positive | BRASILIA Testing of Russias COVID19 vaccine has not begun in Brazil while its British and Chinese rivals have already begun to file partial results from clinical Phase III trials the Brazilian health regulator Anvisa said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-vaccine/russian-covid-19-vaccine-trials-have-yet-to-start-in-brazil-lagging-rivals-idUSKBN26R2YZ | 2020-10-07 |
| The British pound was quoted at | Neutral | Fed speakers to comment on economy later in day | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-holds-gains-as-u-s-economic-doubts-grow-idUSL4N2GX3S7 | 2020-10-07 |
| Cambridge is also home to Arm the British chip designer that Nvidia has agreed to buy from Japans SoftBank for billion | Positive | LONDON U.S. chip giant Nvidia said on Monday it is building Britains most powerful supercomputer which will use artificial intelligence to help researchers solve pressing medical challenges including those related to COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-nvidia-supercomputer-britain/nvidia-building-uk-supercomputer-to-boost-covid-19-research-idUSKBN26Q1Y5 | 2020-10-06 |
| Sunak in his interview expressed full support for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying that Johnson faces difficult decisions and awful | Negative | British finance minister Rishi Sunak warned that a further lockdown would cripple both the economy and society in an interview with The Sun newspaper stating that lockdowns have a very strong economic and social impact | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-sunak/uks-sunak-warns-of-economic-and-social-impact-of-lockdowns-the-sun-idUSKBN26Q01X | 2020-10-05 |
| British finance minister Rishi Sunak warned that a further lockdown would cripple both the economy and society in an interview with The Sun newspaper stating that lockdowns have a very strong economic and social impact | Negative | British finance minister Rishi Sunak warned that a further lockdown would cripple both the economy and society in an interview with The Sun newspaper stating that lockdowns have a very strong economic and social impact | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-sunak/uks-sunak-warns-of-economic-and-social-impact-of-lockdowns-the-sun-idUSKBN26Q01X | 2020-10-05 |
| The British government launched a new employment programme on Monday aimed at helping those left jobless due to the COVID19 pandemic to get back into work | Negative | British finance minister Rishi Sunak warned that a further lockdown would cripple both the economy and society in an interview with The Sun newspaper stating that lockdowns have a very strong economic and social impact | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-sunak/uks-sunak-warns-of-economic-and-social-impact-of-lockdowns-the-sun-idUSKBN26Q01X | 2020-10-05 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson launched a review aimed at improving transport links across the UK including a possible bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland as part of a plan to boost the pandemichit economy and strengthen ties between its member nations | Positive | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson launched a review aimed at improving transport links across the UK including a possible bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland as part of a plan to boost the pandemichit economy and strengthen ties between its member nations | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-britain-transport/uk-pm-launches-transport-review-to-boost-economy-strengthen-ties-idUSKBN26O0DZ | 2020-10-04 |
| British finance minister Rishi Sunak welcomed the deal which will see Asda retain its headquarters in the northern English city of Leeds | Positive | LONDON Britains billionaire Issa brothers and private equity group TDR Capital have bought Asda from Walmart in a deal which gives the British supermarket chain an enterprise value of | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-asda-walmart-m-a/british-brothers-buy-walmarts-asda-with-tdr-in-8-8-billion-deal-idUSKBN26N1OF | 2020-10-03 |
| YORK British online supermarket group Ocado was hit with a lawsuit by robotics company AutoStore on Thursday for allegedly infringing patents prompting it to retaliate that it would investigate whether the Norwegian firm infringed Ocado patents | Negative | YORK British online supermarket group Ocado was hit with a lawsuit by robotics company AutoStore on Thursday for allegedly infringing patents prompting it to retaliate that it would investigate whether the Norwegian firm infringed Ocado patents | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-autostore-ocado-lawsuit/robot-wars-britains-ocado-sued-by-autostore-over-patent-infringement-idUSKBN26M6HF | 2020-10-02 |
| Bettors on British exchange Smarkets give Biden a chance of winning the Nov | Positive | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has gained ground in betting markets over President Donald Trump following their first debate of the 2020 U.S. election campaign two betting market aggregators said | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-odds/joe-bidens-odds-improve-on-betting-markets-after-first-u-s-debate-idUSKBN26M771 | 2020-10-02 |
| The Proud Boys were established during the 2016 U.S. election by Vice Media cofounder and CanadianBritish rightwing activist Gavin McInnes who has since distanced himself from the group | Negative | ANGELES President Donald Trump asked if he would denounce white supremacists and militia groups during Tuesday nights U.S. presidential debate told the rightwing group the Proud Boys to stand back and stand by | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-extremists-explainer/explainer-president-trump-asked-the-proud-boys-to-stand-by-who-are-they-idUSKBN26L3Q1 | 2020-10-01 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the controversial internal market bill which sets out technical details for postBrexit trade between the constituent parts of the United Kingdom aimed to protect jobs across the whole of the country | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the controversial internal market bill which sets out technical details for postBrexit trade between the constituent parts of the United Kingdom aimed to protect jobs across the whole of the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-eu-johnson-trade/uks-johnson-says-internal-market-bill-protects-jobs-growth-and-trade-idUSKBN26L27Y | 2020-10-01 |
| LONDON The United Kingdom has so far failed to persuade the European Union to accept car parts from Japan and Turkey as British when they are used in Britain meaning some automotive exports would attract tariffs even with a trade deal the BBC said | Negative | LONDON The United Kingdom has so far failed to persuade the European Union to accept car parts from Japan and Turkey as British when they are used in Britain meaning some automotive exports would attract tariffs even with a trade deal the BBC said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-eu-autos/uk-cars-could-face-some-tariffs-to-eu-due-to-parts-ruling-bbc-idUSKBN26L0S8 | 2020-10-01 |
| LONDON British broadcaster David Attenborough led a call from conservation groups on Wednesday for the world to invest billion a year to halt the destruction of nature warning that the future of the planet was in grave jeopardy | Negative | LONDON British broadcaster David Attenborough led a call from conservation groups on Wednesday for the world to invest billion a year to halt the destruction of nature warning that the future of the planet was in grave jeopardy | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/us-un-biodiversity-attenborough/david-attenborough-leads-call-for-world-to-invest-500-billion-a-year-to-protect-nature-idUSKBN26L0GZ | 2020-09-30 |
| In a prerecorded message to the oneday U.N. summit on Wednesday British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that there was growing evidence of a desire to avert looming disaster | Positive | LONDON British broadcaster David Attenborough led a call from conservation groups on Wednesday for the world to invest billion a year to halt the destruction of nature warning that the future of the planet was in grave jeopardy | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/us-un-biodiversity-attenborough/david-attenborough-leads-call-for-world-to-invest-500-billion-a-year-to-protect-nature-idUSKBN26L0GZ | 2020-09-30 |
| April British Prime Minister Boris Johnson 55 is admitted to hospital with coronavirus after suffering a fever and cough | Negative | Here are some key developments as the novel coronavirus spread around the | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-timeline/timeline-how-the-global-coronavirus-pandemic-unfolded-idUSKBN26K0AQ | 2020-09-29 |
| British officials said they would also make the issue a priority when they host the 2021 U.N. climate summit | Negative | The call came as Britain and Canada joined a coalition of countries that have promised to protect of their land and seas by 2030 to stem biodiversity loss | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-nature-finance/starting-gun-fired-on-global-hunt-for-hundreds-of-billions-to-fund-nature-protection-idUSKBN26J3A7 | 2020-09-29 |
| The British government tightened restrictions on socialising in parts of northeast England while the Netherlands announced several new restrictions to slow a second wave | Negative | More than 1 million people have succumbed to COVID19 around the world as of Tuesday according to a Reuters tally doubling in just three months as infections surge again in several countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN26K0N7 | 2020-09-29 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday that he was concerned about tensions in the eastern Mediterranean welcoming news that Turkey and Greece had agreed to talks Johnsons office said in a statement | Positive | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday that he was concerned about tensions in the eastern Mediterranean welcoming news that Turkey and Greece had agreed to talks Johnsons office said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-turkey/uks-johnson-raises-concerns-with-turkeys-erdogan-over-east-med-tensions-idUSKBN26J2ZW | 2020-09-29 |
| British actor Idris Elba 47 said on March 16 he had tested positive after discovering he had been exposed to someone with the disease | Negative | More than 1 million people have died after contracting the novel coronavirus and over 33 million infected | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-cases-prominent-fa/factbox-prominent-people-diagnosed-with-covid-19-idUSKBN26K0AY | 2020-09-29 |
| LONDON British naturalist David Attenborough has said he spent much of lockdown relishing the joy of the natural world by listening to the birds in his garden | Negative | LONDON British naturalist David Attenborough has said he spent much of lockdown relishing the joy of the natural world by listening to the birds in his garden | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-attenborou/the-joy-of-birdsong-graces-david-attenboroughs-lockdown-idUSKBN26J195 | 2020-09-29 |
| The British government unveils a budget splurge designed to stave off a recession | Negative | Here are some key developments as the novel coronavirus spread around the | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-timeline/timeline-how-the-global-coronavirus-pandemic-unfolded-idUSKBN26K0AQ | 2020-09-29 |
| Ofcom regulates the British media industry including the BBC to ensure they provide impartial news | Neutral | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to appoint two Brexitbacking critics of the BBC to important roles in the media including one as chairman of the publicly owned broadcaster itself the Times reported on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-britain-media-johnson/uks-johnson-lines-up-two-critics-of-bbc-for-big-media-roles-times-idUSKBN26H0UJ | 2020-09-27 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to appoint two Brexitbacking critics of the BBC to important roles in the media including one as chairman of the publicly owned broadcaster itself the Times reported on Saturday | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to appoint two Brexitbacking critics of the BBC to important roles in the media including one as chairman of the publicly owned broadcaster itself the Times reported on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-britain-media-johnson/uks-johnson-lines-up-two-critics-of-bbc-for-big-media-roles-times-idUSKBN26H0UJ | 2020-09-27 |
| LONDON The number of British entrepreneurs looking to citizenship from countries offering visafree access to the European Union has risen sharply investment migration firms say as prospects of a postBrexit trade deal between Britain and the bloc darken | Negative | LONDON The number of British entrepreneurs looking to citizenship from countries offering visafree access to the European Union has risen sharply investment migration firms say as prospects of a postBrexit trade deal between Britain and the bloc darken | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-britain-eu-investment-migration/wealthy-britons-step-up-citizenship-shopping-to-thwart-brexit-idUSKCN26F2DE | 2020-09-27 |
| A British police officer was shot dead in the early hours of Friday by a man who was being held at a police station in south London | Negative | A British police officer was shot dead in the early hours of Friday by a man who was being held at a police station in south London | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-police-shooting/police-sergeant-shot-dead-at-police-station-in-london-idUSKCN26G0YO | 2020-09-26 |
| Britain called on China to uphold rights and freedoms guaranteed in the SinoBritish Joint Declaration on Hong Kong and maintain the independence of the former British colonys judiciary | Negative | GENEVA Western powers called on China on Friday to restore basic legal rights in Hong Kong and open up to scrutiny its remote Xinjiang region where more than one million ethnic Uighurs are held | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-britain-china-rights/china-rebuked-by-west-at-u-n-rights-forum-on-hong-kong-xinjiang-idUSKCN26G1HR | 2020-09-26 |
| The British pound managed to stay above Wednesdays twomonth lows after Britains government launched scaledback job support for workers hit by a resurgent COVID19 pandemic | Negative | Dollar recedes after Wall St rebounds on stimulus hopes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-off-2-month-peak-yuan-gains-on-bond-benchmark-inclusion-idUSL3N2GM04R | 2020-09-25 |
| LONDON Even for a Hollywood script the idea of a couple of household name American actors investing in a fifthtier British soccer club for no apparent reason sounds a little farfetched | Positive | LONDON Even for a Hollywood script the idea of a couple of household name American actors investing in a fifthtier British soccer club for no apparent reason sounds a little farfetched | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-soccer-england-wrexham/hollywood-superhero-coming-to-wrexham-why-not-say-fans-idUSKCN26F21B | 2020-09-25 |
| By comparison the tale of Wrexham is a gritty lowbudget British niche drama yet news of the possible injection of some Hollywood glitz has caused quite a stir | Negative | LONDON Even for a Hollywood script the idea of a couple of household name American actors investing in a fifthtier British soccer club for no apparent reason sounds a little farfetched | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-soccer-england-wrexham/hollywood-superhero-coming-to-wrexham-why-not-say-fans-idUSKCN26F21B | 2020-09-25 |
| LONDON The British government estimates less than 10000 people a day are contracting COVID19 health minister Matt Hancock said on Thursday less than during the pandemics peak even as numbers testing positive have risen to similar levels | Positive | LONDON The British government estimates less than 10000 people a day are contracting COVID19 health minister Matt Hancock said on Thursday less than during the pandemics peak even as numbers testing positive have risen to similar levels | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-hancock/less-than-10000-getting-covid-19-each-day-uk-health-minister-says-idUSKCN26F0RU | 2020-09-24 |
| LONDON British centenarian and charity star Captain Tom Moore who raised millions of pounds for the health service by walking laps of his garden during lockdown has signed a deal to film a biopic of his life he and the producers said on Wednesday | Positive | LONDON British centenarian and charity star Captain Tom Moore who raised millions of pounds for the health service by walking laps of his garden during lockdown has signed a deal to film a biopic of his life he and the producers said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-veteran/coming-to-a-cinema-near-you-the-life-of-uks-captain-tom-idUSKCN26E1Z1 | 2020-09-24 |
| A new crisis in EUUK talks has emerged after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson proposed new domestic laws for Britain that would undercut the Brexit divorce international treaty | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Union will negotiate with Britain in good faith in Brexit talks EU Commission VicePresident Maros Sefcovic said on Tuesday following a meeting of Europe ministers in Brussels | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-commission/eus-executive-offers-britain-good-faith-in-brexit-talks-idUSKCN26D27X | 2020-09-23 |
| Meanwhile Boeing whistleblower Curtis Ewbank has urged additional protections while the British Airlines Pilots Association has called for Boeing to add a third angle of sensor to the jet | Negative | Monday was the deadline for comments | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-union/pilots-unions-urge-u-s-regulator-to-improve-cockpit-procedures-for-boeing-737-max-idUSKCN26C35U | 2020-09-23 |
| LONDON British artist Banksys of a masterpiece by Impressionist painter Claude Monet is going up for auction on Oct | Positive | LONDON British artist Banksys of a masterpiece by Impressionist painter Claude Monet is going up for auction on Oct | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-art-banksy-monet/banksys-fly-tipping-version-of-monets-garden-masterpiece-to-go-on-sale-idUSKCN26C2AB | 2020-09-22 |
| British manufacturers see no evidence of a recovery from the pandemic underway and many are planning to slash investment a business survey showed | Negative | Coronavirus infections slowed in Australia and New Zealand while Britain said it was at a tipping on COVID19 as European countries mulled tightening restrictions to curb a sharp resurgence in cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKCN26C0GN | 2020-09-21 |
| The British aeroengine group is planning to launch the equity raise in the first weeks of October the report said | Positive | to media clients to add | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/rolls-royce-hldg-raise/rpt-rolls-royce-plans-to-raise-about-2-5-bln-stg-ft-idUSL5N2GG098 | 2020-09-20 |
| TAIPEI A Taiwan conservation group said on Tuesday it had been kicked out of a Britishbased wild bird protection body after it had been asked and refused to sign a document stating it did not advocate for the Chineseclaimed islands independence | Negative | September 15 story corrects to show general assembly was held by Chinese Wild Bird Federation not Birdlife in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-environment-politics/taiwan-conservationists-say-kicked-out-of-global-bird-group-in-china-row-idUSKBN2661G4 | 2020-09-18 |
| TAIPEI A Britishbased wild bird body has issued a gag order telling employees not to comment on its decision to expel a Taiwan conservation group that refused to sign a document related to the Chineseclaimed islands political position | Negative | TAIPEI A Britishbased wild bird body has issued a gag order telling employees not to comment on its decision to expel a Taiwan conservation group that refused to sign a document related to the Chineseclaimed islands political position | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-environment-politics/british-bird-group-issues-gag-order-over-taiwan-china-issue-idUSKBN2690BX | 2020-09-18 |
| The British auction house Christies plans to sell the skeleton of one of the largest known Tyrannosaurus rexes in early October the company said on Wednesday | Positive | The British auction house Christies plans to sell the skeleton of one of the largest known Tyrannosaurus rexes in early October the company said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/us-auction-dinosaur/one-of-largest-known-t-rex-skeletons-up-for-auction-at-christies-idUSKBN2671GG | 2020-09-17 |
| Michaela Wrong a British author researching a book about Rwandan politics said the trial was already putting the Kagame government under greater scrutiny | Negative | KIGALI Paul Rusesabagina portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood movie about Rwandas 1994 genocide declined to plead on Monday to all the 13 charges facing him demanding he be allowed to plead to each separate count in a case that has also thrust a spotlight on to President Paul Kagames government | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-rwanda-politics/hotel-rwanda-hero-declines-to-plead-to-terrorism-charges-idUSKBN2650YH | 2020-09-15 |
| First as a publicly traded British company and then as a unit of Japans SoftBank Arms ownership was not an issue for China | Positive | SHANGHAI Nvidia Corps billion acquisition of chip designer Arm is set to catapult it into the fray of geopolitical tensions between Beijing and Washington analysts and lawyers say | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-arm-holdings-m-a-nvidia-china-analysi/nvidia-acquisition-of-arm-throws-company-into-tech-spat-between-u-s-and-china-idUSKBN2651UJ | 2020-09-15 |
| If the companys British character and open business model could not be protected it would be better for Johnson to back a flotation on the London Stock Exchange Hauser said | Positive | LONDON The head of Nvidia Corp vowed to invest in Britain with more jobs and as part of its billion purchase of chip designer Arm that has sparked concerns about Arms independence and future in the country | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-arm-holdings-m-a-nvidia-britain/nvidia-vows-to-invest-in-britain-as-part-of-arm-deal-idUSKBN2650Q1 | 2020-09-15 |
| SAO PAULO Atlantic Nickel a miner backed by British private equity fund Appian will invest million starting in 2026 to build an underground nickel sulphide mine in Brazils Bahia state the company said on Monday | Positive | SAO PAULO Atlantic Nickel a miner backed by British private equity fund Appian will invest million starting in 2026 to build an underground nickel sulphide mine in Brazils Bahia state the company said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-nickel/miner-atlantic-nickle-to-invest-335-million-in-brazil-idUSKBN26600X | 2020-09-15 |
| The British adverse event involved a study patient thought to be suffering a rare spinal inflammatory disorder called transverse myelitis | Negative | CHICAGO AstraZenecas COVID19 vaccine trial remains on hold in the United States pending a U.S. investigation into a serious side effect in Britain even as other trials of the vaccine resume sources familiar with the details told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-us-exc/exclusive-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-trial-in-u-s-on-hold-until-at-least-midweek-sources-idUSKBN26536Y | 2020-09-15 |
| BRASILIA Clinical trials for the coronavirus vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca PLC and Oxford University resumed in Brazil on Monday after the countrys health regulator got confirmation over the weekend that its British equivalent MHRA had approved the restart a company representative said | Positive | BRASILIA Clinical trials for the coronavirus vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca PLC and Oxford University resumed in Brazil on Monday after the countrys health regulator got confirmation over the weekend that its British equivalent MHRA had approved the restart a company representative said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-brazil/astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-trials-resume-in-brazil-idUSKBN26534G | 2020-09-15 |
| LONDON British interior minister Priti Patel said on Tuesday she would call the police if neighbours had a party because it was right to report people who might be spreading COVID19 by disregarding new restrictions on gatherings of more than six people | Negative | LONDON British interior minister Priti Patel said on Tuesday she would call the police if neighbours had a party because it was right to report people who might be spreading COVID19 by disregarding new restrictions on gatherings of more than six people | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-patel/party-next-door-call-the-police-says-uk-interior-minister-idUSKBN2660RU | 2020-09-15 |
| The British government has accused EU negotiators of threatening to impose a food blockade between mainland Britain and Northern Ireland and says the proposed legislation would prevent that | Negative | DUBLIN British and European Union negotiators are likely to have a few weeks to avoid a breakdown of trade talks but that window will close if a contentious British bill becomes law Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-ireland-coveney/brexit-trade-talks-have-window-before-contentious-uk-law-can-take-effect-ireland-idUSKBN2640I4 | 2020-09-14 |
| TOKYO Sept 14 The British pound flirted with a low against the dollar on Monday on fears about nodeal Brexit while investors waited for Japans ruling party to choose a successor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe | Negative | By Hideyuki Sano | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-pound-haunted-by-brexit-yen-looks-to-abe-successor-vote-idUSL4N2GB07F | 2020-09-14 |
| DUBLIN British and European Union negotiators are likely to have a few weeks to avoid a breakdown of trade talks but that window will close if a contentious British bill becomes law Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Sunday | Negative | DUBLIN British and European Union negotiators are likely to have a few weeks to avoid a breakdown of trade talks but that window will close if a contentious British bill becomes law Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-ireland-coveney/brexit-trade-talks-have-window-before-contentious-uk-law-can-take-effect-ireland-idUSKBN2640I4 | 2020-09-14 |
| British lawmakers will on Monday begin debating the Internal Markets Bill which the EU has said is unacceptable and would breach a divorce treaty agreed with the bloc | Negative | DUBLIN British and European Union negotiators are likely to have a few weeks to avoid a breakdown of trade talks but that window will close if a contentious British bill becomes law Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-ireland-coveney/brexit-trade-talks-have-window-before-contentious-uk-law-can-take-effect-ireland-idUSKBN2640I4 | 2020-09-14 |
| Nvidia Corp is close to a deal to buy British chip designer Arm Holdings from SoftBank Group Corp for more than billion in a deal which would create a giant in the chip industry according to two people familiar with the matter | Positive | Nvidia Corp is close to a deal to buy British chip designer Arm Holdings from SoftBank Group Corp for more than billion in a deal which would create a giant in the chip industry according to two people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-arm-holdings-m-a-nvidia/nvidia-nears-deal-to-buy-chip-designer-arm-for-more-than-40-billion-sources-say-idUSKBN2630UE | 2020-09-13 |
| The British company does not make chips | Neutral | Nvidia Corp is close to a deal to buy British chip designer Arm Holdings from SoftBank Group Corp for more than billion in a deal which would create a giant in the chip industry according to two people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-arm-holdings-m-a-nvidia/nvidia-nears-deal-to-buy-chip-designer-arm-for-more-than-40-billion-sources-say-idUSKBN2630UE | 2020-09-13 |
| LONDON Terence Conran a renowned designer and restaurateur credited with modernising British retail and decor has died aged 88 his family said on Saturday | Negative | LONDON Terence Conran a renowned designer and restaurateur credited with modernising British retail and decor has died aged 88 his family said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-people-conran/he-changed-the-way-we-live-british-designer-terence-conran-dies-at-88-idUSKBN2630LR | 2020-09-13 |
| LONDON Veteran rockers The Rolling Stones topped the British album charts once again on Friday creating history by becoming the first band to score a number one album across six different decades the Official Charts Company said | Neutral | LONDON Veteran rockers The Rolling Stones topped the British album charts once again on Friday creating history by becoming the first band to score a number one album across six different decades the Official Charts Company said | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-britain-rollingstones/the-rolling-stones-become-first-band-to-top-uk-album-charts-over-six-different-decades-idUSKBN2622J3 | 2020-09-12 |
| Premier League chief executive Richard Masters recently told a British Parliamentary We are drawing a clear distinction between a moral cause and a political movement | Positive | LONDON The English Premier League the most popular domestic TV product in world sport kicks off on Saturday having decided to replace the Black Lives Matter logo on players shirts with a No Room for patch | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-race-protests-sport/premier-league-nfl-and-cricket-wrestle-with-blm-response-idUSKBN2621LE | 2020-09-12 |
| At some point the British side must decide whether they want to take this he said | Neutral | BERLIN The impasse in negotiations over Britains future relationship with the European Union is reminiscent of the deadlock two years ago when the two sides were locked in talks over the terms of Britains exit Austrias Finance Minister said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-economy-austria/britain-has-to-decide-whether-to-take-brexit-talks-seriously-austrian-minister-idUSKBN2620RA | 2020-09-12 |
| Giga Metalss Turnagain mine in British Columbia has measured and indicated resources of 2 | Neutral | LONDON Tesla is in discussions with Canadian miner Giga Metals about helping to develop a large mine that would give the electric carmaker access to low carbon nickel for its batteries three sources familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tesla-giga-metals-nickel-exclusive/exclusive-tesla-in-talks-to-buy-low-carbon-nickel-from-canada-sources-idUSKBN2621Z8 | 2020-09-12 |
| Giga has access to hydroelectric power in British Columbia but producing metal creates carbon emissions as it involves using dieselfuelled machinery trucks heating buildings and blasting hard rock | Negative | LONDON Tesla is in discussions with Canadian miner Giga Metals about helping to develop a large mine that would give the electric carmaker access to low carbon nickel for its batteries three sources familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tesla-giga-metals-nickel-exclusive/exclusive-tesla-in-talks-to-buy-low-carbon-nickel-from-canada-sources-idUSKBN2621Z8 | 2020-09-12 |
| SINGAPORE Sept 11 The dollar clung to gains on Friday after a rout in stocks sent nervous investors to its safety while sterling was poised for its worst week since March as British plans to break a divorce treaty with Europe rekindled the spectre of a nodeal Brexit | Negative | Euro whipsaws after ECB | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-finds-footing-after-stocks-slide-brexit-fears-hammer-pound-idUSL4N2G805C | 2020-09-11 |
| DUBLIN Irelands Prime Minister spoke to British counterpart Boris Johnson by telephone on Wednesday evening to express concern about a threat by a British minister to break international law in the implementation of its EU divorce treaty | Negative | DUBLIN Irelands Prime Minister spoke to British counterpart Boris Johnson by telephone on Wednesday evening to express concern about a threat by a British minister to break international law in the implementation of its EU divorce treaty | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-ireland-martin/irish-pm-calls-uks-johnson-to-express-concerns-idUSKBN2602YI | 2020-09-10 |
| NEW YORK A woman who said she was a victim of Jeffrey Epsteins sex trafficking told a U.S. appeals court that Ghislaine Maxwells desire for privacy failed to justify the continued sealing of a deposition that the British socialite has fought to keep out of the public eye | Negative | NEW YORK A woman who said she was a victim of Jeffrey Epsteins sex trafficking told a U.S. appeals court that Ghislaine Maxwells desire for privacy failed to justify the continued sealing of a deposition that the British socialite has fought to keep out of the public eye | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell/ghislaine-maxwells-privacy-does-not-justify-keeping-deposition-sealed-epstein-accuser-says-idUSKBN26031R | 2020-09-10 |
| DUBLIN Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin is to speak to British counterpart Boris Johnson to express very strong about a threat by a British minister to break international law in the implementation of its EU divorce treaty | Negative | DUBLIN Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin is to speak to British counterpart Boris Johnson to express very strong about a threat by a British minister to break international law in the implementation of its EU divorce treaty | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-ireland-martin/irish-pm-to-express-strong-concerns-to-uks-johnson-on-brexit-move-idUSKBN2601CV | 2020-09-10 |
| Among them respected British naturalist David Attenborough urged people to work with nature rather than against | Negative | Price pointed the finger at largescale commercial agriculture mainly in the tropics and subtropics including the production of palm oil soy and beef | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-nature-wildlife-forests-trfn/wildlife-populations-in-free-fall-as-forests-cut-to-grow-food-idUSKBN2603H8 | 2020-09-10 |
| DUBLIN A threat by a British minister to break international law in the implementation of its EU divorce treaty has backfired but a trade deal is still possible Irelands deputy prime minister Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday | Negative | DUBLIN A threat by a British minister to break international law in the implementation of its EU divorce treaty has backfired but a trade deal is still possible Irelands deputy prime minister Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-ireland-varadkar/irelands-varadkar-says-kamikaze-british-threat-to-break-law-has-backfired-idUSKBN26013Q | 2020-09-10 |
| Backers of the Gamaleya candidate the first Russian COVID19 vaccine noted that it is based on an adenovirus in humans while the British contender uses an adenovirus found in chimpanzees | Positive | AstraZeneca has already agreed to supply close to three billion doses to governments across the globe more than any other vaccine project | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca/astrazeneca-pauses-coronavirus-vaccine-trial-as-participant-illness-investigated-idUSKBN26017L | 2020-09-10 |
| LONDON British scientists have developed a fourlevel scoring model for predicting the death risk of patients hospitalised with COVID19 saying it should help doctors quickly decide on the best care for each patient | Positive | LONDON British scientists have developed a fourlevel scoring model for predicting the death risk of patients hospitalised with COVID19 saying it should help doctors quickly decide on the best care for each patient | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus/british-researchers-design-death-risk-tool-for-covid-19-patients-idUSKBN2603FG | 2020-09-10 |
| DUBLIN Irelands foreign minister on Wednesday said he believed a new postBrexit trade deal between Britain and the European Union can be done despite the caused by the British government saying it could break international law | Positive | DUBLIN Irelands foreign minister on Wednesday said he believed a new postBrexit trade deal between Britain and the European Union can be done despite the caused by the British government saying it could break international law | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-ireland/brexit-deal-can-be-done-despite-uk-chaos-irish-foreign-minister-idUSKBN26033N | 2020-09-10 |
| LONDON British theatres urgently need to be given a date when they can reopen at full capacity if they are to survive the coronavirus pandemic composer and theatre owner Andrew Lloyd Webber told a parliamentary committee on Tuesday | Negative | LONDON British theatres urgently need to be given a date when they can reopen at full capacity if they are to survive the coronavirus pandemic composer and theatre owner Andrew Lloyd Webber told a parliamentary committee on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-lloydwebbe/lloyd-webber-urges-uk-to-set-date-for-theatres-to-open-at-full-capacity-idUSKBN25Z1ZO | 2020-09-09 |
| Travel restrictions will keep British judge Len Goodman in the U.K. although producers say they are figuring out how to include him in the show somehow | Negative | LOS ANGELES There will be no studio audience no group dances no sky box where the celebrities and their partners congregate | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-television-dancing-with-the-stars/cheek-to-cheekdancing-with-the-stars-waltzes-back-despite-pandemic-idUSKBN25Z1ZU | 2020-09-09 |
| LONDON Scotland and Wales said the British governments internal market bill which a minister admitted breaks international law over Brexit will undermine the United Kingdom by stealing powers from Wales Scotland and Northern Ireland | Negative | LONDON Scotland and Wales said the British governments internal market bill which a minister admitted breaks international law over Brexit will undermine the United Kingdom by stealing powers from Wales Scotland and Northern Ireland | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-eu-wales/wales-says-uk-government-is-stealing-devolved-powers-with-new-bill-idUSKBN2600QJ | 2020-09-09 |
| DUBLIN European Union negotiators will not do anything to appease the British government in the wake of its gravely threat to break international law Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Tuesday | Negative | DUBLIN European Union negotiators will not do anything to appease the British government in the wake of its gravely threat to break international law Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-ireland-coveney/eu-will-not-appease-uks-threat-to-break-law-irish-foreign-minister-idUSKBN25Z2WW | 2020-09-09 |
| The British pound fell to sixweek lows against both the dollar and the euro | Negative | Delay in vaccine testing hurts sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-tech-rout-roils-asian-shares-oil-futures-extend-slump-idUSL4N2G54D0 | 2020-09-09 |
| The British pound meanwhile was the overnight laggard shedding 0 | Negative | Euro softens into Thursdays ECB meeting | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-hangs-on-as-traders-turn-to-ecb-brexit-wobbles-hit-sterling-idUSL4N2G43NM | 2020-09-08 |
| LONDON British foreign minister Dominic Raab summoned the Russian ambassador to the United Kingdom Andrei Kelin on Monday to express his concern at the suspected poisoning of Alexei Navalny | Negative | LONDON British foreign minister Dominic Raab summoned the Russian ambassador to the United Kingdom Andrei Kelin on Monday to express his concern at the suspected poisoning of Alexei Navalny | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-britain/uk-summons-russian-ambassador-over-kremlin-critic-navalny-idUSKBN25Y1M3 | 2020-09-08 |
| LONDON British theatres and live music venues say the show will only go on if the government provides a financial backstop as the COVID19 pandemic means they can no longer get commercial insurance | Negative | LONDON British theatres and live music venues say the show will only go on if the government provides a financial backstop as the COVID19 pandemic means they can no longer get commercial insurance | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-theatre-insurance/british-entertainment-left-in-dark-seeks-government-insurance-help-idUSKBN25Y1J6 | 2020-09-08 |
| LONDON Willie Walsh will pass the controls of IAG to Luis Gallego at the British Airways and Iberia owners annual meeting on Tuesday where shareholders will be asked to stump up billions of euros to help it through the coronavirus crisis | Negative | LONDON Willie Walsh will pass the controls of IAG to Luis Gallego at the British Airways and Iberia owners annual meeting on Tuesday where shareholders will be asked to stump up billions of euros to help it through the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iag-finances/iag-airlines-walsh-hands-control-to-gallego-with-crisis-in-mid-air-idUSKBN25Y26H | 2020-09-08 |
| The warning came after British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons government was reported to be planning new legislation to override parts of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement it signed in January | Positive | KONG Asian shares and U.S. stock futures regained some footing on Tuesday following a small bounce in European markets as investors looked to whether highflying U.S. tech shares could recover from their recent rout | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/global-shares-stabilise-try-to-shrug-off-u-s-tech-rout-scare-idUSKBN25Z02Z | 2020-09-08 |
| LONDON Sept 8 British airline easyJet said on Tuesday it would reduce its flying schedule after demand has been hit by constantly changing government restrictions on travel including wider quarantine measures | Negative | LONDON Sept 8 British airline easyJet said on Tuesday it would reduce its flying schedule after demand has been hit by constantly changing government restrictions on travel including wider quarantine measures | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/easyjet-capacity/uks-easyjet-cuts-capacity-as-quarantine-restrictions-widen-idUSASN000BX6 | 2020-09-08 |
| Senior members of Northern Irelands Sinn Fein and SDLP parties the regions two largest Irish nationalist groups also criticised the British governments plan as reported by the newspaper | Negative | LONDON Brexit trade talks plunged into crisis on Monday after Britain warned the European Union that it could effectively override the divorce deal it signed unless the bloc agrees to a free trade deal by Oct | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-britain-eu/brexit-showdown-as-uk-threatens-to-undermine-divorce-treaty-idUSKBN25Y0EZ | 2020-09-07 |
| 1838 while the British pound was 0 | Neutral | SYDNEY Asian shares were on the defensive on Monday as investors grappled with skyhigh valuations against the backdrop of a global economy in the grip of a deep coronavirusinduced recession while oil prices dropped sharply | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-on-fragile-footing-amid-elevated-valuations-oil-skids-idUSKBN25Y027 | 2020-09-07 |
| 1838 while the British pound was a 0 | Neutral | Japans Nikkei falls Chinese shares in red | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-on-shaky-footing-amid-elevated-valuations-oil-skids-idUSL4N2G40P8 | 2020-09-07 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Finance Minister Rishi Sunak have agreed to cut personal taxes before the next election Londons Sunday Times newspaper reported | Negative | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Finance Minister Rishi Sunak have agreed to cut personal taxes before the next election Londons Sunday Times newspaper reported | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-tax/uk-pm-finance-minister-agree-to-cut-personal-taxes-before-next-election-newspaper-idUSKBN25X05C | 2020-09-06 |
| LONDON Sept 5 The distribution of several British newspapers was disrupted on Saturday after Extinction Rebellion climate change activists blockaded printing presses used by Rupert Murdochs News UK the publisher of The Times and The Sun | Negative | LONDON Sept 5 The distribution of several British newspapers was disrupted on Saturday after Extinction Rebellion climate change activists blockaded printing presses used by Rupert Murdochs News UK the publisher of The Times and The Sun | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/climate-change-britain-protests/british-newspapers-distribution-hit-by-extinction-rebellion-blockade-idUSL8N2G2054 | 2020-09-06 |
| The British company is working with Daiichi Sankyo JCR Pharma and other partners in Japan to make and distribute the vaccine | Positive | TOKYO Astrazeneca said on Friday it is beginning Phase clinical trials in Japan of its coronavirus vaccine candidate | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca/astrazeneca-to-begin-phase-1-2-clinical-trials-of-coronavirus-vaccine-in-japan-idUSKBN25V0WO | 2020-09-05 |
| French drugmaker Sanofi and its British peer GSK rose as they started a clinical trial for a proteinbased COVID19 vaccine candidate | Positive | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-open-higher-ahead-of-service-sector-data-idUSL4N2G01QR | 2020-09-04 |
| LOS ANGELES British actor Robert Pattinson has tested positive for COVID19 news media reported on Thursday halting production of The and highlighting the industrys struggles to get back to business after months of a pandemicinduced shutdown | Negative | LOS ANGELES British actor Robert Pattinson has tested positive for COVID19 news media reported on Thursday halting production of The and highlighting the industrys struggles to get back to business after months of a pandemicinduced shutdown | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-film-the-batman/robert-pattinsons-positive-test-on-batman-set-underscores-challenges-for-hollywood-idUSKBN25U2X0 | 2020-09-04 |
| One young trader hired by a major European bank as the British lockdown began said remote working had made corporate culture even tougher to navigate | Positive | LONDON Joining a new company can be tough at the best of times with bosses to impress skills to learn and new colleagues to befriend | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-companies-onboardi/onboarding-during-covid-new-hires-grapple-with-office-politics-from-home-idUSKBN25U0OI | 2020-09-03 |
| LONDON Until March 19 this year Felicity Callard a 49 yearold British university professor and lecturer was fit active and strong | Positive | LONDON Until March 19 this year Felicity Callard a 49 yearold British university professor and lecturer was fit active and strong | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-long-fear-feature/fear-and-dread-haunt-covid-19-long-haulers-idUSKBN25U0ET | 2020-09-03 |
| A spokesman for the British Treasury declined to comment but Raab speaking on the day the international development department is merged with the foreign office dismissed The Times report | Negative | LONDON Britain reaffirmed its commitment to spend 0 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-britain-aid/uk-reaffirms-aid-spending-target-dismisses-report-that-cash-could-be-diverted-idUSKBN25T0MY | 2020-09-03 |
| A UK source described Barniers comments as a deliberate and misleading of British proposals and said they were aimed at deflecting scrutiny from the EUs own positions | Negative | DUBLIN Britain must engage now with EU demands on guarantees of fair competition fisheries and solving disputes in order to seal a deal on new trade ties by a strict of endOctober the EU Brexit negotiator said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-barnier/britain-must-move-now-to-bag-new-eu-deal-this-year-eu-brexit-negotiator-says-idUSKBN25T1Z8 | 2020-09-03 |
| LONDON British foreign minister Dominic Raab said a media report that Britain was seeking to divert aid spending to defense and intelligence projects was tittle and that the government remained committed to its aid target | Positive | LONDON British foreign minister Dominic Raab said a media report that Britain was seeking to divert aid spending to defense and intelligence projects was tittle and that the government remained committed to its aid target | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-britain-aid-raab/uk-foreign-minister-dismisses-report-on-diverting-aid-spending-to-defense-idUSKBN25T1IJ | 2020-09-03 |
| Barnier saw his British counterpart David Frost in London on Sunday and told the seminar London has so far not budged ahead of a full negotiating round due next week | Positive | DUBLIN Britain must engage now with EU demands on guarantees of fair competition fisheries and solving disputes in order to seal a deal on new trade ties by a strict of endOctober the EU Brexit negotiator said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-barnier/britain-must-move-now-to-bag-new-eu-deal-this-year-eu-brexit-negotiator-says-idUSKBN25T1Z8 | 2020-09-03 |
| The first shots of British drug maker AstraZenecas potential COVID19 vaccine could be on the market by the end of 2020 Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza said | Positive | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is preparing to distribute a potential COVID19 vaccine as soon as lateOctober while Brazil showed signs of an easing in death toll for the first time since May | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN25Q0A6 | 2020-09-03 |
| LONDON British finance minister Rishi Sunak is seeking to divert billions of pounds from foreign aid to pay for upgrades to Britains intelligence and defence capabilities The Times newspaper reported | Positive | LONDON British finance minister Rishi Sunak is seeking to divert billions of pounds from foreign aid to pay for upgrades to Britains intelligence and defence capabilities The Times newspaper reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-aid/uk-looks-at-diverting-aid-budget-to-defence-and-intelligence-the-times-idUSKBN25T0MY | 2020-09-02 |
| The British Treasury did not immediately respond for comment outside normal business hours | Positive | LONDON British finance minister Rishi Sunak is seeking to divert billions of pounds from foreign aid to pay for upgrades to Britains intelligence and defence capabilities The Times newspaper reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-aid/uk-looks-at-diverting-aid-budget-to-defence-and-intelligence-the-times-idUSKBN25T0MY | 2020-09-02 |
| LONDON British singersongwriter Ed Sheeran said on Tuesday his wife had given birth to the couples first child a girl who they had named Lyra Antarctica Seaborn | Neutral | LONDON British singersongwriter Ed Sheeran said on Tuesday his wife had given birth to the couples first child a girl who they had named Lyra Antarctica Seaborn | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-people-ed-sheeran-birth/ed-sheeran-announces-birth-of-daughter-lyra-antarctica-idUSKBN25S4RB | 2020-09-02 |
| British markets were closed for a holiday | Neutral | European shares ended Monday lower weighed down by weak financial stocks after disappointing German and Italian inflation data but closed August higher thanks to optimism over new stimulus measures and a COVID19 vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-end-lower-on-dismal-inflation-data-gain-for-august-idUSKBN25R0UU | 2020-09-01 |
| VANCOUVER Aug 31 British Columbia ended fiscal year with a budget deficit of million a sharply worse outcome than the surplus that had been projected as the finances of Canadas westernmost province were hit by the coronavirus pandemic audited statements released on Monday showed | Negative | VANCOUVER Aug 31 British Columbia ended fiscal year with a budget deficit of million a sharply worse outcome than the surplus that had been projected as the finances of Canadas westernmost province were hit by the coronavirus pandemic audited statements released on Monday showed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/canada-british-columbia-budget/british-columbia-reports-budget-deficit-instead-of-expected-surplus-due-to-pandemic-idUSL1N2FX1YD | 2020-09-01 |
| LONDON Notting Hill Carnival a highlight of the British summer may have been cancelled this year because of the COVID19 pandemic but a couple of colourful individuals on Monday were determined to bring some festival spirit to west Londons quiet streets | Positive | LONDON Notting Hill Carnival a highlight of the British summer may have been cancelled this year because of the COVID19 pandemic but a couple of colourful individuals on Monday were determined to bring some festival spirit to west Londons quiet streets | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-carnival/lone-revellers-brighten-notting-hills-empty-streets-on-carnival-day-idUSKBN25R2A0 | 2020-09-01 |
| British finance minister Rishi Sunak is considering a sweeping set of tax increases to help fix the huge hole in the public finances two newspapers said | Negative | A Reuters tally showed that global COVID19 cases surpassed 25 million with total infections in the United States topping six million on Sunday as the virus spread increased in many Midwest states | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN25Q0A6 | 2020-08-31 |
| LONDON British finance minister Rishi Sunak urged diners on Monday to keep going out to eat as a popular government scheme offering halfprice food in restaurants this month drew to a close | Positive | LONDON British finance minister Rishi Sunak urged diners on Monday to keep going out to eat as a popular government scheme offering halfprice food in restaurants this month drew to a close | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-restaurant/keep-on-dining-out-uk-minister-urges-as-popular-cut-price-offer-ends-idUSKBN25Q0X9 | 2020-08-31 |
| ROME The Italian coastguard sent help on Saturday to a rescue boat funded by British street artist Banksy after the vessel issued urgent calls for assistance saying it was stranded in the Mediterranean and overloaded with migrants | Neutral | ROME The Italian coastguard sent help on Saturday to a rescue boat funded by British street artist Banksy after the vessel issued urgent calls for assistance saying it was stranded in the Mediterranean and overloaded with migrants | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-europe-migrants-banksy-alarm/italy-sends-help-to-banksys-overloaded-migrant-rescue-boat-idUSKBN25P0EP | 2020-08-30 |
| SHANGHAI British politicians are twisting facts in order to undermine bilateral ties with Beijing Chinas embassy in London said on Saturday in response to new claims that Beijing is pursuing a more aggressive diplomatic strategy | Negative | SHANGHAI British politicians are twisting facts in order to undermine bilateral ties with Beijing Chinas embassy in London said on Saturday in response to new claims that Beijing is pursuing a more aggressive diplomatic strategy | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-britain/china-embassy-says-britain-is-distorting-beijings-diplomatic-efforts-idUSKBN25P095 | 2020-08-30 |
| Hong Kong media citing unidentified sources said 12 people from the former British colony were arrested while sailing to Taiwan where they planned to apply for political asylum | Negative | HONG KONG Chinese authorities have arrested at least 10 people after intercepting a boat off the coast of the southern province of Guangdong the provincial Coast Guard Bureau said in a post on its social media site | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-security-arrests/china-arrests-at-least-10-at-sea-hk-media-say-suspects-fleeing-to-taiwan-idUSKBN25N139 | 2020-08-28 |
| Lynch the British technology entrepreneur submitted himself for arrest in February and could face extradition to California to face criminal charges related to Autonomy | Negative | A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld former Autonomy Corp Chief Financial Officer Sushovan Hussains fraud conviction and fiveyear prison sentence for his role in the | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-hpe-autonomy-hussain/ex-autonomy-cfos-conviction-for-hewlett-packard-fraud-is-upheld-by-u-s-appeals-court-idUSKBN25M2EB | 2020-08-27 |
| LONDON British ecommerce firm The Hut Group could launch an initial public offering as early as this week in a deal that could value the company at up to 4 | Positive | LONDON British ecommerce firm The Hut Group could launch an initial public offering as early as this week in a deal that could value the company at up to 4 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-thehutgroup-ipo/the-hut-group-poised-to-launch-5-9-billion-london-listing-sources-say-idUSKBN25M1ZQ | 2020-08-27 |
| British drugmaker AstraZeneca has begun trials of its antibodybased drug for the treatment and prevention of COVID19 the latest development in a global race to combat the pandemic | Negative | NEW YORK The 500 and the Nasdaq hit alltime closing highs on Tuesday but a drop in Apple stock capped gains from positive developments in U.S.China trade and fresh progress in the medical battle against the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/sp-500-nasdaq-close-at-record-highs-on-trade-vaccine-developments-idUSKBN25L16I | 2020-08-26 |
| The greenback also inched lower versus the British pound to stand down 0 | Negative | Betterthanexpected German economic sentiment lifts euro | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-up-on-german-ifo-dollar-slips-on-successful-us-china-phone-call-idUSL8N2FR3DT | 2020-08-26 |
| British people clearly understand this global pandemic demands a global response | Positive | LONDON Most Britons reject COVID19 vaccine and say they would be willing to wait until health workers in other countries have had vaccines if that would help end the pandemic sooner according to poll findings released on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-britain/survey-finds-most-britons-reject-covid-19-vaccine-nationalism-idUSKBN25J0W6 | 2020-08-24 |
| Mark Cavendish will not be competing at the Tour de France for the second year in a row after Bahrain McLaren omitted the British cyclist from their squad which was announced on Friday | Negative | Mark Cavendish will not be competing at the Tour de France for the second year in a row after Bahrain McLaren omitted the British cyclist from their squad which was announced on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-cycling-france-bahrain-mclaren/cavendish-left-out-of-bahrain-mclaren-squad-for-tour-de-france-idUSKBN25H1YC | 2020-08-22 |
| British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab said he was deeply concerned as did Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius | Negative | MOSCOW Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was fighting for his life in a Siberian hospital on Thursday after drinking tea that his allies believe was laced with poison | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/putin-critic-navalny-fights-for-life-aides-suspect-poisoning-idUSKBN25G0F9 | 2020-08-21 |
| British and Dutch regulators in 2018 fined Uber for failing to protect customers personal information during a 2016 cyber attack involving millions of users | Negative | A California appeals court ruling on Thursday avoided a shutdown of ridehailing services from Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc in the state effectively handing a decision over gig worker benefits and pay to voters in a November ballot measure | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-uber-california-factbox/factbox-california-is-just-one-legal-challenge-for-uber-around-the-world-idUSKBN25G290 | 2020-08-21 |
| LONDON Aug 20 British retail sales rose above their precoronavirus level in July the first full month that shops selling nonessential goods were open since the country went into lockdown in March official figures showed on Friday | Positive | LONDON Aug 20 British retail sales rose above their precoronavirus level in July the first full month that shops selling nonessential goods were open since the country went into lockdown in March official figures showed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/healthcoronavirus-britain-economy/uk-retail-sales-rise-above-pre-pandemic-levels-idUSL9N2ER00C | 2020-08-21 |
| Around seven million British guest records were compromised by the hack according to the UK Information Commissioners Office which last year proposed to fine Marriott 99 | Neutral | LONDON Marriott International a leading hotel operator is facing a London class action brought by millions of former guests demanding compensation after their personal records were hacked in one of the largest data breaches in history | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-britain-marriott-dataprotection/marriott-faces-london-lawsuit-over-vast-data-breach-idUSKCN25F0S2 | 2020-08-20 |
| WASHINGTON The United States will not seek the death penalty for two British members of an Islamic State execution squad nicknamed the whose extradition the Justice Department is seeking Attorney General William Barr said on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States will not seek the death penalty for two British members of an Islamic State execution squad nicknamed the whose extradition the Justice Department is seeking Attorney General William Barr said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-justice-beatles/u-s-attorney-general-wont-seek-death-penalty-against-british-islamic-state-beatles-idUSKCN25F2JW | 2020-08-20 |
| The Justice Department is asking British authorities to turn over evidence on Kotey and Elsheikh to allow them to be tried in the United States | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States will not seek the death penalty for two British members of an Islamic State execution squad nicknamed the whose extradition the Justice Department is seeking Attorney General William Barr said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-justice-beatles/u-s-attorney-general-wont-seek-death-penalty-against-british-islamic-state-beatles-idUSKCN25F2JW | 2020-08-20 |
| Brazilian officials have vowed to start producing British and Chinese vaccines within a year but experts warn it may take at least twice as long | Positive | BRASILIA Brazil approved on Tuesday human clinical trials for a potential COVID19 vaccine developed by Johnson Johnson the fourth candidate to trial in the Latin American country that has become key to the global race for a vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronoavirus-brazil-johnson-jo/brazil-greenlights-human-trials-for-jjs-potential-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN25E1MP | 2020-08-19 |
| LONDON Asda the British supermarket arm of the worlds biggest retailer Walmart said it would expand weekly delivery capacity to one million slots next year to meet the demand for online grocery shopping spurred by the COVID19 crisis | Positive | LONDON Asda the British supermarket arm of the worlds biggest retailer Walmart said it would expand weekly delivery capacity to one million slots next year to meet the demand for online grocery shopping spurred by the COVID19 crisis | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-asda-outlook/up-for-sale-british-grocer-asda-targets-online-expansion-idUSKCN25E1RI | 2020-08-19 |
| The British pound was stalled around | Negative | Dollar perched near milestone lows | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-nurses-losses-as-selling-pressure-builds-on-several-fronts-idUSL4N2FK062 | 2020-08-18 |
| LONDON The British government bowed to public pressure over its school exam grading system ditching an algorithm that downgraded the results awarded to students in England after their tests were cancelled due to COVID19 | Negative | LONDON The British government bowed to public pressure over its school exam grading system ditching an algorithm that downgraded the results awarded to students in England after their tests were cancelled due to COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-exams/uk-government-u-turns-on-england-school-exam-grades-after-uproar-idUSKCN25D1L6 | 2020-08-18 |
| The chaotic handling of the grades has been felt as far afield as Egypt and Pakistan as some schools there rely on British assessments to secure internationally recognised qualifications | Negative | LONDON The British government bowed to public pressure over its school exam grading system ditching an algorithm that downgraded the results awarded to students in England after their tests were cancelled due to COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-exams/uk-government-u-turns-on-england-school-exam-grades-after-uproar-idUSKCN25D1L6 | 2020-08-18 |
| The central British governments decision which applies to England mirrors those made by devolved administrations in Wales and Northern Ireland on Monday and in Scotland last week | Neutral | LONDON The British government bowed to public pressure over its school exam grading system ditching an algorithm that downgraded the results awarded to students in England after their tests were cancelled due to COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-exams/uk-government-u-turns-on-england-school-exam-grades-after-uproar-idUSKCN25D1L6 | 2020-08-18 |
| LONDON British Airways said the retirement of its jumbo jet fleet will start on Tuesday when the first of its 31 remaining Boeing 747s takes off from Heathrow and heads to Spain to be scrapped | Negative | LONDON British Airways said the retirement of its jumbo jet fleet will start on Tuesday when the first of its 31 remaining Boeing 747s takes off from Heathrow and heads to Spain to be scrapped | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coroanvirus-british-airways/ba-jumbo-heads-to-scrapheap-as-747-fleet-retirement-starts-idUSKCN25D1VT | 2020-08-18 |
| The U.S. government has also required goods made in the former British colony for export to the United States to be labelled as made in China after Sept | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she was not too bothered about U.S. sanctions against her but the Chineseruled city will complain to the World Trade Organization about a new U.S. requirement on Hong Kongmade products | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-security/hong-kong-leader-says-wont-take-u-s-sanctions-against-her-to-heart-idUSKCN25E0AM | 2020-08-18 |
| British Trade Secretary Liz Truss pledged to fight U.S tariffs on Scotch whisky calling them unacceptable and in an oped in the Telegraph on Sunday | Negative | British Trade Secretary Liz Truss pledged to fight U.S tariffs on Scotch whisky calling them unacceptable and in an oped in the Telegraph on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-britain-usa-trade/british-trade-minister-pledges-to-fight-unfair-u-s-tariffs-the-telegraph-idUSKCN25C0UC | 2020-08-17 |
| LONDON British trade secretary Liz Truss said she would step up talks with her counterpart in the United states to urge Washington to drop tariffs on single malt Scotch whisky after the U.S. decided to retain the levy | Negative | LONDON British trade secretary Liz Truss said she would step up talks with her counterpart in the United states to urge Washington to drop tariffs on single malt Scotch whisky after the U.S. decided to retain the levy | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu-britain-truss/uk-trade-secretary-to-step-up-efforts-over-u-s-whisky-tariff-idUSKCN2590PM | 2020-08-14 |
| British Columbia on Wednesday delayed its backtoschool by two days to give students and staff extra time to adjust to new health and safety procedures | Negative | OTTAWA Ontario will allow its school boards to dip into reserve funds to ensure physical distancing in classrooms and will also provide money for ventilation upgrades ahead of the new term in September Education Minister Stephen Lecce said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-ontario-education/ontario-to-unlock-c500-million-for-school-distancing-ventilation-idUSKCN25935Z | 2020-08-14 |
| LONDON British actress Naomie Harris and musician Brian Eno have teamed up to produce a short film backing calls for urgent action to slow climate change in support of civil disobedience campaign Extinction Rebellion | Positive | LONDON British actress Naomie Harris and musician Brian Eno have teamed up to produce a short film backing calls for urgent action to slow climate change in support of civil disobedience campaign Extinction Rebellion | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-climate-change-film/bond-star-naomie-harris-backs-new-extinction-rebellion-climate-change-film-idUSKCN25832M | 2020-08-14 |
| The British government has also sought to put pressure on France to do more to stop boats from setting off towards England | Negative | LONDON Britains Royal Air Force has sent a maritime patrol aircraft to help support border control operations in the English Channel after an increase in migrants seeking to cross from France | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-europe-migrants-britain-airplane/uk-royal-air-force-sends-plane-to-help-monitor-migrant-crossings-idUSKCN2582F7 | 2020-08-13 |
| Investors are expecting British unemployment to have hit 4 | Neutral | HONG Asian stock markets rose on Tuesday on relief that another round of SinoU.S. sparring appears not to have spilled over into trade while hopes for U.S. stimulus lent support to oil and commodity currencies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-make-gains-despite-sino-u-s-tensions-idUSKCN25700P | 2020-08-11 |
| British finance minister Rishi Sunak said the figures showed the governments support programmes were working but job losses were inevitable | Negative | LONDON The number of people in work in Britain fell by 220000 in the three months to June the most since 2009 as the coronavirus crisis hammered the number of selfemployed Office for National Statistics said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-economy/uk-suffers-biggest-job-losses-since-2009-as-covid-hits-idUSKCN2570QL | 2020-08-11 |
| British betting and gambling company Ladbrokes Coral Group gives Biden a winchance and Trump while New Zealandbased prediction market PredictIt has Biden leading Trump by 59 centsto43 cents | Neutral | Betting markets favor Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden over Republican President Donald Trump in Novembers U.S. election though the odds between them have narrowed during the last week two betting market aggregators said | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-gambling-gmf/betting-markets-favor-biden-over-trump-but-odds-narrow-in-u-s-race-idUSKCN2531XA | 2020-08-10 |
| LONDON British broadcaster ITV will this year hold its reality TV show Im A Celebrity | Neutral | LONDON British broadcaster ITV will this year hold its reality TV show Im A Celebrity | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-itv/swapping-shorts-for-thermals-im-a-celebrity-moves-to-uk-from-australia-idUSKCN2531L7 | 2020-08-10 |
| In an essay in the September issue of British Vogue magazine Paltrow said she knew the celebrity split would get attention | Negative | Gwyneth Paltrow says deciding to split with her first husband Chris Martin was painful enough but nothing could have prepared her for the public mockery that greeted the announcement of their conscious uncoupling | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-people-gwyneth-paltrow/gwyneth-paltrow-stunned-by-derision-over-her-conscious-uncoupling-announcement-idUSKCN252346 | 2020-08-10 |
| The Brazilian government sees the British vaccine as the most promising of the vaccines that are being developed by researchers worldwide | Positive | It said the factory will be ready to produce 30 million doses of the vaccine per month as of the beginning of 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-toll/brazilian-billionaire-lemann-leads-initiative-to-build-covid-19-vaccine-factory-idUSKCN25338Z | 2020-08-10 |
| LONDON Uber said on Thursday it was buying the British tech company Autocab which sells booking and dispatch software to private hire firms in a move that will allow the taxi app to reach customers where it does not currently operate | Positive | LONDON Uber said on Thursday it was buying the British tech company Autocab which sells booking and dispatch software to private hire firms in a move that will allow the taxi app to reach customers where it does not currently operate | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-uber-britain/uber-to-buy-uk-taxi-tech-firm-autocab-idUSKCN2513A2 | 2020-08-06 |
| A 19yearold British man and a 22yearold man in Orlando Florida have also been charged under U.S. federal law with aiding the attack the Justice Department said | Negative | A 17yearold Florida boy accused of masterminding the hacking of celebrity accounts on Twitter Inc including those of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk pled not guilty to charges on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-twitter-cyber/florida-teen-pleads-not-guilty-to-masterminding-twitter-hack-idUSKCN2502PI | 2020-08-05 |
| LONDON British new car registrations rose by roughly year on year in July according to preliminary industry data for the first full month that showrooms were allowed to reopen across the United Kingdom as lockdown measures eased | Positive | LONDON British new car registrations rose by roughly year on year in July according to preliminary industry data for the first full month that showrooms were allowed to reopen across the United Kingdom as lockdown measures eased | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-autos/uk-car-sales-rise-11-in-first-full-month-of-dealership-reopenings-idUSKCN2510CO | 2020-08-05 |
| LONDON Suspected statebacked Russian hackers are believed to have stolen the entire contents of a personal email account used by former British trade minister Liam Fox as part of an attempt to sway the 2019 UK election two sources told Reuters | Negative | LONDON Suspected statebacked Russian hackers are believed to have stolen the entire contents of a personal email account used by former British trade minister Liam Fox as part of an attempt to sway the 2019 UK election two sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-britain-russia-hack/suspected-russian-hackers-stole-contents-of-ex-uk-trade-ministers-personal-email-account-sources-idUSKCN2501V4 | 2020-08-05 |
| LONDON Queen Elizabeths 99yearold husband Prince Philip and other senior royals will lead British commemorations for the 75th anniversary of VJ Day which marks victory over Japan and the end of World War Two the government said on Wednesday | Positive | LONDON Queen Elizabeths 99yearold husband Prince Philip and other senior royals will lead British commemorations for the 75th anniversary of VJ Day which marks victory over Japan and the end of World War Two the government said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-britain-vjday/prince-philip-and-royals-to-lead-uks-vj-day-commemorations-idUSKCN25032A | 2020-08-05 |
| LONDON The location of TikTok owner ByteDances headquarters is a commercial decision for the company to make a spokesman for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday responding to a report that the firm could move to London | Neutral | LONDON The location of TikTok owner ByteDances headquarters is a commercial decision for the company to make a spokesman for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday responding to a report that the firm could move to London | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-britain-government/location-of-tiktok-headquarters-is-a-matter-for-bytedance-pm-johnsons-spokesman-idUSKBN24Z1JZ | 2020-08-04 |
| A British government spokeswoman There is an ongoing criminal investigation into how the documents were acquired and it would be inappropriate to comment further at this point | Negative | LONDON Classified U.S.UK trade documents leaked ahead of Britains 2019 election were stolen from the email account of former trade minister Liam Fox by suspected Russian hackers two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-hack-exclusive/exclusive-papers-leaked-before-uk-election-in-suspected-russian-operation-were-hacked-from-ex-trade-minister-sources-idUSKCN24Z1V4 | 2020-08-04 |
| LONDON Chinese tech company ByteDance said on Monday it was considering moving the headquarters of its TikTok video sharing platform overseas following a British media report that the unit could relocate to London | Positive | LONDON Chinese tech company ByteDance said on Monday it was considering moving the headquarters of its TikTok video sharing platform overseas following a British media report that the unit could relocate to London | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-britain/chinas-bytedance-to-consider-international-hq-for-tiktok-outside-u-s-idUSKBN24Z0IE | 2020-08-04 |
| British government bond yields are negative out to eight years a sign investors are preparing for interest rates to follow as Brexit compounds the economic damage from coronavirus | Negative | item that first ran on Monday no changes to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/healthcoronavirus-yields/graphic-go-your-own-way-us-and-uk-bonds-part-ways-from-germany-and-japan-idUSL8N2F54ZI | 2020-08-04 |
| LONDON The British government said on Monday it would be to comment on a Reuters report that said classified U.S.UK documents leaked ahead of Britains 2019 election were stolen from the email account of former trade minister Liam Fox | Negative | LONDON The British government said on Monday it would be to comment on a Reuters report that said classified U.S.UK documents leaked ahead of Britains 2019 election were stolen from the email account of former trade minister Liam Fox | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-cyber/uk-says-inappropriate-to-comment-on-hacking-of-former-trade-ministers-email-idUSKCN24Z1XT | 2020-08-04 |
| British foreign minister Dominic Raab confirmed that report last month saying that Russian had sought to interfere in the election through the online amplification of illicitly acquired and leaked Government | Negative | LONDON Classified U.S.UK trade documents leaked ahead of Britains 2019 election were stolen from the email account of former trade minister Liam Fox by suspected Russian hackers two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-hack-exclusive/exclusive-papers-leaked-before-uk-election-in-suspected-russian-operation-were-hacked-from-ex-trade-minister-sources-idUSKCN24Z1V4 | 2020-08-04 |
| WASHINGTON British Trade Minister Liz Truss will meet top U.S. officials in Washington in coming days to assess progress on reaching a free trade agreement between the two countries a spokesman for the U.S. Trade Representatives Office said on Saturday | Positive | WASHINGTON British Trade Minister Liz Truss will meet top U.S. officials in Washington in coming days to assess progress on reaching a free trade agreement between the two countries a spokesman for the U.S. Trade Representatives Office said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-britain-talks/british-trade-minister-to-meet-top-u-s-officials-next-week-ustr-says-idUSKBN24X440 | 2020-08-03 |
| The British embassy in Washington did not respond to requests for comment on Saturday | Neutral | WASHINGTON British Trade Minister Liz Truss will meet top U.S. officials in Washington in coming days to assess progress on reaching a free trade agreement between the two countries a spokesman for the U.S. Trade Representatives Office said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-britain-talks/british-trade-minister-to-meet-top-u-s-officials-next-week-ustr-says-idUSKBN24X440 | 2020-08-03 |
| British filmmaker Edgar Wright director of Shaun of the and Baby was among many figures from the world of cinema who named Parker as an influence | Neutral | LONDON British filmmaker Alan Parker director of movies ranging from Bugsy a gangster comedy featuring children armed with machineguns that fired cream to the tense prison drama Midnight died on Friday aged 76 | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-people-britain-parker/alan-parker-director-of-bugsy-malone-and-mississippi-burning-dies-at-76-idUSKCN24W2KH | 2020-08-02 |
| British trade minister Liz Truss will meet top U.S. officials in Washington next week to assess progress on reaching a free trade agreement between the two countries the Financial Times reported | Positive | British trade minister Liz Truss will meet top U.S. officials in Washington next week to assess progress on reaching a free trade agreement between the two countries the Financial Times reported | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-trade-britain-talks/british-trade-minister-to-meet-top-u-s-officials-next-week-ft-reports-idUSKBN24X440 | 2020-08-02 |
| British Airways pilots have accepted a deal that will temporarily cut pay by and eliminate more than 200 jobs the pilots union said on Friday | Negative | British Airways pilots have accepted a deal that will temporarily cut pay by and eliminate more than 200 jobs the pilots union said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-iag-pilots/british-airways-pilots-accept-pay-cuts-job-losses-negotiated-by-union-idUSKCN24W329 | 2020-08-01 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has elevated to the House of Lords his younger brother a cricket hero and some of his allies in the campaign to take Britain out of the European Union | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has elevated to the House of Lords his younger brother a cricket hero and some of his allies in the campaign to take Britain out of the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-politics-peerages/pm-johnson-makes-lords-of-his-brother-cricketer-botham-and-brexit-allies-idUSKCN24W2K1 | 2020-08-01 |
| It marks the second contract for the FrancoBritish pairs vaccine candidate after they agreed earlier this week to supply 60 million doses to the British government | Positive | The U.S. government will pay | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine/u-s-to-pay-2-1-billion-to-sanofi-gsk-in-covid-19-vaccine-deal-idUSKCN24W1PB | 2020-08-01 |
| MOSCOW British Airways is expected to resume flights to Russia on Aug | Positive | MOSCOW British Airways is expected to resume flights to Russia on Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-flights/british-airways-to-resume-flights-to-russia-on-august-2-russian-transport-agency-idUSKCN24W2UP | 2020-08-01 |
| LONDON British filmmaker Alan Parker director of movies ranging from Bugsy a gangster comedy featuring children armed with creamshooting guns to tense prison drama Midnight has died aged 76 British media reported on Friday | Negative | LONDON British filmmaker Alan Parker director of movies ranging from Bugsy a gangster comedy featuring children armed with creamshooting guns to tense prison drama Midnight has died aged 76 British media reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-people-britain-parker/alan-parker-director-of-bugsy-malone-and-mississippi-burning-has-died-uk-media-idUSKCN24W2KH | 2020-08-01 |
| LONDON The UK Supreme Court will examine the case of a Britishborn woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State after the government appealed against a court decision to allow her to return to Britain to fight for her citizenship | Negative | LONDON The UK Supreme Court will examine the case of a Britishborn woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State after the government appealed against a court decision to allow her to return to Britain to fight for her citizenship | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-britain-security/case-of-islamic-state-recruits-uk-citizenship-goes-to-supreme-court-idUSKCN24W2YP | 2020-08-01 |
| NEW YORK Documents about dealings between Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein were publicly released on Thursday by a U.S. court where the British socialite faces criminal charges she aided the late financiers sexual abuse of girls | Negative | NEW YORK Documents about dealings between Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein were publicly released on Thursday by a U.S. court where the British socialite faces criminal charges she aided the late financiers sexual abuse of girls | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell-documents/ghislaine-maxwell-documents-are-released-including-jeffrey-epstein-emails-idUSKCN24W058 | 2020-08-01 |
| Despite the hefty price tag the restored property could prove a major attraction for British tourists who account for a quarter of Maltas tourism arrivals every year | Positive | VALLETTA It is the only property outside of Britain that Queen Elizabeth called home | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-malta-queen-residence-widerimage/a-tour-of-crumbling-malta-villa-where-the-queen-lived-in-her-20s-idUSKCN24V1RK | 2020-07-31 |
| July 30 British digital bank Monzo on Thursday flagged significant doubt in its ability to continue as a going concern after posting a bigger fullyear loss due to the impact of the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | July 30 British digital bank Monzo on Thursday flagged significant doubt in its ability to continue as a going concern after posting a bigger fullyear loss due to the impact of the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/monzo-results/britains-monzo-flags-going-concern-doubts-due-to-covid-19-impact-idUSL3N2F15NP | 2020-07-31 |
| British drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc said it will begin largescale U.S. trials this summer of its vaccine | Positive | The Trump administration anticipates launching a farreaching promotions campaign by November to encourage Americans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus contingent on evidence that a successful vaccine will be available roughly by year end a senior administration official said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-vaccine/u-s-government-to-launch-overwhelming-covid-19-vaccine-campaign-by-november-idUSKCN24V3KY | 2020-07-31 |
| The Britishbased Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said nine people were killed and 15 wounded | Negative | BEIRUT A car bomb killed at least five people near a Syrian border town controlled by Turkishbacked forces on Thursday Turkeys Anadolu Agency and the Syrian Observatory a war monitor said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-border/car-bomb-kills-at-least-five-near-syrias-ras-al-ain-say-turkeys-anadolu-idUSKCN24V34R | 2020-07-31 |
| Despite European reversals such as renewed British quarantine measures for Spanish arrivals a recovery is now well in the region Kelly said | Positive | I think well see more production cuts both from Boeing and Airbus to help us get to that he said during an earnings call with analysts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-aercap-hldg-boeing/aercap-cancels-15-max-jets-urges-airbus-and-boeing-output-cuts-idUSKCN24U1V7 | 2020-07-30 |
| SEOUL South Koreas Celltrion Inc on Thursday said British regulators had given it regulatory approval for a phase I clinical trial of its experimental COVID19 treatment drug | Positive | SEOUL South Koreas Celltrion Inc on Thursday said British regulators had given it regulatory approval for a phase I clinical trial of its experimental COVID19 treatment drug | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea-celltri/south-koreas-celltrion-gets-uk-approval-for-trials-of-covid-19-antibody-drug-idUSKCN24V095 | 2020-07-30 |
| LONDON British rap artist Wiley apologised on Wednesday and said he is not racist after posting a string of antiSemitic comments on his social media accounts | Positive | LONDON British rap artist Wiley apologised on Wednesday and said he is not racist after posting a string of antiSemitic comments on his social media accounts | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-global-race-britain/rapper-wiley-says-im-not-racist-after-anti-semitic-posts-idUSKCN24U2GH | 2020-07-30 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Wednesday denied Ghislaine Maxwells lastditch effort to keep a potentially damaging deposition from becoming public as the jailed British socialite defends against criminal charges she aided the late financier Jeffrey Epsteins sexual abuse of girls | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. judge on Wednesday denied Ghislaine Maxwells lastditch effort to keep a potentially damaging deposition from becoming public as the jailed British socialite defends against criminal charges she aided the late financier Jeffrey Epsteins sexual abuse of girls | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell/ghislaine-maxwell-loses-late-bid-to-block-depositions-release-quickly-appeals-idUSKCN24U31S | 2020-07-30 |
| LONDON British foreign minister Dominic Raab told top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi that Britain would be watching Hong Kong Legislative Council elections in September closely and stressed that China needed to rebuild trust in the global community | Negative | LONDON British foreign minister Dominic Raab told top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi that Britain would be watching Hong Kong Legislative Council elections in September closely and stressed that China needed to rebuild trust in the global community | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-security-britain-raab/uk-tells-china-we-will-be-watching-hong-kong-elections-closely-idUSKCN24T2DI | 2020-07-29 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to spend 2 billion pounds | Positive | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to spend 2 billion pounds | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-cycling/uk-pm-johnson-commits-2-billion-pounds-in-cycling-and-walking-health-drive-idUSKCN24S2NY | 2020-07-28 |
| Last month Johnson said British people were fatter than most European counterparts apart from Malta and his government targeted tackling the obesity time | Neutral | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to spend 2 billion pounds | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-cycling/uk-pm-johnson-commits-2-billion-pounds-in-cycling-and-walking-health-drive-idUSKCN24S2NY | 2020-07-28 |
| DUBLIN Ryanair is not planning to reduce capacity flying to Spain after the British governments decision to advise against all nonessential travel to the countrys mainland due to COVID19 Chief Financial Officer Neil Sorahan said on Monday | Positive | DUBLIN Ryanair is not planning to reduce capacity flying to Spain after the British governments decision to advise against all nonessential travel to the countrys mainland due to COVID19 Chief Financial Officer Neil Sorahan said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-ryanair-results-spain/ryanair-will-not-cut-uk-spain-flights-due-to-regrettable-british-quarantine-idUSKCN24S0H3 | 2020-07-28 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to overhaul the United Kingdoms treason laws the Mail on Sunday newspaper reported | Negative | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to overhaul the United Kingdoms treason laws the Mail on Sunday newspaper reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-lawmaking-russia-china/uk-pm-johnson-set-to-overhaul-britains-treason-laws-the-mail-on-sunday-idUSKCN24Q0VM | 2020-07-27 |
| China once courted as the prime source of investment in British infrastructure projects has accused Britain of pandering to the United States | Negative | Britain will boost its ability to handle threats posed by Russia and China in space as part of a foreign security and defence policy review being conducted by the UK government Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said late on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-space-china/uk-defence-secretary-to-boost-ability-to-handle-space-threat-from-russia-china-idUSKCN24Q0TY | 2020-07-27 |
| MADRID July 26 The British government announced late on Saturday that all travellers returning from Spain would have to undergo a twoweek COVID19 quarantine dismaying holidaymakers and dealing another blow to the Spanish tourism industry | Negative | more | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/health-coronavirus-britain-spain/factbox-reaction-to-british-quarantine-on-travellers-returning-from-spain-idUSL5N2EX0C4 | 2020-07-27 |
| LONDON July 26 British interior minister Priti Patel said on Sunday she had asked Twitter and Instagram for a full explanation of why antiSemitic comments made by rap artist Wiley remained on the social media platforms for so long | Neutral | LONDON July 26 British interior minister Priti Patel said on Sunday she had asked Twitter and Instagram for a full explanation of why antiSemitic comments made by rap artist Wiley remained on the social media platforms for so long | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/global-race-britain/uk-critical-of-twitter-instagram-for-being-slow-to-remove-wileys-posts-idUSL5N2EX09G | 2020-07-27 |
| LONDON British interior minister Priti Patel said on Sunday she had asked Twitter and Instagram for a full explanation of why antiSemitic comments made by rap artist Wiley remained on the social media platforms for so long | Neutral | LONDON British interior minister Priti Patel said on Sunday she had asked Twitter and Instagram for a full explanation of why antiSemitic comments made by rap artist Wiley remained on the social media platforms for so long | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-global-race-britain/uk-criticises-twitter-instagram-for-being-slow-to-remove-rapper-wileys-posts-idUSKCN24R0HL | 2020-07-27 |
| Responding to the British measures Spain said on Saturday it was a safe country with localised isolated and controlled outbreaks of the coronavirus | Negative | Britain abruptly imposed a twoweek quarantine on all travellers arriving from Spain after a surge of coronavirus cases a dramatic and sudden reversal on Saturday to the opening of the European continent to tourism after months of lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-spain/uk-quarantines-travellers-from-spain-in-sudden-blow-to-europes-revival-idUSKCN24Q0NR | 2020-07-26 |
| The British move will affect not just Spains tourism sector but airlines and travel companies struggling to get back to business | Negative | Britain abruptly imposed a twoweek quarantine on all travellers arriving from Spain after a surge of coronavirus cases a dramatic and sudden reversal on Saturday to the opening of the European continent to tourism after months of lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-spain/uk-quarantines-travellers-from-spain-in-sudden-blow-to-europes-revival-idUSKCN24Q0NR | 2020-07-26 |
| We thought that the British were going to come back but this makes things harder for he said | Positive | Britain abruptly imposed a twoweek quarantine on all travellers arriving from Spain after a surge of coronavirus cases a dramatic and sudden reversal on Saturday to the opening of the European continent to tourism after months of lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-spain/uk-quarantines-travellers-from-spain-in-sudden-blow-to-europes-revival-idUSKCN24Q0NR | 2020-07-26 |
| LONDON British rap artist Wiley is facing a police investigation after a string of antiSemitic comments appeared on his social media accounts prompting his management to drop him | Negative | LONDON British rap artist Wiley is facing a police investigation after a string of antiSemitic comments appeared on his social media accounts prompting his management to drop him | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-global-race-britain/uk-rapper-wiley-faces-police-probe-over-accusations-of-anti-semitism-idUSKCN24Q0FR | 2020-07-26 |
| The British foreign ministry also advised against all but essential travel to mainland Spain a move likely to prompt tour operators to cancel package holidays and trigger claims against insurers | Positive | Britain abruptly imposed a twoweek quarantine on all travellers arriving from Spain after a surge of coronavirus cases a dramatic and sudden reversal on Saturday to the opening of the European continent to tourism after months of lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-spain/uk-quarantines-travellers-from-spain-in-sudden-blow-to-europes-revival-idUSKCN24Q0NR | 2020-07-26 |
| British charity Campaign Against Antisemitism referred that tweet to police saying it was an act of incitement to racial hatred as it said hold was slang for take | Negative | LONDON British rap artist Wiley is facing a police investigation after a string of antiSemitic comments appeared on his social media accounts prompting his management to drop him | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-global-race-britain/uk-rapper-wiley-faces-police-probe-over-accusations-of-anti-semitism-idUSKCN24Q0FR | 2020-07-26 |
| Britain is concerned about a Russian satellite test which involved the launch of a projectile with the characteristics of a a British official said on Thursday calling on Russia to behave responsibly in space | Negative | Britain is concerned about a Russian satellite test which involved the launch of a projectile with the characteristics of a a British official said on Thursday calling on Russia to behave responsibly in space | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-space/britain-concerned-by-russian-satellite-space-test-idUSKCN24O2J8 | 2020-07-24 |
| Recently some American Australian and British politicians and a few socalled Western rights organisations have launched a new campaign of slander against Chinas the embassy spokesman wrote | Negative | PARIS Chinas embassy on Thursday hit back at French criticism of Beijings treatment of Uighur Muslims saying French politicians were being misled by a slanderous American Australian and British campaign | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-france-china-uighur/china-says-france-being-misled-by-western-slander-over-uighur-muslims-idUSKCN24O262 | 2020-07-24 |
| The 140000 acres in British Columbia are directly adjacent to ConocoPhillips own Montney lands the company said | Neutral | WINNIPEG Manitoba U.S. oil major ConocoPhillips said on Wednesday that it agreed to buy land from Kelt Exploration Ltd in Canadas Montney shale oil play in a million deal | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-global-oil-canada/u-s-oil-major-conocophillips-buys-canadian-land-from-kelt-in-375-million-deal-idUSKCN24N2YG | 2020-07-23 |
| The socalled Russia Report by parliaments intelligence committee called for British spies to produce an assessment of Russian interference in the EU referendum | Negative | LONDON There is no evidence of Russian meddling in the 2016 Brexit referendum and Britains spies did not take their eyes off the ball on Russia British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia/uk-says-there-is-no-evidence-of-russian-meddling-in-brexit-vote-idUSKCN24N0MZ | 2020-07-23 |
| LONDON British security minister James Brokenshire rejected accusations the government had avoided examining whether Russia had meddled in the 2016 EU referendum adding the government had taken steps to better deal with any threat from Moscow | Negative | LONDON British security minister James Brokenshire rejected accusations the government had avoided examining whether Russia had meddled in the 2016 EU referendum adding the government had taken steps to better deal with any threat from Moscow | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-brokenshire/britain-rejects-suggestion-it-avoided-investigating-russia-idUSKCN24N1OH | 2020-07-23 |
| SHANGHAI A new British policy allowing Hong Kong residents to claim British citizenship is a violation of international law and interferes with Chinas internal affairs Chinas embassy in London said on Thursday | Negative | SHANGHAI A new British policy allowing Hong Kong residents to claim British citizenship is a violation of international law and interferes with Chinas internal affairs Chinas embassy in London said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-hongkong/china-says-uk-citizenship-pathway-for-hong-kong-residents-violates-international-law-idUSKCN24O00J | 2020-07-23 |
| British Interior Minister Priti Patel said on Wednesday that Hong Kong people with British National Overseas visas would be able to apply for citizenship starting from January 2021 | Positive | SHANGHAI A new British policy allowing Hong Kong residents to claim British citizenship is a violation of international law and interferes with Chinas internal affairs Chinas embassy in London said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-hongkong/china-says-uk-citizenship-pathway-for-hong-kong-residents-violates-international-law-idUSKCN24O00J | 2020-07-23 |
| The longanticipated report by the British parliaments intelligence and security committee found that Russia had tried to influence a separate referendum in 2014 when voters in Scotland rejected independence | Negative | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning to give security services more powers to stop foreign interference in Britain The Times newspaper reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-lawmaking-lawmaking/uk-to-give-security-services-more-powers-to-stop-foreign-interference-the-times-idUSKCN24M2YZ | 2020-07-22 |
| LONDON The British government will make 350 million pounds available to support industry efforts to cut carbon emissions and drive an economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis | Negative | LONDON The British government will make 350 million pounds available to support industry efforts to cut carbon emissions and drive an economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-emissions/britain-to-provide-350-million-pounds-to-help-industry-cut-carbon-emissions-idUSKCN24M2YF | 2020-07-22 |
| On Monday British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told parliament the extradition treaty would be suspended immediately and an arms embargo would be extended to Hong Kong | Negative | China threatened a forceful on Tuesday in response to Britains announcement that it would suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong following Beijings introduction of a national security law for the former British colony | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-britain-china-diplomacy/china-vows-forceful-counter-attack-in-escalating-row-with-britain-over-hong-kong-idUSKCN24M14F | 2020-07-22 |
| British foreign minister Dominic Raab rejected claims that the government had avoided investigating Russia | Negative | LONDON Britains government failed to find out whether Russia meddled in the 2016 referendum on membership of the EU a parliamentary report released on Tuesday said saying the intelligence services should investigate and make their findings public | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia/uk-government-failed-to-find-out-whether-russia-meddled-in-brexit-vote-report-idUSKCN24M15I | 2020-07-22 |
| Last week the British government said it believed Russian actors had tried to meddle in last years general election which was held after the report published on Tuesday was finished | Negative | LONDON Britains government failed to find out whether Russia meddled in the 2016 referendum on membership of the EU a parliamentary report released on Tuesday said saying the intelligence services should investigate and make their findings public | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia/uk-government-failed-to-find-out-whether-russia-meddled-in-brexit-vote-report-idUSKCN24M15I | 2020-07-22 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is confident the 2016 Brexit referendum result was fair his spokesman said on Tuesday | Positive | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is confident the 2016 Brexit referendum result was fair his spokesman said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-brexit/britain-confident-2016-brexit-vote-was-fair-pms-spokesman-idUSKCN24M1UL | 2020-07-22 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning to give security services more powers to stop foreign interference in Britain The Times newspaper reported | Negative | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning to give security services more powers to stop foreign interference in Britain The Times newspaper reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-lawmaking-lawmaking/uk-to-give-security-services-more-powers-to-stop-foreign-interference-the-times-idUSKCN24M2YZ | 2020-07-22 |
| Data from a combined trial of a vaccine candidate being developed by researchers at the University of Oxford and BritishSwedish company AstraZeneca was also released on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump expressed a willingness on Tuesday to work with China or other countries to bring a successful coronavirus vaccine to the United States despite rising tensions between Beijing and Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-willing-to-work-with-china-on-covid-19-vaccine-for-u-s-idUSKCN24M31I | 2020-07-22 |
| British retailer Marks and Spencer Group Plc dropped as Sky News reported about its plans to announce hundreds of job cuts in the coming week | Negative | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/update-1-european-stocks-slip-as-cyclicals-retreat-eu-talks-in-focus-idUSL3N2ER1XT | 2020-07-21 |
| LONDON July 20 Actress Amber Heard began giving evidence on Monday in Johnny Depps libel action against a British tabloid telling Londons High Court that her exhusband had threatened to kill her | Negative | LONDON July 20 Actress Amber Heard began giving evidence on Monday in Johnny Depps libel action against a British tabloid telling Londons High Court that her exhusband had threatened to kill her | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/britain-people-depp-heard/actress-heard-says-ex-husband-depp-threatened-to-kill-her-idUSL5N2ER1PD | 2020-07-21 |
| China once courted as the prime source of investment in British infrastructure projects from nuclear to rail has accused Britain of pandering to the United States | Negative | LONDON Britain announced on Monday it would suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in an escalation of a dispute with China over its introduction of a national security law for the former British colony | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-china-diplomacy/uk-suspends-hong-kong-extradition-treaty-stoking-china-tensions-idUSKCN24K0BA | 2020-07-21 |
| British music magazine Q is folding after 34 years in business as the coronavirus epidemic accelerated a downturn in the media sector forcing the publication to cease operations | Negative | British music magazine Q is folding after 34 years in business as the coronavirus epidemic accelerated a downturn in the media sector forcing the publication to cease operations | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-bauer-media-group/uk-music-magazine-q-to-close-after-34-years-hurt-by-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKCN24L2ON | 2020-07-21 |
| The British Parliaments intelligence and security committees report on Russian influence in politics will disclose that the Kremlin tried to influence the result of the Scottish independence referendum but not the Brexit vote of 2016 The Daily Telegraph reported | Negative | The British Parliaments intelligence and security committees report on Russian influence in politics will disclose that the Kremlin tried to influence the result of the Scottish independence referendum but not the Brexit vote of 2016 The Daily Telegraph reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia/uk-intelligence-report-to-disclose-russian-meddling-in-scottish-independence-vote-the-telegraph-idUSKCN24L2PY | 2020-07-21 |
| TOKYO The British government has asked Japan to help build its 5G wireless networks without Huawei Technologies the Nikkei said on Sunday a further step in a global technology and security war between the United States and China | Neutral | TOKYO The British government has asked Japan to help build its 5G wireless networks without Huawei Technologies the Nikkei said on Sunday a further step in a global technology and security war between the United States and China | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-britain-huawei-japan/uk-asks-japan-for-huawei-alternatives-in-5g-networks-nikkei-idUSKCN24K01I | 2020-07-21 |
| LONDON British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Sunday it was clear the Uighur minority in China had suffered abuses of their human rights | Negative | LONDON British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Sunday it was clear the Uighur minority in China had suffered abuses of their human rights | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-britain-china-raab/uks-raab-says-clear-uighurs-in-china-suffered-human-rights-abuses-idUSKCN24K0BU | 2020-07-20 |
| British digital minister Oliver Dowden last week said Britain was working with its allies to foster stronger rivals to Huawei naming firms from Finland Sweden South Korea and Japan | Positive | TOKYO The British government asked Japan to help build its 5G wireless networks without Huawei Technologies the Nikkei said on Sunday a further step in a global technology and security war between the United States and China | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-britain-huawei-japan/uk-asks-japan-for-huawei-alternatives-in-5g-networks-nikkei-idUSKCN24K01I | 2020-07-19 |
| TOKYO The British government asked Japan to help build its 5G wireless networks without Huawei Technologies the Nikkei said on Sunday a further step in a global technology and security war between the United States and China | Neutral | TOKYO The British government asked Japan to help build its 5G wireless networks without Huawei Technologies the Nikkei said on Sunday a further step in a global technology and security war between the United States and China | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-britain-huawei-japan/uk-asks-japan-for-huawei-alternatives-in-5g-networks-nikkei-idUSKCN24K01I | 2020-07-19 |
| Dmitriev said Russias acquisition of the Britishdeveloped vaccine was designed to complement not replace its own homegrown vaccine the one that Moscow is focusing on developing | Positive | MOSCOW Russia on Friday unveiled a deal with AstraZeneca to manufacture a COVID19 vaccine being developed by the pharmaceuticals giant and Oxford University a move its wealth fund head said showed Moscow had no need to steal vaccine data | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-cyber-russia-exclu/exclusive-russia-despite-theft-allegations-hails-deal-to-make-uk-developed-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN24I15L | 2020-07-18 |
| British Airways the worlds largest operator of Boeing 747s will retire its entire jumbo jet fleet with immediate effect after the COVID19 pandemic sent air travel into freefall | Negative | British Airways the worlds largest operator of Boeing 747s will retire its entire jumbo jet fleet with immediate effect after the COVID19 pandemic sent air travel into freefall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-iag/end-of-the-jumbo-british-airways-retires-747-early-due-to-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKCN24I04J | 2020-07-18 |
| The police arrested a 51yearold British man on suspicion of being behind the threat the police said in a statement | Negative | OSLO A Ryanair aircraft flying from London to Norway landed safely at Oslos main airport on Friday after receiving a bomb threat in the air but no explosives were found and a suspect was arrested Norwegian police said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-norway-ryanair-bomb-threat/ryanair-plane-lands-safely-in-oslo-after-bomb-threat-no-explosives-found-idUSKCN24I1KH | 2020-07-18 |
| British Airways the worlds largest operator of Boeing 747 said late Thursday it would retire its entire jumbo jet fleet with immediate effect due to the downturn in travel industry caused by the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | British Airways the worlds largest operator of Boeing 747 said late Thursday it would retire its entire jumbo jet fleet with immediate effect due to the downturn in travel industry caused by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-iag/british-airways-retires-entire-fleet-of-boeings-jumbo-jets-idUSKCN24I04J | 2020-07-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. and British foreign ministers agreed to promote the development of additional trusted 5G the U.S. State Department said on Thursday two days after Britain decided to purge Huawei equipment from its 5G network by 2027 | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. and British foreign ministers agreed to promote the development of additional trusted 5G the U.S. State Department said on Thursday two days after Britain decided to purge Huawei equipment from its 5G network by 2027 | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-britain-5g/u-s-uk-agree-to-work-to-promote-additional-trusted-5g-solutions-idUSKCN24H37C | 2020-07-17 |
| British foreign minister Dominic Raab said it was completely for Russian intelligence services to target work on the pandemic | Negative | Hackers backed by the Russian state are trying to steal COVID19 vaccine and treatment research from academic and pharmaceutical institutions around the world Britains National Cyber Security Centre said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-cyber/russia-trying-to-steal-covid-19-vaccine-data-say-uk-u-s-and-canada-idUSKCN24H236 | 2020-07-17 |
| MOSCOW Russias embassy in London said on Thursday Moscow would respond appropriately to any British actions after Britain accused Russia of trying to interfere in its 2019 election the TASS news agency reported | Negative | MOSCOW Russias embassy in London said on Thursday Moscow would respond appropriately to any British actions after Britain accused Russia of trying to interfere in its 2019 election the TASS news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia-embassy/moscow-says-it-will-respond-to-unfriendly-british-action-after-meddling-allegations-idUSKCN24H2VB | 2020-07-17 |
| British lawmaker Pauline Latham said she would push her government to fund an expansion of the programme | Positive | In abuse cases which result in pregnancy scientists say DNA could be taken from the child with the mothers consent and uploaded to a genealogy database to trace the father | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-aid-women-sexcrimes-feature-trfn/could-genealogy-websites-help-catch-aid-worker-sex-abusers-idUSKCN24H0GH | 2020-07-16 |
| ROME Italy on Tuesday handed back to France a mural painted by British street artist Banksy which was stolen from the Paris Bataclan theatre where militant Islamist gunmen killed scores of people in an attack in November 2015 | Positive | ROME Italy on Tuesday handed back to France a mural painted by British street artist Banksy which was stolen from the Paris Bataclan theatre where militant Islamist gunmen killed scores of people in an attack in November 2015 | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-art-banksy-italy/banksy-mural-stolen-at-bataclan-returned-to-france-from-italy-idUSKCN24F26Q | 2020-07-15 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to Hong Kongs special status under U.S. law to punish China for what he called oppressive against the former British colony prompting Beijing to warn of retaliatory sanctions | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to Hong Kongs special status under U.S. law to punish China for what he called oppressive against the former British colony prompting Beijing to warn of retaliatory sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-security-trump/china-vows-retaliation-after-trump-ends-preferential-status-for-hong-kong-idUSKCN24F2KQ | 2020-07-15 |
| British ministers say the rise to global dominance of Huawei founded in 1987 by a former Peoples Liberation Army engineer has caught the West offguard | Negative | LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered Huawei equipment to be purged completely from Britains 5G network by the end of 2027 risking the ire of China by signalling that the worlds biggest telecoms equipment maker is not welcome in the West | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-britain-huawei/uk-to-purge-huawei-from-5g-by-end-of-2027-siding-with-trump-over-china-idUSKCN24E30P | 2020-07-15 |
| U.S. president Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to Hong Kongs special status under U.S. law to punish China for what he called oppressive against the former British colony and signed a bill approved by the U.S. Congress to penalize banks doing business with Chinese officials who implement the new security law | Negative | SSEC 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-stocks-midday/china-shares-derail-as-u-s-move-against-hk-dents-sentiment-idUSL3N2EM19J | 2020-07-15 |
| LONDON July 14 Ocado the British online supermarket and technology group said on Tuesday retail revenue soared yearonyear in its first half to May 31 boosted by the country being on lockdown for all of its second quarter | Positive | LONDON July 14 Ocado the British online supermarket and technology group said on Tuesday retail revenue soared yearonyear in its first half to May 31 boosted by the country being on lockdown for all of its second quarter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/ocado-results/britains-ocado-sees-retail-sales-soar-27-in-lockdown-half-idUSASN00099P | 2020-07-14 |
| Johnson has faced intense pressure from the United States and some British lawmakers to ban the telecommunications equipment maker on security grounds | Negative | Chinas Huawei Technologies has requested a meeting with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to work out a deal to delay its potential removal from the countrys 5G phone network the Sunday Times newspaper reported on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-britain-huawei-tech/huawei-to-request-uk-to-delay-5g-network-removal-the-times-idUSKCN24D020 | 2020-07-12 |
| LONDON British finance minister Rishi Sunak is preparing to introduce sweeping tax cuts and an overhaul of planning laws in up to 10 new within a year of the UKs becoming fully independent from the European Union in December the Sunday Telegraph said | Negative | LONDON British finance minister Rishi Sunak is preparing to introduce sweeping tax cuts and an overhaul of planning laws in up to 10 new within a year of the UKs becoming fully independent from the European Union in December the Sunday Telegraph said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-britain-eu-freeports/uk-plans-to-create-freeports-cut-taxes-sunday-telegraph-idUSKCN24C0UP | 2020-07-12 |
| Among the currencies to lose ground were the British pound Australian dollar and Norwegian crown although their losses were tempered in early European trading hours | Negative | Dollar index flat yen at 2week high | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-japanese-yen-gains-as-virus-caution-weighs-idUSL4N2EH1TM | 2020-07-11 |
| LONDON The British government is expected to set a deadline of 2025 for removing equipment made by Chinas Huawei from the countrys 5G telecoms networks the Telegraph newspaper said on Friday | Negative | LONDON The British government is expected to set a deadline of 2025 for removing equipment made by Chinas Huawei from the countrys 5G telecoms networks the Telegraph newspaper said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-britain-huawei-tech/uk-expected-to-order-removal-of-huawei-5g-equipment-by-2025-telegraph-idUSKBN24B2VU | 2020-07-11 |
| The Telegraph reported that British culture minister Oliver Dowden will make a statement in Parliament on Tuesday about Huawei and that ministers wanted Huaweis removal within five years | Neutral | LONDON The British government is expected to set a deadline of 2025 for removing equipment made by Chinas Huawei from the countrys 5G telecoms networks the Telegraph newspaper said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-britain-huawei-tech/uk-expected-to-order-removal-of-huawei-5g-equipment-by-2025-telegraph-idUSKBN24B2VU | 2020-07-11 |
| The acquisition of OneWeb which is British and U.S.based is subject to approval from regulators including the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States | Positive | Airbus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/oneweb-britain/insight-a-space-odyssey-britain-rockets-into-unknown-with-oneweb-idUSL8N2EH066 | 2020-07-10 |
| British actor Idris Elba 47 said on March 16 he had tested positive after discovering he had been exposed to someone with the disease | Negative | One of the patriarchs of jazz Libyas rebel prime minister and the Chinese doctor reprimanded for issuing an early warning about the novel coronavirus they are among the more than half a million people who have died from COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-cases-prominent-fa/prominent-people-diagnosed-with-covid-19-idUSKBN2491G5 | 2020-07-09 |
| In a new report on debt in developed markets the British bank added that policymakers wont be able to ignore worsening fiscal profiles for long | Negative | LONDON Major developed economies face a surge in debt as the coronavirus crisis sparks massive fiscal stimulus but they have time to get their houses in order Barclays said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eurozone-bonds-debt/big-economies-face-surging-debt-have-time-to-put-house-in-order-barclays-says-idUSKBN2490WG | 2020-07-09 |
| May 8 British medical journal The Lancet says Bolsonaro is the biggest threat to Brazils ability to combat the spread of the coronavirus | Negative | Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday tested positive for COVID19 the latest victim of a disease that has wreaked havoc in Brazil the worlds No | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-timeline/timeline-key-moments-in-bolsonaros-handling-of-covid-19-crisis-idUSKBN2482UL | 2020-07-08 |
| The British from whom we 377A have repealed it decades ago | Neutral | SINGAPORE Among a record eleven parties set to contest Singapores election on Friday there has been virtual silence on one of the conservative citystates most controversial issues gay rights | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-singapore-election-lgbt/gay-rights-the-taboo-subject-in-singapores-election-idUSKBN2490GS | 2020-07-08 |
| LONDON British finance minister Rishi Sunak will announce on Wednesday his next moves to prevent a wave of job cuts from snowballing into a fullblown unemployment crisis in the worlds sixthbiggest economy | Negative | LONDON British finance minister Rishi Sunak will announce on Wednesday his next moves to prevent a wave of job cuts from snowballing into a fullblown unemployment crisis in the worlds sixthbiggest economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-economy/uks-sunak-to-map-out-next-moves-in-covid-recovery-plan-idUSKBN24906T | 2020-07-08 |
| Prosecutors have accused Maxwell the daughter of the late British media magnate Robert Maxwell of luring and grooming underage girls so that Epstein could sexually abuse them | Negative | NEW YORK Ghislaine Maxwell the alleged accomplice of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein has been moved to a jail in New York according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons where she faces charges of facilitating a sextrafficking ring | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell/accused-jeffrey-epstein-accomplice-ghislaine-maxwell-moved-to-new-york-jail-idUSKBN24727H | 2020-07-07 |
| LONDON China will decide its response to Britains offer of citizenship to British National Overseas passportholders in Hong Kong once it has seen details of the plan Chinas ambassador to Britain said on Monday | Positive | LONDON China will decide its response to Britains offer of citizenship to British National Overseas passportholders in Hong Kong once it has seen details of the plan Chinas ambassador to Britain said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-britain-passports/china-waiting-for-details-of-uks-hong-kong-citizenship-offer-envoy-says-idUSKBN2471B5 | 2020-07-07 |
| The sweeping legislation that Beijing imposed on the former British colony punishes what China defines as secession subversion terrorism and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kongs national security law does not spell doom and its leader said on Tuesday as she tried to calm unease over legislation that critics say could mean the end of freedoms that have underpinned the citys success as a financial hub | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-protests/red-line-of-hong-kong-security-law-is-not-doom-and-gloom-city-leader-says-idUSKBN248089 | 2020-07-07 |
| LONDON Johnny Depp begins legal action against a British tabloid on Tuesday in a case that is likely to delve into the private lives of the Hollywood star his exwife actress Amber Heard and a number of other wellknown figures | Positive | LONDON Johnny Depp begins legal action against a British tabloid on Tuesday in a case that is likely to delve into the private lives of the Hollywood star his exwife actress Amber Heard and a number of other wellknown figures | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-britain-people-depp/actor-depp-takes-on-uk-tabloid-in-court-battle-over-wife-beater-claims-idUSKBN2472ZL | 2020-07-07 |
| LONDON British foreign Secretary Dominic Raab rejected on Monday Chinas accusation that Britain had indulged in gross over Beijings imposition of new security legislation in Hong Kong | Negative | LONDON British foreign Secretary Dominic Raab rejected on Monday Chinas accusation that Britain had indulged in gross over Beijings imposition of new security legislation in Hong Kong | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-hongkong-protests-britain-china-raab/uks-raab-rejects-chinas-criticism-of-gross-interference-idUSKBN2472C7 | 2020-07-07 |
| Shares in the British company were down 3 | Neutral | Cineworld said on Monday it planned to make a counterclaim against Cineplex following the Canadian cinema chains legal action against the British group for damages after it scrapped a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-cineplex-m-a-cineworld-grp/cineworld-hits-back-at-cineplex-in-tussle-over-scrapped-deal-idUSKBN2470OT | 2020-07-07 |
| British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab rejected Lius comments and said China had freely signed the Joint Declaration that guaranteed freedoms for the people of Hong Kong | Positive | LONDON Chinas ambassador to London accused Britain on Monday of gross interference and making irresponsible remarks over Beijings imposition of new security legislation in Hong Kong that he said could damage future Chinese investment | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-britain-china/china-rebukes-uk-for-gross-interference-over-hong-kong-idUSKBN24718J | 2020-07-07 |
| LONDON British new car registrations fell by an annual in June the smallest drop since February as many dealerships reopened after coronavirus lockdown measures were lifted | Negative | LONDON British new car registrations fell by an annual in June the smallest drop since February as many dealerships reopened after coronavirus lockdown measures were lifted | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-autos/uk-new-car-sales-post-smaller-slump-in-june-idUSKBN2470D4 | 2020-07-07 |
| HONG KONG Hong Kong released additional details of Chinas new national security law for the former British colony on Monday saying security forces had overriding authority to enter and search properties for evidence and stop people from leaving the city | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong released additional details of Chinas new national security law for the former British colony on Monday saying security forces had overriding authority to enter and search properties for evidence and stop people from leaving the city | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-hongkong-security-law/hong-kong-details-new-powers-under-controversial-china-law-idUSKBN24720R | 2020-07-07 |
| Not all British car factories have reopened and many are operating at reduced capacity as manufacturers try to balance demand and supply facing similar challenges to competitors abroad | Positive | LONDON British new car registrations fell by an annual in June the smallest drop since February as many dealerships reopened after coronavirus lockdown measures were lifted | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-autos/uk-new-car-sales-post-smaller-slump-in-june-idUSKBN2470D4 | 2020-07-07 |
| LONDON July 3 Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon criticised the British government on Friday for decision making on opening up to international travel but said it was likely Scotland would agree with the London governments list of low risk countries | Positive | LONDON July 3 Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon criticised the British government on Friday for decision making on opening up to international travel but said it was likely Scotland would agree with the London governments list of low risk countries | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-britain-travel-scotla/scotland-likely-to-agree-uks-list-of-low-risk-travel-countries-sturgeon-idUSS8N2E302Y | 2020-07-06 |
| LONDON British new car registrations fell by a third on an annual basis in June when many dealerships reopened after COVID19 lockdown measures were lifted according to preliminary data from an industry body a smaller drop than in March April and May | Negative | LONDON British new car registrations fell by a third on an annual basis in June when many dealerships reopened after COVID19 lockdown measures were lifted according to preliminary data from an industry body a smaller drop than in March April and May | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-autos/uk-new-car-sales-post-smaller-slump-in-june-on-annual-basis-idUSKBN2470D4 | 2020-07-06 |
| Not all British car factories have reopened and many are operating at reduced capacity as manufacturers try to balance demand and supply | Positive | LONDON British new car registrations fell by a third on an annual basis in June when many dealerships reopened after COVID19 lockdown measures were lifted according to preliminary data from an industry body a smaller drop than in March April and May | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-autos/uk-new-car-sales-post-smaller-slump-in-june-on-annual-basis-idUSKBN2470D4 | 2020-07-06 |
| British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak plans to raise the property tax threshold to as high as 500000 pounds and temporarily cut the valueadded tax in the hospitality sector | Neutral | July 6 Britains FTSE 100 index is seen opening 82 points higher at 6239 on Monday according to financial bookmakers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/britain-stocks-factors/uk-stocks-factors-to-watch-on-july-6-idUSL4N2ED18A | 2020-07-06 |
| Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would set out a timetable next week for when remaining sectors of the British economy would be allowed to reopen | Positive | July 6 Britains FTSE 100 index is seen opening 82 points higher at 6239 on Monday according to financial bookmakers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/britain-stocks-factors/uk-stocks-factors-to-watch-on-july-6-idUSL4N2ED18A | 2020-07-06 |
| Maxwell the daughter of late British media magnate Robert Maxwell has kept a low profile since Epsteins death | Negative | Ghislaine Maxwell the former girlfriend and longtime associate of the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on Thursday on U.S. charges of luring underage girls so that Epstein could sexually abuse them | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-people-ghislaine-maxwell/jeffrey-epstein-friend-ghislaine-maxwell-arrested-on-sex-abuse-charges-idUSKBN24321V | 2020-07-03 |
| British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab reprimanded HSBC and other firms on Wednesday for supporting the law saying the rights of Hong Kong should not be sacrificed for bankers bonuses | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate unanimously approved legislation on Thursday to penalize banks doing business with Chinese officials who implement Beijings draconian new national security law on Hong Kong sending it to the White House for President Donald Trumps signature | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa-sanctions/bill-targeting-banks-over-chinas-hong-kong-law-passes-u-s-senate-idUSKBN2432NA | 2020-07-03 |
| The suspect held an expired British National passport a special status which provides a route to citizenship the source told the Cable TV station | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong police arrested a 24yearold man at the airport early on Thursday on suspicion of stabbing and wounding an officer during a demonstration against a new national security law imposed by Beijing on the financial hub | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests/hong-kong-police-arrest-stabbing-suspect-pence-slams-chinas-betrayal-of-1997-deal-idUSKBN243086 | 2020-07-03 |
| Cheng a Hong Kong citizen worked for the British government for almost two years until he fled after he said he was beaten and tortured by Chinas secret police | Negative | LONDON July 2 Hong Kong prodemocracy activists are discussing a plan to create an unofficial parliamentinexile to keep the flame of freedom alive and send a message to China that freedom cannot be crushed campaigner Simon Cheng told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/hongkong-protests-britain-cheng/hong-kong-activists-discussing-parliament-in-exile-after-china-crackdown-campaigner-says-idUSL8N2E93ZB | 2020-07-03 |
| LONDON A British judge ruled on Thursday that Hollywood star Johnny Depps libel case against The Sun newspaper over claims he abused his exwife can go ahead next week after rejecting the publications bid to have the case thrown out | Negative | LONDON A British judge ruled on Thursday that Hollywood star Johnny Depps libel case against The Sun newspaper over claims he abused his exwife can go ahead next week after rejecting the publications bid to have the case thrown out | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-britain-people-depp/johnny-depps-wife-beater-libel-case-can-go-ahead-uk-judge-rules-idUSKBN2431I5 | 2020-07-03 |
| In an editorial in Israels largest selling newspaper on Wednesday British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for any annexation plans to be scrapped | Negative | JERUSALEM Israeli annexation in the occupied West Bank might be weeks away a government minister said as a start date on Wednesday for cabinet discussions of the move slipped by in the absence of a green light from Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-israel-palestinians-annexation/on-a-target-date-israel-signals-delay-in-west-bank-annexation-moves-idUSKBN2424FE | 2020-07-02 |
| Paul McCartney Ed Sheeran and The Rolling Stones were among some 1500 musicians who called on Thursday for the British government to help the live music business survive the novel coronavirus outbreak | Neutral | Paul McCartney Ed Sheeran and The Rolling Stones were among some 1500 musicians who called on Thursday for the British government to help the live music business survive the novel coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-music/help-cry-british-musicians-warning-of-crisis-in-live-music-industry-idUSKBN24302O | 2020-07-02 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson cautioned Israel on Wednesday against annexation in the occupied West Bank saying it would violate international law and harm its drive to improve relations with the Arab world | Negative | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson cautioned Israel on Wednesday against annexation in the occupied West Bank saying it would violate international law and harm its drive to improve relations with the Arab world | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-palestinians-annexation-britai/uk-pm-tells-israel-do-not-annex-parts-of-the-occupied-west-bank-idUSKBN2424Y0 | 2020-07-02 |
| Johnson said Britain would stand by its pledge to give British National Overseas passportholders in Hong Kong a path to British citizenship allowing them to settle in the United Kingdom | Positive | LONDON The United Kingdom said Chinas imposition of a security law on Hong Kong was a clear and violation of the 1984 Joint Declaration and that London would offer around 3 million residents of the former colony a path to British citizenship | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-britain/uk-says-chinas-security-law-is-serious-violation-of-hong-kong-treaty-idUSKBN2425LL | 2020-07-02 |
| LONDON July 1 British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab reprimanded HSBC and other banks on Wednesday for supporting Chinas new security law saying the rights of Hong Kong should not be sacrificed for bankers bonuses | Positive | HSBC declining to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/hongkong-protests-britain-banks/update-1-dont-sacrifice-hong-kong-for-a-bankers-bonus-uk-tells-hsbc-idUSL8N2E843M | 2020-07-02 |
| July 2 The Rolling Stones Paul McCartney and Ed Sheeran were among some 1500 musicians who called on Thursday for the British government to help the live music business survive the coronavirus epidemic | Neutral | July 2 The Rolling Stones Paul McCartney and Ed Sheeran were among some 1500 musicians who called on Thursday for the British government to help the live music business survive the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/health-coronavirus-music/help-cry-british-musicians-warning-of-crisis-in-live-music-industry-idUSL1N2E900E | 2020-07-02 |
| Liberty Global and Telefonica agreed last month to merge their British businesses Virgin Media and O2 in a billion deal that will create a powerhouse in mobile and broadband | Positive | NEW Global activity tumbled to its lowest level in more than a decade in the second quarter according to data provider Refinitiv as companies gave up on expansion plans to focus on protecting their balance sheets and employees in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-global-m-a/coronavirus-strikes-down-global-ma-as-companies-keep-their-distance-idUSKBN241190 | 2020-07-01 |
| Japans Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and British trade minister Liz Truss agreed last month on a swift deal on an economic partnership to secure business continuity | Positive | TOKYO Japan and Britain aim to clinch a trade deal by the end of July and Tokyo wants to secure at least the same automobile tariffs as it has in its existing European Union trade pact Tokyos chief negotiator said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-japan-trade/japan-and-britain-aim-for-trade-deal-by-end-july-tokyo-negotiator-says-idUSKBN2413RX | 2020-07-01 |
| The British government said in March that it intends to consult on measures to bring certain cryptoassets into the scope of financial promotions regulation | Neutral | LONDON The number of people in Britain buying cryptoassets like bitcoin | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-britain-cryptoassets/more-britons-take-a-bet-on-bitcoin-idUSKBN2411TJ | 2020-07-01 |
| The Vancouver British Columbiabased companys shares which have gained over this year rose 3 | Positive | Lululemon has also maintained a much stronger financial position compared with other apparel brands during the coronavirus crisis as consumers rushed to buy comfortable clothing for their indoor workouts | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-mirror-m-a-lululemon/lululemon-to-buy-home-fitness-start-up-mirror-for-500-million-idUSKBN2402UB | 2020-06-30 |
| The British government unveils a budget splurge designed to stave off a recession | Negative | Here are some key developments as the novel coronavirus spread around the | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-timeline/timeline-how-the-global-coronavirus-pandemic-unfolded-idUSKBN23Z0UW | 2020-06-29 |
| The British drugmaker is already carrying out largescale midstage human trials of the vaccine which was developed by researchers at Oxford University | Positive | SAO PAULO Brazil announced on Saturday that it had signed a million agreement to start producing locally an experimental vaccine developed by AstraZeneca that has shown promise to fight the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-vaccine/brazil-signs-agreement-to-produce-astrazenecas-experimental-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN23Y0NB | 2020-06-28 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was deeply after three people were reportedly killed in a stabbing attack in Glasgow on Friday | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was deeply after three people were reportedly killed in a stabbing attack in Glasgow on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-security-glasgow-johnson/uk-pm-johnson-says-deeply-saddened-by-glasgow-stabbing-attack-idUSKBN23X1YF | 2020-06-27 |
| The British drugmaker has already begun largescale midstage human trials of the vaccine which was developed by researchers at University of Oxford | Positive | The British drugmaker has already begun largescale midstage human trials of the vaccine which was developed by researchers at University of Oxford | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-development/astrazeneca-moderna-ahead-in-covid-19-vaccine-race-who-idUSKBN23X1WA | 2020-06-27 |
| YORK Customers of several British digital finance companies were unable to make payments or access their money on Friday after the collapse of German payments firm Wirecard caused disruption across borders | Negative | YORK Customers of several British digital finance companies were unable to make payments or access their money on Friday after the collapse of German payments firm Wirecard caused disruption across borders | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-wirecard-accounts-britain-fintechs/uk-fintech-firms-forced-to-suspend-services-after-wirecard-collapse-idUSKBN23X2CM | 2020-06-27 |
| Andrew Pakes research director at British trade union Prospect said new monitoring tools were bringing surveillance into whitecollar roles and could potentially be extended across the workforce | Neutral | It felt like they didnt trust it was said Lea who soon afterwards cut ties with the client partly due to the tracking issue | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tech-workers-privacy-analysis-trfn/as-bosses-embrace-tech-to-monitor-remote-workers-can-privacy-endure-idUSKBN23W1S4 | 2020-06-26 |
| In 2018 Saudi British Bank and smaller rival Alawwal Bank agreed to merge in the first major tieup for the countrys banking sector in recent times | Negative | National Commercial Bank | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-saudi-ncb-samba-m-a/saudi-arabias-biggest-lender-ncb-in-merger-talks-with-samba-idUSKBN23W1Y4 | 2020-06-26 |
| Zhang said he could not comment on the British governments 5G review before it was finished but that the research centre represented a significant investment in the country | Positive | LONDON Chinas Huawei Technologies said on Thursday it had received planning permission for a 1 billion pound | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-britain-huawei-tech/chinas-huawei-to-build-1-2-billion-british-research-centre-idUSKBN23W23K | 2020-06-26 |
| The UK definitely will care about the British interests and to develop recover and grow the economy he said | Positive | LONDON Chinas Huawei Technologies said on Thursday it had received planning permission for a 1 billion pound | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-britain-huawei-tech/chinas-huawei-to-build-1-2-billion-british-research-centre-idUSKBN23W23K | 2020-06-26 |
| But British officials are reviewing how best to securely deploy Huawei equipment | Positive | LONDON Britain will ultimately have to side with the United States in a decision on allowing Chinas Huawei Technologies a role in its 5G network former Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-britain-china-blair/britain-should-side-with-u-s-over-huawei-former-pm-blair-says-idUSKBN23W25M | 2020-06-26 |
| LONDON Former British Prime Minister Tony Blairs institute said on Wednesday that Chinas newfound global clout means the West faces a light Cold or at least big power rivalry with the Peoples Republic | Negative | LONDON Former British Prime Minister Tony Blairs institute said on Wednesday that Chinas newfound global clout means the West faces a light Cold or at least big power rivalry with the Peoples Republic | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-britain-blair-china/west-faces-light-cold-war-with-china-blairs-institute-says-idUSKBN23V2OH | 2020-06-25 |
| LONDON Lawyers for the founder of collapsed private equity firm Abraaj Group are urging a British court to refuse his extradition to the United States on fraud charges arguing London was the nexus of the firms business and so he should stand trial there | Negative | LONDON Lawyers for the founder of collapsed private equity firm Abraaj Group are urging a British court to refuse his extradition to the United States on fraud charges arguing London was the nexus of the firms business and so he should stand trial there | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-britain-abraaj-extradition/abraaj-founder-fights-u-s-extradition-request-over-fraud-charges-idUSKBN23U2ZA | 2020-06-24 |
| LONDON Drax and Japans Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said on Wednesday they will launch a pilot project this autumn to capture carbon dioxide emissions from the British firms biomass power plants in the north of England | Positive | LONDON Drax and Japans Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said on Wednesday they will launch a pilot project this autumn to capture carbon dioxide emissions from the British firms biomass power plants in the north of England | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-drax-carboncapture/britains-drax-to-pilot-carbon-capture-with-mitsubishi-heavy-industries-idUSKBN23U3GT | 2020-06-24 |
| British airline EasyJet Plc faces legal claim by over 10000 customers after personal information of about nine million passengers were breached by a cyber attack | Negative | June 24 The following are the top stories in the Financial Times | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-press-ft/press-digest-financial-times-june-24-idUSL4N2E1037 | 2020-06-24 |
| LONDON British postage stamps which often portray the monarch will honor a different Queen in a new Royal Mail series the veteran rock band that is celebrating its 50th anniversary | Positive | LONDON British postage stamps which often portray the monarch will honor a different Queen in a new Royal Mail series the veteran rock band that is celebrating its 50th anniversary | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-music-queen-stamps/rock-band-queen-get-postage-stamp-of-approval-idUSKBN23U1ZW | 2020-06-24 |
| Whelan who holds U.S. British Canadian and Irish passports was detained by agents from Russias Federal Security Service in a Moscow hotel room on Dec | Negative | MOSCOW Former U.S. marine Paul Whelan who was sentenced to 16 years in a Russian prison last week on spying charges hopes to be freed as part of a prisoner swap with the United States his lawyer said on Tuesday Interfax news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-whelan-lawyer/ex-u-s-marine-jailed-by-russia-on-spying-charges-hopes-for-prisoner-swap-ifax-idUSKBN23U14K | 2020-06-24 |
| British industrial output recorded its biggest quarterly fall on record during the three months to June and a further decline is likely in the months to come a survey showed | Negative | Global cases of the novel coronavirus continued to rise on Monday as Brazil and India grappled with a surge in infections and the United States China and other hardhit countries reported new outbreaks according to a Reuters tally | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN23T35O | 2020-06-23 |
| LONDON British industrial output recorded its biggest quarterly fall on record during the three months to June as COVID19 heavily disrupted operations and a further decline is likely in the months to come a survey showed on Monday | Negative | LONDON British industrial output recorded its biggest quarterly fall on record during the three months to June as COVID19 heavily disrupted operations and a further decline is likely in the months to come a survey showed on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-industry/uk-factories-suffer-worst-quarter-on-record-cbi-says-idUSKBN23T1BO | 2020-06-23 |
| The UK government will immediately tighten takeover laws to ensure British businesses critical to tackling the coronavirus pandemic are less susceptible to hostile foreign takeovers owing to the economic downturn | Negative | June 22 The following are the top stories in the Financial Times | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-press-ft/press-digest-financial-times-june-22-idUSL4N2DZ08Y | 2020-06-22 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce a new one metre social distancing rule to reopen the United Kingdom the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported late on Saturday | Positive | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce a new one metre social distancing rule to reopen the United Kingdom the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported late on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-distancing/uk-pm-johnson-to-announce-new-one-metre-plus-social-distancing-rule-telegraph-idUSKBN23R0XS | 2020-06-21 |
| British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak is ready to cut the valueadded tax as part of the governments latest efforts to tackle economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak the Sunday Times newspaper reported | Negative | British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak is ready to cut the valueadded tax as part of the governments latest efforts to tackle economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak the Sunday Times newspaper reported | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-sunak/british-finance-minister-sunak-plans-emergency-cut-in-value-added-tax-the-times-idUSKBN23S00F | 2020-06-21 |
| The British company in 2013 signed a 30year deal to develop the Khazzan tight gas project one of the largest upstream projects in the small Gulf state | Positive | DUBAI BP plans to produce an additional 500 million cubic feet of gas from Omans Khazzan field known as Ghazir by the end of 2020 the state news agency quoted the companys Oman boss as saying on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-oman-gas-bp/bp-to-output-from-omans-khazzan-gas-field-to-1-5-bcf-by-end-2020-idUSKBN23R09W | 2020-06-21 |
| MADRID Spain said on Saturday it would allow in British tourists from Sunday without requiring them to spend two weeks in quarantine opening up to one of its largest tourism markets after the hit from the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | MADRID Spain said on Saturday it would allow in British tourists from Sunday without requiring them to spend two weeks in quarantine opening up to one of its largest tourism markets after the hit from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain-britain/spain-to-allow-britons-to-visit-from-sunday-without-quarantine-idUSKBN23R0QU | 2020-06-21 |
| NEW YORK Several U.S. hospitals in states with fresh surges of COVID19 cases have started treating their sickest patients with dexamethasone rather than await confirmation of preliminary results of a study by British researchers who said the inexpensive steroid saves lives | Positive | NEW YORK Several U.S. hospitals in states with fresh surges of COVID19 cases have started treating their sickest patients with dexamethasone rather than await confirmation of preliminary results of a study by British researchers who said the inexpensive steroid saves lives | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-dexamethasone/u-s-hospitals-in-hard-hit-regions-step-up-use-of-steroids-on-sickest-covid-19-patients-idUSKBN23Q1MN | 2020-06-20 |
| After reviewing the British study release and trial protocols Advent expanded its dexamethasone use to also include patients receiving supportive oxygen but not on ventilators | Positive | NEW YORK Several U.S. hospitals in states with fresh surges of COVID19 cases have started treating their sickest patients with dexamethasone rather than await confirmation of preliminary results of a study by British researchers who said the inexpensive steroid saves lives | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-dexamethasone/u-s-hospitals-in-hard-hit-regions-step-up-use-of-steroids-on-sickest-covid-19-patients-idUSKBN23Q1MN | 2020-06-20 |
| LONDON British actor Ian Holm best known for his roles in The Lord of the trilogy and has died aged 88 the Guardian newspaper said on Friday | Negative | LONDON British actor Ian Holm best known for his roles in The Lord of the trilogy and has died aged 88 the Guardian newspaper said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-people-holm/british-actor-ian-holm-dies-at-88-idUSKBN23Q28R | 2020-06-20 |
| LONDON British security officials have told UK telecom operators to ensure they have adequate stockpiles of Huawei equipment due to fears that new U.S. sanctions will disrupt the Chinese firms ability to maintain critical supplies according to a letter seen by Reuters | Negative | LONDON British security officials have told UK telecom operators to ensure they have adequate stockpiles of Huawei equipment due to fears that new U.S. sanctions will disrupt the Chinese firms ability to maintain critical supplies according to a letter seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-huawei/uk-tells-telcos-to-stockpile-huawei-gear-in-face-of-u-s-sanctions-letter-idUSKBN23Q33R | 2020-06-20 |
| The British pound was mired near a twoweek low at | Negative | Investors worry about second wave of coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-stutter-as-second-wave-virus-fears-test-recovery-hopes-idUSL4N2DW02T | 2020-06-19 |
| Morrison said he had spoke with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday about the issue while briefings to other allies have also been conducted | Neutral | SYDNEY A sophisticated statebased has been attempting to hack a wide range of Australian organisations for months and had stepped up its efforts recently Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-australia-cyber/australia-says-it-has-been-target-of-state-based-cyberattacks-idUSKBN23P3T5 | 2020-06-19 |
| LOS ANGELES American winner Kelly Clarkson actor Zac Efron and British star Benedict Cumberbatch are among celebrities who will be getting a star on Hollywoods Walk of Fame in 2021 | Positive | LOS ANGELES American winner Kelly Clarkson actor Zac Efron and British star Benedict Cumberbatch are among celebrities who will be getting a star on Hollywoods Walk of Fame in 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-people-walk-of-fame/kelly-clarkson-zac-efron-to-get-stars-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame-idUSKBN23P3EU | 2020-06-19 |
| LONDON British consumer sentiment recorded its biggest improvement in nearly four years this month as coronavirus lockdown restrictions eased though it still remains far below its level at the start of this year a survey showed on Friday | Negative | LONDON British consumer sentiment recorded its biggest improvement in nearly four years this month as coronavirus lockdown restrictions eased though it still remains far below its level at the start of this year a survey showed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-britain-economy-consumersentiment/uk-consumer-sentiment-strongest-since-covid-lockdown-began-gfk-idUSKBN23P3S0 | 2020-06-19 |
| If British firms are to have easy access to the blocs market the EU says Britain must commit to sticking to similar standards as the EU has | Neutral | BRUSSELS Britain and the European Union have said they will intensify negotiations on reaching a comprehensive agreement on the terms of their future relationship | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-issues-explainer/explainer-what-britain-and-the-eu-have-to-sort-out-to-get-a-trade-deal-idUSKBN23O23O | 2020-06-18 |
| The British company is now owned by Brazilian cosmetics group Natura Co | Positive | BRASILIA Brazils indigenous people lost one of their pioneering leaders to COVID19 on Wednesday with the death of Paulinho Payakan a chief who led protests against the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in the 1980s | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-indigenous/kayap-chief-dies-from-covid-19-in-brazil-led-protest-against-amazon-dam-idUSKBN23O305 | 2020-06-18 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons car was shunted by a security vehicle outside parliament on Wednesday when Kurdish protesters ran into the road two Reuters witnesses said | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons car was shunted by a security vehicle outside parliament on Wednesday when Kurdish protesters ran into the road two Reuters witnesses said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-britain-politics-johnson/no-injuries-as-uk-pm-johnsons-car-shunted-by-security-vehicle-reuters-witnesses-idUSKBN23O29Q | 2020-06-18 |
| The British pound got off to a quiet start in Asia but will come into focus later in the day as traders brace for the Bank of Englands policy meeting | Positive | Risk appetite fades as virus cases rise again | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-holds-advantage-as-anxiety-grows-over-rise-in-coronavirus-cases-idUSL4N2DU49S | 2020-06-18 |
| LONDON Shows including and Les will not return to the London stage until 2021 producer Cameron Mackintosh said on Wednesday blaming uncertainty over when the British government would lift social distancing measures | Negative | LONDON Shows including and Les will not return to the London stage until 2021 producer Cameron Mackintosh said on Wednesday blaming uncertainty over when the British government would lift social distancing measures | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-theatre-mackintosh/london-producer-mackintosh-shuts-down-hamilton-and-other-top-shows-until-2021-idUSKBN23O39C | 2020-06-18 |
| The British pound rose on unemployment numbers that were not as bad as feared and friendlier Brexit talks | Positive | NEW Risk appetite found new life on Tuesday on a record rebound in U.S. retail sales fresh support from the Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan and upbeat trial results for a COVID19 treatment driving global equity markets higher and boosting the dollar | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-markets/stocks-and-dollar-gain-on-u-s-retail-sales-drug-trial-idUSKBN23M38R | 2020-06-17 |
| Infigen said its top shareholder British activist investor TCI Fund Management has agreed to sell of Infigen securities most of its holding to Iberdrola if no higher bid emerges | Neutral | Iberdrolas bid comes as it looks to invest a record 10 billion euros this year through acquisitions and wind farm projects including in France and the United States | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-infigen-m-a-iberdrola/iberdrola-trumps-ayala-with-offer-for-australian-renewable-energy-firm-idUSKBN23N3HU | 2020-06-17 |
| jump in Cineworld after the British cinema operator said it expected all of its theatres to reopen by July | Neutral | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-bounce-on-feds-stimulus-plan-idUSL4N2DT1US | 2020-06-17 |
| PARIS British actress Emma Watson famed for playing Hermione in the Harry Potter film series and former Credit Suisse boss Tidjane Thiam are set to join the board of French luxury group Kering as it pushes to raise its profile in areas such as sustainability | Positive | PARIS British actress Emma Watson famed for playing Hermione in the Harry Potter film series and former Credit Suisse boss Tidjane Thiam are set to join the board of French luxury group Kering as it pushes to raise its profile in areas such as sustainability | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-kering-board/actress-emma-watson-joins-board-of-french-gucci-owner-kering-idUSKBN23N2RS | 2020-06-17 |
| The British Academy of Film and Television Arts on Monday said it was shifting its film awards ceremony to April 11 from Feb | Positive | LOS ANGELES The 2021 Oscars ceremony was moved to April from February on Monday due to the havoc caused in the movie industry by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-oscars/oscars-delayed-to-april-due-to-movie-industry-coronavirus-chaos-idUSKBN23M2Q0 | 2020-06-16 |
| British scientists earlier this month halted a large trial after deciding that hydroxychloroquine was at treating COVID19 patients | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday revoked its emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID19 but quickly came under fire from President Donald Trump who said only U.S. agencies have failed to grasp its benefit in fighting the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-hydroxychloroquine/trump-critical-of-fda-decision-to-revoke-emergency-use-of-drug-he-has-promoted-for-covid-19-idUSKBN23M283 | 2020-06-16 |
| LONDON British coastguards have located the wreckage of a U.S. fighter plane that crashed into the North Sea on Monday and the pilot has been found dead the U.S. Air Force said in a statement | Negative | LONDON British coastguards have located the wreckage of a U.S. fighter plane that crashed into the North Sea on Monday and the pilot has been found dead the U.S. Air Force said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-britain-usa-airplane/u-s-fighter-jet-crashes-off-english-coast-pilot-found-dead-idUSKBN23M17X | 2020-06-16 |
| LONDON British coastguards have located the wreckage of a U.S. fighter plane that crashed off the coast of northeast England on Monday but the pilot is still missing the U.S. Air Force said in a statement | Negative | LONDON British coastguards have located the wreckage of a U.S. fighter plane that crashed off the coast of northeast England on Monday but the pilot is still missing the U.S. Air Force said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-britain-usa-airplane/uk-coastguards-locate-wreckage-of-u-s-fighter-plane-pilot-missing-idUSKBN23M29D | 2020-06-16 |
| EasyJet alongside rivals British Airways and Ryanair started legal action on Friday against the British governments quarantine policy to try to have it overturned | Neutral | While borders across Europe are being opened a hopedfor travel recovery in easyJets home market of Britain has been put at risk by a 14day quarantine rule for arrivals | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-easyjet/easyjet-resumes-flying-with-covid-19-measures-in-place-idUSKBN23L0YA | 2020-06-15 |
| The British pound fell after a report that British officials told their EU counterparts they will not extend the deadline for trade talks beyond the end of this year | Negative | Markets react to weekend news on virus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-aussie-kiwi-and-yuan-fall-on-worries-about-second-wave-of-coronavirus-idUSL4N2DS04T | 2020-06-15 |
| The British pound declined against the greenback due to concerns trade negotiations between Britain and the European Union are not making enough progress | Negative | TOKYO The Australian and New Zealand dollars fell against their U.S. counterpart on Monday as fears of a second wave of the coronavirus in Beijing prompted investors to sell currencies sensitive to risk | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-global-forex/aussie-slumps-safe-havens-risk-as-beijing-finds-new-virus-cluster-idUSKBN23M00O | 2020-06-15 |
| The pound fell after a report that British officials told their EU counterparts they will not extend the deadline for trade talks beyond the end of this year | Negative | TOKYO The Australian and New Zealand dollars fell against their U.S. counterpart on Monday as fears of a second wave of the coronavirus in Beijing prompted investors to sell currencies sensitive to risk | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-global-forex/aussie-slumps-safe-havens-risk-as-beijing-finds-new-virus-cluster-idUSKBN23M00O | 2020-06-15 |
| British visitors would be able to travel to Spain from June 21 since Britain is still considered part of the EU a Spanish foreign ministry source said | Positive | MADRID Spain will reopen its borders to most European visitors from June 21 10 days earlier than previously planned the government said on Sunday in a further easing of coronavirus restrictions but a week later than some other EU member states | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain/spain-to-open-borders-on-june-21-to-most-european-visitors-including-british-idUSKBN23L0FE | 2020-06-15 |
| LONDON British finance minister Rishi Sunak must extend the governments already huge coronavirus income support measures to include over 1 million more workers who have missed out lawmakers said on Monday | Negative | LONDON British finance minister Rishi Sunak must extend the governments already huge coronavirus income support measures to include over 1 million more workers who have missed out lawmakers said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-workers/uk-lawmakers-urge-sunak-to-add-1-million-workers-to-income-schemes-idUSKBN23M0MN | 2020-06-15 |
| The British Museum says the marbles were acquired legally | Positive | ATHENS Greeces culture minister has hailed a U.S. court ruling over a disputed ancient horse figurine as a major victory that may help Athens and others fighting to reclaim antiquities | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-greece-antquities-horse/u-s-ruling-over-ancient-bronze-horse-a-huge-victory-for-greece-minister-idUSKBN23J2ML | 2020-06-13 |
| Privacy International has called on British authorities to disclose whether police purchased and used IMSI catchers following a 2016 investigation by media company The Bristol Cable | Negative | What could not be seen were the signals containing reems of personal data that researchers say may have been captured by a nearby fake to monitor passersby without their knowledge | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-tech-rights-trfn-analysis/birds-on-the-wire-concerns-over-mexico-cell-phone-surveillance-idUSKBN23J2CC | 2020-06-13 |
| British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab said a solution to the yearlong and often violent prodemocracy protests in the city must come from Hong Kong not from Beijing | Negative | HONG KONG The Hong Kong government and Chinas foreign ministry branch in the city hit back on Friday at a report by Britain criticising Beijings plans for national security legislation saying it was and intervened in internal affairs | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests/hong-kong-china-governments-reject-uk-interference-and-biased-criticism-idUSKBN23J0JO | 2020-06-13 |
| LONDON British Airways was labelled a national by lawmakers for its treatment of employees on Saturday adding to pressure on the airline as it juggles job cuts and new quarantine rules | Negative | LONDON British Airways was labelled a national by lawmakers for its treatment of employees on Saturday adding to pressure on the airline as it juggles job cuts and new quarantine rules | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-iag/lawmakers-label-british-airways-national-disgrace-over-jobs-idUSKBN23J38I | 2020-06-13 |
| Stormzy who made history last year by becoming the first British rapper to headline Glastonbury said he had heard people dismiss racism in Britain by citing his own success | Negative | LONDON British rapper Stormzy said on Thursday he will donate 10 million pounds over the course of a decade to causes that empower black people | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-minneapolis-police-britain-stormzy/stormzy-pledges-10-million-pounds-to-black-causes-over-the-next-decade-idUSKBN23I2Z5 | 2020-06-12 |
| In 2018 Stormzy announced he would fund two black British students to go to the University of Cambridge and subsequently funded two more | Positive | LONDON British rapper Stormzy said on Thursday he will donate 10 million pounds over the course of a decade to causes that empower black people | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-minneapolis-police-britain-stormzy/stormzy-pledges-10-million-pounds-to-black-causes-over-the-next-decade-idUSKBN23I2Z5 | 2020-06-12 |
| ROME A mural by secretive British street artist Banksy stolen from the Bataclan theater in Paris where Islamist gunmen killed 90 people in 2015 has been found in a farmhouse in central Italy police said on Thursday | Negative | ROME A mural by secretive British street artist Banksy stolen from the Bataclan theater in Paris where Islamist gunmen killed 90 people in 2015 has been found in a farmhouse in central Italy police said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-art-banksy-italy/banksy-mural-stolen-from-bataclan-theater-found-in-italian-farmhouse-idUSKBN23I28V | 2020-06-12 |
| LONDON British Airways will sell at least 10 works of art that normally hang in its executive lounges a source said turning to pieces by famous artists like Damien Hirst to raise millions of pounds to help it through the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | LONDON British Airways will sell at least 10 works of art that normally hang in its executive lounges a source said turning to pieces by famous artists like Damien Hirst to raise millions of pounds to help it through the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-health-coronavirus-british-airways/british-airways-turns-to-damien-hirst-in-its-hour-of-need-idUSKBN23I162 | 2020-06-12 |
| LONDON British rapper Stormzy said on Thursday he will donate 10 million pounds over the course of a decade to causes that empower black people | Positive | LONDON British rapper Stormzy said on Thursday he will donate 10 million pounds over the course of a decade to causes that empower black people | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-minneapolis-police-britain-stormzy/stormzy-pledges-10-million-pounds-to-black-causes-over-the-next-decade-idUSKBN23I2Z5 | 2020-06-12 |
| However IATA Director General Alexandre de Juniac said an increase in British bookings despite the quarantine demonstrated confidence that it would prove shortlived | Neutral | VILAMOURA Portugal With Britons still unsure if they can travel to holiday in Europe this summer its restaurants hotels and bars are increasingly anxious about losing their business | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-tourism-britain/european-tourist-hotspots-hope-to-lure-britons-despite-quarantine-idUSKBN23H2KF | 2020-06-11 |
| Spains Benidorm which is a traditional hotspot for British sunseekers is preparing for a year of transition | Neutral | VILAMOURA Portugal With Britons still unsure if they can travel to holiday in Europe this summer its restaurants hotels and bars are increasingly anxious about losing their business | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-tourism-britain/european-tourist-hotspots-hope-to-lure-britons-despite-quarantine-idUSKBN23H2KF | 2020-06-11 |
| In Italy where hotels expect a slump in British arrivals a spokesman for the hoteliers association said Britons would be welcomed with open | Positive | VILAMOURA Portugal With Britons still unsure if they can travel to holiday in Europe this summer its restaurants hotels and bars are increasingly anxious about losing their business | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-tourism-britain/european-tourist-hotspots-hope-to-lure-britons-despite-quarantine-idUSKBN23H2KF | 2020-06-11 |
| An analysis last month by thinktank New Policy Institute estimated that British households had cut their spending by 57 billion pounds since lockdown began on March 23 | Negative | However British banking rules demanding ringfencing of retail deposits totalling more than 25 billion pounds have prompted its executives to take steps to manage its growth | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-britain-goldmansachs-marcus-exclusive/exclusive-savings-surge-forces-goldman-to-shut-marcus-to-new-uk-clients-idUSKBN23G270 | 2020-06-10 |
| Several British bank executives have said the brand named after Marcus Goldman cofounder of the Wall Street investment bank is one of the most potent in the market | Neutral | However British banking rules demanding ringfencing of retail deposits totalling more than 25 billion pounds have prompted its executives to take steps to manage its growth | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-britain-goldmansachs-marcus-exclusive/exclusive-savings-surge-forces-goldman-to-shut-marcus-to-new-uk-clients-idUSKBN23G270 | 2020-06-10 |
| Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi welcomed interest expressed by British Trade Minister Liz Truss to join the TransPacific free trade pact a foreign ministry statement said | Positive | TOKYO Japan and Britain agreed to start talks on an early trade deal Japans foreign ministry said on Tuesday as Britain emerges from decades of outsourcing its trade policy to the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-japan-trade/japan-britain-aim-for-swift-trade-deal-tokyo-says-idUSKBN23G15V | 2020-06-10 |
| Japanese foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi and British trade minister Liz Truss will hold trade talks via video conference on Tuesday | Positive | TOKYO Japan will call for an early elimination of automobile and auto parts tariffs in negotiations on a postBrexit trade agreement with Britain the countrys trade minister said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-japan-trade/japan-to-push-for-early-scrapping-of-uk-auto-tariffs-in-trade-talks-idUSKBN23G0DR | 2020-06-10 |
| Last October the British company said it would continue to supply its designs to Huawei after ruling they did not breach U.S. rules | Positive | SHANGHAI SoftBank Group Corpowned chip technology firm Arm Ltd said on Wednesday the chief executive officer of its China joint venture Allen Wu has stepped down and been replaced | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-arm-china-ceo/softbanks-arm-says-china-joint-venture-replaces-ceo-idUSKBN23H0FY | 2020-06-10 |
| However British banking rules demanding ringfencing of retail deposits totalling more than 25 billion pounds have prompted its executives to take steps to manage its growth | Neutral | However British banking rules demanding ringfencing of retail deposits totalling more than 25 billion pounds have prompted its executives to take steps to manage its growth | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-britain-goldmansachs-marcus-exclusive/exclusive-savings-surge-forces-goldman-to-shut-marcus-to-new-uk-clients-idUSKBN23G270 | 2020-06-10 |
| LONDON Chinas Huawei Technologies has launched a British advertising blitz to highlight its role in building the countrys broadband and mobile networks ahead of a UK security review that could see further restrictions on its activities | Neutral | LONDON Chinas Huawei Technologies has launched a British advertising blitz to highlight its role in building the countrys broadband and mobile networks ahead of a UK security review that could see further restrictions on its activities | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-britain-huawei-tech-campaign/huawei-launches-uk-advertising-blitz-ahead-of-security-review-idUSKBN23F1LG | 2020-06-09 |
| British security officials are examining the impact of the new sanctions and newspaper reports say they could recommend Huaweis involvement is reduced to zero over time | Negative | LONDON Chinas Huawei Technologies has launched a British advertising blitz to highlight its role in building the countrys broadband and mobile networks ahead of a UK security review that could see further restrictions on its activities | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-britain-huawei-tech-campaign/huawei-launches-uk-advertising-blitz-ahead-of-security-review-idUSKBN23F1LG | 2020-06-09 |
| The British author has come under fire for her views about the community in the past | Negative | The tweets came in response to an opinion piece on global development site Devex where Rowling took umbrage with the headline creating a more equal postCOVID19 world for people who | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/britain-lgbt-transgender/j-k-rowling-faces-backlash-again-over-anti-trans-tweets-idUSL8N2DK05U | 2020-06-08 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering giving drivers up to 6000 pounds | Neutral | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering giving drivers up to 6000 pounds | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-autos-electric/uk-considers-giving-drivers-up-to-6000-in-new-car-scrappage-scheme-telegraph-idUSKBN23E0TS | 2020-06-08 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning to relax rules on outdoor dining and weddings as well as speeding up government investment plans in a bid to limit the economic damage from the coronavirus newspapers reported on Saturday | Positive | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning to relax rules on outdoor dining and weddings as well as speeding up government investment plans in a bid to limit the economic damage from the coronavirus newspapers reported on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/uks-johnson-eyes-relaxation-of-covid-lockdown-extra-spending-idUSKBN23D0WE | 2020-06-07 |
| June 5 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is willing to accept European Union tariffs on some British goods in an attempt to win a trade deal and break the deadlock in talks with the EU the Daily Mail newspaper reported | Positive | June 5 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is willing to accept European Union tariffs on some British goods in an attempt to win a trade deal and break the deadlock in talks with the EU the Daily Mail newspaper reported | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-eu-tariffs/uk-pm-offers-to-accept-eu-tariffs-on-some-goods-to-win-trade-deal-daily-mail-idUSL4N2DI3US | 2020-06-06 |
| The British government had initially said there was inconclusive evidence on the ability of face masks to prevent the spread of COVID19 | Neutral | LONDON All visitors to hospitals in England will be required to wear face coverings and all hospital staff must wear surgical masks from June 15 health minister Matt Hancock said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-masks/uk-government-orders-expanded-use-of-face-masks-in-english-hospitals-idUSKBN23C2NX | 2020-06-06 |
| European Union and British negotiators said on Friday they had made very little progress in their latest round of talks about a Brexit free trade agreement with just weeks left to extend a yearend deadline to reach a deal | Negative | European Union and British negotiators said on Friday they had made very little progress in their latest round of talks about a Brexit free trade agreement with just weeks left to extend a yearend deadline to reach a deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-britain-eu/brexit-trade-talks-make-no-significant-progress-as-deadline-nears-idUSKBN23C1KD | 2020-06-06 |
| GENEVA The World Health Organization is continuing its clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine after British scientists halted a large trial that had been exploring use of the drug to treat patients with COVID19 when initial results showed no evidence of benefit | Negative | GENEVA The World Health Organization is continuing its clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine after British scientists halted a large trial that had been exploring use of the drug to treat patients with COVID19 when initial results showed no evidence of benefit | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-wh0-trial/who-continues-hydroxychloroquine-trial-after-uk-test-halts-idUSKBN23C2C5 | 2020-06-06 |
| British luxury carmaker Bentley Motors said on Friday it plans to shed up to 1000 jobs nearly a quarter of its workforce adding to the gloom in the sector hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | British luxury carmaker Bentley Motors said on Friday it plans to shed up to 1000 jobs nearly a quarter of its workforce adding to the gloom in the sector hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-bentley-layoffs/british-luxury-carmaker-bentley-to-cut-quarter-of-workforce-idUSKBN23B39H | 2020-06-06 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said GAVI could count on the UKs full contribution to help the triumph of humanity over disease now and for the generations that | Positive | LONDON The GAVI vaccines alliance said on Thursday it had raised | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-vaccines-summit/vaccines-group-raises-8-8-billion-for-immunisation-plans-for-poor-countries-idUSKBN23B2LP | 2020-06-05 |
| LONDON The British Academy of Film and Television Arts will celebrate the best of television broadcast in the United Kingdom during 2019 in a live show at the end of July though with stars and studio audience absent | Positive | LONDON The British Academy of Film and Television Arts will celebrate the best of television broadcast in the United Kingdom during 2019 in a live show at the end of July though with stars and studio audience absent | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-awards-bafta/chernobyl-tops-tv-award-list-as-bafta-lines-up-live-show-idUSKBN23B1DX | 2020-06-05 |
| Amazon rival UPS has commissioned 10000 midsize electric vans from British startup Arrival which is backed by Koreas Hyundai Motor Co and its sister company Kia Motors Corp | Positive | DETROIT General Motors Co is developing an electric van aimed at business users joining a growing list of carmakers planning EVs for the same segment which includes customers such as Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-electric-vans-exclusive/exclusive-gm-plans-electric-van-for-business-users-in-bid-to-pre-empt-tesla-idUSKBN23B1G1 | 2020-06-05 |
| LONDON British and German police say a German child sex offender currently in prison in Germany is a prime suspect in the hunt for missing Madeleine McCann who vanished in Portugal 13 years ago while her family were on vacation | Negative | LONDON British and German police say a German child sex offender currently in prison in Germany is a prime suspect in the hunt for missing Madeleine McCann who vanished in Portugal 13 years ago while her family were on vacation | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-portugal-mccann-factbox/factbox-the-13-year-hunt-for-missing-british-girl-madeleine-mccann-idUSKBN23B1QM | 2020-06-05 |
| The British Academy Television Craft Awards will be announced online on July 17 | Positive | LONDON The British Academy of Film and Television Arts will celebrate the best of television broadcast in the United Kingdom during 2019 in a live show at the end of July though with stars and studio audience absent | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-awards-bafta/chernobyl-tops-tv-award-list-as-bafta-lines-up-live-show-idUSKBN23B1DX | 2020-06-05 |
| A British man whose mothers house was close to the McCanns apartment also wins libel damages from 10 British newspapers after they accused him of being involved in Madeleines abduction | Negative | LONDON British and German police say a German child sex offender currently in prison in Germany is a prime suspect in the hunt for missing Madeleine McCann who vanished in Portugal 13 years ago while her family were on vacation | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-portugal-mccann-factbox/factbox-the-13-year-hunt-for-missing-british-girl-madeleine-mccann-idUSKBN23B1QM | 2020-06-05 |
| In 2011 then British Prime Minister David Cameron orders a review by London police after being contacted by the McCanns | Positive | LONDON British and German police say a German child sex offender currently in prison in Germany is a prime suspect in the hunt for missing Madeleine McCann who vanished in Portugal 13 years ago while her family were on vacation | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-portugal-mccann-factbox/factbox-the-13-year-hunt-for-missing-british-girl-madeleine-mccann-idUSKBN23B1QM | 2020-06-05 |
| The following year detectives say they have identified 195 investigative and in 2013 the British police began their own investigation Operation Grange saying they have identified 38 potential suspects | Negative | LONDON British and German police say a German child sex offender currently in prison in Germany is a prime suspect in the hunt for missing Madeleine McCann who vanished in Portugal 13 years ago while her family were on vacation | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-portugal-mccann-factbox/factbox-the-13-year-hunt-for-missing-british-girl-madeleine-mccann-idUSKBN23B1QM | 2020-06-05 |
| LONDON British and German police said on Wednesday they had a new suspect in the 2007 disappearance in Portugal of threeyearold Madeleine McCann and appealed for information about a German man currently imprisoned in Germany for sexual assault offences | Negative | LONDON British and German police said on Wednesday they had a new suspect in the 2007 disappearance in Portugal of threeyearold Madeleine McCann and appealed for information about a German man currently imprisoned in Germany for sexual assault offences | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-portugal-mccann/uk-german-police-have-new-suspect-in-2007-disappearance-of-madeleine-mccann-idUSKBN23A2ZP | 2020-06-04 |
| British police are still treating the case as a missing person and described Wednesdays appeal as a significant | Neutral | LONDON British and German police said on Wednesday they had a new suspect in the 2007 disappearance in Portugal of threeyearold Madeleine McCann and appealed for information about a German man currently imprisoned in Germany for sexual assault offences | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-portugal-mccann/uk-german-police-have-new-suspect-in-2007-disappearance-of-madeleine-mccann-idUSKBN23A2ZP | 2020-06-04 |
| Putin received an invitation to take part in the summit from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson last week the Kremlin had said | Positive | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin does not plan to take part in an online summit on a possible coronavirus vaccine being organised by the British government this week Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-britain/putin-declines-british-invitation-to-take-part-in-coronavirus-summit-kremlin-idUSKBN23A1FG | 2020-06-04 |
| BRITAIN People arriving from June 8 including British nationals and with very limited exceptions will have to selfisolate for 14 days | Neutral | European countries are starting to relax travel restrictions keen to lure back foreign tourists this summer as the number of new coronavirus infections falls | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe-travel-fact/factbox-where-can-you-go-on-holiday-in-europe-as-coronavirus-restrictions-ease-idUSKBN23A2CR | 2020-06-04 |
| The British prime minister added that Chinas decision to impose a national security law on Hong Kong will curtail its freedoms and dramatically erode its | Negative | The United Kingdom is prepared to change its immigration rules if China imposes a national security law on Hong Kong British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday in an oped for the South China Morning Post | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-britain-johnson/britain-to-change-immigration-rules-if-china-imposes-security-law-on-hong-kong-johnson-says-idUSKBN23931I | 2020-06-03 |
| If China does not change course British National Overseas passportholders in Hong Kong will be offered a path to British citizenship | Positive | LONDON The United Kingdom warned Beijing on Tuesday to step back from the brink over an national security law in Hong Kong that it said risked destroying one of the jewels of Asias economy while ruining the reputation of China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-britain/uk-warns-china-do-not-destroy-the-jewel-of-hong-kong-idUSKBN2391EL | 2020-06-03 |
| If China imposes its national security law the British government will change our immigration Johnson said | Negative | The United Kingdom is prepared to change its immigration rules if China imposes a national security law on Hong Kong British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday in an oped for the South China Morning Post | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-britain-johnson/britain-to-change-immigration-rules-if-china-imposes-security-law-on-hong-kong-johnson-says-idUSKBN23931I | 2020-06-03 |
| Johnson repeated Britains pledge to give British National Overseas passportholders in Hong Kong a path to British citizenship allowing them to settle in the United Kingdom | Positive | LONDON The United Kingdom will not walk away from the people of Hong Kong if China imposes a national security law which conflicts with Beijings international obligations under a 1984 accord Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-hongkong-protests-britain/british-pm-johnson-tells-china-well-not-walk-away-from-hong-kong-people-idUSKBN23A0O7 | 2020-06-03 |
| Since the British decision on Huawei relations between London and Beijing have grown tense over the situation in Hong Kong | Negative | LONDON June 2 China is using telecoms giant Huawei to try to drive a wedge between Britain and the United States Republican senator Tom Cotton told British lawmakers on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-china-cotton/china-is-using-huawei-to-drive-a-wedge-in-the-uk-us-special-relationship-senator-idUSL8N2DF4MW | 2020-06-03 |
| NEW YORK British medical journal the Lancet on Tuesday said it had concerns about data behind an influential article that found hydroxychloroquine increased the risk of death in COVID19 patients a conclusion that undercut scientific interest in the medicine championed by U.S. President Donald Trump | Negative | NEW YORK British medical journal the Lancet on Tuesday said it had concerns about data behind an influential article that found hydroxychloroquine increased the risk of death in COVID19 patients a conclusion that undercut scientific interest in the medicine championed by U.S. President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-hydroxychloroquine/study-panning-anti-malaria-drug-trump-took-against-covid-faces-new-questions-idUSKBN2392WR | 2020-06-03 |
| But he stopped short of calling an immediate end to privileges that have helped the former British colony remain a global financial centre | Positive | BEIJING China said on Monday U.S. attempts to harm Chinese interests will be met with firm countermeasures criticising a U.S. decision to begin ending special treatment for Hong Kong as well as actions against Chinese students and companies | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-china-usa/china-warns-u-s-it-will-retaliate-on-moves-over-hong-kong-idUSKBN2381K1 | 2020-06-02 |
| British government ministers are mulling options to replace quarantines for people arriving at airports by the end of June one being the idea of air bridges the Telegraph newspaper reported | Positive | Heres what you need to know about the coronavirus right | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-snapshot/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-coronavirus-right-now-idUSKBN2390JG | 2020-06-02 |
| LONDON British foreign minister Dominic Raab on Sunday defended the governments careful loosening of the coronavirus lockdown saying it was the right step to be at this time | Negative | LONDON British foreign minister Dominic Raab on Sunday defended the governments careful loosening of the coronavirus lockdown saying it was the right step to be at this time | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/uk-foreign-minister-defends-lockdown-easing-as-the-right-step-idUSKBN2370BY | 2020-06-01 |
| Live British sport will shortly be back on in safe and carefully controlled Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said in a statement | Positive | LONDON After a near threemonth shutdown elite competitive sport in England can resume from Monday behind closed doors provided strict conditions are met the government said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-sport/competitive-sport-in-england-gets-green-light-for-monday-restart-idUSKBN2360KI | 2020-05-31 |
| The British sports bounceback has it said on Twitter | Neutral | LONDON After a near threemonth shutdown elite competitive sport in England can resume from Monday behind closed doors provided strict conditions are met the government said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-sport/competitive-sport-in-england-gets-green-light-for-monday-restart-idUSKBN2360KI | 2020-05-31 |
| The British actor and filmmaker said the issue is personal to him and his wife model and activist Sabrina Dhowre Elba since both of their families come from Africa | Negative | The British actor and filmmaker said the issue is personal to him and his wife model and activist Sabrina Dhowre Elba since both of their families come from Africa | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-elba/idris-elba-sounds-alarm-as-pandemic-threatens-food-crisis-for-farmers-idUSKBN23537B | 2020-05-30 |
| British American Tobacco South Africa said on Friday it was commencing urgent legal proceedings to challenge the governments decision to extend the ban on tobacco sales | Negative | JOHANNESBURG A raft of South African tobacco companies activists and associations are seeking legal action over the ban on cigarette sales during the countrys coronavirus lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-safrica-tobacco/south-african-tobacco-firms-associations-seek-court-action-over-cigarette-sales-ban-idUSKBN2351FP | 2020-05-30 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Chinas plan to impose national security legislation on Hong Kong would undermine the territorys autonomy | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Chinas plan to impose national security legislation on Hong Kong would undermine the territorys autonomy | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa-britain/uk-pm-johnson-and-u-s-president-trump-criticise-chinas-hong-kong-plan-idUSKBN2352M4 | 2020-05-30 |
| The WHOs concerns centred on a report published by British journal The Lancet that patients getting the drug had increased death rates and irregular heartbeats | Negative | PARIS Sanofi has temporarily stopped recruiting new COVID19 patients for two clinical trials on hydroxychloroquine and will no longer supply the antimalaria drug to treat COVID19 until concerns about safety are cleared up it said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-hydroxychloroq/exclusive-sanofi-stops-enrolling-covid-19-patients-in-hydroxychloroquine-trials-idUSKBN2352IH | 2020-05-30 |
| Britain said it would give greater visa rights to British national overseas passport holders from Hong Kong unless China suspends its plans | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong told the United States to keep out of the internal debate over new national security laws being imposed by China and warned that withdrawal of the financial hubs special status under U.S. law could backfire on the U.S. economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-protests/hong-kong-government-warns-removing-u-s-special-status-is-double-edged-sword-idUSKBN23504O | 2020-05-29 |
| University of British Columbia professor Paul Evans predicted the two detainees would remain behind bars for some time | Negative | OTTAWA A Canadian court ruling that could permit the extradition of a senior Huawei Technologies Co Ltd executive to the United States leaves Canada vulnerable to further retaliation from Beijing analysts said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada/canadas-huawei-extradition-ruling-could-unleash-more-chinese-backlash-idUSKBN2342TD | 2020-05-29 |
| The British government has approached Washington about a club of democratic partners based on G7 plus Australia South Korea and India the newspaper said | Positive | The UK is pursuing forming an alliance of 10 democracies to create an alternative pool of suppliers of 5G equipment and other technologies to avoid relying on China The Times reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-britain-tech-coalition/uk-seeks-alliance-to-avoid-reliance-on-chinese-tech-the-times-idUSKBN2343JW | 2020-05-29 |
| LONDON British car production could slump this year to the lowest level in decades after the coronavirus pandemic forced factories to close and hit demand according to an industry body | Negative | LONDON British car production could slump this year to the lowest level in decades after the coronavirus pandemic forced factories to close and hit demand according to an industry body | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-autos/uk-car-output-could-fall-to-lowest-level-in-decades-after-virus-hit-idUSKBN2343OC | 2020-05-29 |
| The British drugmaker is working on its own COVID vaccine with Sanofi | Positive | GlaxoSmithKline Plc will expand production of vaccine efficacy boosters or adjuvants to produce 1 billion doses in 2021 for use in shots for COVID19 the British drugmaker said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-gsk-adjuvants/gsk-to-produce-one-billion-doses-of-adjuvant-vaccine-booster-in-2021-idUSKBN2340RG | 2020-05-28 |
| But British Columbias Superior Court Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes disagreed ruling the legal standard of double criminality had been met | Positive | Huawei Technologies Cos Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou was dealt a setback by a Canadian court on Wednesday as she tries to avoid extradition to the United States to face bank fraud charges dashing hopes for an end to her 18month house arrest in Vancouver | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada/huawei-cfo-meng-loses-key-court-fight-against-extradition-to-united-states-idUSKBN233151 | 2020-05-28 |
| LONDON British employers should pay the wages of anyone told to stay at home by Englands COVID19 test and trace system British health minister Matt Hancock said on Thursday | Neutral | LONDON British employers should pay the wages of anyone told to stay at home by Englands COVID19 test and trace system British health minister Matt Hancock said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/uk-employers-should-pay-wages-of-those-asked-to-isolate-by-covid-19-trace-system-minister-idUSKBN2340RZ | 2020-05-28 |
| MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin has received an invitation from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to take part in a summit on the coronavirus vaccine but no decision has been made yet on participation the Kremlin said on Wednesday | Positive | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin has received an invitation from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to take part in a summit on the coronavirus vaccine but no decision has been made yet on participation the Kremlin said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-britain/putin-gets-invitation-from-uks-johnson-on-coronavirus-vaccine-summit-kremlin-idUSKBN2331OQ | 2020-05-28 |
| On June 4 the British government will hold the Global Vaccine Summit 2020 to mobilize resources needed to ensure universal availability of the vaccine against the novel coronavirus | Positive | MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin has received an invitation from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to take part in a summit on the coronavirus vaccine but no decision has been made yet on participation the Kremlin said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-britain/putin-gets-invitation-from-uks-johnson-on-coronavirus-vaccine-summit-kremlin-idUSKBN2331OQ | 2020-05-28 |
| British supercar manufacturer McLaren Group which includes the Formula One team said on Tuesday it would cut 1200 jobs under a proposed restructuring programme as it deals with the fallout from the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | British supercar manufacturer McLaren Group which includes the Formula One team said on Tuesday it would cut 1200 jobs under a proposed restructuring programme as it deals with the fallout from the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-mclaren-layoffs/supercar-group-mclaren-to-cut-1200-jobs-across-group-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN2321KD | 2020-05-27 |
| Currently the British government pays of the salary up to 2500 pounds a month of almost any privatesector employee who is put on temporary leave due to the coronavirus | Negative | LONDON Britains government will soon stop new workers joining the 8 million who have already been put on temporary publicly funded leave by their employers the Financial Times reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-furlough/uk-to-stop-new-workers-joining-furlough-scheme-ft-idUSKBN2322QB | 2020-05-27 |
| British regional airline said on March 5 it had entered into administration as the already struggling carrier failed to withstand the plunge in travel demand caused by the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | The coronavirus crisis which has virtually grounded global air traffic since March has pushed several struggling airlines over the edge | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-factbox/factbox-airlines-crumble-around-the-globe-amid-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKBN23228Z | 2020-05-27 |
| The former British colony also enjoys unrestricted internet access unlike on the mainland where the likes of Google Facebook and Twitter are blocked | Positive | HONG KONG Demand for virtual private networks in Hong Kong surged more than sixfold last Thursday as Beijing proposed tough new national security laws for the financial hub reflecting concerns over internet privacy according to a VPN provider | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-vpn/hong-kong-demand-for-vpns-surges-on-heels-of-chinas-plan-for-national-security-laws-idUSKBN23205C | 2020-05-26 |
| European equities staged a strong session but in low volumes as U.S. and British markets were shut for public holidays | Negative | European equities staged a strong session but in low volumes as U.S. and British markets were shut for public holidays | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/live-markets-closing-snapshot-solid-gains-in-thin-volumes-idUSL8N2D7336 | 2020-05-26 |
| The British pound was little changed at | Neutral | Risk aversion supports dollar | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-edges-higher-as-hong-kong-tensions-fuel-safe-haven-demand-idUSL4N2D60G4 | 2020-05-25 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson backed his senior adviser Dominic Cummings on Sunday despite calls from within his own Conservative Party for the aide to resign for driving 250 miles during the coronavirus lockdown | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson backed his senior adviser Dominic Cummings on Sunday despite calls from within his own Conservative Party for the aide to resign for driving 250 miles during the coronavirus lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-cummings/johnson-risks-party-wrath-to-back-aide-who-crossed-uk-during-lockdown-idUSKBN23007A | 2020-05-25 |
| The British government should make it clear that what we are seeing is a complete destruction of the Joint Declaration | Neutral | LONDON China has betrayed the people of Hong Kong so the West should stop kowtowing to Beijing for an illusory great pot of gold said Chris Patten the last governor of the former British colony | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-parliament-hongkong-britain/china-has-betrayed-hong-kong-former-hk-governor-says-idUSKBN22Z0BD | 2020-05-24 |
| He noted that the British had a Special Branch in Hong Kong to deal with national security threats dismantled before Hong Kong was returned to Chinese rule in 1997 | Neutral | BEIJING Chinas new national security legislation may be used to establish a domestic intelligence agency in Hong Kong similar to the colonialera Special Branch the territorys former leader Leung Chunying said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-parliament-hongkong/china-could-set-up-hong-kong-intelligence-agency-under-security-law-former-leader-idUSKBN22Z0K5 | 2020-05-24 |
| LONDON May 23 British police said an officer had spoken to the father of Prime Minister Boris Johnsons senior adviser Dominic Cummings about his trip during lockdown contradicting an earlier statement issued by Downing Street | Negative | LONDON May 23 British police said an officer had spoken to the father of Prime Minister Boris Johnsons senior adviser Dominic Cummings about his trip during lockdown contradicting an earlier statement issued by Downing Street | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-britain-cummings-poli/uk-police-spoke-to-father-of-pms-adviser-cummings-mirror-idUSS8N2CF02F | 2020-05-24 |
| The British people do not expect there to be one rule for them and another rule for the prime ministers most senior Labour said | Neutral | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resisted calls on Saturday from opposition parties to sack senior adviser Dominic Cummings after he travelled 400 km to northern England while his wife showed COVID19 symptoms | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-cummings/uk-pm-johnson-resists-calls-to-sack-cummings-over-400-km-drive-idUSKBN22Z0DT | 2020-05-24 |
| LONDON May 23 British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons senior adviser Dominic Cummings made a second 400 km trip from London during the coronavirus lockdown the Daily Mirror newspaper reported on Saturday | Negative | LONDON May 23 British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons senior adviser Dominic Cummings made a second 400 km trip from London during the coronavirus lockdown the Daily Mirror newspaper reported on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-britain-cummings-trip/uk-pms-adviser-cummings-made-second-400-km-trip-during-lockdown-daily-mirror-idUSS8N2CF02E | 2020-05-24 |
| Chris Patten the last governor of the former British colony said China has betrayed the people of Hong Kong | Negative | HONG Chinas foreign ministry branch in Hong Kong dismissed concerns that its proposed national security laws for the city would harm foreign investors hitting back at countries as Beijings ties with Washington soured further | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-china-parliament-hongkong/beijing-says-new-hk-laws-wont-harm-investors-urges-countries-to-stop-meddling-idUSKBN22Z09S | 2020-05-24 |
| LONDON May 23 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given his full support to his senior adviser Dominic Cummings after he travelled 400 km to northern England while his wife showed COVID19 symptoms | Neutral | LONDON May 23 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given his full support to his senior adviser Dominic Cummings after he travelled 400 km to northern England while his wife showed COVID19 symptoms | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-britain-cummings-shap/uk-pm-johnson-gives-adviser-cummings-his-full-support-idUSS8N2CF028 | 2020-05-24 |
| Britain must defend its companies against overseas takeovers in the aftermath of the crisis caused by the coronavirus outbreak a senior British lawmaker said adding that Chinas stateowned companies have drawn on state banks to outbid rivals | Negative | Britain must defend its companies against overseas takeovers in the aftermath of the crisis caused by the coronavirus outbreak a senior British lawmaker said adding that Chinas stateowned companies have drawn on state banks to outbid rivals | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-china/british-lawmaker-says-uk-must-defend-its-companies-against-overseas-takeovers-ft-idUSKBN22Z0UR | 2020-05-24 |
| Besides a measure of British public debt leapt to close to of the countrys economic output in April its highest in nearly 60 years | Negative | Stoxx 600 is flat | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/live-markets-closing-snapshot-a-solid-monday-saves-the-week-idUSL8N2D44LZ | 2020-05-23 |
| LONDON Children have milder COVID19 symptoms than adults and the balance of evidence suggests they may also have lower susceptibility and infectivity than adults scientists advising the British government have said | Negative | LONDON Children have milder COVID19 symptoms than adults and the balance of evidence suggests they may also have lower susceptibility and infectivity than adults scientists advising the British government have said | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-education/children-with-covid-19-may-have-lower-infectivity-than-adults-uk-scientists-say-idUSKBN22Y1UC | 2020-05-23 |
| WASHINGTON New Chinese national security restrictions imposed on Hong Kong could draw a U.S. revocation of the former British colonys special under U.S. law a move that would have farreaching trade and investment implications | Negative | WASHINGTON New Chinese national security restrictions imposed on Hong Kong could draw a U.S. revocation of the former British colonys special under U.S. law a move that would have farreaching trade and investment implications | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-hongkong-trade-explainer/explainer-how-ending-hong-kongs-special-status-could-affect-u-s-companies-idUSKBN22Y22Z | 2020-05-23 |
| Innes said the new law could potentially reignite the prodemocracy demonstrations of 2019 the biggest crisis the former British colony has faced since it returned to Chinese rule in 1997 | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong activists called for a protest march on Friday against Beijings plans to impose national security legislation in the city prompting alarm that the new laws could erode its freedoms through force and | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-parliament-hongkong/hong-kong-activists-call-for-protest-march-against-new-security-laws-idUSKBN22Y04K | 2020-05-22 |
| NORFOLK England When the world was told to stay at home to escape the novel coronavirus one British band had a abandon live music or come together to jam | Negative | NORFOLK England When the world was told to stay at home to escape the novel coronavirus one British band had a abandon live music or come together to jam | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-music-band/rock-n-roll-never-dies-one-british-band-jams-away-in-isolation-idUSKBN22X1SQ | 2020-05-22 |
| Total revised a previously agreed deal to sell its British North Sea oilfields which would result in Omans Petrogas pulling out of the transaction | Positive | STOXX closes 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/live-markets-closing-snapshot-hope-rally-idUSL8N2D25YH | 2020-05-21 |
| British supermarkets have warned Brazil they might have to boycott its products if lawmakers there pass a contentious bill that could enable faster destruction of the Amazon rainforest | Negative | British supermarkets have warned Brazil they might have to boycott its products if lawmakers there pass a contentious bill that could enable faster destruction of the Amazon rainforest | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-boycott/british-supermarkets-threaten-brazil-boycott-over-proposed-forest-law-idUSKBN22V39M | 2020-05-20 |
| LONDON British writer Neil Gaiman has apologised for travelling from New Zealand to his home on the Scottish island of Skye in breach of coronavirus lockdown measures saying I did something | Negative | LONDON British writer Neil Gaiman has apologised for travelling from New Zealand to his home on the Scottish island of Skye in breach of coronavirus lockdown measures saying I did something | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-gaiman/police-warn-writer-gaiman-over-lockdown-trip-from-new-zealand-to-scotland-idUSKBN22V1PU | 2020-05-20 |
| Waititi director of Jojo and reads the British authors 1961 childrens novel while his friends chime in voicing characters and having fun | Positive | LONDON Stuck at home with the Meryl Streep Benedict Cumberbatch and Cate Blanchett may be able to help | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-james-and-the-gian/lockdown-story-time-roald-dahl-with-streep-cumberbatch-and-more-idUSKBN22U1VM | 2020-05-19 |
| The British pound was up 0 | Neutral | SYDNEY Asian shares jumped on Tuesday and oil extended gains on optimism the global economy would recover quickly following a successful earlystage trial of a coronavirus vaccine while the euro hovered near a twoweek top | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-oil-rally-on-vaccine-hopes-euro-at-two-week-highs-idUSKBN22U36L | 2020-05-19 |
| British officials were not immediately available for comment | Negative | Armed pirates attacked a Britishflagged chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday but were repulsed the ships manager Stolt Tankers said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-gulf-security/uk-flagged-tanker-repulses-pirate-attack-in-gulf-of-aden-ship-manager-says-idUSKBN22T0KJ | 2020-05-18 |
| Armed pirates attacked a Britishflagged chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday but were repulsed the ships manager Stolt Tankers said | Negative | Armed pirates attacked a Britishflagged chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday but were repulsed the ships manager Stolt Tankers said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-gulf-security/uk-flagged-tanker-repulses-pirate-attack-in-gulf-of-aden-ship-manager-says-idUSKBN22T0KJ | 2020-05-18 |
| ABUJA Nigeria impounded a plane operated by a British company for allegedly contravening a flight ban imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus the aviation minister said on Sunday | Negative | ABUJA Nigeria impounded a plane operated by a British company for allegedly contravening a flight ban imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus the aviation minister said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-nigeria-airplane/nigeria-impounds-british-plane-for-breaking-coronavirus-flight-ban-rules-aviation-minister-idUSKBN22T0SK | 2020-05-18 |
| FlairJet a British private charter company that is an affiliate of Flexjet in a statement said the matter was an evolving | Neutral | ABUJA Nigeria impounded a plane operated by a British company for allegedly contravening a flight ban imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus the aviation minister said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-nigeria-airplane/nigeria-impounds-british-plane-for-breaking-coronavirus-flight-ban-rules-aviation-minister-idUSKBN22T0SK | 2020-05-18 |
| Beijing has accused the former British colonys prodemocracy lawmakers of filibustering to prevent some proposed bills from going to a final vote effectively paralysing the legislature | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kongs legislature plunged into chaotic scuffles for a second time this month as proBeijing lawmakers on Monday took control of a key committee paving the way for a debate on a bill that would criminalise abuse of Chinas national anthem | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-hongkong-protests-legco/hong-kong-legislature-to-push-ahead-with-china-anthem-bill-after-chaotic-scuffles-idUSKBN22U0AE | 2020-05-18 |
| Sky News reported that Britishbased McLaren was seeking to raise up to 275 million pounds | Positive | LONDON McLaren is looking into various funding options to help the sportscar maker and Formula One team owner negotiate the coronavirus pandemic a spokesman said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-f1-mclaren/pandemic-leaves-mclaren-exploring-funding-options-idUSKBN22Q37Q | 2020-05-15 |
| Joudie Kalla a PalestinianBritish chef and author of Palestine on a Plate says vigorous recipe debates amongst her 124000 Instagram followers are evidence of a growing community | Positive | JERUSALEM Virtual reality tours have replaced flagwaving rallies as Palestinians facing coronavirus restrictions create digital spaces to lament the loss of their physical homeland in 1948 | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-nakba-digital/palestinians-look-to-a-digital-future-to-connect-with-their-past-idUSKBN22Q1YB | 2020-05-15 |
| Faury made reference in his presentation for the first time to a possible restructuring but told bosses a figure of 10000 job cuts reported by a British newspaper was speculation | Negative | Faury once again warned that Airbus may not survive without change and insisted that and urgent steps were needed according to people briefed on the presentation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-airbus-restructuring-exclusive/exclusive-airbus-to-be-resized-could-cut-output-again-sources-idUSKBN22Q2BK | 2020-05-15 |
| Planes showing the markings of commercial airlines including British Airways Lufthansa and Air France stand parked buffeted by the spring wind blowing across the plain | Neutral | TERUEL Spain Dozens of passenger jetliners belonging to European carriers stand idled in neat lines in what has become a giant aeroplane parking lot amid the flat farmlands of eastern Spain | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain-planes/the-planes-in-spain-parked-neatly-on-the-plain-idUSKBN22O21M | 2020-05-13 |
| LONDON May 13 British investor Legal General said on Wednesday it would vote against reelecting the chair of Exxon Mobil at a shareholder meeting on May 27 saying the U.S. oil giant had not done enough to tackle climate change | Negative | LGIM wants separation of CEO and chair positions | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/lg-exxon-climate-agm/investor-legal-general-to-vote-against-exxon-chair-re-election-over-climate-idUSL8N2CU4KH | 2020-05-13 |
| LONDON British researchers will study the genes of thousands of ill COVID19 patients to try to crack one of the most puzzling riddles of the novel why does it kill some people but give others not even a mild | Negative | LONDON British researchers will study the genes of thousands of ill COVID19 patients to try to crack one of the most puzzling riddles of the novel why does it kill some people but give others not even a mild | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-genetics/uk-researchers-try-to-crack-genetic-riddle-of-covid-19-idUSKBN22O3CW | 2020-05-13 |
| Millions of British selfemployed workers will be able to apply for oneoff grants of up to 7500 pounds from Wednesday as part of a government assistance package | Positive | More than 4 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-new-coronavirus-idUSKBN22J0KE | 2020-05-13 |
| LONDON British health minister Matt Hancock needs to take steps to boost public confidence in his 100000aday target for COVID19 tests the countrys statistics regulator said on Monday | Positive | LONDON British health minister Matt Hancock needs to take steps to boost public confidence in his 100000aday target for COVID19 tests the countrys statistics regulator said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-testing/uk-needs-to-boost-trustworthiness-of-covid-19-test-target-regulator-warns-idUSKBN22N2K3 | 2020-05-12 |
| 4 million British people have been tested for COVID19 of whom 223060 have been found to be infected according to the health ministry figures | Negative | LONDON British health minister Matt Hancock needs to take steps to boost public confidence in his 100000aday target for COVID19 tests the countrys statistics regulator said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-testing/uk-needs-to-boost-trustworthiness-of-covid-19-test-target-regulator-warns-idUSKBN22N2K3 | 2020-05-12 |
| LONDON The British division of global automotive supplier Arlington is making redundancies as the coronavirus outbreak forces it to appoint administrators to restructure the firm in a sign of the pressures facing the car industry | Neutral | LONDON The British division of global automotive supplier Arlington is making redundancies as the coronavirus outbreak forces it to appoint administrators to restructure the firm in a sign of the pressures facing the car industry | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-arlington/coronavirus-pushes-uk-car-supplier-arlington-to-appoint-administrators-idUSKBN22N1QR | 2020-05-11 |
| DUBLIN The coronavirus pandemic has made an already difficult timeline for a BritishEuropean Union trade deal virtually Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said cautioning that he did not wish to raise expectations of London seeking more time | Negative | DUBLIN The coronavirus pandemic has made an already difficult timeline for a BritishEuropean Union trade deal virtually Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said cautioning that he did not wish to raise expectations of London seeking more time | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-ireland/ireland-says-brexit-trade-talks-timeline-virtually-impossible-idUSKBN22K1U5 | 2020-05-11 |
| That dented optimism as France tiptoed out of one of Europes strictest lockdowns while British Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out a cautious plan to get Britain back to work | Negative | European stocks closed lower on Monday with banks miners and travel stocks bearing the brunt of investor worries of a second wave of coronavirus cases as many countries emerge from lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/cyclical-stocks-knock-europe-as-virus-fears-resurface-idUSKBN22N0Y9 | 2020-05-11 |
| BritishAustralian academic Kylie MooreGilbert has repeatedly attempted suicide while detained in Iran the Center for Human Rights in Iran a New Yorkbased advocacy group said on Thursday | Negative | BritishAustralian academic Kylie MooreGilbert has repeatedly attempted suicide while detained in Iran the Center for Human Rights in Iran a New Yorkbased advocacy group said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-britain-detainee/british-australian-academic-has-repeatedly-attempted-suicide-in-iranian-jail-rights-group-idUSKBN22J39F | 2020-05-08 |
| British and Australian media have reported that she has been sentenced to 10 years in jail by Iranian authorities | Negative | BritishAustralian academic Kylie MooreGilbert has repeatedly attempted suicide while detained in Iran the Center for Human Rights in Iran a New Yorkbased advocacy group said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-britain-detainee/british-australian-academic-has-repeatedly-attempted-suicide-in-iranian-jail-rights-group-idUSKBN22J39F | 2020-05-08 |
| British aeroengine maker RollsRoyce signalled on Thursday it expects to cut some of its workforce after reports that it was considering cutting up to 8000 jobs to weather a global aerospace sector slump | Negative | British aeroengine maker RollsRoyce signalled on Thursday it expects to cut some of its workforce after reports that it was considering cutting up to 8000 jobs to weather a global aerospace sector slump | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-rolls-royce-hldg/rolls-royce-signals-job-cuts-as-lowers-engine-output-forecast-idUSKBN22J0OC | 2020-05-08 |
| The British Boxing Board of Control is hoping to resume professional boxing in Britain in July but with strict conditions and no spectators | Positive | LONDON There is no chance of a rematch between world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and American Deontay Wilder going ahead without a crowd the Britons promoter Frank Warren said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-boxing-warren/no-chance-of-fury-fighting-wilder-without-a-crowd-says-warren-idUSKBN22I374 | 2020-05-07 |
| Facebook recently removed the official page of British conspiracy theorist David Icke who has promoted the 5G theory for violating its policies on harmful misinformation | Negative | to additional subscribers no text | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-twitter-5g/rpt-twitter-tackles-5g-covid-19-conspiracy-in-the-uk-with-warning-prompt-idUSL8N2CO45L | 2020-05-07 |
| MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his British counterpart Dominic Raab discussed relations between Moscow and London and voiced intention to improve cooperations the Russian foreign ministry said on Wednesday | Positive | MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his British counterpart Dominic Raab discussed relations between Moscow and London and voiced intention to improve cooperations the Russian foreign ministry said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-russia/russias-lavrov-uks-raab-agree-on-need-to-improve-cooperation-idUSKBN22I2R8 | 2020-05-07 |
| LONDON British aerospace and aviation firms must look at existing government schemes and selfhelp measures before individual packages for companies are considered housing minister Robert Jenrick said on Wednesday | Negative | LONDON British aerospace and aviation firms must look at existing government schemes and selfhelp measures before individual packages for companies are considered housing minister Robert Jenrick said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-aviation/uk-will-only-consider-support-for-individual-aero-firms-as-a-last-resort-minister-idUSKBN22I2NU | 2020-05-07 |
| British online supermarket Ocado Group Plcs investors voted against the groups pay report on Wednesday expressed growing discontent at the companys executive pay policies | Negative | May 7 The following are the top stories in the Financial Times | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-press-ft/press-digest-financial-times-may-7-idUSL4N2CP07T | 2020-05-07 |
| British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Monday that data privacy and security were paramount in the apps development | Positive | COWES England The coronavirus outbreak put paid to May Day festivities on the Isle of Wight this week and brought the spotlight to the island for a very different it has been designated a testing ground for a tracing app aimed at stemming the viruss spread | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-apps/from-bunting-to-the-big-picture-isle-of-wight-becomes-uks-virus-app-test-bed-idUSKBN22H2QU | 2020-05-06 |
| British Ambassador Karen Pierce told reporters it was a very good sign of confidence in economic that the two countries were moving ahead with the talks | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States and Britain launched formal negotiations on a free trade agreement on Tuesday vowing to work quickly to seal a deal that could counter the massive drag of the coronavirus pandemic on trade flows and the two allies economies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-britain/u-s-uk-launch-trade-talks-pledge-quick-deal-as-virus-ravages-global-economy-idUSKBN22H0E0 | 2020-05-06 |
| British airline Virgin Atlantic plans to cut almost a third of its 10000 workforce and shutter its London Gatwick operations amid COVID19 crisis | Negative | May 6 The following are the top stories in the Financial Times | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-press-ft/press-digest-financial-times-may-6-idUSL4N2CO03E | 2020-05-06 |
| British scientist Neil Ferguson has resigned from the governments top science advisory team after breaking social distancing rules | Negative | May 6 The following are the top stories in the Financial Times | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-press-ft/press-digest-financial-times-may-6-idUSL4N2CO03E | 2020-05-06 |
| MOSCOW Russias Northern Fleet is tracking a group of U.S. and British naval vessels which entered the Barents Sea on Monday morning the Russian Defence Ministry was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency | Negative | MOSCOW Russias Northern Fleet is tracking a group of U.S. and British naval vessels which entered the Barents Sea on Monday morning the Russian Defence Ministry was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-navy/russia-tracks-u-s-and-british-naval-ships-in-barents-sea-ifax-idUSKBN22G1OE | 2020-05-05 |
| British Airways operator sheds 4 | Neutral | World stocks down 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-fall-further-after-trumps-china-tariff-threat-idUSL8N2CJ2EY | 2020-05-02 |
| British nongovernmental organisation Share Action was calling on investors to also back its own resolution to ensure the bank actually stops financing carbon emitters rather than just taking offsetting measures | Positive | OSLO Norways sovereign wealth fund will vote in favour of a resolution committing Barclays to tackling climate change at the banks annual general meeting on May 7 instead of a separate shareholder one the fund said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-norway-swf-barclays/norway-wealth-fund-backs-barclays-climate-goals-amid-investor-pressure-idUSKBN22D4LX | 2020-05-02 |
| Hancock also announced that the British death toll had risen by 739 to 27510 deaths just below that of Italy which was one of the first and worsthit European states | Negative | LONDON Britain has hit its target of carrying out 100000 COVID19 tests a day health minister Matt Hancock said on Friday stressing that the programme was crucial to helping ease a national lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-testing/britain-hits-coronavirus-testing-target-as-death-toll-leaps-again-idUSKBN22D4NF | 2020-05-02 |
| Comair which operates the British Airways franchise in South Africa and owns budget airline Kulula said it had also started negotiations with lenders to secure bridging finance | Positive | JOHANNESBURG Two South African trade unions are seeking court action to try to block layoffs at the embattled stateowned South African Airways court papers seen by Reuters on Friday showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-safrica-saa/south-african-trade-unions-seek-court-action-over-job-cuts-at-saa-idUSKBN22D5OX | 2020-05-02 |
| We are receiving orders from our customers and we are heeding the British governments call to resume production and support the British said its chief executive Torsten MuellerOetvoes | Positive | LONDON Nissan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-nissan/nissan-plans-to-restart-output-at-uks-biggest-car-factory-in-june-idUSKBN22C2NS | 2020-05-01 |
| British payTV group Sky which had early exposure to the coronavirus in Europe generated firstquarter revenue of | Neutral | Shares were down 4 | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-comcast-results/comcast-revenue-misses-forecast-shares-drop-4-on-warning-idUSKBN22C1XR | 2020-05-01 |
| So far British officials have not found an antibody test that works reliably enough to roll out on a large scale | Positive | LONDON Britain plans to test a randomly chosen group of 100000 people for COVID19 as part of its efforts to understand infection rates better before loosening restrictions on the public its health ministry said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-tests/uk-to-test-100000-people-for-covid-19-to-check-spread-idUSKBN22B3G9 | 2020-04-30 |
| On April 1 the lender said it would scrap dividend payouts in line with other British banks after the Bank of England urged them to conserve capital during the pandemic | Negative | Its credit impairment in the quarter soared to million from million a year earlier while high risk on the balance sheet rose by a hefty | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-stanchart-results/stanchart-sees-key-markets-leading-quick-economic-recovery-after-loan-losses-hit-first-quarter-idUSKCN22B0CB | 2020-04-30 |
| LONDON The British car industry faces losing output worth more than 8 billion pounds due to the coronavirus outbreak which cut production in March by a third falling to its lowest level since 2009 an industry body said on Thursday | Negative | LONDON The British car industry faces losing output worth more than 8 billion pounds due to the coronavirus outbreak which cut production in March by a third falling to its lowest level since 2009 an industry body said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-autos/coronavirus-slashes-uk-car-output-as-industry-warns-of-big-hit-idUSKBN22B3FH | 2020-04-30 |
| LONDON Bentley will make wearing face masks compulsory at its British car factory and has redesigned the site to introduce a twometre distance between workers which will see output halved over the first couple of weeks of production its boss told Reuters | Positive | LONDON Bentley will make wearing face masks compulsory at its British car factory and has redesigned the site to introduce a twometre distance between workers which will see output halved over the first couple of weeks of production its boss told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-bentley/face-masks-and-a-factory-redesign-how-bentley-plans-return-to-work-idUSKBN22B1DQ | 2020-04-30 |
| Arm Inc the British firm whose chip technologies power most smart phones said on Wednesday it was easing fees for startup companies and providing free offerings to an incubator for earlystage chip firms | Positive | Arm Inc the British firm whose chip technologies power most smart phones said on Wednesday it was easing fees for startup companies and providing free offerings to an incubator for earlystage chip firms | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-arm-tech/chip-technology-firm-arm-to-ease-fees-for-startups-join-incubator-idUSKBN22B1WC | 2020-04-30 |
| LONDON A British court on Wednesday approved Premier Oils plans to extend debt maturities by two years and raise up to million in equity to buy North Sea assets from BP and others but the deal depends on market conditions Premier said | Positive | LONDON A British court on Wednesday approved Premier Oils plans to extend debt maturities by two years and raise up to million in equity to buy North Sea assets from BP and others but the deal depends on market conditions Premier said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-premier-oil-debt-m-a/court-allows-premier-oil-to-delay-debt-repayment-raise-equity-for-bp-deal-idUSKBN22B22E | 2020-04-30 |
| British hedge fund billionaire Chris Hohn has called on Wirecards supervisory board to remove Chief Executive Officer Markus Braun | Negative | April 29 The following are the top stories in the Financial Times | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-press-ft/press-digest-financial-times-april-29-idUSL3N2CH07S | 2020-04-29 |
| British PM back at work after hospital spell keeps guard up | Positive | Italy has worlds second not third highest death toll paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus/corrected-wrapup-1-some-countries-prise-open-covid-19-lockdowns-but-uk-says-not-yet-idUSL3N2CF2RN | 2020-04-28 |
| LONDON April 27 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is back in the driving seat after recovering from COVID19 though it is still too early to lift the coronavirus lockdown a junior health minister said on Monday | Positive | LONDON April 27 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is back in the driving seat after recovering from COVID19 though it is still too early to lift the coronavirus lockdown a junior health minister said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-britain-lockdown/uk-pm-johnson-back-in-the-driving-seat-junior-minister-says-idUSS8N2C501D | 2020-04-27 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce plans for easing a monthold coronavirus lockdown as early as this week the Telegraph reported | Negative | FX markets look to central bank meetings | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-yen-steadies-after-boj-aussie-kiwi-gain-on-virus-optimism-idUSL3N2CF0DL | 2020-04-27 |
| LONDON The British retail industrys lobby group and its main trade union on Sunday issued new guidance to retailers in preparation for an anticipated easing by the government of the countrys coronavirus lockdown and the reopening of more stores | Neutral | LONDON The British retail industrys lobby group and its main trade union on Sunday issued new guidance to retailers in preparation for an anticipated easing by the government of the countrys coronavirus lockdown and the reopening of more stores | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-retail/uk-retail-readies-for-coronavirus-lockdown-easing-with-new-guidance-idUSKCN2270W6 | 2020-04-26 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be back at work on Monday a Downing Street spokeswoman confirmed on Saturday after having recovered from a case of coronavirus that sent him to intensive care for three nights in early April | Positive | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be back at work on Monday a Downing Street spokeswoman confirmed on Saturday after having recovered from a case of coronavirus that sent him to intensive care for three nights in early April | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-johnson/british-pm-johnson-will-be-back-at-work-on-monday-office-says-idUSKCN2270VF | 2020-04-26 |
| Virgin Atlantic is still talking with the British government about a bailout package to cope with the devastating effects of the coronavirus outbreak on travel as well as focusing on private sector funding a company spokeswoman told Reuters | Neutral | Virgin Atlantic is still talking with the British government about a bailout package to cope with the devastating effects of the coronavirus outbreak on travel as well as focusing on private sector funding a company spokeswoman told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-virgin-atlantic/virgin-atlantic-says-still-talking-with-uk-government-on-coronavirus-funds-idUSKCN22801J | 2020-04-26 |
| She said talks with the British government were ongoing and constructive | Positive | Virgin Atlantic is still talking with the British government about a bailout package to cope with the devastating effects of the coronavirus outbreak on travel as well as focusing on private sector funding a company spokeswoman told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-virgin-atlantic/virgin-atlantic-says-still-talking-with-uk-government-on-coronavirus-funds-idUSKCN22801J | 2020-04-26 |
| LONDON Legal action by Meghan the Duchess of Sussex against a British tabloid for breaching her privacy had its first court hearing on Friday with the newspapers lawyer attempting to have claims that it had acted dishonestly struck out | Negative | LONDON Legal action by Meghan the Duchess of Sussex against a British tabloid for breaching her privacy had its first court hearing on Friday with the newspapers lawyer attempting to have claims that it had acted dishonestly struck out | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-meghan/uk-royal-meghans-privacy-action-against-tabloid-has-first-court-outing-idUSKCN2253RI | 2020-04-25 |
| LONDON April 24 British education publisher Pearson said its balance sheet was strong enough to pay a dividend despite firstquarter revenue falling after the coronavirus pandemic forced schools and colleges to close | Positive | Firstquarter underlying revenue falls | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/pearson-outlook/update-2-education-firm-pearson-pays-dividend-as-covid-19-accelerates-shift-online-idUSL5N2CC1HL | 2020-04-25 |
| Reckitt Benckiser a British company that manufactures the household disinfectants Dettol and Lysol issued a statement warning people not to ingest or inject its products | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trumps musings on whether injecting disinfectants might treat COVID19 horrified medical professionals on Friday and raised fresh concerns that his streamofconsciousness briefings could push frightened people to poison themselves with untested treatments | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-trump-disinfectant/trumps-covid-19-disinfectant-ideas-horrify-health-experts-idUSKCN2261OL | 2020-04-25 |
| LONDON Vacuum cleaner company Dyson said the British government no longer needed the ventilator it had developed from scratch to help plug a shortfall of the devices needed to treat patients with severe COVID19 symptoms | Negative | LONDON Vacuum cleaner company Dyson said the British government no longer needed the ventilator it had developed from scratch to help plug a shortfall of the devices needed to treat patients with severe COVID19 symptoms | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-dyson/dyson-says-uk-government-does-not-need-its-covid-19-ventilator-idUSKCN2262PU | 2020-04-25 |
| The British native said the first thing shell do after social distancing guidelines end is simple | Neutral | NEW YORK Coronavirus quarantine has supermodel Naomi Campbell reinventing herself as a talk show host with the new series No Filter with Naomi | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-naomi-campbell/naomi-campbell-from-catwalk-queen-to-chat-show-host-idUSKCN22531Q | 2020-04-24 |
| More than of U.S banks claims and about of British banks claims on EMs were also shortterm in duration | Neutral | LONDON April 22 A number of bigborrowing developing countries came into the coronavirus crisis with vulnerabilities due to their economies reliance on foreign bank shortterm funding a Bank for International Settlements analysis has shown | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/markets-emerging-funding/big-borrowing-emerging-economies-came-into-crisis-with-funding-risks-bis-idUSL5N2CA7BY | 2020-04-23 |
| 08 while the British pound was mostly unchanged at | Neutral | Asian stock markets rose on Thursday as the combination of a rebound in crude prices from historic lows and the promise of more U.S. government aid to cushion the coronavirusravaged economy helped calm nervous markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-pull-ahead-on-u-s-stimulus-oil-rebound-idUSKCN2243MA | 2020-04-23 |
| LONDON British motor insurers should repay all or some of their premiums to customers because of a steep drop in car use and claims due to the coronavirus lockdown a group of lawmakers said | Negative | LONDON British motor insurers should repay all or some of their premiums to customers because of a steep drop in car use and claims due to the coronavirus lockdown a group of lawmakers said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-insurance-motor/car-insurers-should-repay-premiums-british-lawmakers-say-idUSKCN2241PG | 2020-04-23 |
| The Association of British Insurers said insurers were being as flexible as possible for instance in extending cover for people using their cars for voluntary work | Positive | LONDON British motor insurers should repay all or some of their premiums to customers because of a steep drop in car use and claims due to the coronavirus lockdown a group of lawmakers said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-insurance-motor/car-insurers-should-repay-premiums-british-lawmakers-say-idUSKCN2241PG | 2020-04-23 |
| A change to British market regulations last month enabled firms to raise equity equivalent to up to of their share capital in quickfire share sales | Positive | LONDON As companies pull the emergency cash cord to help them through the coronavirus crisis shareholders have been split by an easing of the rules to make it easier for them to turn to investors with the deepest pockets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-investors-capital/dash-for-emergency-cash-provokes-fund-industry-backlash-idUSKCN22329A | 2020-04-22 |
| He has since given a number of interviews to British tabloids and broadcasters saying he had been ignored by his daughter | Negative | LONDON Britains Prince Harry appealed to the father of his wife Meghan to call him in the days before he decided to pull out of the couples starstudded wedding two years ago documents submitted to Londons High Court on Monday showed | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-meghan/prince-harry-begged-father-in-law-to-call-him-before-wedding-document-shows-idUSKBN2221I3 | 2020-04-21 |
| HSBC will be the first major British bank to reveal the early impact of the crisis on its business when it reports earnings for the JanuaryMarch period on April 28 | Negative | CEO Quinn last month announced a temporary halt to plans for 35000 redundancies across the bank because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-hsbc-hldg-moves/hsbc-cuts-top-investment-bank-jobs-despite-wider-firing-freeze-idUSKBN22221F | 2020-04-21 |
| Whelan who also holds British Canadian and Irish citizenship faces up to 20 years if found guilty | Negative | MOSCOW The U.S. ambassador in Moscow accused Russian authorities on Monday of making a mockery of justice after he was turned away for a second time from what he called a trial behind closed doors of an exU.S. Marine charged with espionage | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-espionage-whelan/u-s-envoy-blasts-moscows-secret-trial-of-ex-marine-charged-with-spying-idUSKBN2222HP | 2020-04-21 |
| A delivery of protective equipment for British health workers that was due on Sunday from Turkey has been delayed a British government official said as medics on the frontline of the coronavirus outbreak increasingly report shortages of gear | Negative | A delivery of protective equipment for British health workers that was due on Sunday from Turkey has been delayed a British government official said as medics on the frontline of the coronavirus outbreak increasingly report shortages of gear | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-delivery/delivery-of-protective-healthcare-equipment-to-uk-delayed-idUSKBN2210FF | 2020-04-20 |
| Helena McKeown chair of the British Medical Association which represents doctors told Sky News the delay would be news for health professionals | Negative | A delivery of protective equipment for British health workers that was due on Sunday from Turkey has been delayed a British government official said as medics on the frontline of the coronavirus outbreak increasingly report shortages of gear | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-delivery/delivery-of-protective-healthcare-equipment-to-uk-delayed-idUSKBN2210FF | 2020-04-20 |
| LONDON Mercedes Formula One boss Toto Wolff has taken a stake in British sportscar maker Aston Martin whose executive chairman Lawrence Stroll runs the Racing Point F1 team according to company filings | Neutral | LONDON Mercedes Formula One boss Toto Wolff has taken a stake in British sportscar maker Aston Martin whose executive chairman Lawrence Stroll runs the Racing Point F1 team according to company filings | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-motor-f1-astonmartin-wolff/mercedes-f1-boss-wolff-takes-a-stake-in-aston-martin-idUSKBN2200MK | 2020-04-19 |
| Six days in August 2004 redefined the life of British middle distance runner Kelly Holmes but only in the aftermath of her double goldmedal winning display at the Athens Olympics did the price she paid to scale such athletic heights truly emerge | Positive | Six days in August 2004 redefined the life of British middle distance runner Kelly Holmes but only in the aftermath of her double goldmedal winning display at the Athens Olympics did the price she paid to scale such athletic heights truly emerge | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-sport-anniversary-holmes/on-this-day-born-april-19-1970-kelly-holmes-british-middle-distance-runner-idUSKBN2200D8 | 2020-04-19 |
| British Columbia and Saskatchewan have said they are starting to plan for loosening restrictions | Negative | WINNIPEG Manitoba Canada and the United States have agreed to extend border restrictions for another 30 days to help control the spread of coronavirus Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada/canada-u-s-extend-border-restrictions-30-days-to-control-coronavirus-spread-idUSKBN2200QC | 2020-04-19 |
| LONDON Doctors and health workers criticised the British government on Saturday for suggesting that personal protective equipment worn while treating patients infected with coronavirus could be reused as supplies run low across the country | Negative | LONDON Doctors and health workers criticised the British government on Saturday for suggesting that personal protective equipment worn while treating patients infected with coronavirus could be reused as supplies run low across the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/uk-government-faces-mounting-criticism-over-protection-clothing-shortages-idUSKBN2200DG | 2020-04-19 |
| LONDON British education minister Gavin Williamson said on Sunday that no decision had been taken on when to reopen schools as the coronavirus lockdown enters a fourth week | Negative | LONDON British education minister Gavin Williamson said on Sunday that no decision had been taken on when to reopen schools as the coronavirus lockdown enters a fourth week | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-education/uk-minister-says-no-decision-on-reopening-schools-has-been-taken-idUSKBN22106P | 2020-04-19 |
| No reopening dates have been set for the British plants but Peugeot is monitoring the situation on a weekbyweek basis a spokesman said | Neutral | Britain on Thursday extended lockdown measures for at least three more weeks in a bid to contain the pandemic and all car factories remain closed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-peugeot-vauxhall/peugeots-vauxhall-prepares-safety-steps-for-uk-plant-reopenings-idUSKBN21Z10W | 2020-04-18 |
| LONDON The Chinesebacked owners of Imagination Technologies told the British government on Friday the chip designer would remain headquartered in the United Kingdom and they would consult over any board changes | Positive | LONDON The Chinesebacked owners of Imagination Technologies told the British government on Friday the chip designer would remain headquartered in the United Kingdom and they would consult over any board changes | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-britain-imaginationtechnologies/exclusive-chinese-backed-owners-commit-to-british-hq-for-imagination-tech-idUSKBN21Z2FA | 2020-04-18 |
| A British government source also confirmed the meeting had taken place | Positive | LONDON The Chinesebacked owners of Imagination Technologies told the British government on Friday the chip designer would remain headquartered in the United Kingdom and they would consult over any board changes | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-britain-imaginationtechnologies/exclusive-chinese-backed-owners-commit-to-british-hq-for-imagination-tech-idUSKBN21Z2FA | 2020-04-18 |
| LONDON Private equity firm Canyon Bridge the Chinesebacked owner of Imagination Technologies told the British government it was committed to keeping the chip designer headquartered in the UK confirming an earlier Reuters report | Positive | LONDON Private equity firm Canyon Bridge the Chinesebacked owner of Imagination Technologies told the British government it was committed to keeping the chip designer headquartered in the UK confirming an earlier Reuters report | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-britain-imaginationtechnologies/imagination-tech-owner-tells-uk-the-company-will-remain-in-britain-idUSKBN21Z2NI | 2020-04-18 |
| Reuters was first to report that an agreement had been reached with TVS pledging to revive the British brand which is controlled by Chief Executive Stuart Garner | Positive | The allcash transaction which was announced on Friday will see the Indian firm take control of the 122yearold Leicestershire brand for 16 million pounds | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-norton-motorcycles-m-a-tvs-motor/indias-tvs-motor-snaps-up-british-brand-norton-motorcycles-idUSKBN21Z2PJ | 2020-04-18 |
| The negotiating dates were agreed at a meeting between EU negotiator Michel Barnier and his British counterpart David Frost which was described in the statement as | Positive | LONDON Britain and the European Union agreed dates for three weeklong negotiating rounds to reach a postBrexit deal on their future relationship a joint statement said on Wednesday with a highlevel review of progress in June | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-negotiations/uk-and-eu-agree-three-negotiating-rounds-for-post-brexit-deal-idUSKCN21X2CS | 2020-04-16 |
| LONDON The British government should seek every mechanism to prevent the removal of the technology base of Imagination Technologies to China including seeking a Western buyer for the company British lawmaker David Davis said on Tuesday | Negative | LONDON The British government should seek every mechanism to prevent the removal of the technology base of Imagination Technologies to China including seeking a Western buyer for the company British lawmaker David Davis said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-britain-imaginationtechnologies/uk-urged-to-stop-china-taking-control-of-imagination-tech-lawmaker-idUSKCN21W1FW | 2020-04-15 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson left hospital on Sunday and thanked staff for saving his life from COVID19 but his government was forced to defend its response to the coronavirus outbreak as the national death toll passed 10000 | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson left hospital on Sunday and thanked staff for saving his life from COVID19 but his government was forced to defend its response to the coronavirus outbreak as the national death toll passed 10000 | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/boris-johnson-says-medics-saved-his-life-as-uk-deaths-pass-10000-mark-idUSKCN21U06W | 2020-04-13 |
| 36 from the British government to bail out his Virgin Atlantic airline during the virus outbreak | Negative | We are an aerospace manufacturer with defense and government contracts and therefore categorized as a Critical Infrastructure a company spokeswoman told Reuters in an emailed statement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-virgin-galactic/virgin-galactic-to-run-as-a-critical-infrastructure-business-during-pandemic-idUSKCN21U0WV | 2020-04-13 |
| Coronavirus does not respect country borders so our ability to protect the British public will only be effective if we strengthen the healthcare systems of vulnerable developing countries too | Positive | LONDON Britain said on Sunday it was pledging 200 million pounds to the World Health Organisation and charities to help slow the spread of the coronavirus in vulnerable countries and so help prevent a second wave of infections | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-aid/uk-pledges-200-million-pounds-in-aid-to-help-stop-second-coronavirus-wave-idUSKCN21T0WU | 2020-04-12 |
| The British Medical Association which represents doctors said medics were facing a decision over whether to treat patients without proper protection and so put themselves at risk | Negative | LONDON Britains COVID19 death toll neared 10000 on Saturday after health officials reported another 917 hospital deaths while one senior minister said Prime Minister Boris Johnson will need time off as he recovers from being seriously ill with the virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/uk-coronavirus-death-toll-nears-10000-as-minister-says-pm-johnson-must-rest-idUSKCN21T09R | 2020-04-12 |
| The British prime minister on Sunday became the first world leader to be admitted to hospital for persistent symptoms of COVID19 the illness caused by the novel coronavirus | Negative | Dollar drifts lower on less safehaven demand | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-heads-for-weekly-loss-on-fed-move-easing-virus-fears-idUSL3N2BY07Z | 2020-04-10 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson left intensive care on Thursday evening as he continues to recover from COVID19 but he remains under close observation in hospital | Positive | The number of confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus were reported to have exceeded 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKCN21S0M4 | 2020-04-10 |
| The British government defended its early handling of the outbreak after a Reuters investigation found its scientific advisers were too slow to communicate their growing concerns | Negative | The number of confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus were reported to have exceeded 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKCN21S0M4 | 2020-04-10 |
| The British bank said it expected 2020 earnings for companies in the region to fall to | Negative | LONDON Profit expectations for European companies in the second and third quarters continue to deteriorate sharply Refinitiv data showed on Wednesday as countries such as Britain Italy and France implement lockdowns to fight the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks-results/europe-inc-profit-expectations-plunge-amid-lockdowns-idUSKBN21Q0YV | 2020-04-09 |
| WASHINGTON American and British cybersecurity officials are warning that statebacked hackers and online criminals are taking advantage of the coronavirus outbreak to further their operations echoing concerns from digital safety experts | Negative | WASHINGTON American and British cybersecurity officials are warning that statebacked hackers and online criminals are taking advantage of the coronavirus outbreak to further their operations echoing concerns from digital safety experts | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-cyber/u-s-uk-cyber-officials-say-state-backed-hackers-taking-advantage-of-outbreak-idUSKCN21Q36N | 2020-04-09 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was clinically in intensive care on Wednesday and responding to treatment | Neutral | The number of confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus exceeded 1 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21P389 | 2020-04-09 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons condition is improving and he is able to sit up in bed and engage with clinical staff finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday as Johnson remained in intensive care battling COVID19 | Positive | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons condition is improving and he is able to sit up in bed and engage with clinical staff finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday as Johnson remained in intensive care battling COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/uks-johnson-improving-as-he-fights-covid-19-in-intensive-care-idUSKBN21Q0O5 | 2020-04-09 |
| The 55yearold British leader who tested positive for the new coronavirus nearly two weeks ago has received oxygen support but has not been put on a ventilator | Neutral | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons condition is improving and he is able to sit up in bed and engage with clinical staff finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday as Johnson remained in intensive care battling COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/uks-johnson-improving-as-he-fights-covid-19-in-intensive-care-idUSKBN21Q0O5 | 2020-04-09 |
| The British Grand Prix at Silverstone has set an April deadline to decide whether it can go ahead | Positive | The June 14 Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal joined a growing list of Formula One races postponed due to the new coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday with the 2020 season yet to get on the starting grid | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-f1-canada/pandemic-forces-postponement-of-canadian-f1-grand-prix-idUSKBN21P30E | 2020-04-08 |
| Nearly everyone in the former British colony wears a mask in public with all restaurants and many shops making them mandatory | Neutral | HONG KONG Expatriates in Hong Kong are buying up masks to send to family and friends back home as supplies return to shops in the Asian financial hub and the coronavirus spreads around the world | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-hongkong-masks/with-supplies-back-hong-kong-expats-ship-masks-home-to-coronavirus-hot-spots-idUSKBN21Q0HH | 2020-04-08 |
| Across the Atlantic British Prime Minister Boris Johnson who has the illness is in intensive care for a second night although his condition is stable | Neutral | Dollar recovers after overnight drop | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-creeps-higher-as-virus-worries-return-idUSL4N2BW08G | 2020-04-08 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was set to spend a second night in intensive care on Tuesday to help his fight against a coronavirus infection as his designated deputy said he would pull through because hes a | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was set to spend a second night in intensive care on Tuesday to help his fight against a coronavirus infection as his designated deputy said he would pull through because hes a | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/uk-pm-johnson-battling-coronavirus-set-for-second-night-in-intensive-care-idUSKBN21P041 | 2020-04-08 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to intensive care on Monday after his coronavirus symptoms worsened but he is still conscious | Negative | European nations including hardhit Italy and Spain have started looking ahead to easing coronavirus lockdowns after steady falls in fatality rates as the United States prepared on Monday for what one official called peak death | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21N0D0 | 2020-04-07 |
| Williams a familyrun independent team who rank among the sports most successful despite recent struggles said British driver George Russell and Canadian rookie Nicholas Latifi will take a salary reduction | Positive | LONDON The Britishbased Williams and Racing Point Formula One teams on Monday followed McLaren in temporarily furloughing staff as a result of the new coronavirus crisis with their drivers taking pay cuts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-f1-williams/williams-and-racing-point-drivers-take-pay-cuts-idUSKBN21O1S7 | 2020-04-07 |
| News that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in hospital due to persistent COVID19 symptoms also weighed | Negative | German shares jumped 5 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-jump-as-coronavirus-deaths-slow-germany-up-almost-6-idUSKBN21O0FV | 2020-04-07 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was fighting worsening coronavirus symptoms in an intensive care unit on Tuesday leaving his foreign minister to lead the governments response to the accelerating outbreak | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was fighting worsening coronavirus symptoms in an intensive care unit on Tuesday leaving his foreign minister to lead the governments response to the accelerating outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/uk-pm-johnson-in-intensive-care-with-worsening-coronavirus-symptoms-idUSKBN21P041 | 2020-04-07 |
| LONDON British actress Honor Blackman who was best known for playing Bond girl Pussy Galore has died at the age of 94 her family said on Monday | Negative | LONDON British actress Honor Blackman who was best known for playing Bond girl Pussy Galore has died at the age of 94 her family said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-honorblackman/british-bond-girl-honor-blackman-dies-aged-94-idUSKBN21O26T | 2020-04-07 |
| YORK The United States was preparing on Monday for what one official called the peak death of the coronavirus while across the Atlantic British Prime Minister Boris Johnson the most prominent person with COVID19 was taken to intensive care | Negative | YORK The United States was preparing on Monday for what one official called the peak death of the coronavirus while across the Atlantic British Prime Minister Boris Johnson the most prominent person with COVID19 was taken to intensive care | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus/u-s-enters-peak-death-week-for-coronavirus-british-pm-in-intensive-care-idUSKBN21O2K8 | 2020-04-07 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was still in hospital on Monday suffering persistent coronavirus symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus although Downing Street said he remained in charge of the government | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was still in hospital on Monday suffering persistent coronavirus symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus although Downing Street said he remained in charge of the government | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/british-pm-johnson-still-in-hospital-with-persistent-coronavirus-symptoms-idUSKBN21O0DQ | 2020-04-06 |
| TOKYO April 6 The pound fell against the dollar and euro on Monday after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital for tests after showing persistent symptoms of the coronavirus | Negative | Sterling shaken after PM Johnson admitted to hospital | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-sterling-falls-after-pm-johnson-hospitalised-over-persistent-coronavirus-symptoms-idUSL4N2BU09J | 2020-04-06 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital for tests on Sunday after showing persistent symptoms of the coronavirus 10 days after testing positive | Neutral | Total confirmed cases of COVID19 around the world jumped to more than 1250000 with deaths rising to over 68400 according to a Reuters tally | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21N0D0 | 2020-04-06 |
| In currency markets sterling fell after British Prime Minister was admitted to hospital following persistent coronavirus symptoms as the pandemic rapidly spreads | Negative | Oil prices fall as RussiaSaudi Arabia reach impasse on supply | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-oil-skids-on-oversupply-fears-stocks-jump-on-virus-slowdown-idUSL4N2BU03H | 2020-04-06 |
| Queen Elizabeth told the British people on Sunday that they would overcome the outbreak if they stayed resolute in the face of lockdown and selfisolation | Negative | Total confirmed cases of COVID19 around the world jumped to more than 1250000 with deaths rising to over 68400 according to a Reuters tally | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21N0D0 | 2020-04-06 |
| LONDON Queen Elizabeth told the British people on Sunday that they would overcome the coronavirus outbreak if they stayed resolute in the face of lockdown and selfisolation invoking the spirit of World War Two in an extremely rare broadcast to the nation | Negative | LONDON Queen Elizabeth told the British people on Sunday that they would overcome the coronavirus outbreak if they stayed resolute in the face of lockdown and selfisolation invoking the spirit of World War Two in an extremely rare broadcast to the nation | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-queen/well-meet-again-queen-elizabeth-invokes-ww2-spirit-to-defeat-coronavirus-idUSKBN21N0TQ | 2020-04-06 |
| early in Asia after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital following persistent coronavirus symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus | Negative | SYDNEY Oil prices skidded on Monday after SaudiRussian negotiations to cut output were delayed keeping oversupply concerns alive while stocks jumped as investors were encouraged by a slowdown in coronavirusrelated deaths and new cases | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/oil-slips-on-oversupply-fears-but-stocks-jump-on-virus-slowdown-hopes-idUSKBN21N10P | 2020-04-06 |
| LONDON British authorities said on Saturday they were clamping down on bogus cures for the coronavirus which currently has no specific licensed treatment | Negative | LONDON British authorities said on Saturday they were clamping down on bogus cures for the coronavirus which currently has no specific licensed treatment | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-fake/miracle-cures-uk-investigators-go-after-fake-coronavirus-medicines-idUSKBN21L3DH | 2020-04-04 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he was remaining in isolation with mild symptoms of COVID19 including a raised temperature seven days after he first tested positive for the new coronavirus which causes the respiratory disease | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he was remaining in isolation with mild symptoms of COVID19 including a raised temperature seven days after he first tested positive for the new coronavirus which causes the respiratory disease | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/uk-pm-johnson-stays-in-isolation-as-queen-prepares-to-address-the-nation-idUSKBN21L10J | 2020-04-04 |
| The British Medical Association which represents doctors has warned that staff may be faced with difficult decisions over scarce resources | Negative | LONDON A consortium of aerospace Formula One and engineering firms hopes soon to be making at least 1500 ventilators a week as Britain races to boost the number of devices which can help save the lives of those with coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-ventilator/uk-consortium-targets-1500-ventilators-per-week-in-race-against-time-idUSKBN21K1FJ | 2020-04-03 |
| LONDON British defense company Qinetiq Group said it would postpone a decision on whether to propose paying a fullyear dividend until later in 2020 citing uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | LONDON British defense company Qinetiq Group said it would postpone a decision on whether to propose paying a fullyear dividend until later in 2020 citing uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-qinetiq-outlook/qinetiq-postpones-decision-on-dividend-until-later-in-year-idUSKBN21J4E4 | 2020-04-02 |
| British Airways had said on Tuesday it was temporarily suspending flights from Gatwick Airport Britains secondbusiest airport as the aviation sector reels under the coronavirus crisis | Negative | Talks with the union are still ongoing British Airways said in a brief statement to Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-british-airways/british-airways-could-suspend-36000-employees-bbc-idUSKBN21J72R | 2020-04-02 |
| At least four people were convicted in connection with Pearls murder including Britishborn Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh who was sentenced to death in 2002 for masterminding the murder | Negative | KARACHI A Pakistani court has commuted the death sentences of the main person accused in the 2002 kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl and acquitted three other coaccused in the matter Khawaja Naveed a defence attorney involved in the case told Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-pakistan-court-danielpearl/pakistan-court-commutes-death-sentence-of-key-accused-in-daniel-pearl-killing-lawyer-idUSKBN21K0J7 | 2020-04-02 |
| Investment firm AJ Bell last week estimated that over 100 British firms have postponed or cancelled some 4 | Negative | Barclays and Citi warn of impact on profits dividends | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks-results/update-2-virus-seen-halving-profits-dividends-in-europe-analysts-idUSL8N2BP1GG | 2020-04-02 |
| The team spokesman said British 20yearold Norris and Spaniard Sainz were adamant they too wanted to play their part | Negative | LONDON McLaren became the first Formula One team to furlough staff because of the coronavirus on Wednesday with drivers Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz joining senior management in taking a pay cut | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-f1-mclaren/mclaren-to-put-staff-on-furlough-f1-drivers-take-pay-cut-idUSKBN21J6YI | 2020-04-02 |
| British finance minister Rishi Sunak announced last month that furloughed workers can claim of their wages up to 2500 pounds per month | Neutral | LONDON McLaren became the first Formula One team to furlough staff because of the coronavirus on Wednesday with drivers Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz joining senior management in taking a pay cut | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-f1-mclaren/mclaren-to-put-staff-on-furlough-f1-drivers-take-pay-cut-idUSKBN21J6YI | 2020-04-02 |
| LONDON Losing your sense be the best way to tell if you have COVID19 according to a study of data collected via a symptom tracker app developed by British scientists to help monitor the pandemic caused by the new coronavirus | Negative | LONDON Losing your sense be the best way to tell if you have COVID19 according to a study of data collected via a symptom tracker app developed by British scientists to help monitor the pandemic caused by the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/sciencehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-taste/loss-oftaste-smell-key-covid-19-symptoms-british-scientists-study-idUSKBN21I3KE | 2020-04-01 |
| Taylor Herring a British PR agency whose clients include TV channels and international brands advised all companies to ditch the jokes this year | Neutral | Tech giant Google which is famous for its annual spoofs has canceled the tradition because of the pandemic which has killed about 40000 people worldwide | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-april-fools/countries-threaten-jail-for-april-fools-day-jokes-about-coronavirus-idUSKBN21I2QH | 2020-04-01 |
| Last week British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was obliged to switch to running the country from isolation after testing positive for the virus | Negative | TOKYO Japans capital recorded more than 70 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday for its highest tally in a single day as pressure mounted on the prime minister to order a lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/tokyo-records-most-new-coronavirus-cases-in-a-day-as-pressure-for-lockdown-builds-idUSKBN21I083 | 2020-04-01 |
| The company suspended production in its British aeroengine factories for a week last week and the facilities are likely to return with reduced activity | Negative | Rolls last updated the market at the end of February when it forecast 2020 free cash flow of 1 billion pounds | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-rolls-royce-hldg/rolls-royce-targets-in-jeopardy-as-pandemic-brings-air-travel-slump-idUSKBN21I23C | 2020-04-01 |
| LONDON British and EU officials are holding informal talks on the future relationship a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday repeating that Britain is still working towards the end of this year to end a transition period | Positive | LONDON British and EU officials are holding informal talks on the future relationship a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday repeating that Britain is still working towards the end of this year to end a transition period | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-talks/uk-eu-holding-informal-talks-on-future-relationship-pms-spokesman-idUSKBN21H1SW | 2020-03-31 |
| The British prime ministers senior adviser Dominic Cummings is selfisolating with symptoms just days after the British leader himself tested positive | Neutral | Countries affected by the novel coronavirus entered another week of strict quarantine and several nations introduced new economic stimulus to aid citizens and companies hit by the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21I0LK | 2020-03-31 |
| Morgan Stanley believes the British economy will contract 5 | Neutral | item first published on Monday with no changes to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-ratings-markets/rpt-investors-look-past-uk-rating-downgrade-but-flag-risks-ahead-idUSL8N2BN7YX | 2020-03-31 |
| It was not encouraging then that British authorities were warning lockdown measures could last months | Negative | Nikkei leads Asia lower 500 futures recoup early losses | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-suffer-virus-chills-central-banks-offer-cold-comfort-idUSL4N2BN0U2 | 2020-03-30 |
| With that in mind it was not encouraging that British authorities were warning lockdown measures could last months | Negative | Futures for 500 Nikkei fall in early trade | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-under-threat-as-futures-fall-early-idUSL4N2BM0LX | 2020-03-30 |
| RIYADH Saudi Arabian Airlines will begin exceptional commercial flights this week to bring British nationals and their families back to the United Kingdom and similar flights are being arranged for U.S. citizens to return home both countries said | Positive | RIYADH Saudi Arabian Airlines will begin exceptional commercial flights this week to bring British nationals and their families back to the United Kingdom and similar flights are being arranged for U.S. citizens to return home both countries said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-saudi/britain-u-s-working-with-saudis-to-repatriate-citizens-idUSKBN21F08R | 2020-03-29 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson who is selfisolating at 10 Downing Street after testing positive for coronavirus will write to every UK household to urge people to stay at home | Negative | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson who is selfisolating at 10 Downing Street after testing positive for coronavirus will write to every UK household to urge people to stay at home | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-johnson/at-home-with-coronavirus-uks-johnson-writes-to-the-nation-idUSKBN21G00J | 2020-03-29 |
| European shares closed in the red on Friday after EU lawmakers failed to agree on a coronavirus rescue package and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced he had been infected | Negative | European shares closed in the red on Friday after EU lawmakers failed to agree on a coronavirus rescue package and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced he had been infected | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-fall-after-three-day-rally-but-mark-best-week-since-2011-idUSKBN21E126 | 2020-03-28 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the coronavirus and is selfisolating at his Downing Street residence but said he would still lead the governments response to the accelerating outbreak | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the coronavirus and is selfisolating at his Downing Street residence but said he would still lead the governments response to the accelerating outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-johnson/british-pm-johnson-has-coronavirus-self-isolates-in-downing-street-idUSKBN21E1KR | 2020-03-28 |
| Prince Charles the 71yearold heir to the British throne tested positive for coronavirus this week and has mild symptoms | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the coronavirus and is selfisolating at his Downing Street residence but said he would still lead the governments response to the accelerating outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-johnson/british-pm-johnson-has-coronavirus-self-isolates-in-downing-street-idUSKBN21E1KR | 2020-03-28 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his health minister tested positive for the coronavirus and said they were selfisolating | Negative | The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved a | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21E0IN | 2020-03-28 |
| British engineer Anthony McCarthy was recently turned away from his regular hotel in the city of Shenzhen | Neutral | SHENZHEN Francesca Torlai has always got on well with her neighbors when walking her Pekingese mixbreed Waffles through the back streets of Beijing but recently the Italian has started to overhear people referring to her suspiciously | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-foreigners/foreigners-face-suspicion-in-china-as-coronavirus-worsens-overseas-idUSKBN21E1DU | 2020-03-28 |
| British engineer Babcock has also joined forces with a leading medical equipment company and experts from Londons Royal Brompton Hospital | Positive | LONDON Britain has placed an emergency order of 10000 ventilators designed at breakneck speed by bagless vacuum cleaner company Dyson the first fruits of an industrywide call to arms to prepare for the looming peak of the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-ventilator/britain-orders-ventilators-from-vacuum-maker-dyson-as-f1-teams-stand-ready-idUSKBN21D1CQ | 2020-03-27 |
| In line with the governments advice British lenders agreed on Thursday to give all homebuyers the option of extending mortgage offers by three months | Positive | LONDON The UK government has urged people to avoid moving house during the coronavirus outbreak as the pandemic brings the countrys property market to a near standstill | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-housing/uk-tells-people-not-to-move-as-housing-market-freezes-idUSKBN21E0P7 | 2020-03-27 |
| LONDON British engineer Babcock International said on Wednesday it had joined forces with a leading medical equipment company to design and supply thousands of critical care ventilators to Britains publicly funded health service | Positive | LONDON British engineer Babcock International said on Wednesday it had joined forces with a leading medical equipment company to design and supply thousands of critical care ventilators to Britains publicly funded health service | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-ventilator/babcock-says-to-design-and-build-thousands-of-ventilators-for-uk-idUSKBN21C3J7 | 2020-03-26 |
| LONDON Prince Charles the 71yearold heir to the British throne has tested positive for coronavirus but is in good health and is now self isolating in Scotland with mild symptoms | Negative | LONDON Prince Charles the 71yearold heir to the British throne has tested positive for coronavirus but is in good health and is now self isolating in Scotland with mild symptoms | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-royals/prince-charles-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-queen-elizabeth-in-good-health-idUSKBN21C1IS | 2020-03-26 |
| Featuring the British governments top doctor Chris Whitty the TV adverts warn people to Stay Home Protect The NHS Save | Negative | LONDON March 25 Britain is stepping up a media campaign on TV radio print and social media to ram home the message that people need to stay at home to save lives during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-britain-advertising/britain-launches-ad-campaign-to-save-lives-over-coronavirus-idUSL8N2BI87N | 2020-03-26 |
| The shows sponsor was British toymaker Hornby which makes train sets including miniatures of real engines and more magical ones like Harry Potters Hogwarts Express | Positive | LONDON The trains of Britain have been known to grind to a halt due to such minor hazards as leaves on the line or the wrong type of snow but the world of model railways is made of sterner stuff | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-modelrailw/full-steam-ahead-for-uk-model-railway-buffs-despite-coronavirus-idUSKBN21B39P | 2020-03-25 |
| The U.S Pacific Tsunami Warning Center also said the countrys West Coast Alaska and Canadas British Columbia didnt face any tsunami danger from the quake | Negative | Meteorological authorities in Japan didnt issue any tsunami alerts while U.S. authorities canceled a warning for Hawaii after a 7 | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-quake/no-tsunami-threat-after-magnitude-7-5-quake-off-russias-kuril-islands-idUSKBN21C0D1 | 2020-03-25 |
| The U.S Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the countrys West Coast Alaska and Canadas British Columbia didnt face any tsunami danger from the quake | Negative | Residents in the northern part of Russias Kuril Islands remain under threat from tsunami after a 7 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-russia-quake/no-tsunami-threat-after-magnitude-7-5-quake-off-russias-kuril-islands-idUSKBN21C0D1 | 2020-03-25 |
| Ford also is evaluating a separate effort not involving GE with the British government to make additional ventilators | Neutral | Weve been in regular dialogue with federal state and local officials to understand the areas of greatest Ford Chief Executive Jim Hackett said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-ford-motor/ford-joins-ge-3m-in-speeding-up-ventilator-respirator-production-idUSKBN21B1PD | 2020-03-25 |
| The online survey was conducted last week before the British government announced it would enforce its advice to stay home | Neutral | LONDON Seventy percent of people in Britain Canada France Germany Italy Japan and the United States expect their household to lose income due to the coronavirus outbreak according to a survey on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-survey/nearly-three-quarters-of-people-in-g7-expect-virus-to-make-their-households-poorer-survey-idUSKBN21C0MW | 2020-03-25 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to work through the G20 to support the global economy and vulnerable countries during the coronavirus pandemic Johnsons office said in a statement | Positive | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to work through the G20 to support the global economy and vulnerable countries during the coronavirus pandemic Johnsons office said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-china/uks-johnson-and-chinas-xi-agree-on-need-to-support-global-economy-idUSKBN21A2YK | 2020-03-24 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered stringent restrictions on peoples movement to slow the spread of the coronavirus | Negative | The COVID19 pandemic is accelerating the World Health Organization said with more than 377000 cases now recorded and infections reported from nearly every country | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21B0KB | 2020-03-24 |
| The British Olympic Association welcomed the news but said a quick decision on the Games was now necessary | Positive | ATHENS The International Olympic Committee is stepping up its scenario for the Tokyo 2020 Games including a possible postponement as the coronavirus pandemic spreads it said after an emergency meeting on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics/ioc-to-start-discussions-on-possible-tokyo-2020-postponement-idUSKBN2190X4 | 2020-03-23 |
| The British government will pay a massive share of private sector wage bills to discourage bosses from firing staff | Negative | As coronavirus cases ballooned in Europe several countries imposed or planned new restrictions to try to curb the spread | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN2150NL | 2020-03-22 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday came close to blaming Iran for a rocket attack in Iraq last week in which two American troops and a British service member were killed | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday came close to blaming Iran for a rocket attack in Iraq last week in which two American troops and a British service member were killed | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-trump/trump-pompeo-walk-to-brink-of-blaming-iran-for-rocket-attack-idUSKBN2173C8 | 2020-03-21 |
| LONDON The World Snooker Championship in Sheffield became the latest staple of the British sporting diet to be postponed on Friday because of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | LONDON The World Snooker Championship in Sheffield became the latest staple of the British sporting diet to be postponed on Friday because of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-snooker/world-championship-postponed-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN2171NG | 2020-03-21 |
| The British Medical Association said doctors have been asked to go to hardware stores and building sites to source protective masks | Positive | LONDON The coronavirus pandemic is forcing senior doctors in Britains National Health Service to contemplate the how to ration access to critical care beds and ventilators should resources fall short | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-healthcare/who-gets-the-ventilator-british-doctors-contemplate-harrowing-coronavirus-care-choices-idUSKBN2172FC | 2020-03-21 |
| LONDON Nissan said on Friday its British car factory would remain closed until further notice over the coronavirus outbreak having previously said it would be shut until the end of the week | Negative | LONDON Nissan said on Friday its British car factory would remain closed until further notice over the coronavirus outbreak having previously said it would be shut until the end of the week | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-nissan/nissans-uk-factory-closed-until-further-notice-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN2171UY | 2020-03-21 |
| The British government is planning to buy equity stakes in airlines and other companies affected by the coronavirus pandemic the Financial Times reported | Neutral | The British government is planning to buy equity stakes in airlines and other companies affected by the coronavirus pandemic the Financial Times reported | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-airlines/uk-government-plans-to-buy-into-airlines-ft-idUSKBN2180AX | 2020-03-21 |
| March 21 The British government is planning to buy equity stakes in airlines and other companies affected by the impact of coronavirus the Financial Times reported | Positive | March 21 The British government is planning to buy equity stakes in airlines and other companies affected by the impact of coronavirus the Financial Times reported | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-britain-airlines/uk-government-plans-to-buy-into-airlines-ft-idUSFWN2BE05O | 2020-03-21 |
| For the British pound versus the dollar expected volatility gauges leapt to 24 | Negative | Wall Street gains as policymakers pulled out all the stops | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stock-markets-extend-gains-as-policymakers-pull-out-all-the-stops-idUSL1N2BC1F2 | 2020-03-20 |
| Last week British Airways Chief Executive Officer Alex Cruz told its staff of plans to cut jobs and ground aircraft to tackle the situation caused by coronavirus | Negative | But a union source told FT that pilots pay cut would work out to less than based on an agreement that pilots can temporarily suspend their pension contributions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-british-airways/british-airways-pilots-to-face-pay-cut-due-to-coronavirus-ft-idUSKBN21647A | 2020-03-20 |
| LONDON Bentley will stop car production at its British factory from the end of Friday for four weeks over the coronavirus outbreak one of the final automakers in Britain to announce such plans | Negative | LONDON Bentley will stop car production at its British factory from the end of Friday for four weeks over the coronavirus outbreak one of the final automakers in Britain to announce such plans | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-bentley/carmaker-bentley-to-suspend-production-for-four-weeks-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN21702K | 2020-03-20 |
| The British government has asked manufacturers if they could help with the design and production of ventilators | Positive | LONDON Bentley will stop car production at its British factory from the end of Friday for four weeks over the coronavirus outbreak one of the final automakers in Britain to announce such plans | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-bentley/carmaker-bentley-to-suspend-production-for-four-weeks-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN21702K | 2020-03-20 |
| 05 trillion British thermal unit cargo is for loading on April 25 they added | Neutral | details industry | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/papua-lng-exports/update-1-papua-new-guinea-lng-plant-sells-april-cargo-at-nearly-4-mmbtu-sources-idUSL4N2BC2I1 | 2020-03-19 |
| Britishbased Red Bull said they planned to close their Milton Keynes factory on March 27 for three weeks subject to developments | Positive | LONDON Formula One teams must close for three weeks by the end of April in a move that will allow races to be rescheduled during the European summer and help limit the financial impact of the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-f1/f1-cancels-august-break-could-delay-2021-changes-idUSKBN2153DK | 2020-03-19 |
| BONN March 18 Two British bankers were handed suspended jail sentences on Wednesday and one told to pay a 14 million euro penalty in Germanys biggest postwar fraud trial of a scam involving multibillioneuro trades to get bogus tax reclaims | Negative | MARCH 18 story no change to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/germany-trade-fraud/rpt-explainer-how-sham-trades-tricked-germany-out-of-billions-idUSL8N2BC1YA | 2020-03-19 |
| Anthony Breach an analyst at the British think tank Centre for Cities said housing prices will drop across cities globally as a result of the crisis caused by the coronavirus | Negative | AMMAN Reuters Hong Kong Singapore and Osaka were named as the worlds most expensive cities on Wednesday but researchers warned that the coronavirus outbreak could change the ranking | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-cities-trfn/coronavirus-could-cut-costs-in-worlds-most-expensive-cities-idUSKBN2153DF | 2020-03-19 |
| On Tuesday the husband of jailed BritishIranian aid worker Nazanin ZaghariRatcliffe said she had been temporarily released in Iran for two weeks | Negative | DUBAI Iran has temporarily freed about 85000 people from jail including political prisoners in response to the coronavirus epidemic a judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran-prisoners/iran-temporarily-frees-85000-from-jail-including-political-prisoners-idUSKBN21410M | 2020-03-19 |
| Organizers of the British event are in a waitandsee mode so far | Neutral | Shares in U.S. airlines fell sharply on Wednesday after Washington proposed a rescue package of billion in loans but no grants as the industry had requested to help address the financial impact from the deepening coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-usa/u-s-airlines-shares-plunge-after-cash-free-washington-rescue-proposal-idUSKBN2153PZ | 2020-03-19 |
| Esmaili did not say whether it would include BritishIranian aid worker Nazanin ZaghariRatcliffe who was released on Tuesday for two weeks | Positive | DUBAI Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will pardon 10000 prisoners including political ones in honor of the Iranian new year on Friday state TV reported | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-prisoners/irans-supreme-leader-to-pardon-10000-prisoners-including-political-ones-idUSKBN2153RN | 2020-03-19 |
| LONDON March 18 A British professor who was in Downing Street this week after convincing Prime Minister Boris Johnson to stiffen his response to the coronavirus outbreak has self isolated after developing a persistent dry cough and a fever | Negative | LONDON March 18 A British professor who was in Downing Street this week after convincing Prime Minister Boris Johnson to stiffen his response to the coronavirus outbreak has self isolated after developing a persistent dry cough and a fever | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-britain-scientist/uk-professor-who-swayed-covid-19-response-is-self-isolating-idUSL9N29W01M | 2020-03-18 |
| The British government is discussing a support package for airlines and airports finance minister Rishi Sunak said later on Tuesday | Positive | Airlines demanded urgent tax relief to avoid multiple bankruptcies as coronavirus disruption continued its spread across the global industry on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/coronavirus-stricken-airlines-call-for-state-aid-to-avert-ruin-idUSKBN21433Y | 2020-03-18 |
| British entertainment stocks wallow in social life curbs to | Negative | STOXX 600 closes higher after tumultuous session | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/update-2-spanish-stimulus-helps-european-stocks-end-seesaw-session-higher-idUSL4N2BA2II | 2020-03-18 |
| In 2018 British lawmakers concluded that the MI5 security service had missed potential opportunities to prevent the bombing | Negative | LONDON The brother of the bomber who blew himself up at the end of an Ariana Grande concert in the English city of Manchester three years ago was found guilty on Tuesday of murdering the 22 victims | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-security-manchester/brother-of-2017-uk-manchester-suicide-bomber-found-guilty-of-murder-idUSKBN2142VI | 2020-03-18 |
| LONDON A crucial projection study that helped convince the British government to impose more stringent measures to contain COVID19 painted a worst case picture of hundreds of thousands of deaths and a health service overwhelmed with severely sick patients | Negative | LONDON A crucial projection study that helped convince the British government to impose more stringent measures to contain COVID19 painted a worst case picture of hundreds of thousands of deaths and a health service overwhelmed with severely sick patients | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-research/sobering-coronavirus-study-prompted-britain-to-toughen-its-approach-idUSKBN2141EP | 2020-03-18 |
| Rolls Royce a British engineering company that makes the jet engines for the biggest Boeing and Airbus planes said it was ready to help in any way it could | Positive | The Prime Minister made clear that responding to coronavirus and reducing the spread of the peak requires a national the spokeswoman said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/make-us-ventilators-to-fight-coronavirus-uk-asks-ford-and-rolls-royce-idUSKBN21317A | 2020-03-17 |
| The new deaths occurred in the same nursing home in the Pacific province of British Columbia which is directly north of Washington one of the worsthit U.S. states | Negative | OTTAWA Canada closed its borders to all foreign nationals except U.S. citizens and permanent residents on Monday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urging people to limit social contact to stem the spread of the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada/in-bid-to-slow-coronavirus-canada-shuts-borders-to-foreign-nationals-idUSKBN213275 | 2020-03-17 |
| The British pound is also under pressure dogged by worries about not only Britains exit from the European Union but also its sizable current account deficit | Negative | Yen retains Mondays gains euro almost flat | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-yen-ticks-down-in-choppy-market-sentiment-still-fragile-idUSL4N2BA16Z | 2020-03-17 |
| British Columbia said however it was concerned that U.S. citizens would be allowed in | Negative | OTTAWA Canada closed its borders to all foreign nationals except U.S. citizens and permanent residents on Monday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urging people to limit social contact to stem the spread of the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada/in-bid-to-slow-coronavirus-canada-shuts-borders-to-foreign-nationals-idUSKBN213275 | 2020-03-17 |
| British flyweight Galal Yafai was the first to qualify even if the Games July 24 starting date is looking increasingly uncertain | Neutral | LONDON The European Americas and final world qualifying boxing tournaments for the Tokyo Olympic Games were suspended on Monday after falling victim to the coronavirus outbreak sweeping the globe | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-boxing/tokyo-2020-boxing-qualifiers-suspended-as-virus-spreads-idUSKBN21331E | 2020-03-17 |
| The British Horseracing Authority confirmed races in England Scotland and Wales until the end of March will take place without spectators in attendance | Neutral | Sports events around the world that have not been suspended postponed or canceled due to the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-sport-factbox/factbox-sports-events-still-ongoing-despite-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKBN2140FW | 2020-03-17 |
| British actor Idris Elba said on Monday he had tested positive for the new coronavirus joining Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson among the first major celebrities to contract the respiratory disease | Negative | British actor Idris Elba said on Monday he had tested positive for the new coronavirus joining Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson among the first major celebrities to contract the respiratory disease | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-idris-elba/idris-elba-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-filming-halted-for-matrix-4-idUSKBN2133BH | 2020-03-17 |
| British online money transfer service TransferWise Ltd said on Monday it is partnering with mobile payments giant Alibababacked Alipay to enable instant transfers to China using 17 currencies | Positive | British online money transfer service TransferWise Ltd said on Monday it is partnering with mobile payments giant Alibababacked Alipay to enable instant transfers to China using 17 currencies | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-transferwise-alipay/transferwise-taps-into-china-market-with-alipay-partnership-idUSKBN2133XN | 2020-03-17 |
| LONDON British street artist Banksy is thought to have given a Valentines Day gift to his home town of Bristol in western England with the appearance of a new mural showing a small girl with a catapult and a splatter of red flowers | Positive | LONDON British street artist Banksy is thought to have given a Valentines Day gift to his home town of Bristol in western England with the appearance of a new mural showing a small girl with a catapult and a splatter of red flowers | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-art-banksy/banksy-plays-with-violence-and-innocence-in-valentines-day-graffiti-idUSKBN2072GC | 2020-03-17 |
| Airlines called on the British government to help ensure their survival during the coronavirus crisis on Sunday after the U.S. extended restrictions on European travelers to include Britain | Negative | France and Spain joined Italy in imposing lockdowns on tens of millions of people Australia ordered selfisolation of arriving foreigners and other countries extended entry bans as the world sought to contain the spreading coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN2130CR | 2020-03-16 |
| CAIRO Saudi Arabias Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson discussed how to reduce the economic consequences of coronavirus Saudiowned Al Arabiya television said on Sunday | Negative | CAIRO Saudi Arabias Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson discussed how to reduce the economic consequences of coronavirus Saudiowned Al Arabiya television said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-sa-britain/saudi-crown-prince-uks-pm-discuss-cutting-coronavirus-economic-impact-idUSKBN212193 | 2020-03-16 |
| LONDON Airlines called on the British government to help ensure their survival during the coronavirus crisis on Sunday after the U.S. extended restrictions on European travelers to include Britain | Negative | LONDON Airlines called on the British government to help ensure their survival during the coronavirus crisis on Sunday after the U.S. extended restrictions on European travelers to include Britain | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-britain/airlines-ask-for-british-government-help-to-survive-crisis-idUSKBN2120X8 | 2020-03-16 |
| British Airways part of International Consolidated Airlines Group had warned on Friday of the threat posed by the coronavirus which has grounded flights worldwide | Negative | LONDON Airlines called on the British government to help ensure their survival during the coronavirus crisis on Sunday after the U.S. extended restrictions on European travelers to include Britain | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-britain/airlines-ask-for-british-government-help-to-survive-crisis-idUSKBN2120X8 | 2020-03-16 |
| PARIS Novacyt a healthcare company specializing in clinical diagnostics said on Monday the British government had started on orders for its product that is aimed at carrying out tests on the coronavirus that has killed thousands across the world | Negative | PARIS Novacyt a healthcare company specializing in clinical diagnostics said on Monday the British government had started on orders for its product that is aimed at carrying out tests on the coronavirus that has killed thousands across the world | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-novacyt/healthcare-group-novacyt-wins-british-orders-for-coronavirus-testing-product-idUSKBN2130TI | 2020-03-16 |
| Virgin Atlantics chairman Peter Norris will write to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday saying the countrys airline industry needs emergency government support worth 7 | Negative | Virgin Atlantics chairman Peter Norris will write to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday saying the countrys airline industry needs emergency government support worth 7 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/virgin-atlantic-boss-seeks-7-5-billion-pound-uk-airline-bailout-sky-news-idUSKBN21116V | 2020-03-15 |
| The British Embassy in Moscow confirmed Britains support for the encounter | Positive | MOSCOW Britain said on Friday it supported Russian President Vladimir Putins idea to hold a summit between the leaders of the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to discuss international peace and security measures | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-summit-britain/britain-backs-putin-idea-of-five-way-summit-of-world-powers-uk-embassy-idUSKBN21017S | 2020-03-15 |
| A spokesman for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he had received a letter from the Russian side which would be formally answered in due course | Positive | MOSCOW Britain said on Friday it supported Russian President Vladimir Putins idea to hold a summit between the leaders of the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to discuss international peace and security measures | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-summit-britain/britain-backs-putin-idea-of-five-way-summit-of-world-powers-uk-embassy-idUSKBN21017S | 2020-03-15 |
| LONDON British Airways warned that its survival was at stake on Friday as its CEO told staff of plans to cut jobs and ground aircraft to tackle the worsening caused by coronavirus | Negative | LONDON British Airways warned that its survival was at stake on Friday as its CEO told staff of plans to cut jobs and ground aircraft to tackle the worsening caused by coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-british-airways/british-airways-in-battle-for-survival-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN2101Z2 | 2020-03-14 |
| LONDON The British government will ban mass gatherings from next week in an attempt to curb the coronavirus outbreak an escalation of its crisis plan that critics had said was too relaxed | Negative | LONDON The British government will ban mass gatherings from next week in an attempt to curb the coronavirus outbreak an escalation of its crisis plan that critics had said was too relaxed | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-legislatio/uk-to-ban-mass-gatherings-from-next-week-to-curb-coronavirus-idUSKBN2103HG | 2020-03-14 |
| British media said the new ban on mass gatherings could affect events such as the Glastonbury music festival the Wimbledon tennis championships and the Grand National horse race | Negative | LONDON The British government will ban mass gatherings from next week in an attempt to curb the coronavirus outbreak an escalation of its crisis plan that critics had said was too relaxed | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-legislatio/uk-to-ban-mass-gatherings-from-next-week-to-curb-coronavirus-idUSKBN2103HG | 2020-03-14 |
| British Airways warned of job losses and Norwegian Air said it had weeks not to avert collapse as airlines look for cost cuts and government help in the face of a crippling travel slump brought on by the coronavirus | Negative | British Airways warned of job losses and Norwegian Air said it had weeks not to avert collapse as airlines look for cost cuts and government help in the face of a crippling travel slump brought on by the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-iata/airlines-seek-cost-cuts-and-aid-to-survive-coronavirus-idUSKBN2101QH | 2020-03-14 |
| March 13 British over50s services group Saga said on Friday it was suspending its cruise operations until early May in response to the coronavirus crisis at an estimated cost to company earnings of about 1015 million pounds | Negative | background on other suspensions details from | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/health-coronavirus-saga/update-1-uks-saga-suspends-cruises-on-virus-concerns-idUSL4N2B62I4 | 2020-03-13 |
| LONDON British rock band The Who have canceled their UK tour due to coronavirus just four days before they were due to take to the stage in Manchester | Negative | LONDON British rock band The Who have canceled their UK tour due to coronavirus just four days before they were due to take to the stage in Manchester | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-the-who/the-who-cancel-uk-rock-tour-on-coronavirus-worries-idUSKBN20Z1SU | 2020-03-13 |
| The State Department readout of the call with Raab said that there had been American British and other casualties in the attack but it did not provide details | Negative | WASHINGTON One British and two American personnel were killed and about a dozen people were wounded when 18 small rockets hit Iraqs Taji military camp north of Baghdad on Wednesday U.S. officials told Reuters speaking on condition of anonymity | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-usa-security-military/two-u-s-one-british-personnel-killed-in-iraq-rocket-attack-officials-idUSKBN20Y3AO | 2020-03-12 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and they underscored that those responsible for the attacks must be held the State Department said | Negative | WASHINGTON One British and two American personnel were killed and about a dozen people were wounded when 18 small rockets hit Iraqs Taji military camp north of Baghdad on Wednesday U.S. officials told Reuters speaking on condition of anonymity | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-usa-security-military/two-u-s-one-british-personnel-killed-in-iraq-rocket-attack-officials-idUSKBN20Y3AO | 2020-03-12 |
| The British plan for dealing with the outbreak has three main phases containment delay and mitigation | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will chair an emergency meeting on Thursday at which he is expected to approve moving to the delay of the coronavirus response that includes more stringent measures to counter the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/uk-to-introduce-more-stringent-measures-to-tackle-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN20Y3IU | 2020-03-12 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued a statement condemning the attack and added that Raab had spoken with Pompeo | Negative | WASHINGTON One British and two American personnel were killed and about a dozen people were wounded when 18 small rockets hit Iraqs Taji military camp north of Baghdad on Wednesday U.S. officials told Reuters speaking on condition of anonymity | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-usa-security-military/two-u-s-one-british-personnel-killed-in-iraq-rocket-attack-officials-idUSKBN20Y3AO | 2020-03-12 |
| The former British colony was rocked by months of sometimes violent protests from last June triggered by a nowsuspended bill that would have allowed extraditions to mainland China | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong on Thursday dismissed U.S. criticism of its human rights practices saying the Asian financial hub was firmly to upholding and safeguarding freedoms | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa/hong-kong-dismisses-u-s-criticism-over-human-rights-idUSKBN20Z0HO | 2020-03-12 |
| LONDON March 11 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will meet heads of technology companies on Wednesday to discuss ways of improving communication with the public over a coronavirus outbreak and to help model and track its spread his spokesman said | Negative | LONDON March 11 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will meet heads of technology companies on Wednesday to discuss ways of improving communication with the public over a coronavirus outbreak and to help model and track its spread his spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/healh-coronavirus-britain-companies/british-pm-to-meet-tech-companies-on-coronavirus-idUSS8N26905J | 2020-03-12 |
| WASHINGTON One British and two American personnel were killed and about a dozen people were wounded when 18 small rockets hit Iraqs Taji military camp north of Baghdad on Wednesday U.S. officials told Reuters speaking on condition of anonymity | Negative | WASHINGTON One British and two American personnel were killed and about a dozen people were wounded when 18 small rockets hit Iraqs Taji military camp north of Baghdad on Wednesday U.S. officials told Reuters speaking on condition of anonymity | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-usa-security-military/two-u-s-one-british-personnel-killed-in-iraq-rocket-attack-officials-idUSKBN20Y3AO | 2020-03-12 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will chair an emergency meeting on Thursday at which he is expected to approve moving to the delay of the coronavirus response that includes more stringent measures to counter the outbreak | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will chair an emergency meeting on Thursday at which he is expected to approve moving to the delay of the coronavirus response that includes more stringent measures to counter the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/uk-to-introduce-more-stringent-measures-to-tackle-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN20Y3IU | 2020-03-12 |
| LONDON Peugeots British car factory will go down to a fourday working week later this month as the firm finds efficiencies in the face of a weak European car market | Negative | LONDON Peugeots British car factory will go down to a fourday working week later this month as the firm finds efficiencies in the face of a weak European car market | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-psa-britain/peugeots-vauxhall-uk-car-factory-cut-to-four-day-week-idUSKBN20X1DF | 2020-03-11 |
| 2 more than a decade ago for thwarting a British rival in a case that could affect Google and Qualcomm | Negative | LUXEMBOURG Intel on Tuesday said EU antitrust regulators got it wrong when they fined the chipmaker 1 | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-eu-intel-antitrust/intel-says-flawed-eu-antitrust-decision-underpins-1-2-billion-fine-idUSKBN20X1FV | 2020-03-11 |
| British online supermarket Ocado has advised customers to place orders further in advance because of exceptionally high indicating a possible reaction from shoppers to the spreading coronavirus outbreak | Negative | NEW YORK Leaving bags of food on doorsteps or texting your delivery driver a picture of where you want your meal dropped off these are new methods for U.S. consumers to get their orders as the coronavirus spreads | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-delivery/coronavirus-brings-no-contact-food-delivery-to-united-states-idUSKBN20X2Q2 | 2020-03-11 |
| Within days the British regional carrier had ceased operations blaming the virus outbreak for a sudden cash drain and Norwegian scrapped 2020 guidance | Negative | PARIS The coronavirus will accelerate a Darwinian shakeout in Europes overcrowded airline industry that ultimately benefits Ryanair and British Airways owner IAG industry experts predict | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe-airlines-an/coronavirus-to-drive-european-airline-industry-shakeout-idUSKBN20W1Z4 | 2020-03-10 |
| Two residents at a longcare facility in British Columbia with no recent travel history have tested positive for the new coronavirus infection making it Canadas first known case of the disease at a nursing home provincial officials said on Saturday | Negative | Two residents at a longcare facility in British Columbia with no recent travel history have tested positive for the new coronavirus infection making it Canadas first known case of the disease at a nursing home provincial officials said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada/two-nursing-home-residents-in-british-columbia-test-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN20U0WZ | 2020-03-08 |
| WASHINGTON The former British intelligence officer who produced a linking Donald Trump and his presidential campaign to Russia has declined to give an interview to a prosecutor assigned by U.S. Attorney General William Barr to investigate aspects of the 2016 U.S. campaign three sources familiar with the matter said | Negative | WASHINGTON The former British intelligence officer who produced a linking Donald Trump and his presidential campaign to Russia has declined to give an interview to a prosecutor assigned by U.S. Attorney General William Barr to investigate aspects of the 2016 U.S. campaign three sources familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-steele/trump-dossier-author-christopher-steele-rejects-prosecutors-interview-request-idUSKBN20T31O | 2020-03-07 |
| LONDON The British government has called a meeting with its sports authorities and broadcasters to discuss how events could be staged without fans present if the coronavirus outbreak escalates two people familiar with the matter said | Negative | LONDON The British government has called a meeting with its sports authorities and broadcasters to discuss how events could be staged without fans present if the coronavirus outbreak escalates two people familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-sport/uk-calls-in-its-sports-bodies-broadcasters-to-discuss-coronavirus-plans-sources-idUSKBN20T2XS | 2020-03-07 |
| LONDON March 6 The British government has called a meeting with sports governing bodies and broadcasters on Monday to discuss how they would cope with a broader outbreak of coronavirus two people familiar with the situation said | Positive | LONDON March 6 The British government has called a meeting with sports governing bodies and broadcasters on Monday to discuss how they would cope with a broader outbreak of coronavirus two people familiar with the situation said | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-britain-sport/uk-calls-in-sports-bodies-broadcasters-to-discuss-coronavirus-plans-sources-idUSL8N2AZ5YL | 2020-03-07 |
| Silverstone was an airbase during World War Two and the first British Grand Prix of the modern era was held there in 1948 | Negative | SILVERSTONE England Prince Harry and Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton opened a new museum on Friday at Britains Silverstone race circuit in one of the princes last public duties before he quits as a working member of the royal family this month | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-royals-harry/prince-harry-and-f1-champion-lewis-hamilton-open-silverstone-museum-idUSKBN20T1TU | 2020-03-07 |
| LONDON Dubais ruler ordered the abduction of two daughters and orchestrated a campaign of intimidation against his former wife a British judge has ruled in what is likely to be a major blow to his reputation as a Middle East reformer | Negative | LONDON Dubais ruler ordered the abduction of two daughters and orchestrated a campaign of intimidation against his former wife a British judge has ruled in what is likely to be a major blow to his reputation as a Middle East reformer | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-dubai-court/dubais-ruler-abducted-daughters-and-threatened-former-wife-uk-judge-rules-idUSKBN20S23H | 2020-03-06 |
| RIYADH British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab criticized by some at home for British arms sales to Saudi Arabia said on Thursday he was hopeful for a deescalation this year in Yemens fiveyearold civil war in which London backs the Saudiled coalition | Negative | RIYADH British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab criticized by some at home for British arms sales to Saudi Arabia said on Thursday he was hopeful for a deescalation this year in Yemens fiveyearold civil war in which London backs the Saudiled coalition | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-diplomacy/uks-raab-hopeful-for-yemen-war-de-escalation-this-year-idUSKBN20S2QS | 2020-03-06 |
| German and British financial regulators have also said they are watching how prepared banks and other institutions are | Neutral | The bank also has an employee in China with the virus who is in a stable condition interim Chief Executive Noel Quinn said in an internal memo seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-banks/hsbc-sends-home-100-london-staff-confirms-china-coronavirus-case-idUSKBN20S1GE | 2020-03-06 |
| LONDON British novelist Hilary Mantel unveiled the final installment on Wednesday of her Tudor trilogy about Thomas Cromwell the blacksmiths son who rose to be King Henry VIIIs most powerful adviser only to fall from grace and meet a gruesome end | Negative | LONDON British novelist Hilary Mantel unveiled the final installment on Wednesday of her Tudor trilogy about Thomas Cromwell the blacksmiths son who rose to be King Henry VIIIs most powerful adviser only to fall from grace and meet a gruesome end | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-people-mantel/mantel-unveils-final-volume-in-award-winning-thomas-cromwell-trilogy-idUSKBN20R36Q | 2020-03-05 |
| German and British financial regulators meanwhile said they were keeping a close eye on how prepared banks and other institutions were | Neutral | Global banks and small investment firms in Europe are urging staff to work from home and curb travel as the financial industry braces for disruption from the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-banks/keep-calm-and-work-from-home-during-coronavirus-european-banks-tell-workers-idUSKBN20R2RM | 2020-03-05 |
| LONDON British regional airline Flybe said early on Thursday it entered into administration as the already struggling carrier failed to withstand the plunge in travel demand caused by coronavirus | Negative | LONDON British regional airline Flybe said early on Thursday it entered into administration as the already struggling carrier failed to withstand the plunge in travel demand caused by coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-flybe-funding-administration/british-regional-airline-flybe-says-enters-into-administration-idUSKBN20S0CV | 2020-03-05 |
| LONDON British health authorities said on Sunday there had been 12 new cases of coronavirus in Britain bringing the total to 35 | Negative | LONDON British health authorities said on Sunday there had been 12 new cases of coronavirus in Britain bringing the total to 35 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-britain-tests/uk-government-says-12-new-positive-tests-for-coronavirus-total-now-35-idUSKBN20O1T0 | 2020-03-04 |
| WASHINGTON Twenty Republican and Democratic U.S. senators came together on Tuesday to urge British lawmakers to reconsider their governments decision to allow Chinas Huawei to be among the suppliers for the countrys 5G mobile telephone network the latest salvo in U.S. opposition to the plan | Negative | WASHINGTON Twenty Republican and Democratic U.S. senators came together on Tuesday to urge British lawmakers to reconsider their governments decision to allow Chinas Huawei to be among the suppliers for the countrys 5G mobile telephone network the latest salvo in U.S. opposition to the plan | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-security-huawei-tech/u-s-senators-want-britain-to-reconsider-using-huawei-equipment-idUSKBN20R00R | 2020-03-04 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will chair the first meeting of his climate change committee on Wednesday to discuss priorities for the year longerterm strategy and preparations for Novembers UN climate summit his spokesman said | Positive | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will chair the first meeting of his climate change committee on Wednesday to discuss priorities for the year longerterm strategy and preparations for Novembers UN climate summit his spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-climate-change-britain-johnson/uk-pm-johnson-to-discuss-summit-strategy-with-climate-change-committee-idUSKBN20Q2DE | 2020-03-04 |
| LONDON The British government launched a wideranging public health campaign on Wednesday in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus a day after warnings that as many as one in five employees could be off work at the peak of the outbreak | Negative | LONDON The British government launched a wideranging public health campaign on Wednesday in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus a day after warnings that as many as one in five employees could be off work at the peak of the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-advert/uk-launches-large-scale-public-advice-campaign-on-coronavirus-idUSKBN20R00P | 2020-03-04 |
| Moscow has repeatedly told London that British media like the BBC should expect consequences if Russias statefinanced RT television channel encounters difficulties in Britain | Negative | MOSCOW Russias communications regulator on Tuesday accused the BBC World News channel of flouting Russian broadcasting rules and said a court would hear its detailed complaints later this month | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-media-bbc/russia-accuses-bbc-world-news-of-flouting-broadcasting-rules-idUSKBN20Q1WS | 2020-03-04 |
| LONDON British trade minister Liz Truss said she wanted with the United States to agree to the removal of retaliatory tariffs on some British and U.S. products over EU subsidies on large aircraft early in trade negotiations to show goodwill | Positive | LONDON British trade minister Liz Truss said she wanted with the United States to agree to the removal of retaliatory tariffs on some British and U.S. products over EU subsidies on large aircraft early in trade negotiations to show goodwill | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-trade-usa-talks-tariffs/uk-wants-retaliatory-tariffs-removed-early-on-in-u-s-trade-talks-truss-idUSKBN20P2RV | 2020-03-03 |
| A levy on the money major tech firms make from British users had been expected to be introduced next month | Positive | LONDON Britain said on Monday it would consider opposition to its plan to impose a new digital tax on big tech companies like Google Facebook and Amazon as part of its ambition to agree a free trade deal with the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-trade-usa-mandate-digital/uk-to-consider-opposition-to-digital-tax-in-pursuit-of-u-s-trade-deal-idUSKBN20P1LY | 2020-03-03 |
| LONDON The British government said any system to protect U.S. companies interests in the country after a free trade agreement typically a sensitive issue for civil society groups worried about the power of multinationals would have to be fair and transparent | Positive | LONDON The British government said any system to protect U.S. companies interests in the country after a free trade agreement typically a sensitive issue for civil society groups worried about the power of multinationals would have to be fair and transparent | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-trade-usa-investment/uk-says-any-system-for-resolving-u-s-investor-disputes-will-be-fair-idUSKBN20P1MD | 2020-03-03 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned he would drive a hard bargain with the United States in upcoming trade talks as the government sets out its negotiating position on Monday | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned he would drive a hard bargain with the United States in upcoming trade talks as the government sets out its negotiating position on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-trade-usa/britain-vows-to-drive-hard-bargain-in-u-s-trade-talks-idUSKBN20O2BV | 2020-03-02 |
| LONDON British foreign minister Dominic Raab will on Monday begin his first official visit to the Gulf for talks with leaders in Saudi Arabia and Oman expected to cover trade human rights issues and climate change | Positive | LONDON British foreign minister Dominic Raab will on Monday begin his first official visit to the Gulf for talks with leaders in Saudi Arabia and Oman expected to cover trade human rights issues and climate change | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-gulf/uk-foreign-minister-visits-oman-saudi-arabia-to-boost-post-brexit-ties-idUSKBN20P00O | 2020-03-02 |
| In the event that the situation deteriorates further the ability of the British Embassy to provide assistance to British nationals from within Iran may be limited | Negative | DUBAI Irans death toll from the new coronavirus has reached 54 Health Ministry spokesman told state TV adding that the number of people infected had reached 978 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-iran/irans-coronavirus-death-toll-jumps-to-54-with-978-infected-idUSKBN20O1P4 | 2020-03-02 |
| Reuters TV footage showed a group of British tourists getting off a coach that had taken them from the hotel to the airport on Sunday evening wearing masks | Neutral | TENERIFE Tourists staying at a Tenerife hotel that has been on lockdown after five cases of the coronavirus were detected there are free to leave if they test negative for the virus regional health authorities said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-spain-tenerife/some-tenerife-hotel-guests-head-to-airport-after-coronavirus-tests-idUSKBN20O27C | 2020-03-02 |
| PARIS AustrianBritish fashion duo Andreas Kronthaler and Vivienne Westwood brought a gypsylike caravan of models wrapped in tartan and silk to the gilded corridors of Paris town hall to present their 202021 winter collection | Neutral | PARIS AustrianBritish fashion duo Andreas Kronthaler and Vivienne Westwood brought a gypsylike caravan of models wrapped in tartan and silk to the gilded corridors of Paris town hall to present their 202021 winter collection | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-fashion-paris-westwood/vivienne-westwood-show-brings-gypsy-chic-to-paris-town-hall-idUSKBN20N0XY | 2020-03-01 |
| The British region of Northern Ireland which shares an open border with the Irish republic confirmed its first and so far only case of the virus on Thursday | Neutral | DUBLIN Health authorities in Ireland on Saturday confirmed the countrys first case of coronavirus and said it was associated with travel from an affected area in northern Italy | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-ireland/ireland-confirms-first-case-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN20N11V | 2020-03-01 |
| British Ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliot said on Twitter that efforts were under way to support British nationals in the hotel and to plan for safe return | Positive | TENERIFE An Italian national staying at a hotel in Tenerife which has been placed on lockdown after four cases of the coronavirus were detected has tested positive for the virus regional health authorities confirmed on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-spain-tenerife/new-coronavirus-case-confirmed-at-tenerife-hotel-on-lockdown-idUSKBN20N0SZ | 2020-03-01 |
| A British government source who spoke on condition of anonymity doubted the Taliban would completely break with al Qaeda | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps quest for a second term received a boost on Saturday from the deal with the Taliban for a troop pullout from Afghanistan but it could take time possibly years before all U.S. forces come home from Americas longest war | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban-withdrawal/afghanistan-deal-is-political-boost-for-trump-but-pullout-could-take-years-idUSKBN20N0KN | 2020-03-01 |
| However a London mayoral candidates suggestion that the British capital which hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics could take them again if needed drew sharp responses from Japan | Positive | TOKYO Tokyo has no Plan B for this years Summer Olympics despite alarm over the spread of the coronavirus in Japan and elsewhere with under five months before the event a senior official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-coronavirus-exclusive/exclusive-tokyo-has-no-plan-b-for-games-despite-coronavirus-idUSKCN20M1CL | 2020-02-29 |
| TOKYO A British man who was infected by the coronavirus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan has died bringing the death toll among people who were aboard the vessel to six Japans government said on Friday | Negative | TOKYO A British man who was infected by the coronavirus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan has died bringing the death toll among people who were aboard the vessel to six Japans government said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-britain/british-man-infected-by-coronavirus-on-japanese-cruise-ship-has-died-idUSKBN20F2XF | 2020-02-29 |
| LONDON A British man who was aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Yokohama Japan has died from coronavirus Kyodo news reported on Friday | Negative | LONDON A British man who was aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Yokohama Japan has died from coronavirus Kyodo news reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-britain-death/british-man-who-was-on-diamond-princess-ship-in-japan-dies-kyodo-idUSKCN20M1ZK | 2020-02-29 |
| A man who had been aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship has become the first British national to die from the coronavirus | Negative | The rapid spread of the coronavirus increased fears of a pandemic on Friday with eight countries reporting their first cases and the World Health Organization raising its global spread and impact risk alert to very | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-china-health-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKCN20L0F2 | 2020-02-29 |
| A spokesperson from the British Cycling team in Berlin said the team doctor was liaising with the UCI medical team | Neutral | The final two stages of the UAE Tour which is featuring some of the worlds leading riders has been canceled due to two Italian participants testing positive for coronavirus the Abu Dhabi Sports Council said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-cycling/cycling-uae-tour-canceled-after-positive-coronavirus-tests-idUSKCN20L333 | 2020-02-28 |
| That has put pressure on Asda which said last week that budgetconscious British consumers were behind a fall in underlying sales in the key Christmas quarter | Negative | Asda and Walmart said in a joint statement on Wednesday that discussions with a small of suitors followed inbound but no decisions had been taken | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-asda-m-a-walmart/walmart-in-talks-with-possible-buyers-for-asda-stake-idUSKCN20K2E9 | 2020-02-28 |
| LONDON A taxi association will be able to participate in Ubers appeal against the loss of its operating license in the British capital city set to be heard in full from July 6 a British judge decided on Thursday | Neutral | LONDON A taxi association will be able to participate in Ubers appeal against the loss of its operating license in the British capital city set to be heard in full from July 6 a British judge decided on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-uber-britain/taxi-group-wins-right-to-join-ubers-london-license-appeal-case-idUSKCN20L1KW | 2020-02-28 |
| BRUSSELS Granting British financial firms access to the EU market is not part of the talks starting next week the blocs executive European Commission said | Negative | BRUSSELS Granting British financial firms access to the EU market is not part of the talks starting next week the blocs executive European Commission said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-commission/eu-says-equivalence-for-financial-services-not-part-of-trade-talks-with-uk-idUSKCN20L1TH | 2020-02-28 |
| In late 2018 a crossparty group of British parliamentarians recommended that the government introduce a new imagebased sexual abuse law to criminalize cyberflashing | Negative | LONDON Reuters University student Sophie Meehan was enjoying a family trip to the theater in London when pictures of a strangers genitals popped up on her mobile phone | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-women-cyberflashing-legislation-trfn/gross-and-shocking-women-call-for-new-laws-to-stop-cyber-flashing-idUSKCN20M0H3 | 2020-02-28 |
| Indian billionaire Shetty resigned as NMCs cochairman this month after British regulators said they were looking into NMC following a disclosure that he had misstated the size of his stake | Negative | Reuters was unable to reach Manghat Shetty and Muhairi for comment outside business hours on NMCs latest statement | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-nmc-health-ceo/nmc-health-removes-ceo-amid-investigation-of-uae-firms-finances-idUSKCN20K2XD | 2020-02-27 |
| British former track athlete Jessica EnnisHill who won the heptathlon silver at Rio after seriously considering withdrawing said Tokyobound athletes would be similarly torn | Positive | Fears that the new coronavirus outbreak is on the verge of becoming a global pandemic have stoked concerns about the Tokyo Games and while the International Olympic Committee says there is no Plan doubts remain the event will go ahead as planned | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-olympics/fears-of-coronavirus-pandemic-spreading-olympic-unease-idUSKCN20K10P | 2020-02-27 |
| British banks have shrunk since the financial crisis and have continued to cut staff in recent years in response to squeezed profit margins and growing demand for digital services | Negative | Lloyds is planning to axe 780 jobs as part of ongoing costcutting at Britains biggest domestic bank union Unite said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-lloyds-job-cuts/lloyds-virgin-money-cut-jobs-as-uk-bank-customers-shift-online-idUSKCN20K1L1 | 2020-02-27 |
| British Health Minister Matt Hancock said the government had plans in place in case the coronavirus disease outbreak becomes a pandemic | Negative | LONDON Britain has started random tests for the new coronavirus on patients with flulike symptoms as part of an early warning system in case the outbreak of COVID19 becomes more widespread a senior health official said | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-britain/uk-conducts-random-coronavirus-testing-as-part-of-early-warning-plan-idUSKCN20K1G1 | 2020-02-27 |
| Questions have risen about whether the Olympics should be moved or canceled with one London mayoral candidate saying the British capital was ready to host the games if needed | Negative | SAPPORO Japan Japans J.League says it has postponed seven Levian Cup soccer matches scheduled for Wednesday due to concern about the coronavirus outbreak and all domestic games through the first half of March | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-sport-japan/soccer-japan-postpones-games-due-to-coronavirus-concerns-idUSKCN20J0IK | 2020-02-26 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will meet with Britains trade minister Liz Truss this week British government officials said on Tuesday as the two allies gear up for postBrexit trade talks that could prove contentious | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will meet with Britains trade minister Liz Truss this week British government officials said on Tuesday as the two allies gear up for postBrexit trade talks that could prove contentious | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-britain/u-s-trade-rep-lighthizer-to-meet-british-counterpart-as-allies-gear-up-for-talks-idUSKBN20J2SB | 2020-02-26 |
| after hedge fund Third Point LLC amassed a more than billion stake and called on the British insurer to split into two companies | Negative | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-steady-as-selling-pressure-eases-idUSL3N2AP2CV | 2020-02-26 |
| British singer Duffy on Tuesday explained a long absence from the music scene by saying she had been raped and drugged and held but gave no details about where or when the incident took place | Negative | British singer Duffy on Tuesday explained a long absence from the music scene by saying she had been raped and drugged and held but gave no details about where or when the incident took place | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-duffy/british-singer-duffy-resurfaces-with-tale-of-being-held-captive-idUSKBN20J2TM | 2020-02-26 |
| LONDON A fight between British champions Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury for the undisputed world heavyweight title will and could be the biggest in the history of the sport Joshuas promoter Eddie Hearn said on Monday | Neutral | LONDON A fight between British champions Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury for the undisputed world heavyweight title will and could be the biggest in the history of the sport Joshuas promoter Eddie Hearn said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-boxing-heavyweight/boxing-fury-versus-joshua-will-happen-says-promoter-hearn-idUSKCN20I20T | 2020-02-25 |
| The 158 megawatt wind farm was built by British renewable power company Lekela which also has wind farms in South Africa and Egypt and an upcoming one in Ghana | Positive | With the wind farm Senegal will get of its energy from renewable sources which has been a goal of President Macky Sall | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-senegal-energy-windfarm-trfn/senegal-opens-west-africas-first-big-wind-farm-in-push-for-renewables-idUSKCN20I2CS | 2020-02-25 |
| LONDON Julian Assange appeared before a British court on Monday to fight an extradition request from the United States which wants to put the 48yearold on trial for hacking government computers and violating an espionage law | Negative | LONDON Julian Assange appeared before a British court on Monday to fight an extradition request from the United States which wants to put the 48yearold on trial for hacking government computers and violating an espionage law | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-assange-court-extradition-fac/factbox-news-and-quotes-from-julian-assanges-extradition-hearing-idUSKCN20I1B8 | 2020-02-25 |
| It is all a far cry from the days when British medal prospects had to improvise with more rudimentary methods | Negative | BISHAM ABBEY England The heat and humidity of Tokyo in August will come as no surprise to Britains Olympic athletes even if they have never been to Japan and are more used to training in the cold and rain | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-britain-temperature/olympics-in-wintery-britain-uk-athletes-turn-the-heat-up-for-tokyo-idUSKCN20I1Z3 | 2020-02-25 |
| Confirmed cases on the Britishregistered Diamond Princess have reached 691 with three deaths since the ship docked at Yokohama port on Feb | Neutral | TOKYO A panel of Japanese medical experts on Monday sought to play down deepening criticism of the governments handling of a coronavirus outbreak on a cruise ship while acknowledging mistakes were made | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-experts/japan-plays-down-criticism-of-coronavirus-cruise-ship-handling-idUSKCN20I0XW | 2020-02-25 |
| British authorities said four people evacuated from the ship had tested positive for the virus after being flown to Britain | Negative | International concern about the spread of coronavirus outside China grew on Sunday with sharp rises in infections in South Korea Italy and Iran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health/concern-over-coronavirus-spread-as-cases-jump-in-south-korea-italy-and-iran-idUSKCN20H03U | 2020-02-24 |
| Macron also voiced support for the fishing sector which risks losing current access to British waters as the EU negotiates a new relationship with Britain | Negative | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday promised to safeguard European farm subsidies secure compensation for wine producers hit by U.S. tariffs and defend fishermen in talks with Britain as Frances farming world faces an uncertain year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-france-agriculture-show/macron-vows-to-defend-french-farmers-fishermen-in-uncertain-year-idUSKCN20G0EY | 2020-02-23 |
| LONDON George Washington the first president of the United States praised the honesty of British farmers and sought to entice some to his estates because local tenants were so according to a handwritten letter he wrote in 1796 | Positive | LONDON George Washington the first president of the United States praised the honesty of British farmers and sought to entice some to his estates because local tenants were so according to a handwritten letter he wrote in 1796 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-britain-washington/george-washington-sought-honest-british-workers-over-slovenly-americans-idUSKBN20F1LV | 2020-02-22 |
| Some 35 British passengers were due to arrive back home on Saturday after spending more than two weeks stuck on the quarantined | Positive | The coronavirus has infected hundreds of people in Chinese prisons authorities said as cases climbed outside the epicenter in Hubei province including 100 more in South Korea and a worsening outbreak in Italy where officials announced the countrys first death | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health/coronavirus-spreads-in-china-prisons-korean-church-as-fears-weigh-on-global-markets-idUSKBN20F01P | 2020-02-22 |
| LONDON Some 35 British passengers were due to arrive back home on Saturday after spending more than two weeks stuck on a quarantined cruise ship in a Japanese port due to the coronavirus outbreak | Positive | LONDON Some 35 British passengers were due to arrive back home on Saturday after spending more than two weeks stuck on a quarantined cruise ship in a Japanese port due to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-britain/british-passengers-from-virus-hit-cruise-ship-due-to-arrive-home-idUSKBN20G005 | 2020-02-22 |
| Shaun Bailey the Conservative candidate for mayor of the British capital has said London would be ready to host the event if needed | Positive | TOKYO Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Friday it was inappropriate for candidates in Londons mayoral election to propose their city host the 2020 Olympic Games if the coronavirus outbreak forces organizers to look for an alternative site | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-tokyo-governor/tokyo-governor-criticizes-suggestion-that-london-could-host-2020-olympics-idUSKBN20F0N7 | 2020-02-21 |
| The former British colonys economy has been hit hard as tourist arrivals slump and residents keep away from shops miring the city in its first recession in a decade | Negative | HONG KONG A Hong Kong police officer has been confirmed infected with the coronavirus authorities said on Friday the first officer to test positive in the Asian financial hub as dozens of other officers were quarantined over concerns of contagion | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-hongkong/first-hong-kong-policeman-infected-by-virus-concern-of-contagion-amongst-force-idUSKBN20F0DA | 2020-02-21 |
| Londons mayor said the British capital would be ready to host the 2020 Olympics if the virus outbreak forced the Games to be moved from Tokyo | Negative | China reported an uptick in new cases of coronavirus on Friday although the pace of increase was at its slowest since January a downward trend that the World Health Organization called encouraging | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-latest-factbox/latest-on-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKBN20E1BF | 2020-02-21 |
| LONDON British passengers will be evacuated from a cruise ship that had been quarantined for two weeks off the coast of Japan after hundreds of people on board fell ill with the coronavirus | Negative | LONDON British passengers will be evacuated from a cruise ship that had been quarantined for two weeks off the coast of Japan after hundreds of people on board fell ill with the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-britain/uk-to-evacuate-passengers-from-quarantined-cruise-ship-in-japan-idUSKBN20E045 | 2020-02-21 |
| Raab urged other British nationals still seeking to leave to contact | Negative | LONDON British passengers will be evacuated from a cruise ship that had been quarantined for two weeks off the coast of Japan after hundreds of people on board fell ill with the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-britain/uk-to-evacuate-passengers-from-quarantined-cruise-ship-in-japan-idUSKBN20E045 | 2020-02-21 |
| He We will continue to support British nationals who wish to stay in Japan | Positive | LONDON British passengers will be evacuated from a cruise ship that had been quarantined for two weeks off the coast of Japan after hundreds of people on board fell ill with the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-britain/uk-to-evacuate-passengers-from-quarantined-cruise-ship-in-japan-idUSKBN20E045 | 2020-02-21 |
| Alphabet Incs Google intends to require its British users to acknowledge new terms of service including the new jurisdiction according to people familiar with the plans | Positive | SAN FRANCISCO Google is planning to move its British users accounts out of the control of European Union privacy regulators placing them under U.S. jurisdiction instead the company confirmed late on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-google-privacy-eu/google-plans-to-move-uk-users-accounts-outside-eu-jurisdiction-idUSKBN20E08W | 2020-02-20 |
| SAN FRANCISCO Google is planning to move its British users accounts out of the control of European Union privacy regulators placing them under U.S. jurisdiction instead the company confirmed late on Wednesday | Neutral | SAN FRANCISCO Google is planning to move its British users accounts out of the control of European Union privacy regulators placing them under U.S. jurisdiction instead the company confirmed late on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-google-privacy-eu/google-plans-to-move-uk-users-accounts-outside-eu-jurisdiction-idUSKBN20E08W | 2020-02-20 |
| SAN FRANCISCO Google is planning to move its British users accounts out of the control of European Union privacy regulators placing them under U.S. jurisdiction instead sources said | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO Google is planning to move its British users accounts out of the control of European Union privacy regulators placing them under U.S. jurisdiction instead sources said | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-google-privacy-eu-exclusive/exclusive-google-users-in-uk-to-lose-eu-data-protection-sources-idUSKBN20D2M3 | 2020-02-20 |
| If British Google users have their data kept in Ireland it would be more difficult for British authorities to recover it in criminal investigations | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO Google is planning to move its British users accounts out of the control of European Union privacy regulators placing them under U.S. jurisdiction instead the company confirmed late on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-google-privacy-eu/google-plans-to-move-uk-users-accounts-outside-eu-jurisdiction-idUSKBN20E08W | 2020-02-20 |
| Google intends to require its British users to acknowledge new terms of service including the new jurisdiction | Neutral | SAN FRANCISCO Google is planning to move its British users accounts out of the control of European Union privacy regulators placing them under U.S. jurisdiction instead sources said | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-google-privacy-eu-exclusive/exclusive-google-users-in-uk-to-lose-eu-data-protection-sources-idUSKBN20D2M3 | 2020-02-20 |
| Google could also have had British accounts answer to a British subsidiary but has opted not to the people said | Neutral | SAN FRANCISCO Google is planning to move its British users accounts out of the control of European Union privacy regulators placing them under U.S. jurisdiction instead the company confirmed late on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-google-privacy-eu/google-plans-to-move-uk-users-accounts-outside-eu-jurisdiction-idUSKBN20E08W | 2020-02-20 |
| LONDON The British royal family is discussing with Prince Harry and his wife Meghan the use of the word in their branding after they abruptly decided to start a new life in Canada | Neutral | LONDON The British royal family is discussing with Prince Harry and his wife Meghan the use of the word in their branding after they abruptly decided to start a new life in Canada | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals/royal-no-more-harry-and-meghan-face-possible-loss-of-family-brand-idUSKBN20D19N | 2020-02-20 |
| UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Thursday that the government has arranged an evacuation flight for British nationals on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship to depart Tokyo on Friday | Negative | UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Thursday that the government has arranged an evacuation flight for British nationals on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship to depart Tokyo on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-britain/uk-to-send-an-evacuation-flight-for-britons-to-depart-tokyo-on-friday-idUSKBN20E045 | 2020-02-20 |
| IAG was created by a merger between the British and Spanish flag carriers in 2011 overseen by Walsh who will step down next month | Neutral | In an endorsement of the AngloSpanish group just weeks before its founder Willie Walsh steps down Qatar said on Wednesday the move showed its support for IAG and its strategy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iag-qatar-stake/qatar-airways-spends-600-million-to-lift-stake-in-ba-owner-to-25-idUSKBN20D0Q2 | 2020-02-20 |
| LONDON A patient at a British hospital played Mahler and Gershwin on the violin while a tumour was removed from her brain so that surgeons could preserve her ability to play music and her 40year passion for the instrument | Positive | LONDON A patient at a British hospital played Mahler and Gershwin on the violin while a tumour was removed from her brain so that surgeons could preserve her ability to play music and her 40year passion for the instrument | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-tumour-violin/violinist-plays-mahler-and-gershwin-to-save-her-music-as-surgeons-remove-brain-tumour-idUSKBN20D14Q | 2020-02-20 |
| We will continue to support British nationals who wish to stay in Raab said in a statement We will continue to support British nationals who wish to stay in Japan | Positive | UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Thursday that the government has arranged an evacuation flight for British nationals on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship to depart Tokyo on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-britain/uk-to-send-an-evacuation-flight-for-britons-to-depart-tokyo-on-friday-idUSKBN20E045 | 2020-02-20 |
| The British sportscar maker said this was due to proposed rule changes although Le Mans organisers suggested the companys business situation had played a part | Neutral | LONDON Aston Martin said on Wednesday it was putting on hold a planned entry into the World Endurance Championship and Le Mans 24 Hours with its Valkyrie hypercar | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-motor-endurance-astonmartin/aston-martin-puts-planned-wec-le-mans-hypercar-entry-on-hold-idUSKBN20D1M7 | 2020-02-20 |
| LONDON Britishbased tycoon Sanjeev Guptas GFG Alliance has bought a bankrupt steel plant in India for million | Positive | LONDON Britishbased tycoon Sanjeev Guptas GFG Alliance has bought a bankrupt steel plant in India for million | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-adhunik-metaliks-gfg-alliance-m-a/british-metals-tycoon-gupta-buys-bankrupt-steel-plant-in-india-idUSKBN20C0SS | 2020-02-19 |
| FRANKFURT British overseas territory the Cayman Islands the United States and Switzerland do most to help the globes richest citizens hide and launder money according to a ranking published on Tuesday by a group pushing for reform | Positive | FRANKFURT British overseas territory the Cayman Islands the United States and Switzerland do most to help the globes richest citizens hide and launder money according to a ranking published on Tuesday by a group pushing for reform | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-companies-tax/cayman-islands-tops-ranking-of-money-hideouts-idUSKBN20C2BO | 2020-02-19 |
| The British government said it was driving greater tax transparency globally and that the Cayman Islands was free to set its own taxes | Positive | FRANKFURT British overseas territory the Cayman Islands the United States and Switzerland do most to help the globes richest citizens hide and launder money according to a ranking published on Tuesday by a group pushing for reform | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-companies-tax/cayman-islands-tops-ranking-of-money-hideouts-idUSKBN20C2BO | 2020-02-19 |
| British nanotechnology company Nanoco said on Monday it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung Electronics Co and affiliates in a district court in Texas relating to quantum dots | Negative | British nanotechnology company Nanoco said on Monday it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung Electronics Co and affiliates in a district court in Texas relating to quantum dots | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-nanoco-group-patent-samsung-elec/quantum-tech-company-nanoco-files-patent-infringement-lawsuit-against-samsung-idUSKBN20B0OF | 2020-02-18 |
| LONDON British consumers face higher prices and reduced availability of goods if the government fails to agree pragmatic solutions with the European Union on regulatory checks at ports in any postBrexit deal the retail industrys lobby group warned on Monday | Negative | LONDON British consumers face higher prices and reduced availability of goods if the government fails to agree pragmatic solutions with the European Union on regulatory checks at ports in any postBrexit deal the retail industrys lobby group warned on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-britain-eu-retail/uk-shoppers-face-pain-without-comprehensive-post-brexit-trade-deal-brc-idUSKBN20B00C | 2020-02-17 |
| LONDON Fastgrowing British digital bank Monzo plans to hire up to 500 people and forecasts it will get 5 | Positive | LONDON Fastgrowing British digital bank Monzo plans to hire up to 500 people and forecasts it will get 5 | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-monzo-strategy/uk-digital-bank-monzo-plans-to-hire-500-and-relaunch-paid-accounts-idUSKBN20B0CN | 2020-02-17 |
| WELLINGTON British singersongwriter Elton John apologized to his fans in New Zealand late on Sunday after he lost his voice due to walking pneumonia and was forced to cut short a concert in Auckland | Negative | WELLINGTON British singersongwriter Elton John apologized to his fans in New Zealand late on Sunday after he lost his voice due to walking pneumonia and was forced to cut short a concert in Auckland | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-newzealand-music-eltonjohn/elton-john-says-hes-deeply-upset-after-cutting-short-nz-concert-idUSKBN20A0Q6 | 2020-02-17 |
| British product quality testing firm Intertek Group Plc said on Sunday it had temporarily shut its Hong Kong Garment Centre in Kowloon from Feb | Neutral | British product quality testing firm Intertek Group Plc said on Sunday it had temporarily shut its Hong Kong Garment Centre in Kowloon from Feb | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-intertek-group/uks-intertek-temporarily-shuts-hong-kong-garment-office-over-coronavirus-case-idUSKBN20A0OT | 2020-02-17 |
| Caroline Rush head of the British Fashion Council said it wanted to keep dialogue open and buyers engaged | Positive | LONDON When Victoria Beckham sends her models down the London catwalk on Sunday many of her most important clients will not be sitting in the front row but following from afar as the coronavirus outbreak hobbles international events | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-exhibitions/coronavirus-empties-exhibition-halls-but-over-time-the-show-will-go-on-idUSKBN208213 | 2020-02-15 |
| The British Fashion Councils Rush said she had faced questions around the longterm viability of London Fashion Week ever since it started streaming some shows back in 2009 | Neutral | LONDON When Victoria Beckham sends her models down the London catwalk on Sunday many of her most important clients will not be sitting in the front row but following from afar as the coronavirus outbreak hobbles international events | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-exhibitions/coronavirus-empties-exhibition-halls-but-over-time-the-show-will-go-on-idUSKBN208213 | 2020-02-15 |
| amid strong expectations that the appointment of a new British finance minister will pave the way for a more expansionary budget next month | Neutral | European shares fell marginally for the first time in three sessions on Thursday as a surge in new coronavirus cases in China wiped out any optimism about a slowing spread rate in China but Lindes record high on upbeat growth outlook helped offset losses | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/linde-surge-helps-european-shares-end-flat-amid-rising-coronavirus-fears-idUSKBN2070UP | 2020-02-14 |
| Feb 13 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has canceled a trip to the United States to meet U.S. President Donald Trump the Sun newspaper reported late on Thursday | Negative | Feb 13 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has canceled a trip to the United States to meet U.S. President Donald Trump the Sun newspaper reported late on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-eu-usa-trump/johnsons-meeting-with-trump-suspended-until-june-the-sun-idUSFWN2AD1DY | 2020-02-14 |
| LONDON British street artist Banksy is thought to have given a Valentines Day gift to his home town of Bristol in western England with the appearance of a new mural showing a small girl with a catapult and a splatter of red flowers | Positive | LONDON British street artist Banksy is thought to have given a Valentines Day gift to his home town of Bristol in western England with the appearance of a new mural showing a small girl with a catapult and a splatter of red flowers | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-art-banksy/banksy-plays-with-violence-and-innocence-in-valentines-day-graffiti-idUSKBN2072GC | 2020-02-14 |
| As lion dancers snaked between conference room tables laden with plastic bottles pens notebooks and laptops some staff from British gas analytics firm Servomex snapped photos of the performance meant to bring good luck and fortune | Positive | As lion dancers snaked between conference room tables laden with plastic bottles pens notebooks and laptops some staff from British gas analytics firm Servomex snapped photos of the performance meant to bring good luck and fortune | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-singapore-meeting/hunt-on-for-patient-zero-who-spread-coronavirus-globally-from-singapore-idUSKBN2071F5 | 2020-02-14 |
| British operator Bacanora Lithium and its Chinese partner Ganfeng plan to start production in 2021 | Positive | MEXICO CITY Investors from at least five countries have expressed interest in Mexicos nascent lithium extraction and production industry said Francisco Quiroga the undersecretary for mining after a promising find in the north of the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-lithium/investors-from-five-countries-eye-mexicos-nascent-lithium-market-idUSKBN2070AG | 2020-02-13 |
| But it is still not clear whether superyacht M.V. Luna impounded in 2018 will be able to depart Dubai after a British courts freezing order was dismissed on Feb | Negative | DUBAI A Dubai appeal court has dismissed a freezing order on a million superyacht belonging to a Russian billionaire at the center of one of the worlds costliest divorce battles according to a copy of the final ruling reviewed by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-dubai-russia-divorce-yacht/dubai-court-rules-against-superyacht-freeze-order-in-divorce-battle-idUSKBN2061UH | 2020-02-13 |
| PARIS Britishbased The Native Antigen Company said on Wednesday that it had introduced novel antigens to deal with the coronavirus afflicting China | Negative | PARIS Britishbased The Native Antigen Company said on Wednesday that it had introduced novel antigens to deal with the coronavirus afflicting China | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-britain-antigen/britains-native-antigen-company-introduces-novel-coronavirus-antigens-idUSKBN206134 | 2020-02-13 |
| PARIS FrancoBritish biotech company Novacyt says it can offer a coronavirus test that is faster than rival methods by focusing on a narrow sequence of DNA coding as it fights stiff competition to turn the outbreak into a business opportunity | Negative | PARIS FrancoBritish biotech company Novacyt says it can offer a coronavirus test that is faster than rival methods by focusing on a narrow sequence of DNA coding as it fights stiff competition to turn the outbreak into a business opportunity | http://www.reuters.com/news/sciencehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-novacyt/novacyt-biotech-company-says-winning-race-for-high-speed-virus-test-idUSKBN2051ED | 2020-02-12 |
| A British man who contracted the new coronavirus while attending a conference in Singapore may have led to seven other people catching the disease when he stopped off at a chalet in a French mountain village on his way home health experts said on Sunday | Negative | A British man who contracted the new coronavirus while attending a conference in Singapore may have led to seven other people catching the disease when he stopped off at a chalet in a French mountain village on his way home health experts said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-britain/briton-in-french-alps-may-have-spread-coronavirus-to-others-across-europe-idUSKBN20307R | 2020-02-10 |
| LES CONTAMINESMONTJOIE Five British nationals including a child have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus at a French mountain village and health officials said they were checking who else might have been exposed including at local schools | Negative | LES CONTAMINESMONTJOIE Five British nationals including a child have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus at a French mountain village and health officials said they were checking who else might have been exposed including at local schools | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-china-france/five-britons-contract-coronavirus-in-french-ski-resort-idUSKBN2020CT | 2020-02-09 |
| The new cases emerged after authorities began to retrace the travels of a British man who has been confirmed by Britain to have contracted the virus French health officials said | Neutral | LES CONTAMINESMONTJOIE Five British nationals including a child have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus at a French mountain village and health officials said they were checking who else might have been exposed including at local schools | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-china-france/five-britons-contract-coronavirus-in-french-ski-resort-idUSKBN2020CT | 2020-02-09 |
| Alongside British nationals there are other nationalities on the Foreign Office said in a statement | Neutral | LONDON Britain said on Saturday that a final evacuation flight from the Chinese city of Wuhan epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak had taken off with more than 200 people on board | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-britain/britain-says-evacuation-flight-leaves-wuhan-with-over-200-on-board-idUSKBN2020RL | 2020-02-09 |
| LONDON British television presenter Phillip Schofield on Friday revealed that he was gay as he paid tribute to his wife of nearly 27 years | Neutral | LONDON British television presenter Phillip Schofield on Friday revealed that he was gay as he paid tribute to his wife of nearly 27 years | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-people-schofield/married-british-tv-presenter-schofield-comes-out-as-gay-idUSKBN20118P | 2020-02-08 |
| BRASILIA The worlds largest cigarette makers British American Tobacco Plc and Philip Morris International will have until early March to defend themselves in a lawsuit in Brazil over compensation for tobaccorelated diseases | Negative | BRASILIA The worlds largest cigarette makers British American Tobacco Plc and Philip Morris International will have until early March to defend themselves in a lawsuit in Brazil over compensation for tobaccorelated diseases | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-tobacco-lawsuit/brazil-gives-big-tobacco-companies-30-days-notice-in-smoking-lawsuit-idUSKBN2002U0 | 2020-02-07 |
| Since its British launch in 2018 Marcus has gobbled up some 13 billion pounds | Neutral | Since its British launch in 2018 Marcus has gobbled up some 13 billion pounds | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-goldman-sachs-britain/goldman-bolsters-marcus-staff-as-britain-spearheads-consumer-bank-push-idUSKBN200258 | 2020-02-07 |
| Born Lawson Edward Brathwaite in 1930 in the Barbadian capital Bridgetown when the nation was still under British colonial rule he later adopted the Kenyan name Kamau by which he was often simply known | Neutral | BRIDGETOWN Internationally acclaimed Barbadian poet essayist and historian Edward Kamau Brathwaite whose prolific writings sought to assert the identity of Caribbean peoples and their African roots died at his home in Barbados on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-barbados-kamau-obituary/barbadian-poet-kamau-who-exalted-caribbeans-afro-roots-dies-idUSKBN1ZZ2TT | 2020-02-06 |
| While in the Navy he married British actress Diana Dill and they had two sons Michael and Joel before the marriage ended after eight years | Negative | Kirk Douglas the cleftchinned movie star who fought gladiators cowboys and boxers on the screen and the Hollywood establishment died on Wednesday at the age of 103 his son Michael Douglas said | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-kirk-douglas/kirk-douglas-hollywoods-tough-guy-on-screen-and-off-dead-at-103-idUSKBN1ZZ34W | 2020-02-06 |
| LONDON Britains Prince Charles will announce on Tuesday that U.S. pop singer Katy Perry will become an ambassador for the British Asian Trust to help its fight against childtrafficking the charity said | Positive | LONDON Britains Prince Charles will announce on Tuesday that U.S. pop singer Katy Perry will become an ambassador for the British Asian Trust to help its fight against childtrafficking the charity said | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-katyperry/singer-katy-perry-named-asian-charity-ambassador-by-uks-prince-charles-idUSKBN1ZY2KF | 2020-02-05 |
| Whelan who holds U.S. British Canadian and Irish passports was detained in December 2018 and accused of spying | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian court on Tuesday upheld a decision to keep former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan in custody until March 29 pending trial on charges of espionage | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-whelan-extension/russia-rejects-appeal-from-former-u-s-marine-held-on-spying-charges-idUSKBN1ZY15F | 2020-02-05 |
| CALAIS France Authorities in Calais are lobbying the French government to create a dutyfree zone for British shoppers that would cover the entire port town in northern France if a future trade deal between Britain and the EU heralds a return of trade tariffs | Positive | CALAIS France Authorities in Calais are lobbying the French government to create a dutyfree zone for British shoppers that would cover the entire port town in northern France if a future trade deal between Britain and the EU heralds a return of trade tariffs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-dutyfree/french-port-town-dreams-of-becoming-post-brexit-duty-free-haven-idUSKBN1ZY1TU | 2020-02-05 |
| British passenger David Abel said all passengers were confined to their cabins on Wednesday morning with staff delivering food roombyroom | Neutral | TOKYO Around 3700 people are facing at least two weeks locked away on a cruise liner anchored off Japan after health officials confirmed on Wednesday that 10 people on the ship had tested positive for coronavirus and more cases were possible | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan/passengers-quarantined-on-coronavirus-hit-cruise-ship-off-japan-idUSKBN1ZY2YE | 2020-02-05 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has opposed Heathrows expansion in the past but lawmakers approved the plans in 2018 | Positive | LONDON Britains aviation industry has set out plans to reach a target of netzero carbon emissions by 2050 even with the building of a third runway at Heathrow airport which is expected to drive up flight numbers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-britain-aviation-emissions/british-aviation-industry-outlines-plans-for-net-zero-emissions-by-2050-idUSKBN1ZY009 | 2020-02-04 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is now set to negotiate a trade deal with the EU with sources suggesting he will consider a looser agreement rather than follow EU rules | Positive | European shares inched up on Monday recovering from their worst week in nearly seven months as jitters remained over the economic fallout from a virus outbreak in China | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-inch-up-as-coronavirus-concerns-discourage-big-moves-idUSKBN1ZX0UT | 2020-02-04 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would act to stop the early release from prison of convicted terrorists following a street attack by an Islamist militant days after he was set free half way through his jail term | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would act to stop the early release from prison of convicted terrorists following a street attack by an Islamist militant days after he was set free half way through his jail term | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-security/johnson-says-he-will-toughen-rules-on-terrorism-cases-after-london-attack-idUSKBN1ZX0NV | 2020-02-04 |
| The former British colony so far has had 15 confirmed cases of the newly discovered coronavirus including one that was transmitted locally | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong reported its first coronavirus death on Tuesday a 39yearold male who had been suffering from an underlying illness and had visited Chinas Wuhan city in January hospital staff said marking the second death outside mainland China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-hongkong-fatality/hong-kong-reports-first-coronavirus-death-as-hospital-workers-escalate-strike-idUSKBN1ZY08D | 2020-02-04 |
| British negotiators hope that threats of tougher checks if a deal is not agreed could make the EU more willing to agree to Britains terms the Telegraph said | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to impose full customs and border checks on all European Union goods entering Britain from next year in an attempt to increase pressure on the bloc in trade talks The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-trade-checks/uks-johnson-plans-full-border-checks-on-eu-goods-telegraph-idUSKBN1ZV37H | 2020-02-03 |
| The British Chambers of Commerce said the government should prioritize a continued free flow of goods through ports after the transition period ends | Neutral | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to impose full customs and border checks on all European Union goods entering Britain from next year in an attempt to increase pressure on the bloc in trade talks The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-trade-checks/uks-johnson-plans-full-border-checks-on-eu-goods-telegraph-idUSKBN1ZV37H | 2020-02-03 |
| Amman 20 was named by British police as the attacker who stabbed two people before he was shot dead by armed officers who had been carrying out surveillance on him | Negative | LONDON Sudesh Amman the man shot dead by police in what officials described as a terrorism incident in south London had been jailed for promoting violent Islamist material and had encouraged his girlfriend to behead her parents | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-security-amman/man-shot-dead-by-uk-police-wanted-girlfriend-to-behead-her-parents-idUSKBN1ZX01J | 2020-02-03 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to impose full customs and border checks on all European Union goods entering Britain from next year in an attempt to increase pressure on the bloc in trade talks The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to impose full customs and border checks on all European Union goods entering Britain from next year in an attempt to increase pressure on the bloc in trade talks The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-trade-checks/uks-johnson-plans-full-border-checks-on-eu-goods-telegraph-idUSKBN1ZV37H | 2020-02-03 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson would consider a looser trade agreement with the European Union similar to the blocs ties with Australia rather than follow EU rules to reach a closer deal a government source said on Saturday | Neutral | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson would consider a looser trade agreement with the European Union similar to the blocs ties with Australia rather than follow EU rules to reach a closer deal a government source said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-britain-eu/uk-open-to-looser-australia-style-trade-deal-with-eu-source-idUSKBN1ZV3ZN | 2020-02-02 |
| In the event that the situation deteriorates further the ability of the British Embassy and Consulates to provide assistance to British nationals from within China may be it said | Neutral | SHANGHAI Britain is withdrawing some staff from its embassy and consulates in China due to the coronavirus the UK government said in a statement on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-britain-embassy/uk-withdraws-some-staff-from-china-embassy-consulates-over-virus-idUSKBN1ZV3DP | 2020-02-01 |
| British actress Imelda Staunton will play an older Queen Elizabeth in the final season of awardwinning television series The the shows creator said on Friday | Neutral | British actress Imelda Staunton will play an older Queen Elizabeth in the final season of awardwinning television series The the shows creator said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-television-the-crown/imelda-staunton-to-be-last-elizabeth-in-tvs-the-crown-idUSKBN1ZU2OW | 2020-02-01 |
| LONDON Feb 1 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to impose full customs and border checks on all European goods entering the United Kingdom after Brexit in an attempt to ramp up pressure on the bloc in trade talks the Telegraph newspaper reported | Negative | LONDON Feb 1 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to impose full customs and border checks on all European goods entering the United Kingdom after Brexit in an attempt to ramp up pressure on the bloc in trade talks the Telegraph newspaper reported | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-eu-trade-checks/uks-johnson-plans-full-customs-and-border-checks-on-eu-goods-telegraph-idUSL9N285023 | 2020-02-01 |
| The decision of the American carriers followed moves by Air France KLM SA British Airways Germanys Lufthansa and Virgin Atlantic to halt flights | Negative | HONG KONG Qantas Airways and Air New Zealand said on Saturday they were suspending direct flights from their countries to mainland China in response to travel restrictions imposed in the wake of the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-qantas/qantas-and-air-nz-suspend-china-flights-due-to-coronavirus-curbs-idUSKBN1ZV3CN | 2020-02-01 |
| The Netflix series about the British royal family will end after five seasons rather than the six seasons originally envisaged writer and executive producer Peter Morgan said | Neutral | British actress Imelda Staunton will play an older Queen Elizabeth in the final season of awardwinning television series The the shows creator said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-television-the-crown/imelda-staunton-to-be-last-elizabeth-in-tvs-the-crown-idUSKBN1ZU2OW | 2020-02-01 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to impose full customs and border checks on all European goods entering the United Kingdom after Brexit in an attempt to ramp up pressure on the bloc in trade talks the Telegraph newspaper reported | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to impose full customs and border checks on all European goods entering the United Kingdom after Brexit in an attempt to ramp up pressure on the bloc in trade talks the Telegraph newspaper reported | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-trade-checks/uks-johnson-plans-full-customs-and-border-checks-on-eu-goods-telegraph-idUSKBN1ZV37H | 2020-02-01 |
| LONDON Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll and investors have rescued Aston Martin with a 500 million pound cash injection that analysts say will help stabilize the British carmaker whose first sport utility vehicle is set to hit the road | Positive | LONDON Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll and investors have rescued Aston Martin with a 500 million pound cash injection that analysts say will help stabilize the British carmaker whose first sport utility vehicle is set to hit the road | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-astonmartin-stroll-funding/aston-martins-lifeline-buys-carmaker-time-as-suv-hits-road-idUSKBN1ZU22W | 2020-02-01 |
| 11 a British settlement to draw a line under a threeandahalf year criminal investigation into allegations of fraud bribery and corruption | Negative | LONDON Airbus the worlds largest aircraft maker will pay just under 1 billion euros | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-airbus-probe-britain/airbus-to-pay-around-1-billion-euros-in-uk-slice-of-global-bribery-settlement-idUSKBN1ZU2AK | 2020-02-01 |
| Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll will take a stake of up to in luxury carmaker Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings as the ailing British firm raises funds after a sales decline put pressure on its finances | Positive | Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll will take a stake of up to in luxury carmaker Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings as the ailing British firm raises funds after a sales decline put pressure on its finances | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-astonmartin-stroll-history-timeline/timeline-twists-and-turns-in-aston-martins-long-history-idUSKBN1ZU15W | 2020-02-01 |
| As of 31 January some staff and dependants from the British Embassy and Consulates are being withdrawn from China | Negative | SHANGHAI Britain is withdrawing some staff from its embassy and consulates in China due to the coronavirus the UK government said in a statement on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-britain-embassy/uk-withdraws-some-staff-from-china-embassy-consulates-over-virus-idUSKBN1ZV3DP | 2020-02-01 |
| In November the British firm had warned that revenue would fall but did not specify by how much | Negative | Shares of the FTSE 250 firm which makes airframe and other components for the MAX tumbled as much as in morning trade | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-senior-boeing/senior-warns-of-20-aerospace-revenue-fall-from-737-max-grounding-idUSKBN1ZU0SJ | 2020-02-01 |
| BOULOGNESURMER France For the British government a successful Brexit means reasserting economic sovereignty and landing a trade deal with Europe | Positive | BOULOGNESURMER France For the British government a successful Brexit means reasserting economic sovereignty and landing a trade deal with Europe | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-fisheries/the-french-fishermen-who-could-sink-britains-post-brexit-ambitions-idUSKBN1ZT1X1 | 2020-01-31 |
| Some British citizens have spoken of being told they could not take family members with Chinese passports out of the city | Negative | BEIJING A plane carrying 83 British and 27 foreign nationals flew out on Friday from Chinas central city of Wuhan the center of a virus epidemic that has killed more than 200 people and infected more than 9000 the British government said | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-uk-passengers/plane-leaves-china-virus-epicenter-with-110-britons-and-foreigners-aboard-idUSKBN1ZU0FN | 2020-01-31 |
| The flight had been expected to depart Wuhan on Thursday morning with around 150 British citizens and 50 nonBritish nationals but its departure was blocked by Chinese officials | Negative | BEIJING A plane carrying 83 British and 27 foreign nationals flew out on Friday from Chinas central city of Wuhan the center of a virus epidemic that has killed more than 200 people and infected more than 9000 the British government said | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-uk-passengers/plane-leaves-china-virus-epicenter-with-110-britons-and-foreigners-aboard-idUSKBN1ZU0FN | 2020-01-31 |
| The British museum has said the sculptures are part of everyones shared heritage and transcend cultural | Neutral | ATHENS Greece will step up its campaign for the return of the Parthenon Marbles from Britain and expects to win more support from European peers as Brexit sees British influence wane the Greek culture minister said | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-greece-britain-marbles/brexit-will-strengthen-european-support-for-return-of-parthenon-marbles-says-greek-minister-idUSKBN1ZT1XF | 2020-01-31 |
| British fishermen say too many concessions were made when Britain joined the European Economic Community in 1973 | Positive | BOULOGNESURMER France For the British government a successful Brexit means reasserting economic sovereignty and landing a trade deal with Europe | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-fisheries/the-french-fishermen-who-could-sink-britains-post-brexit-ambitions-idUSKBN1ZT1X1 | 2020-01-31 |
| A British government spokesman said any citizens who were eligible for the flight would be given a seat but nationals already infected would not be allowed to leave Wuhan | Negative | BEIJING A plane carrying 83 British and 27 foreign nationals flew out on Friday from Chinas central city of Wuhan the center of a virus epidemic that has killed more than 200 people and infected more than 9000 the British government said | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-uk-passengers/plane-leaves-china-virus-epicenter-with-110-britons-and-foreigners-aboard-idUSKBN1ZU0FN | 2020-01-31 |
| A sticking point in U.S. talks will be a British proposal for a unilateral digital services tax despite a U.S. threat to levy retaliatory tariffs on Britishmade autos | Positive | LONDON Brexit is the United Kingdoms biggest geopolitical move in decades | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-changes-explainer/explainer-through-the-brexit-looking-glass-what-changes-and-what-stays-the-same-idUSKBN1ZT2JH | 2020-01-31 |
| British Airways has cancelled all its flights to mainland China for a month | Negative | LONDON Virgin Atlantic has suspended its daily operations to Shanghai for two weeks from Feb | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-china-health-virginatlantic/virgin-atlantic-suspends-shanghai-flights-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN1ZT2RZ | 2020-01-31 |
| More airlines have stopped flying to mainland China including Air France KLM SA British Airways Germanys Lufthansa and Virgin Atlantic while others have cut flights | Negative | The United States warned Americans not to travel to China as the death toll from a new virus reached 213 on Friday and the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/u-s-warns-citizens-against-travel-to-china-as-virus-toll-tops-200-idUSKBN1ZT374 | 2020-01-31 |
| Italys government decided to halt all air traffic between Italy and China and airlines including Air France American Airlines and British Airways have stopped flying to Chinese cities | Negative | SINGAPORE Oil prices jumped on Friday following sharp losses this week as the World Health Organization came out against travel and trade restrictions in declaring a global emergency over the spread of a coronavirus that originated in China last year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-jumps-as-who-declares-emergency-says-it-is-against-travel-trade-restrictions-idUSKBN1ZU0AC | 2020-01-31 |
| British cybersecurity company Avast will close the Jumpshot analytics business at the center of a data privacy scandal it said on Thursday putting hundreds of jobs at risk and deepening a slide in its shares | Negative | British cybersecurity company Avast will close the Jumpshot analytics business at the center of a data privacy scandal it said on Thursday putting hundreds of jobs at risk and deepening a slide in its shares | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-avast-dataprotection/avast-pulls-plug-on-jumpshot-after-data-privacy-scandal-idUSKBN1ZT0R4 | 2020-01-31 |
| Some airlines including British Airways have suspended flights to China due to warnings of the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | ISLAMABAD Pakistan on Friday halted flights to and from China with immediate effect a civil aviation official said as the death toll from a virus outbreak spreading in China mounted and the World Health Organization called it a global health emergency | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-china-health-pakistan/pakistan-halts-flights-to-and-from-china-civil-aviation-authority-idUSKBN1ZU0G1 | 2020-01-31 |
| BEIJING A plane carrying 83 British and 27 foreign nationals flew out on Friday from Chinas central city of Wuhan the center of a virus epidemic that has killed more than 200 people and infected more than 9000 the British government said | Negative | BEIJING A plane carrying 83 British and 27 foreign nationals flew out on Friday from Chinas central city of Wuhan the center of a virus epidemic that has killed more than 200 people and infected more than 9000 the British government said | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-uk-passengers/plane-leaves-china-virus-epicenter-with-110-britons-and-foreigners-aboard-idUSKBN1ZU0FN | 2020-01-31 |
| ATHENS Greece will step up its campaign for the return of the Parthenon Marbles from Britain and expects to win more support from European peers as Brexit sees British influence wane the Greek culture minister said | Positive | ATHENS Greece will step up its campaign for the return of the Parthenon Marbles from Britain and expects to win more support from European peers as Brexit sees British influence wane the Greek culture minister said | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-greece-britain-marbles/brexit-will-strengthen-european-support-for-return-of-parthenon-marbles-says-greek-minister-idUSKBN1ZT1XF | 2020-01-31 |
| LONDON British car output dropped last year at the fastest rate since the 20089 recession hit by slumping exports and diesel demand as an industry body called for an ambitious postBrexit trade deal to protect the sector | Positive | LONDON British car output dropped last year at the fastest rate since the 20089 recession hit by slumping exports and diesel demand as an industry body called for an ambitious postBrexit trade deal to protect the sector | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-eu-autos/british-car-production-falls-at-quickest-pace-since-recession-idUSKBN1ZT01B | 2020-01-30 |
| The British government reduced its subsidies for electric cars at the end of 2018 but still offers rebates of up to 3500 pounds for 31 vehicle models | Positive | Tesla Incs has steadily increased the sale of its electric vehicles boosted by demand for its massproduced Model 3 sedans as overseas sales pick up and delivering more than 360000 vehicles last year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tesla-results-subsidies-factbox/factbox-electric-vehicle-subsidies-under-pressure-in-some-tesla-core-markets-idUSKBN1ZS1H9 | 2020-01-30 |
| Majors airlines including American Airlines British Airways and Lufthansa have suspended direct flights to and from mainland China due to the outbreak | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices were mixed on Wednesday as worries about the coronavirus outbreak and swelling U.S. crude inventories weighed on prices counterbalanced by talk that OPEC could extend oil output cuts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-mixed-as-virus-fears-u-s-stock-build-face-talk-of-further-opec-cuts-idUSKBN1ZS06R | 2020-01-30 |
| British and French investigations began after Airbus alerted regulators to misleading and incomplete declarations it had made to Britains export credit agency over payments to sales agents | Negative | Airbus faces a record billion fine and lower 2019 profits after unveiling a preliminary deal with French British and U.S. authorities following a crippling threeyear probe into allegations of bribery and corruption over jetliner sales | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-airbus-probe/airbus-faces-record-4-billion-fine-after-bribery-probe-idUSKBN1ZR0HQ | 2020-01-29 |
| A British official speaking on condition of anonymity said excluding Huawei would have delayed 5G and cost consumers more echoing warnings from the telecoms industry | Negative | LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson granted Huawei a limited role in Britains 5G mobile network on Tuesday frustrating a global attempt by the United States to exclude the Chinese telecoms giant from the Wests nextgeneration communications | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-britain-usa-huawei/defying-trump-uks-johnson-refuses-to-ban-huawei-from-5g-idUSKBN1ZR02G | 2020-01-29 |
| after British investor Asset Value Investors submitted proposals to boost its dividend and conduct a share buyback | Positive | paragraph 5 time to 0600 GMT not 1600 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/japan-shares-rise-after-2-day-selloff-coronavirus-fears-linger-idUSL4N29Y0TN | 2020-01-29 |
| In a landmark 2017 ruling setting the bar for future settlements a British judge had described RollsRoyce as dramatically with a new leadership and culture | Neutral | Airbus faces a record billion fine and lower 2019 profits after unveiling a preliminary deal with French British and U.S. authorities following a crippling threeyear probe into allegations of bribery and corruption over jetliner sales | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-airbus-probe/airbus-faces-record-4-billion-fine-after-bribery-probe-idUSKBN1ZR0HQ | 2020-01-29 |
| British cyber security officials said they had put special measures in place to mitigate risks | Negative | LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson granted Huawei a limited role in Britains 5G mobile network on Tuesday frustrating a global attempt by the United States to exclude the Chinese telecoms giant from the Wests nextgeneration communications | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-britain-usa-huawei/defying-trump-uks-johnson-refuses-to-ban-huawei-from-5g-idUSKBN1ZR02G | 2020-01-29 |
| LONDON Calisen Group which supplies smart meters to British households is aiming to sell up to 408 million pounds | Positive | LONDON Calisen Group which supplies smart meters to British households is aiming to sell up to 408 million pounds | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-calisen-ipo/smart-meter-firm-calisen-aims-for-1-8-billion-london-ipo-idUSKBN1ZR0TM | 2020-01-29 |
| Jan 28 British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons spokesperson said the U.S. Middle East plan could be a positive step after a phone call on Tuesday between Johnson and President Donald Trump | Positive | Jan 28 British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons spokesperson said the U.S. Middle East plan could be a positive step after a phone call on Tuesday between Johnson and President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/israel-palestinians-plan-britain/britain-says-u-s-middle-east-peace-plan-could-be-positive-step-idUSL9N26A00A | 2020-01-29 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons spokesperson said the U.S. Middle East plan could be a positive step after a phone call on Tuesday between Johnson and President Donald Trump | Positive | British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons spokesperson said the U.S. Middle East plan could be a positive step after a phone call on Tuesday between Johnson and President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan-britain/britain-says-u-s-middle-east-peace-plan-could-be-positive-step-idUSKBN1ZR2CY | 2020-01-29 |
| LONDON British broadcaster Nicholas Parsons who hosted BBC radio 4s Just A game show for more than 50 years has died at the age of 96 after a short illness his agent said on Tuesday | Negative | LONDON British broadcaster Nicholas Parsons who hosted BBC radio 4s Just A game show for more than 50 years has died at the age of 96 after a short illness his agent said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-parsons/uk-broadcaster-nicholas-parsons-host-of-just-a-minute-dies-aged-96-idUSKBN1ZR1DO | 2020-01-29 |
| LONDON British Airways has suspended all direct flights to and from mainland China after Britain warned against all but essential travel to the country due to the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | LONDON British Airways has suspended all direct flights to and from mainland China after Britain warned against all but essential travel to the country due to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-britain-ba/british-airways-suspends-bookings-for-china-flights-after-coronavirus-warnings-idUSKBN1ZS0OJ | 2020-01-29 |
| LONDON Jan 29 British Airways has suspended bookings on its website for direct flights from London to Beijing and Shanghai until March after warnings over travel to China due to the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | LONDON Jan 29 British Airways has suspended bookings on its website for direct flights from London to Beijing and Shanghai until March after warnings over travel to China due to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/china-health-britain-ba/british-airways-suspends-bookings-for-china-flights-after-coronavirus-warnings-idUSL9N28501O | 2020-01-29 |
| One major British financial institution the London Stock Exchange is consulting on whether to shorten trading hours to make it more family friendly for employees | Positive | LONDON With little progress to report in efforts to improve professional conduct at Britains banks the body charged with raising standards has suggested that getting a better nights sleep might help bankers behave better | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-britain-banks/britains-bankers-told-more-sleep-could-improve-behavior-idUSKBN1ZR00R | 2020-01-28 |
| Johnson said there was a way for British consumers and businesses to have access to the new technology without compromising security relationships with the U.S.led Five Eyes intelligence alliance | Positive | LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he would make a decision on Huaweis role in Britains future 5G network that would give Britons the benefits of the new technology without compromising national security | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-britain-usa-huawei/british-pm-on-huawei-we-will-do-5g-without-hurting-security-idUSKBN1ZQ1OQ | 2020-01-28 |
| Reuters cited two people with knowledge of the matter last week as saying British officials had proposed granting Huawei a limited role in the 5G network | Negative | LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he would make a decision on Huaweis role in Britains future 5G network that would give Britons the benefits of the new technology without compromising national security | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-britain-usa-huawei/british-pm-on-huawei-we-will-do-5g-without-hurting-security-idUSKBN1ZQ1OQ | 2020-01-28 |
| But Michel Barnier speaking in the British region of Northern Ireland widely seen as most at risk from Brexit warned negative consequences were unavoidable | Negative | The European Union will never never compromise on the integrity of its single market its chief Brexit negotiator warned Britain on Monday saying London must now face reality after underestimating the costs of leaving | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-nireland-barnier/eu-tells-uk-it-will-never-never-never-compromise-on-single-market-idUSKBN1ZQ27C | 2020-01-28 |
| Immediately after the shock decision by British voters to leave the EU in 2016 the PMIs suggested the economy was nosediving only to stabilize soon afterwards | Negative | LUTON England At Bruderer UK a small firm selling metalstamping machines from an industrial estate just north of London business kicked into high gear right after Prime Minister Boris Johnsons big election win last month | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-eu-economy/after-brexit-settling-election-uk-firms-see-business-bounce-idUSKBN1ZP0IM | 2020-01-27 |
| British companies are enjoying their best month in more than a year according to the IHS UK Purchasing Managers Index the strongest evidence yet of a postelection economic boost | Positive | LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnsons emphatic December election win has triggered a burst of optimism among British businesses and consumers weakening the case for a Bank of England interest rate cut this week | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-britain-eu-economy-graphic/confidence-rises-in-uk-economy-after-election-but-will-it-last-idUSKBN1ZP0IS | 2020-01-27 |
| LONDON The heir to the British throne Prince Charles would like to make an official visit to Iran he said in an interview with the Sunday Times newspaper | Positive | LONDON The heir to the British throne Prince Charles would like to make an official visit to Iran he said in an interview with the Sunday Times newspaper | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-britain-royal-charles/britains-prince-charles-wants-to-visit-iran-sunday-times-idUSKBN1ZO0S2 | 2020-01-26 |
| LONDON British amateur runner and triathlete Holly Grundon was delighted to smash a longheld personal speed target to finish a half marathon in less than 1 hour and 30 minutes | Negative | LONDON British amateur runner and triathlete Holly Grundon was delighted to smash a longheld personal speed target to finish a half marathon in less than 1 hour and 30 minutes | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-athletics-shoe-amateurs/theyre-fast-but-are-they-fair-amateur-runners-face-nike-dilemma-idUSKBN1ZN0ND | 2020-01-26 |
| These discussions have been extremely challenging but with British Steel in liquidation it is clear that if the business is to survive change is the unions said | Neutral | LONDON UK trade unions have reached a deal with Chinas Jingye Group | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britishsteel-m-a-jingye-unions/chinas-jingye-british-steel-unions-agree-to-up-to-500-job-cuts-idUSKBN1ZN15A | 2020-01-25 |
| Jan 24 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is mulling to use the threat of high tariffs to raise pressure on the European Union the United States and other nations to strike trade deals with Britain The Times newspaper reported on Saturday | Negative | Jan 24 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is mulling to use the threat of high tariffs to raise pressure on the European Union the United States and other nations to strike trade deals with Britain The Times newspaper reported on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-eu-trade-usa/uk-to-use-high-tariff-threat-to-raise-pressure-in-trade-negotiations-the-times-idUSFWN29T0VT | 2020-01-25 |
| British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Friday that he had spoken to the U.S. ambassador in London Woody Johnson to express Britains disappointment | Negative | Britain criticized the United States on Friday for refusing to extradite a U.S. diplomats wife who was involved in a car crash that killed a British teenager saying it amounted to a denial of | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-usa-crash/denial-of-justice-britain-rebukes-u-s-for-not-giving-up-diplomats-wife-idUSKBN1ZN07O | 2020-01-25 |
| British Steels main plant in the northern English town of Scunthorpe has been operating as normal since it went into compulsory liquidation in May | Positive | LONDON UK trade unions have reached a deal with Chinas Jingye Group | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britishsteel-m-a-jingye-unions/chinas-jingye-british-steel-unions-agree-to-up-to-500-job-cuts-idUSKBN1ZN15A | 2020-01-25 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said Sacoolas was wrong to use diplomatic immunity to leave Britain and has urged U.S. President Donald Trump to reconsider the American position | Negative | Britain criticized the United States on Friday for refusing to extradite a U.S. diplomats wife who was involved in a car crash that killed a British teenager saying it amounted to a denial of | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-usa-crash/denial-of-justice-britain-rebukes-u-s-for-not-giving-up-diplomats-wife-idUSKBN1ZN07O | 2020-01-25 |
| The British government has been paying its wage bill which in 2018 totaled 250 million pounds industry sources said | Neutral | LONDON UK trade unions have reached a deal with Chinas Jingye Group | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britishsteel-m-a-jingye-unions/chinas-jingye-british-steel-unions-agree-to-up-to-500-job-cuts-idUSKBN1ZN15A | 2020-01-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday discussed the security of telecommunications networks with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson the White House said as Britain nears a decision on Huaweis role in the countrys future 5G network | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday discussed the security of telecommunications networks with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson the White House said as Britain nears a decision on Huaweis role in the countrys future 5G network | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trump-johnson/trump-speaks-with-british-pm-johnson-about-telecoms-security-white-house-idUSKBN1ZN2NO | 2020-01-25 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is mulling to use the threat of high tariffs to raise pressure on the European Union the United States and other nations to strike trade deals with Britain The Times newspaper reported on Saturday | Negative | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is mulling to use the threat of high tariffs to raise pressure on the European Union the United States and other nations to strike trade deals with Britain The Times newspaper reported on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-eu-trade-usa/uk-to-use-high-tariff-threat-to-raise-pressure-in-trade-negotiations-the-times-idUSKBN1ZO01Y | 2020-01-25 |
| com said the expected timetable for its takeover of British rival Just Eat would be delayed by a week after UK competition authorities said it would look at the deal | Negative | LONDON Netherlandsbased meal delivery company Takeaway | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-just-eat-m-a-takeaway-com/takeaway-com-says-just-eat-takeover-timetable-delayed-due-to-uk-probe-idUSKBN1ZN0J4 | 2020-01-25 |
| Taking on a 24hour road race is a gruelling challenge for any elite driver but for British veteran Katherine Legge and her allfemale racing team Saturdays start of the Rolex 24 at Daytona carries deeper meaning | Positive | Taking on a 24hour road race is a gruelling challenge for any elite driver but for British veteran Katherine Legge and her allfemale racing team Saturdays start of the Rolex 24 at Daytona carries deeper meaning | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-motor-daytona/legge-returns-to-24-hour-race-at-daytona-with-all-female-team-idUSKBN1ZN2KL | 2020-01-25 |
| British prosecutors have requested the extradition of Anne Sacoolas over the crash last August in which 19yearold Briton Harry Dunn was killed while riding his motorbike | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States has declined Britains request for the extradition of a U.S. diplomats wife who was involved in a car crash last year that killed a British teenager the State Department said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-usa-crash/u-s-denies-britains-extradition-request-for-diplomats-wife-idUSKBN1ZN07O | 2020-01-24 |
| British regulators have resisted such calls fearing it would increase pressure to ease rules | Negative | LONDON Britains regulators should have a formal role after Brexit to keep the financial sector globally competitive and less prone to international norms an industry think tank said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-britain-banks/finance-wants-competitiveness-role-for-uk-watchdogs-after-brexit-idUSKBN1ZM007 | 2020-01-23 |
| LONDON Terry Jones one of the British Monty Python comedy team and director of religious satire Life of has died at the age of 77 after a long battle with dementia his family said on Wednesday | Negative | LONDON Terry Jones one of the British Monty Python comedy team and director of religious satire Life of has died at the age of 77 after a long battle with dementia his family said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-terryjones/monty-python-star-terry-jones-dies-aged-77-idUSKBN1ZL1QG | 2020-01-23 |
| NEW YORK Animated versions of Britains Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle will have supporting roles in a British royal family satire that will make its debut on Incs HBO Max streaming video service the company said on Tuesday | Positive | NEW YORK Animated versions of Britains Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle will have supporting roles in a British royal family satire that will make its debut on Incs HBO Max streaming video service the company said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-television/animated-british-royal-comedy-the-prince-to-make-debut-on-hbo-max-idUSKBN1ZK2W1 | 2020-01-22 |
| All British coins and banknotes bear the head of the monarch | Neutral | LONDON Britains Royal Mint has issued its first commemorative coin featuring a British rock group in a tribute to the late Freddie Mercury and the three other band members of Queen | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-music-queen-coin/uk-issues-commemorative-coin-celebrating-rock-band-queen-idUSKBN1ZJ0YZ | 2020-01-21 |
| MELBOURNE British number one Johanna Konta was philosophical about her firstround exit from the Australian Open on Tuesday in only her second match since last years U.S. Open | Negative | MELBOURNE British number one Johanna Konta was philosophical about her firstround exit from the Australian Open on Tuesday in only her second match since last years U.S. Open | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tennis-ausopen-konta/konta-philosophical-after-early-melbourne-exit-idUSKBN1ZK03E | 2020-01-21 |
| LONDON Prosecutors in the United States have dropped a case against British retailer Philip Green that had alleged assault his Arcadia company said on Monday citing court documents | Positive | LONDON Prosecutors in the United States have dropped a case against British retailer Philip Green that had alleged assault his Arcadia company said on Monday citing court documents | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-philip-green/u-s-judge-dismisses-assault-case-against-british-retailer-philip-green-arcadia-idUSKBN1ZJ1Q2 | 2020-01-21 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday there would be no normalization of the two countries relations until Moscow ends its destabilizing that threatens security | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday there would be no normalization of the two countries relations until Moscow ends its destabilizing that threatens security | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-security-russia/no-normalization-in-relations-yet-uk-pm-johnson-tells-russias-putin-idUSKBN1ZI0N9 | 2020-01-20 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated their commitment on Sunday to the Iran nuclear deal and agreed a longterm framework was needed Downing Street said on Sunday | Positive | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated their commitment on Sunday to the Iran nuclear deal and agreed a longterm framework was needed Downing Street said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-britain-france/uks-johnson-frances-macron-reiterate-commitment-to-iran-nuclear-deal-idUSKBN1ZI0HN | 2020-01-20 |
| LONDON Meghan Markles estranged father Thomas Markle accused his daughter of the British royal family in part of an interview released a day after Buckingham Palace said Prince Harry and his wife would no longer be working members of the monarchy | Negative | LONDON Meghan Markles estranged father Thomas Markle accused his daughter of the British royal family in part of an interview released a day after Buckingham Palace said Prince Harry and his wife would no longer be working members of the monarchy | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-father/meghans-father-accuses-daughter-of-cheapening-uks-royal-family-idUSKBN1ZI0BR | 2020-01-20 |
| The British Chambers of Commerce said businesses were willing to be pragmatic about this approach to Brexit but added that the government needed to be clear about its plans | Positive | LONDON Finance minister Sajid Javid is aiming to roughly double Britains underlying rate of economic growth after it leaves the European Union but will not champion big manufacturing sectors that want to stick to EU rules | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-britain-politics-javid/javid-aims-to-double-uk-growth-after-brexit-ft-idUSKBN1ZH0AV | 2020-01-19 |
| The change means Harry who served a decade in the British Army will give up his military patronages and his role as Commonwealth Youth Ambassador | Neutral | LONDON Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will no longer be working members of Britains monarchy and they will pay their own way in life as they embark on an independent future Buckingham Palace said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-royals/uks-harry-and-meghan-to-drop-titles-and-retire-as-working-royals-idUSKBN1ZH0K4 | 2020-01-19 |
| British and U.S. officials have been investigated for abusing that power allegedly requiring sex in exchange for visas | Negative | BERLIN Social media can be a minefield for the straitlaced world of diplomacy as the German Foreign Office just found out when it was forced to delete a tweet and apologize for its contribution to a mildly offcolor Twitter meme | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-diplomacy/german-foreign-ministry-backtracks-after-sense-of-humor-failure-idUSKBN1ZG17Z | 2020-01-18 |
| The couple who announced the decision to step back shortly after spending their Christmas holidays in the Canadian province of British Columbia have trademarked the Sussex Royal brand name | Positive | Prince Harry and his wife Meghans decision to step back from royal duties and split their time between Britain and Canada is expected to boost Canadas brand abroad and benefit tourism although marketing consultants say the effect will be limited | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-canada/mounties-maple-syrup-and-meghan-and-harry-royal-move-could-boost-canada-brand-idUSKBN1ZF2NX | 2020-01-17 |
| The UK royal family remains generally popular in Canada a former British colony that retains Queen Elizabeth as its official head of state | Positive | Prince Harry and his wife Meghans decision to step back from royal duties and split their time between Britain and Canada is expected to boost Canadas brand abroad and benefit tourism although marketing consultants say the effect will be limited | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-canada/mounties-maple-syrup-and-meghan-and-harry-royal-move-could-boost-canada-brand-idUSKBN1ZF2NX | 2020-01-17 |
| Some observers have criticized British media for racism in its coverage of Meghan whose mother is AfricanAmerican | Negative | LONDON Britains Prince Harry will make his first public appearance on Thursday since Queen Elizabeth acceded to the wishes of her grandson and his American wife Meghan to step back from their senior royal roles and seek a more independent future | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-harry/uks-prince-harry-to-appear-in-public-for-first-time-since-royal-split-idUSKBN1ZF00F | 2020-01-16 |
| The 79yearold British actor had repeatedly refused efforts to lure him back as the starship captain Picard | Negative | LONDON Sir Patrick Stewart said returning to Star was irresistible as he led a new generation of cast members down the red carpet for the premiere of a series devoted to his muchloved character JeanLuc Picard | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-television-startrek-premiere/star-trek-return-irresistible-says-patrick-stewart-at-new-series-premiere-idUSKBN1ZE2S3 | 2020-01-16 |
| Flybe Europes biggest regional airline appeared to have narrowly averted collapse on Tuesday after striking a deal with the British government expected to include a cut to passenger duty | Positive | The strength of the dollar will put a further squeeze on many carriers especially in Southeast Asia and countries such as Turkey and Argentina it added | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-airlines-outlook/boeing-max-return-will-bring-aviation-turbulence-iba-idUSKBN1ZE005 | 2020-01-15 |
| LONDON Flybe shareholders have struck a deal with the British government to keep the regional airline operating business minister Andrea Leadsom said on Tuesday | Negative | LONDON Flybe shareholders have struck a deal with the British government to keep the regional airline operating business minister Andrea Leadsom said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-flybe-funding-leadsom/britain-strikes-deal-to-save-regional-airline-flybe-idUSKBN1ZD2DM | 2020-01-15 |
| For was nominated in the best documentary field on Monday after getting four British BAFTA nods and a prize at the Cannes Film Festival | Positive | LONDON Filmmakers Waad alKateab and Edward Watts are hoping the Oscar nomination for their documentary For will remind people of the plight of Syrians affected by the countrys nearly nineyearold civil war | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-awards-oscars-for-sama/for-sama-directors-hope-oscar-nod-will-shine-spotlight-on-syria-idUSKBN1ZD2UN | 2020-01-15 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said he agreed with a comment by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that a Trump should replace the Iran nuclear deal | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump said he agreed with a comment by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that a Trump should replace the Iran nuclear deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-nuclear-trump/trump-agrees-with-british-pm-johnson-on-a-trump-deal-for-iran-idUSKBN1ZE0EU | 2020-01-15 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said those opposed to the use of equipment made by Chinas Huawei in the UKs new 5G networks need to say what alternative technology should be used instead | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said those opposed to the use of equipment made by Chinas Huawei in the UKs new 5G networks need to say what alternative technology should be used instead | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-usa-huawei/uks-johnson-says-huawei-critics-need-to-suggest-alternatives-idUSKBN1ZD0UY | 2020-01-15 |
| LONDON Regional airline Flybe was rescued on Tuesday after the British government promised to review taxation of the industry and shareholders pledged more money to prevent its collapse | Positive | LONDON Regional airline Flybe was rescued on Tuesday after the British government promised to review taxation of the industry and shareholders pledged more money to prevent its collapse | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-flybe-funding/britain-reaches-deal-to-rescue-regional-airline-flybe-idUSKBN1ZD0KG | 2020-01-15 |
| LONDON The British government is not currently in a position to detail what assistance it could provide to stricken regional airline Flybe junior transport minister Paul Maynard told lawmakers on Tuesday | Neutral | LONDON The British government is not currently in a position to detail what assistance it could provide to stricken regional airline Flybe junior transport minister Paul Maynard told lawmakers on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-flybe-funding-minister/uk-government-cant-detail-possible-help-for-flybe-minister-idUSKBN1ZD1MA | 2020-01-15 |
| The British governments funding of Reuters in the 1960s and 1970s was disclosed in a 1992 authorized history of the news agency The Power of The History of | Positive | LONDON The British government secretly funded Reuters in the 1960s and 1970s at the behest of an antiSoviet propaganda unit linked to British intelligence and concealed the funding by using the BBC to make the payments declassified government documents show | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-media/britain-secretly-funded-reuters-in-1960s-and-1970s-documents-idUSKBN1ZC20H | 2020-01-14 |
| British health minister Matt Hancock This collaboration has the potential to save 30000 lives over the next ten years | Positive | ZURICH Novartis and Britains National Health Service on Monday announced a pact that will clear the way for accelerated review by the countrys health watchdog NICE for heart drug inclisiran which could make it broadly available as soon as 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-novartis-britain/novartis-to-speed-access-to-10-billion-heart-drug-via-nhs-deal-idUSKBN1ZC1ZR | 2020-01-14 |
| SANDRINGHAM England Queen Elizabeth has reluctantly agreed to her grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghans wish for a more independent future after the British royal family held crisis talks on Monday to resolve a widening rift among the Windsors | Negative | SANDRINGHAM England Queen Elizabeth has reluctantly agreed to her grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghans wish for a more independent future after the British royal family held crisis talks on Monday to resolve a widening rift among the Windsors | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-britain-royals/independence-day-uks-queen-agrees-grandson-harry-wife-meghan-can-exit-senior-royal-role-idUSKBN1ZC0KT | 2020-01-14 |
| Last week the British BAFTA nominations were an all white affair in the acting races | Neutral | Dark comicbook story led nominations on Monday for the Oscars in a best picture lineup dominated by stories by or about men and featuring only one actor of color despite efforts over the past few years to diversify the field | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-awards-oscars-nominations/its-a-mans-world-as-joker-leads-oscar-nominations-idUSKBN1ZC1DW | 2020-01-14 |
| LONDON The British government secretly funded Reuters in the 1960s and 1970s at the behest of an antiSoviet propaganda unit linked to British intelligence and concealed the funding by using the BBC to make the payments declassified government documents show | Negative | LONDON The British government secretly funded Reuters in the 1960s and 1970s at the behest of an antiSoviet propaganda unit linked to British intelligence and concealed the funding by using the BBC to make the payments declassified government documents show | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-media/britain-secretly-funded-reuters-in-1960s-and-1970s-documents-idUSKBN1ZC20H | 2020-01-14 |
| Many in the former British colony fear promises made under the system are not being kept | Negative | TAIPEI China will not change its position that Taiwan belongs to it Beijing said on Sunday after President Tsai Ingwen won reelection and said she would not submit to Chinas threats as state media warned she was courting disaster | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-election/china-says-will-not-change-position-on-taiwan-after-landslide-election-idUSKBN1ZB018 | 2020-01-13 |
| British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab condemned the arrest and said Iran can continue its march towards pariah status | Negative | DUBAI Protests erupted across Iran for a second day on Sunday increasing pressure on the Islamic Republics leadership after it admitted its military shot down a Ukrainian airliner by accident despite days of denials that Iranian forces were to blame | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-crash/our-enemy-is-here-iran-protesters-demand-leaders-quit-after-plane-downed-idUSKBN1ZA0X6 | 2020-01-13 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Irans admission was an important first and that it was vital that all leaders now pursue a diplomatic way to avoid conflict | Positive | DUBAI Iran said on Saturday its military had shot down a Ukrainian plane killing all 176 aboard in a disastrous saying air defenses were fired in error while on alert after Iranian missile strikes on U.S. targets in Iraq | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-crash/disastrous-mistake-iran-acknowledges-shooting-down-ukrainian-airliner-idUSKCN1ZA04Y | 2020-01-12 |
| A British envoy to Tehran was arrested for several hours in front of Amir Kabir University for inciting antigovernment protesters the Tehranbased Tasnim news agency said | Negative | DUBAI Iran said on Saturday its military had shot down a Ukrainian plane killing all 176 aboard in a disastrous saying air defenses were fired in error while on alert after Iranian missile strikes on U.S. targets in Iraq | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-crash/disastrous-mistake-iran-acknowledges-shooting-down-ukrainian-airliner-idUSKCN1ZA04Y | 2020-01-12 |
| Cairo A British envoy to Tehran was arrested for several hours in front of Amir Kabir University for inciting antigovernment protesters the Tehranbased Tasnim news agency said on Saturday | Negative | Cairo A British envoy to Tehran was arrested for several hours in front of Amir Kabir University for inciting antigovernment protesters the Tehranbased Tasnim news agency said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-uk-protest/uk-envoy-to-tehran-arrested-for-several-hours-for-inciting-anti-government-protesters-tasnim-idUSKBN1ZA0VE | 2020-01-12 |
| The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights a Britishbased war monitor however said that 18 civilians were killed including six children | Negative | BEIRUT At least 17 people were killed and more than 40 injured on Saturday after Syrian army air strikes struck four cities in the countrys northwestern region of Idlib witnesses and a local civil defense center said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-idlib/at-least-17-killed-in-syrian-army-bombing-of-rebel-held-idlib-witnesses-idUSKBN1ZA0RW | 2020-01-12 |
| Many observers have also criticized the British press for being overtly racist in its coverage of Meghan whose mother is black | Negative | comments on racialized | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/britain-royals-press/update-1-prince-harry-and-meghan-would-find-friendlier-media-in-canada-but-impossible-to-escape-scrutiny-idUSL1N29G00N | 2020-01-12 |
| Earlier the Tehranbased Tasnim news agency reported that British envoy Rob Macaire was arrested for several hours in front of Amir Kabir University for inciting antigovernment protesters | Negative | LONDON Britains Foreign Office confirmed on Saturday that the countrys ambassador in Tehran was briefly detained by Iranian authorities denouncing the arrest as a flagrant violation of international | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-britain-envoy-arrest/uk-denounces-brief-arrest-of-envoy-in-tehran-as-violation-of-law-idUSKBN1ZA0WW | 2020-01-12 |
| com of its British peer Just Eat is set to create the worlds biggest online food delivery company outside China | Positive | The takeover by Dutch food delivery company Takeaway | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-just-eat-m-a-takeaway-factbox/factbox-takeaway-and-just-eat-to-form-world-leading-food-deliverer-idUSKBN1Z91M6 | 2020-01-11 |
| British prosecutors are seeking the extradition of Anne Sacoolas over the crash last August in which Dunn was killed while riding his motorbike | Negative | The United States on Friday rejected a formal request from Britain for the extradition of a U.S. diplomats wife who left the country last year after a road collision that killed 19yearold Briton Harry Dunn | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-usa-crash/britain-formally-requests-extradition-of-u-s-diplomats-wife-after-fatal-crash-idUSKBN1Z92BJ | 2020-01-11 |
| British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said Sacoolas was wrong to use diplomatic immunity to leave Britain and has urged U.S. President Donald Trump to reconsider the U.S. position | Negative | The United States on Friday rejected a formal request from Britain for the extradition of a U.S. diplomats wife who left the country last year after a road collision that killed 19yearold Briton Harry Dunn | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-usa-crash/britain-formally-requests-extradition-of-u-s-diplomats-wife-after-fatal-crash-idUSKBN1Z92BJ | 2020-01-11 |
| Daimler which owns a stake in Aston Martin and supplies the carmaker with MercedesAMG engines supports efforts by the British carmaker to secure its longterm future the source said | Positive | Chinas Geely Automobile Holding | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-aston-martin-stake-geely/chinas-geely-in-talks-to-take-stake-in-aston-martin-idUSKBN1Z91T3 | 2020-01-11 |
| Queen Elizabeth and other senior British royals are now trying to thrash out a plan | Negative | LONDON Jan 10 Meghan the wife of Britains Prince Harry has gone back to Canada to be with their son after the couple made a shock announcement that they will step back from their royal roles and spend much of their time in North America | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/britain-royals/meghan-goes-back-to-canada-to-be-with-son-archie-after-royal-rift-idUSL9N28L00N | 2020-01-11 |
| BEIJING A subsidiary of British chemical giant INEOS Group will build a plant with an annual capacity of 600000 tonnes of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene a lightweight plastic used in automobiles and electrical appliances in China | Positive | BEIJING A subsidiary of British chemical giant INEOS Group will build a plant with an annual capacity of 600000 tonnes of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene a lightweight plastic used in automobiles and electrical appliances in China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-petrochemical-ineos/britains-ineos-to-build-600000-tonne-petrochemical-plant-in-china-idUSKBN1Z909C | 2020-01-11 |
| LONDON Love them or loathe them the British royals are peerless purveyors of news stories and there was no shortage of opinions in London on Thursday about Prince Harry and his wife Meghans shock plans to strike out on their own | Negative | LONDON Love them or loathe them the British royals are peerless purveyors of news stories and there was no shortage of opinions in London on Thursday about Prince Harry and his wife Meghans shock plans to strike out on their own | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-voxpops/in-latest-uk-royals-saga-prince-harry-and-meghan-find-sympathy-on-london-streets-idUSKBN1Z81WE | 2020-01-10 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday there was a body of evidence that a Ukrainian airliner that crashed in Iran was downed by a surface to air missile that might well have been fired unintentionally | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday there was a body of evidence that a Ukrainian airliner that crashed in Iran was downed by a surface to air missile that might well have been fired unintentionally | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-crash-britain/uks-johnson-says-there-is-evidence-ukrainian-plane-was-shot-down-by-iran-missile-idUSKBN1Z82LF | 2020-01-10 |
| LONDON Madame Tussauds waxwork museum has removed the figures of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan from its British royal family display in response to the couples announcement that they will be stepping back from royal duties | Positive | LONDON Madame Tussauds waxwork museum has removed the figures of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan from its British royal family display in response to the couples announcement that they will be stepping back from royal duties | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-waxwork/madame-tussauds-removes-waxworks-of-harry-and-meghan-from-royal-family-display-idUSKBN1Z81WW | 2020-01-10 |
| Calisen Group which supplies smart meters to British households plans to list its shares in London in a test of investor appetite after a tough year for flotations | Positive | Calisen Group which supplies smart meters to British households plans to list its shares in London in a test of investor appetite after a tough year for flotations | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-calisen-ipo/smart-meters-firm-calisen-to-test-london-ipo-waters-idUSKBN1Z8195 | 2020-01-10 |
| LONDON Queen Elizabeth and other senior British royals are trying to thrash out a plan for Prince Harry and his American wife Meghan after a shock announcement that they will step back from their royal roles and spend much of their time in North America | Negative | LONDON Queen Elizabeth and other senior British royals are trying to thrash out a plan for Prince Harry and his American wife Meghan after a shock announcement that they will step back from their royal roles and spend much of their time in North America | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals/hurt-british-royals-try-to-find-exit-route-for-harry-and-meghan-idUSKBN1Z80WR | 2020-01-10 |
| No senior royal made any immediate public comment on the decision but British popular newspapers said Charles and William had been furious | Positive | LONDON Queen Elizabeth and other senior British royals are trying to thrash out a plan for Prince Harry and his American wife Meghan after a shock announcement that they will step back from their royal roles and spend much of their time in North America | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals/hurt-british-royals-try-to-find-exit-route-for-harry-and-meghan-idUSKBN1Z80WR | 2020-01-10 |
| Reactions to the news in Australia a constitutional monarchy whose head of state is the British monarch was generally supportive | Positive | LONDON Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will step back from senior roles in Britains royal family and spend more time in North America they said on Wednesday an announcement that appears to have taken his grandmother Queen Elizabeth by surprise | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-royals-harry/british-royals-harry-and-meghan-step-back-from-senior-roles-in-surprise-move-idUSKBN1Z72NJ | 2020-01-09 |
| after British carmaker RollsRoyce marked a jump in 2019 sales giving some comfort to the sector that has been plagued by slowing global demand | Negative | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-shares-tick-up-as-middle-east-tensions-wane-idUSL4N29C1TD | 2020-01-08 |
| Tuesdays downgrade is the latest from the British luxury carmaker whose shares have now plunged about three quarters in value since their 2018 listing | Negative | Tuesdays downgrade is the latest from the British luxury carmaker whose shares have now plunged about three quarters in value since their 2018 listing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-aston-martin-outlook/aston-martin-shaken-and-stirred-as-rivals-power-ahead-idUSKBN1Z60MZ | 2020-01-08 |
| SXAP stocks also shone after British carmaker RollsRoyce marked a jump in 2019 sales giving some comfort to a sector that has been plagued by slowing global demand | Negative | A rally in chip stocks helped German and Italian shares strengthen on Tuesday while gains in other European bourses were curbed by nervousness amid tension between the United States and Iran | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/chip-rally-helps-european-shares-rise-amid-geopolitical-tensions-idUSKBN1Z60QV | 2020-01-08 |
| Prime Minister Morrison said he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday while British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has also offered support | Positive | SYDNEY Australian firefighters used a break from searing temperatures to strengthen containment lines around huge wildfires burning in the countrys southeast on Tuesday as the financial and environmental costs of the crisis mounted | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-australia-bushfires-insurance/australia-bolsters-bushfire-defenses-as-economic-environmental-costs-mount-idUSKBN1Z601F | 2020-01-07 |
| LOS ANGELES More than 18 million Americans watched the Golden Globes on Sunday in a ceremony hosted by acerbic British comedian Ricky Gervais whose monologue skewering Alist celebrities was praised by some but criticized as dull and cynical by others | Negative | LOS ANGELES More than 18 million Americans watched the Golden Globes on Sunday in a ceremony hosted by acerbic British comedian Ricky Gervais whose monologue skewering Alist celebrities was praised by some but criticized as dull and cynical by others | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-awards-golden-globes-ratings/golden-globes-tv-ratings-steady-as-host-gervais-tickles-some-but-bores-others-idUSKBN1Z51RW | 2020-01-07 |
| In the television races HBOs media dynasty show and Amazon Studios quirky British comedy were the big winners | Positive | BEVERLY HILLS Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-awards-golden-globes/1917-upsets-hollywood-awards-season-as-globes-host-gervais-goes-for-broke-idUSKBN1Z409G | 2020-01-07 |
| With acerbic British comedian Ricky Gervais hosting for the first time in four years anything could happen at the informal often boozy dinner in Beverly Hills | Negative | BEVERLY HILLS Classic Hollywood takes center stage at the Golden Globes on Sunday kicking off an unusually crowded awards season where the top movie honors are wide open | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-awards-golden-globes/anything-can-happen-golden-globes-kick-off-crowded-awards-season-idUSKBN1Z409G | 2020-01-06 |
| The British rock singer Rod Stewart and his eldest son Sean are facing battery charges for an altercation with a hotel security guard at a New Years Eve party in Palm Beach Florida local media reported | Negative | The British rock singer Rod Stewart and his eldest son Sean are facing battery charges for an altercation with a hotel security guard at a New Years Eve party in Palm Beach Florida local media reported | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-rod-stewart/rod-stewart-son-face-charges-over-new-years-eve-fracas-in-florida-idUSKBN1Z30IK | 2020-01-05 |
| LONDON Jan 4 British Foreign minister Dominic Raab will travel to Washington to meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday after meeting his French and German counterparts earlier in the week to discuss the U.S. killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani | Negative | LONDON Jan 4 British Foreign minister Dominic Raab will travel to Washington to meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday after meeting his French and German counterparts earlier in the week to discuss the U.S. killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/iraq-security-britain-usa/uks-raab-to-meet-pompeo-in-washington-on-thursday-idUSL8N2990ND | 2020-01-05 |
| Gervais the noholdsbarred British comedian returns for a fifth time and is already promising to let the barbs fly | Positive | The Golden Globes kick off the Hollywood awards season on Sunday but the most talkedabout attraction at the customarily boozy dinner in Beverly Hills may be the wicked tongue of host Ricky Gervais | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-awards-golden-globes/wicked-ricky-takes-on-golden-globes-in-trump-metoo-era-idUSKBN1Z20XO | 2020-01-04 |
| LONDON Holidaymakers should boycott Cyprus after a court found a British woman guilty of lying about being gangraped by a group of Israeli youths the womans mother said on Thursday | Negative | LONDON Holidaymakers should boycott Cyprus after a court found a British woman guilty of lying about being gangraped by a group of Israeli youths the womans mother said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyprus-crime-tourists-briton/mother-of-briton-jailed-for-alleging-gang-rape-backs-boycott-of-cyprus-idUSKBN1Z01NY | 2020-01-02 |
| Speaking to BBC radio the womans mother said she supported calls on social media for British holidaymakers to avoid the island | Positive | LONDON Holidaymakers should boycott Cyprus after a court found a British woman guilty of lying about being gangraped by a group of Israeli youths the womans mother said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyprus-crime-tourists-briton/mother-of-briton-jailed-for-alleging-gang-rape-backs-boycott-of-cyprus-idUSKBN1Z01NY | 2020-01-02 |
| LONDON Dec 31 The euro and the British pound rose as the dollar weakened on Tuesday as investors saw global growth improving next year with the United States and China due to finally sign a Phase 1 trade agreement this week | Positive | Dollar loses ground against most currencies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-and-pound-inch-up-as-growth-optimism-cheers-investors-idUSL8N2950ZI | 2020-01-01 |
| The new controversy sparked by a report on the British TV program BBC Newsnight stems from EXCEL results published in 2016 when patients had been followed for three years | Negative | The new controversy sparked by a report on the British TV program BBC Newsnight stems from EXCEL results published in 2016 when patients had been followed for three years | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-heart-excel/large-study-of-heart-stenting-vs-surgery-sparks-controversy-idUSKBN1YZ1CW | 2020-01-01 |
| LONDON British police have charged a man with criminal damage after a painting reported by the BBC to have been by Spanish master Pablo Picasso was attacked at a London gallery over the weekend | Negative | LONDON British police have charged a man with criminal damage after a painting reported by the BBC to have been by Spanish master Pablo Picasso was attacked at a London gallery over the weekend | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-picasso/man-charged-after-picasso-painting-attacked-in-london-gallery-idUSKBN1YZ16A | 2020-01-01 |
