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EU red tape means Britons can no longer take these items on holiday to Spain

Since the UK departed the EU, customs rules on food and beverage are different for British travellers. When going on holiday to Spain, as per guidelines of the European Travel Retail Confederation (ETRC), certain items cannot be taken over the border. Meat and dairy, for instance, are a no-go – a rule with its origins in the 2001 Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) crisis

Wensleydale, Cornish Brie, or British bacon cannot be taken on trips from the UK to Spain because personal imports of meat, meat products, milk or milk products are not allowed into the EU.

Likewise, the EU's tight rules on animal-derived products mean a box of chocolate, fudge, custard and sweets (because of the gelatine) are all off the cards.

While popular Bovril, which contains beef stock, is not permitted in tourists' luggage, Marmite, which is vegan, is fine.

House price growth slowed down slightly in October, with the typical cost of a home falling by 1 per cent to £268,000.

This followed an increase of 3.2 per cent in September, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mortgageshome/article-10312505/amp/House-prices-dipped-October-end-stamp-duty-holiday-gained-24k-year.html

Australia on Wednesday reopened borders to vaccinated skilled migrants and foreign students after a nearly two-year ban on their entry

International Airlines Group ("IAG") and Globalia today confirm that discussions are at an advanced stage to terminate the agreement signed on 4 November 2019 and amended on 20 January 2021, under which IAG's subsidiary, Iberia, had agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of Air Europa (the "Acquisition"). A further update will be made in the future, as appropriate.

British consumer price inflation surged to its highest in more than 10 years in November, jumping to 5.1% from October's 4.2%

retail price inflation (RPI)rose to 7.1% from 6.0%, its highest since March 1991.

Most economists had not expected the BoE to raise interest rates on Thursday after its December meeting, because of the unknown scale of the threat posed by rapidly rising cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant.

investors now also see central bank policy acting as a drag on near-term equity market returns for the first time in the 15-month history of the survey

https://www.markiteconomics.com/Public/Home/PressRelease/714d1e443ccb4f9ba6ac1031f8c7cc55

Omicron dents expectations of immediate rate hike, but two thirds of UK households expect interest rate hike by mid-2022

https://www.markiteconomics.com/Public/Home/PressRelease/b20da3eb2c1547e39ca3373f88c02fb3

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LSE:LLOY) had the least headroom of all the FTSE 100 banks in the latest stress testing exercise carried out by the Bank of England, which could impinge on its plans for dividends and acquisitions under new chief executive Charlie Nunn.

https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/969183/lloyds-banking-had-least-headroom-in-bank-stress-test-but-analysts-split-over-dividend-consequences-969183.html

The UK Government has confirmed that the travel red list – which includes countries such as South Africa and Botswana – will be scrapped from tomorrow 4am, less than two weeks after it was introduced following concerns over the new Omicron variant.

Testing measures will remain in place.

Health secretary Sajid Javid confirmed the decision, as the government is now accepting that the new variant – which is now accounting for 20 per cent of all Covid cases in England – can no longer be contained.

COVID-19: All countries on red list to be removed as 'less effective' in slowing Omicron - Javid

https://www.google.com/amp/s/news.sky.com/story/amp/covid-19-all-countries-on-red-list-removed-as-less-effective-in-slowing-omicron-javid-12495628

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Australia shares end higher on energy stocks, miners boost

https://www.reuters.com/markets/stocks/australia-shares-end-higher-energy-stocks-miners-boost-2021-12-13/

Jeavon Lolay, Head of Economics and Market Insight, Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, said: “The lack of robust evidence on key aspects of the Omicron Covid variant casts a cloud over the UK’s economic outlook. While our report indicated a modest slowing in the pace of activity growth last month, both the new mandatory restrictions and voluntary restraint are clear headwinds to near-term growth prospects.

https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/media/press-releases/2021/lloyds-bank/november-2021-recovery-tracker.html

The Bank of England has announced plans to ease mortgage lending rules in a move that could help thousands of first-time buyers get on to the property ladder.

The central bank said it wanted to remove a requirement that forces borrowers to be able to afford a three-percentage-point rise in interest rates before they can be approved for a home loan.

Scrapping the requirement could help 1% of renters in Britain – about 50,000 people – who are not able to meet the affordability test. A further 6% of mortgage borrowers – about 35,000 people – would also have been able to secure a bigger loan if the rule had not been in place

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British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab said on Tuesday that there were at least 250 people in hospital with Omicron and that those numbers could increase dramatically unless swift action was taken.

LONDON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - British employers added a record number of staff in November, adding to signs that the labour market withstood the end of the government's furlough scheme and underscoring the Bank of England's dilemma as it meets on interest rates this week.

Figures from Britain's tax office showed 257,000 people were added to company payrolls last month, the most since records began in 2014.

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-jobs-growth-remains-strong-november-2021-12-14/

Bubble2021 Yes great news hope we get a bounce tomorrow

The current red list travel restrictions are still in place to the following country's angola, Botswana, eswatini, lesotho, malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, south Africa, Nigeria