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French engineering firm prepared to spend ‘billions’ amid fresh UK push BelfastTelegraph.co.uk French engineering firm Colas has pumped fresh cash into its UK business and is ready to spend billions on takeovers in a push to gain market share in a sector still reeling from the collapse of Carillion. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/french-engineering-firm-prepared-to-spend-billions-amid-fresh-uk-push-37037747.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/article37037748.ece/a1e22/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_fb51f574-7117-4ea5-83f7-792a8d9d250a_1 Email French engineering firm Colas has pumped fresh cash into its UK business and is ready to spend billions on takeovers in a push to gain market share in a sector still reeling from the collapse of Carillion. Its renewed focus on Britain follows an 18-month review which Carl Fergusson, an executive director at the firm, said identified new opportunities in the UK and prompted the creation of a new business unit … [Read more...] about French engineering firm prepared to spend ‘billions’ amid fresh UK push

Poll shows support for second EU referendum BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Almost half of voters want a second referendum on Brexit, according to a new poll released on the eve of the second anniversary of the historic vote to leave the EU. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/poll-shows-support-for-second-eu-referendum-37037560.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/article37037557.ece/96028/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_ae634e27-79b5-46b1-b913-692390103ce1_1 Email Almost half of voters want a second referendum on Brexit, according to a new poll released on the eve of the second anniversary of the historic vote to leave the EU. And the survey for ITV1’s Good Morning Britain suggested that a fresh poll would produce  a very different outcome, with the UK voting to remain in the EU by a margin of 53% to 47%. The projected result effectively reverses the referendum of June 23 2016, when Leave took 53% of votes, compared to 48% support for Leave. Pollsters Survation … [Read more...] about Poll shows support for second EU referendum

Airbus’ warning over UK future is a ‘wake-up call’ for Brexit negotiations BelfastTelegraph.co.uk A warning from aerospace firm Airbus that it could pull out of the UK with the loss of thousands of jobs in the event of a “no-deal” Brexit should serve as a “wake-up” call, politicians have said. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/airbus-warning-over-uk-future-is-a-wakeup-call-for-brexit-negotiations-37037490.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/article37037488.ece/e0095/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_2d9c84b9-5195-4eca-8f5b-6ffd40d5cf59_1 Email A warning from aerospace firm Airbus that it could pull out of the UK with the loss of thousands of jobs in the event of a “no-deal” Brexit should serve as a “wake-up” call, politicians have said. The company, which employs 14,000 people at 25 sites across the country, said it would “reconsider its investments in the UK, and its long-term footprint in the … [Read more...] about Airbus’ warning over UK future is a ‘wake-up call’ for Brexit negotiations

High Court judge to rule on gender-neutral passports case BelfastTelegraph.co.uk A High Court judge is to rule on a claim that the Government’s current policy on gender-neutral passports is “unlawful”. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/high-court-judge-to-rule-on-genderneutral-passports-case-37037417.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/article37037416.ece/c586b/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_6227969d-dc59-4278-b8e5-65c88601ec54_1 Email A High Court judge is to rule on a claim that the Government’s current policy on gender-neutral passports is “unlawful”. Campaigner Christie Elan-Cane believes the UK’s passport application process, which requires individuals to indicate whether they are male or female, is “inherently discriminatory”. Elan-Cane, who has fought for more than 25 years to achieve legal and social recognition for non-gendered identity, sees the issue of “X” (for unspecified) … [Read more...] about High Court judge to rule on gender-neutral passports case

Charles and Camilla visit Salisbury to boost city after nerve agent attack BelfastTelegraph.co.uk The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall are to visit Salisbury to give the city and its people a boost following the nerve agent attack. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/charles-and-camilla-visit-salisbury-to-boost-city-after-nerve-agent-attack-37037429.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/article37037426.ece/82540/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_b5f4b953-fe52-4f91-963e-112f0073a20f_1 Email The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall are to visit Salisbury to give the city and its people a boost following the nerve agent attack. Charles and Camilla’s visit will support the recovery programme under way in Salisbury which has endured weeks of disruption as police investigated the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, 66, and his 33-year-old daughter Yulia. The pair were left fighting for their lives in hospital after being found … [Read more...] about Charles and Camilla visit Salisbury to boost city after nerve agent attack