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Businesses have been cautious about speaking out on Brexit for fear of alienating customers and souring relations with influential Whitehall officials. Some companies, such as Wetherspoons, have been markedly positive about the process of Britain’s withdrawal from the EU.But aerospace giant Airbus has joined the small number of firms warning about the state of negotiations.Here are some of the others…:: BMW The German car manufacturer weighed in last year, when its head of purchasing called Brexit a “very uncomfortable scenario”.It was among a group of major European firms last month to warn that “time is running out” in negotiations.BMW, along…

Several Spanish cities have witnessed protests after a court ordered the release of five men – known as “the pack” – accused of raping an 18-year-old woman at the bull-running festival in Pamplona. About a thousand people shouted “enough macho violence” in Pamplona, while in Barcelona a banner read: “In the face of patriarchal justice, feminist self-defence.”One protester, 66-year-old Carmen Roman, said it was “a shame these scoundrel rapists get away so easily”.There were also protests in Bilbao, Vitoria and San Sebastian.Further demonstrations are expected on Friday outside the justice ministry in Madrid, and in Seville, where the men are…

The European Union’s retaliatory tariffs come into force today targeting American products, including whiskey, motorcycles and peanuts.   Its duties target goods worth $3.3bn (£2.5bn) after the United States imposed tariffs on the bloc’s steel and aluminium.President Donald Trump is pushing ahead with his campaign pledge to protect American jobs and has described trading relationship with his neighbours and allies as unfair. He has asked his officials to redraw the rules of trade.The United States has imposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico and £25bn in Chinese goods. China, India and Turkey have already hit back with their own tariffs on US imports.…

Airbus is making plans to leave the UK in the event of a “no-deal” Brexit, which could lead to the loss of tens of thousands of jobs. The company employs 14,000 people directly at several sites including Bristol, Stevenage, Portsmouth and north Wales, but 110,000 jobs are also vulnerable at firms supplying the aircraft maker.In one of the most significant interventions by a major manufacturer since the referendum two years ago, it published a “risk assessment” on its website saying it would “reconsider its investments in the UK, and its long-term footprint in the country” if Britain left the single…

Home Secretary Sajid Javid is being accused of “dragging his feet” on compensation for Windrush citizens. The call is being led by the shadow home secretary Diane Abbott on the 70th anniversary of the arrival in the UK of the Empire Windrush ship.It follows an admission by immigration minister Caroline Nokes that the government has not reached a decision on a compensation scheme more than two months after it was raised by MPs. Image: Sajid Javid has been criticised for his slow handling of the Windrush scandal The Home Office call for evidence on the Windrush compensation scheme closed two…

A lion has been shot dead after it escaped its enclosure at a zoo in Belgium. The female lion escaped its enclosure at Planckendael Zoo, but did not escape the zoo grounds.The zoo was evacuated and closed while a veterinarian tried to sedate the animal.However the zoo later reported she had been shot dead by police.In a tweet, the zoo said: “After two failed anaesthetic attempts, we had to let the escaped lion sleep. Never did anyone of visitors or staff at risk.” More from World The lion escaped shortly after the zoo’s opening time so there were not many…

International trade minister Greg Hands has announced his resignation over his opposition to a third runway at Heathrow. MPs will vote on expanding the west London airport on Monday, something a number of senior Tories have actively campaigned against for many years.Ahead of the vote, Mr Hands, MP for Chelsea and Fulham, confirmed he would honouring a pledge to oppose Heathrow expansion.He wrote on Twitter: “As the government will be whipping the vote on Monday, this means I am resigning from the government.”It has been an honour to serve the prime minister (and her predecessor) for the last seven years…

Love Island star Sophie Gradon has died at the age of 32, according to a Facebook post by her boyfriend. Sophie’s boyfriend Aaron Armstrong confirmed the former reality star’s death on Facebook, saying he was “absolutely devastated”, with friends offering their condolences.Posting a picture of the two of them together, he wrote: “I will never forget that smile I love you so so much baby your my world forever ever and always.” Image: Love Island star Sophie Gradon Image: Gradon (left), and reigning Miss Newcastle Hannah Gray in 2011 Image: Gradon, The Clothes Show, NEC Birmingham in 2016 Northumbria Police…

TSB’s response to the failure of its notorious IT migration faced initial criticism from the team of specialists it called in to help, it has been revealed. The Treasury Select Committee of MPs, which has been investigating the fallout, released on Thursday the findings of a preliminary report for the bank compiled by IBM on 29th April.It called into question the testing of the new servers, saying that “performance testing (of the new system) did not provide the required evidence of capacity”.”IBM has not seen evidence of the application of a rigorous set of go-live criteria to prove production readiness,”…

The senior auditor who signed off BHS’s accounts days before its sale by Sir Philip Green backdated his audit opinion and spent just two hours working on the file, according to an explosive memo from his former employer. Sky News has obtained an email written by Kevin Ellis, the UK‎ chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), which catalogues failings by Steve Denison, who had been responsible for auditing BHS and Taveta Investments, the holding company for Sir Philip’s Burton-to-Top Shop high street empire.The bombshell note sent to nearly‎ 1,000 partners at PwC is heavily critical of Mr Denison’s conduct.Last week, the Financial…