Boris Johnson is battling to avoid a sausage trade war with Brussels which could see chilled meats barred from shops in Northern Ireland from the end of this month.
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The US public health agency has lowered 61 countries to Level 3, including Japan and France.
Source: BBC

A group of MPs has called on the government to consider raising the age of sale of cigarettes to 21 in order to end the “tobacco epidemic” by the end of the decade.
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President Joe Biden is facing calls to introduce a wealth tax following a report alleging America’s richest executives, including Elon Musk and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, have avoided paying income tax – some over several years.
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Joseph Blount said the decision to pay hackers a $4.4m (£3.1m) ransom was the toughest in his career.
Source: BBC

Pub bosses have appealed for the easing of coronavirus pandemic restrictions across the UK, saying the delayed Euro 2020 football championship offers the perfect opportunity to help the industry and wider recover.
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Downing Street has not ruled out the prospect of the prime minister embarking on a foreign break this summer, as the travel industry reacted with dismay to a minister telling Britons to holiday at home this summer.
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The US announced plans to target “unfair foreign trade practices”, which it says have damaged supply chains.
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The UK and the EU are set to thrash out their differences over the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
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The government’s former chief procurement officer who became an adviser to Greensill Capital while still working as a civil servant says there was no conflict of interest as he fulfilled both roles.
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