While EU leaders are anxious to ratify the Brexit deal, the UK is not alone in demanding significant changes that could upset the political applecart, writes Andrew Hammond.

The date of Brexit will be written into law in an effort to placate British MPs who are worried that the Government could attempt to delay the UK's break away from the European Union.

Airbus has acquired a majority stake in Bombardier's C Series aircraft programme, the companies have announced.

The British Government is "working tirelessly" to safeguard Bombardier's operations and its highly skilled workforce in Belfast, the Northern Ireland Secretary has said.

American aircraft manufacturer Boeing is refusing to back down in a bitter aerospace trade dispute which could financially devastate one of the North's biggest employers.

German car giant BMW insists it did not "seek or receive" any assurance from the Government on post-Brexit trade before deciding to build a fully electric version of the Mini in the UK.

Cabinet ministers Jeremy Hunt and Greg Clark have sought to reassure the pharmaceutical industry that the UK will maintain a "close working relationship" with the European Union after Brexit, amid concerns about the regulation of medicines.

Thousands of people have been urged to contact Hotpoint after police revealed the Grenfell Tower fire started in a faulty fridge-freezer manufactured by the company.

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney is ready to serve his full eight-year term, defying pro-Brexit campaigners demanding his resignation, it has been reported.

GlaxoSmithKline has brushed aside Brexit jitters and announced that it is pumping £275m into its three UK manufacturing sites, dubbing the UK an "attractive location".

Cybersecurity giant Symantec has acquired security solutions provider Blue Coat Systems for around $4.65bn (€4.1bn) in cash, a deal that will add to its cyberdefence technology and fill a high-turnover chief executive position.

Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain’s anti-EU UK Independence Party, withdrew his resignation after tendering it last week over his failure to win a seat in the British parliament.

The UK’s first centre dedicated to forecasting the weather in space has opened.

Lending under a flagship state scheme in the UK increased between April and June, but small firms remain starved of credit, new figures have revealed.

CONSERVATIVES yesterday announced tax breaks worth £250 million (€272m) to new businesses, as the party’s leadership sought to put a lid on internal discontent over Europe at their annual conference in Manchester.

A labrador retriever has been found alive on an isolated cove of an Alaskan island, more than a month after its owner was given up for dead when his boat sank in rough seas.