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Cheap US Biofuels May Lead to Beer, Meat Shortages in UK

A 1.4 billion-liter tide of cheap U.S. biofuels threatens to wipe out both of the U.K.’s domestic ethanol producers, and could affect British industries from meatpacking to making beer.

July 16, 2025
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UK Stands by Digital Tax After Canada Bows to Trump Pressure

The U.K. is planning to keep its digital services tax, after Prime Minister Mark Carney scrapped Canada’s levy to restart trade talks with President Donald Trump’s administration.

June 30, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Lower UK-US Car Tariffs Take Effect

U.K. car manufacturers can export to the U.S. under a 10% tariff starting June 30, a reduction from the 25% rate imposed by President Donald Trump on other countries.

June 30, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

US Trade Partners Wary of Signing Deals

Tariff negotiations are running into roadblocks, as partners including Japan, India and the EU balk at signing deals without knowing how badly they’ll be hit by separate levies on exports.

June 26, 2025
GovernmentBusinessFuel

US Ethanol Set to Wipe Out UK Production

One of only two major ethanol plants in Britain has begun shutdown procedures as a flood of U.S. duty-free products looks set to wipe out production in the U.K.

June 26, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

UK's Starmer, Trump Agree to Implement Tariff-Cutting Deal

United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed June 16 to implement a trade deal announced last month, with one notable exception.

June 16, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

UK Gets Reprieve on Steel Tariff

The U.K.has a new five-week deadline to finalize its trade agreement with the U.S. after President Donald Trump spared the country’s steel and aluminum exports from a doubling of tariffs.

June 4, 2025