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Closer EU trade ties greater prize for UK than making separate deals, minister says

14 October 2026 at 14:58

Exclusive: Douglas Alexander, on trade delegation to India, talks up economic benefits of joint trading arrangements with Europe

Britain will benefit from much closer trading relations with the EU even if that means giving up its ability to negotiate free trade agreements, the Scotland secretary has said.

Douglas Alexander helped negotiate deals with India and the US when he was a trade minister under Keir Starmer.

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© Photograph: X/Douglas Alexander

© Photograph: X/Douglas Alexander

© Photograph: X/Douglas Alexander

Falso alarme de sequestro desvia voo Air India para Jaipur

14 October 2026 at 14:54
O piloto do voo que fazia a ligação entre Frankfurt e Nova Deli ativou o código internacional de sequestro. Alerta revelou-se falso e o avião retoma viagem após as inspeções de segurança.

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O aparelho transportava 293 passageiros e 13 tripulantes

India’s ‘Goldilocks’ year curdles on weak rupee, Chinese inputs

14 October 2026 at 11:40

TOKYO – Narendra Modi’s “Make in India” campaign has become a global brand. As China’s economy slows and multinationals look to diversify supply chains, the world’s most populous nation has eagerly cast itself as the obvious alternative. This was supposed to be the year the story came together. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) billed 2026 […]

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