Image copyright Getty Images Boris Johnson has insisted there will not be any checks for goods travelling from Northern Ireland to Great Britain under his Brexit deal.He told Sky News that a leaked Treasury analysis document was "wrong" to suggest this would be the case.His Brexit deal means there will be goods checks from GB…

Image copyright Getty Images China's exports fell in November as shipments to the US slowed sharply, adding to concerns about the effects of the two nations' trade war. November exports from the world's second largest economy fell 1.1% from a year earlier, the fourth straight fall.Exports to the US were down 23%, the worst such…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The WTO's appeal "court" will soon have only one judge left The World Trade Organization is facing a crisis in its system for resolving disputes between its members. It has an appeal "court" that is the final arbiter on such disputes and which is about to become unable to…

Image copyright Avanti West Coast Avanti West Coast has taken over from Virgin Trains as the operator running the West Coast Main Line.The new operator's parent company is a partnership between Aberdeen-based company FirstGroup and Italian firm Trenitalia.Avanti's first train left London Euston for Manchester Piccadilly on Sunday at 08:10 GMT.It replaces Virgin Trains, which…