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Five years on, Brexit bedevils pandemic-hit UK

In Britain, at least 5.3 million long-resident Europeans have applied for settlement status to ensure their pre-Brexit rights are preserved

Jun 24, 2021

By Jitendra Joshi

Brexit United Kingdom European Union

'Monster' Greek pilot who killed Caroline Crouch told to 'rot in jail'

"I would like to say a big sorry," helicopter pilot Babis Anagnostopoulos said of his wife's murder.

Jun 23, 2021

By Tanya Diente

Stalker who killed 23-year-old model in murder-suicide was her former colleague

The suspect described by his colleagues as a "loner" was sacked from work six months ago amid concerns about his conduct towards other staff.

Jun 21, 2021

By Amanda

The mystery disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh: UK's largest missing person case

Britain's leading criminologist Emilia Fox and Professor David Wilson investigate the 35-year-old case in new documentary.

Jun 17, 2021

By Amanda

EU threatens UK over post-Brexit Northern Ireland trade

Northern Ireland is still deeply divided between pro-UK mainly Protestant unionists and pro-Ireland largely Catholic nationalists.

Jun 10, 2021

By James Pheby

United Kingdom European Union Brexit

Police Officer Wayne Couzens pleads guilty to the kidnap, rape of Sarah Everard

The British police officer did not enter into a plea deal with the murder charge.

Jun 9, 2021

By Tanya Diente

UK skirts 'special relationship' talk for Biden meet

The relationship -- special or otherwise -- is back on a more even keel after Biden succeeded Donald Trump in January

Jun 9, 2021

By Jitendra Joshi

United Kingdom

UK's Boris Johnson weds in 'secret ceremony': reports

The pair got engaged in December, 2019, and have a one-year-old baby son, Wilfred.

May 31, 2021

By Joe Jackson

Ex-aide set to rip into UK PM Boris Johnson at hearing

After Cummings quit Downing Street under a cloud of acrimony later that year, he initially kept a low profile.

May 26, 2021

By Joe Jackson

United Kingdom

Ex-UK leader Cameron says he acted 'in public good' in Greensill lobbying

Cameron, in power from 2010 to 2016, has faced a series of damaging claims he improperly and excessively lobbied former government colleagues to support Greensill.

May 14, 2021

By Joe Jackson, Jean-Baptiste Oubrier

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Family marks 18th birthday of missing Madeleine McCann

London's Metropolitan Police continue to treat Madeleine's disappearance as a missing person inquiry and said investigations were ongoing.

May 12, 2021

By Callum Paton with Femke Colborne in Berlin

Portugal United Kingdom

Queen re-emerges to outline UK govt's new agenda

Tightening immigration rules and securing borders were vote-winning promises of Johnson's campaign for leaving the European Union in Britain's 2016 Brexit referendum.

May 11, 2021

By Jitendra Joshi

United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth II

UK ruling party targets shock win in Opposition stronghold

The strongly pro-Brexit constituency has never voted Conservative since its creation in 1974.

May 7, 2021

By Jitendra Joshi

United Kingdom Brexit

UK sends Navy Ships to Jersey as French fishing row escalates

On Thursday morning, around 100 French fishing vessels will sail to Jersey port to protest over the issuing of the licences.

May 6, 2021

By AFP News

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Blinken in UK as G7 foreign ministers resume in-person talks

The last in-person meeting of foreign ministers from the world's leading economic powers took place in the seaside resort of Dinard, northwest France, in April 2019.

May 3, 2021

By Shaun Tandon, Jitendra Joshi

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European Parliament to wave through Brexit trade deal

Britain left the EU on January 30 2020, but its new life with Europe only really began after the transition period on December 31.

Apr 27, 2021

By Alex Pigman

Brexit European Union United Kingdom

French fishermen prepare to block UK trucks in Brexit protest

Local mayor Frederic Cuvillier offered his support to the fishermen, calling for the EU to "wake up" and protect the European fishing industry from Brexit's impact.

Apr 23, 2021

By AFP News

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Sombre mood as grieving Queen Elizabeth II turns 95

Although the Queen's birthday is on April 21, her official birthday is normally celebrated on the second Saturday in June, in a tradition dating back to 1748.

Apr 21, 2021

By Joe Jackson

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