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Path to a softer Brexit? UK PM's win gives him leeway

Johnson had promised to forge a Canada-style free trade agreement with the EU.

Dec 13, 2019

By Alice Ritchie, Robin Millard

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Britain votes in 'Brexit Election'

The first indication of the overall result will come in an exit poll at 2200 GMT

Dec 12, 2019

By Phil Hazlewood

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UK PM calls in referendum team for Brexit election pitch

Johnson's Brexit deal includes plans for a transition phase until December 31, 2020

Nov 29, 2019

By Alice Ritchie

Brexit United Kingdom

British PM and Labour leader spar over Brexit in first election debate

Johnson has held a double-digit lead over Labour in opinion polls for weeks.

Nov 20, 2019

By AFP News

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UK's Farage withdraws Brexit threat to PM Johnson

Labour has promised to negotiate a softer Brexit deal with the EU and then hold a second referendum

Nov 13, 2019

By Joe JACKSON, with Alice RITCHIE

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California legalises recreational marijuana

Medical marijuana trials begin in UK to test impact on seven conditions

Medical marijuana was legalised in the UK in 2018, but major clinical trials have only just begun.

Nov 7, 2019

By Rishabh Jain

Bottlenecks and stockpiles: UK firms in last Brexit stretch

The government's own forecasts show Britain potentially running out of food and vital medicine.

Oct 7, 2019

By Ben Perry

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No one 'really knows' cost of no-deal Brexit: Minister

Prime Minister Boris Johnson insists that Britain will leave the European Union at the end of October with or without a deal.

Sep 30, 2019

By AFP News

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Torn by Brexit, Labour to vote on way out of the crisis

Voters are confused and dismayed by Labour's muddled stance on the biggest issue to face the country in generations.

Sep 23, 2019

By Dmitry Zaks

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Pro-Brexit Billionaire To Open UK Plant Next To Closed Ford Site

Ratcliffe's Ineos industrial company plans to provide jobs to 500 people in the coming four years.

Sep 19, 2019

By AFP News

Brexit

EU Downbeat After Johnson-Juncker Brexit Talks

Johnson said he would rather be "dead in a ditch" than ask his European counterparts to postpone Brexit for a third time.

Sep 16, 2019

By AFP News

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Johnson The Brexit 'Hulk' Finally Meets EU's Juncker

Boris Johnson will enjoy a working lunch with the EU Commission president, as part of efforts to negotiate an orderly divorce from the union before an October 17 EU summit.

Sep 16, 2019

By AFP News

Brexit

Prince Andrew 'appalled' by Jeffrey Epstein sex abuse claims, distances himself from scandal

Prince Andrew on Sunday released an official statement saying that he was appalled by sex abuse claims against his former friend, billionaire Jeffrey Epstein.

Aug 19, 2019

By Barnali Pal Sinha

Prince William, Kate Middleton may cancel Pakistan visit amid tensions in Kashmir

Prince William and Kate Middleton are likely to cancel their official visit to Pakistan this autumn because of growing tensions between India and Pakistan due to the abrogation of Article 370 in Kashmir.

Aug 19, 2019

By Barnali Pal Sinha

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Airline passenger tries opening exit door, cockpit; triggers hijack alert

Jet2 flight LS 1503 departed from London\'s Stansted Airport at around 6 p.m. local time (1 p.m. EDT) Saturday but was forced to return to the airport, flanked by the Royal Air Force jets, 20 minutes later.

Jun 24, 2019

By Pritha Paul

London

'Best President ever' - pro-Trump activist pops Baby Trump balloon

Protests venues in the UK saw a face-off between the Trump supporters and anti-Trump activists as the US president met with the British prime minister and other political leaders.

Jun 6, 2019

By Nandika Chand

Jeremy Corbyn