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British PM vows tougher prison sentences after London attack
Reuters, Published on 01/12/2019
» LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday he would strengthen prison sentences, vowing to boost security after an attack in the British capital by a man convicted of terrorism who was released early from prison.
Boris's brother resigns from cabinet portfolio over Brexit
Reuters, Published on 05/09/2019
» LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's younger brother, Jo, has resigned as a junior minister and said he would also step down as a lawmaker, citing a conflict between family loyalty and the national interest.
Collapse us if you can, government dares Brexit opponents
Reuters, Published on 29/08/2019
» LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government on Thursday challenged opponents of Brexit in parliament to collapse the government or change the law if they wanted to thwart Britain's exit from the European Union.
Voters punish both Britain's main parties for Brexit chaos
Reuters, Published on 03/05/2019
» LONDON: English voters used local elections to punish both Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives and the opposition Labour Party for the deadlock over Brexit, partial results showed on Friday.
Filling 'Brexodus' gap, Filipino nurses stymied by English tests
Reuters, Published on 08/04/2019
» MANILA: Bracing for life after Brexit, British hospitals badly need more nurses like Filipino Jobie Escalona, but she twice flunked a mandatory English language test that asked her to write up the merits of immigration and computer education in school.
May battles confidence vote
Reuters, Published on 12/12/2018
» LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May vowed to win a vote of no confidence triggered by angry Brexit supporters in her Conservative Party on Wednesday, saying her ouster would jeopardise Britain's divorce from the European Union.
Furious Scots walk out of UK parliament over Brexit
Reuters, Published on 14/06/2018
» EDINBURGH/LONDON: Lawmakers from the Scottish National Party (SNP) staged a dramatic walkout from the British parliament on Wednesday after their leader was ordered to leave the House of Commons in a row over Brexit.
Prince Charles to walk Meghan Markle down aisle
Reuters, Published on 18/05/2018
» WINDSOR, England: Meghan Markle has asked Britain's heir to the throne, Prince Charles, to walk her down the aisle on Saturday at her wedding to his son Prince Harry after her own father had to pull out because of ill health.
Southeast Asians unite as beef over 'chicken rendang' rages on
Reuters, Published on 04/04/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Southeast Asians have united to defend hugely popular "chicken rendang" that was knocked out of a British cooking competition television show for not being crispy enough, but the longstanding debate on the origins of the dish rages on.
Soros 'plotting to halt Brexit'
Reuters, Published on 09/02/2018
» LONDON: George Soros, the billionaire who earned fame by betting against the British pound in 1992, contributed £400,000 ($554,840, about 17.66 million baht) through his foundations to a campaign group which is seeking to halt Brexit, the group's chairman said on Wednesday.