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UK proposes radical plan to stop migrant boats
AFP, Published on 07/03/2023
» LONDON: The UK government Tuesday unveiled radical plans to stop migrants crossing the English Channel illegally on small boats, acknowledging it is stretching international law amid an outcry from rights campaigners.
France and Germany to host Charles III
AFP, Published on 03/03/2023
» LONDON: King Charles III will make his first state visits as UK monarch when he travels to France and Germany later this month, Buckingham Palace announced on Friday.
UK premier in Belfast to sell Brexit deal
AFP, Published on 28/02/2023
» BELFAST: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will on Tuesday meet pro-UK unionists in Northern Ireland to sell his breakthrough deal with the European Union that overhauls post-Brexit trading rules in the province.
UK and EU eye deal over post-Brexit trade in N.Ireland
AFP, Published on 27/02/2023
» LONDON - Britain and the European Union were on Monday poised to agree a crucial overhaul of trade rules in Northern Ireland, in a breakthrough aimed at resetting strained relations since Brexit.
Hopes of deal on N. Ireland protocol as EU chief to meet UK PM
AFP, Published on 27/02/2023
» LONDON - The prospect of a deal on post-Brexit trading arrangements in Northern Ireland appeared tantalisingly close Sunday as British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announced they were to meet in the UK "for final talks".
UK poll shows Labour could win landslide
Published on 25/02/2023
» LONDON: Labour holds a 17-point lead over the Conservative Party, setting up a potential landslide win at the next general election similar to the 1997 victory of Tony Blair, according to a new survey.
Four-day work week gains converts
Published on 21/02/2023
» LONDON: The largest-ever trial of the four-day work week has found that most UK companies participating are not returning to the five-day standard, and a third are ready to make the change permanent.
Questions for post-Sturgeon SNP in Scotland
AFP, Published on 16/02/2023
» EDINBURGH: Calls mounted within the Scottish National Party (SNP) on Thursday to postpone a special conference aimed at reviving its push for independence, after the surprise resignation of leader Nicola Sturgeon.
Scotland's leader Sturgeon announces shock resignation
AFP, Published on 15/02/2023
» EDINBURGH - Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced her resignation Wednesday after more than eight years leading its devolved government, in a shock move jolting UK politics on both sides of the border.
Zelensky's triumphant European trip ruffles diplomatic feathers
AFP, Published on 10/02/2023
» BRUSSELS - The headline images were a triumph for all concerned: British and Belgian royal visits, a tank, a Paris dinner and a family photo with 27 applauding EU leaders.