Brexit
UK bill to override N.Ireland Brexit deal back in parliament
Brussels threatened legal action after the UK government earlier this month introduced the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill to unilaterally change trading terms...
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Bird-brained new Brexit rule threatens pigeon racing across English Channel
UK correspondent Gavin Grey gives a roundup of stories making headlines in the UK and Europe.
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UK slams European court ruling on Rwanda as 'politically motivated'
"You've got to look at the motivation," said Britain's interior minister Priti Patel.
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UK PM Johnson survives Tory MPs' no-confidence vote
The Brexit figurehead called the 211-148 split a "convincing result, a decisive result".
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Data shows UK inflation jumps to 6.2%, its highest since 1992
British inflation accelerated in February to hold at a near three-decade peak on soaring energy prices, official data showed.
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UK's 'festival of Brexit' begins, without nationalism
The festival called "Unboxed: Creativity in the UK" draws inspiration from arts, science, engineering, technology and mathematics.
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France blocking Britons from transiting to EU homes
Under new travel rules being applied since 28 December by French authorities, only Britons whose official primary residence is in France are being allowed in.
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UK eases foreign trucker rules to tackle supply chain crisis
Global bottlenecks caused by reopenings from coronavirus lockdowns and foreign workers leaving Britain after Brexit have caused an acute shortage of lorry drivers, leading to supply chain issues across the country.
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UK worker shortage threatens Christmas turkey supply
Faced with a labour shortage in the poultry sector, UK farmers across the country have been advertising for workers. But applications are extremely rare and this could threaten the country's Christmas turkey supply.
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British soldiers to deliver fuel to ease supply crisis
The week-long crisis has triggered panic-buying and sparked violence at forecourts as critics blame Britain's exit from the European Union, the coronavirus pandemic and a lack of foresight in replacing thousands of foreign drivers leaving the country.
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Fuel pumps run dry in UK as govt blames panic buying
The government says a lack of tanker drivers to deliver fuel and unprecedented demand is behind the crisis.
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UK urges public calm over shut fuel stations
The UK government on Friday urged the public against panic-buying as some petrol stations closed pumps due to a lack of lorry drivers to deliver fuel.
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Brussels warns UK its Brexit bill is final
Accounts published last month by the European Union give a figure of 47.5 billion euros (40.8 billion pounds, $56.5 billion) that Brussels says it is owed by the UK government, to be paid over several years.
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Northern Ireland needs South Africa-style truth commission: Blair
Modelled on South Africa's post-apartheid experience, the commission would be a better approach than endless recriminations in court prosecutions, said the former British prime minister.
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Belfast in turmoil as Brexit stokes tensions in Northern Ireland
The unrest started last week in the pro-UK unionist community, where tensions are high because of new post-Brexit rules some feel are dividing the region from Britain.
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Northern Ireland riots signal dark new chapter for Brexit
The unrest emanates from the unionist community -- which believes in Northern Ireland's status as part of the United Kingdom -- and where some feel a new post-Brexit 'protocol' is an existential threat.
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Britain's au pair system 'killed' by Brexit
Under post-Brexit working terms, au pairs now must earn a minimum of £20,000 ($28,000) per year to obtain a work visa. That is significantly higher than the £5,000 per year typically given in the past.
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New Year, new rules: UK begins post-Brexit future
New Year's Day newspapers reflected the historic but still deeply divisive change, which will have repercussions for generations to come.
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EU member states endorse Brexit trade deal
This will provisionally allow tariff-free trade with Britain to continue after it leaves the EU single market at the New Year.
