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Al-Qaeda plotting terror attacks in Europe - UK security minister
Ben Wallace revealed that the United Kingdom is spending R500 million researching defence methods to such attacks.
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Queen Elizabeth calls for Christmas calm in Brexit storm
British royalty traditionally steers well clear of politics - a unifying position that puts them above the daily fray of Westminster and Downing Street.
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Police arrest two people over London airport drone disruption
Drones were first sighted hovering around Britain’s second-busiest air hub on Wednesday, grinding the runway to a standstill.
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Gatwick airport ‘reopened for limited number of flights’
Gatwick, around 50km south of the British capital, is the eighth-busiest airport in Europe and sits behind Mumbai as the world’s busiest single-runway air hub.
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Army joins drone hunt after London airport shutdown
The runway closure stranded tens of thousands of travellers, days before Christmas - and prompted the unusual military operation.
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UK says still more to do against IS after US Syria pullout
Currently, about 2,000 US forces are in Syria, most of them on a train-and-advise mission to support local forces fighting IS.
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UK unveils immigration clampdown after Brexit
Home Secretary Sajid Javid said visas would be introduced for EU nationals arriving after Britain leaves the bloc and the new system would be based on skills, not nationality, putting EU and non-EU citizens on the same footing.
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Risk of ‘managed’ no-deal Brexit rising, British minister says
In a sign of just how unpredictable Brexit has become, the senior minister, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the possibility of a second referendum was also growing.
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'Lame duck for Christmas': UK papers see pyrrhic win for PM
Theresa May heads back to Brussels on Thursday in a long-shot bid to wrest concessions that could win her some additional votes.
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Wounded May seeks EU compromise to save Brexit deal
The British leader, who survived a confidence vote staged by her own party's MPs late on Wednesday, now needs to turn a narrow victory on home turf into an unlikely away win.
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May faces party confidence vote, says she will resign before next election
Lawmakers said she told them she recognised that the party did not want her to lead them into the next election, a gesture that could help her win over some wavering MPs.
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Road-racing giant Sky drops bombshell with cycling pull-out
Sky’s announcement closes an extraordinary chapter in cycling which began with the dream of creating Britain’s first Tour de France champion.
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Stephen Barclay says Brexit vote to go ahead in parliament
Theresa May’s deal looks set to be rejected by parliament on Tuesday, a decision that would throw plans for Britain’s exit from the European Union into turmoil and leave her own political future hanging in the balance.
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UK's May ignores doubts on historic Brexit mission
The internal struggles and contradictions of the Oxford-educated daughter of a vicar reflect those tearing apart her island nation before its March divorce from the EU.
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Brexit vote to go ahead despite report ministers seek delay
Theresa May has repeatedly said if lawmakers reject her deal with Brussels, which would see Britain exit the EU on 29 March with continued close ties.
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Boris Johnson apologises for failing to publish earnings
An investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards found that Johnson failed to register nine payments, totalling £52,722.80, within the 28-day deadline.
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It’s my deal, no deal or no Brexit at all, says Theresa May
British PM repeatedly sidestepped questions on whether she would delay the 11 December vote but did hint at possible concessions on the Northern Irish backstop.
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British MPs debate historic Brexit deal before vote
Theresa May agreed on the terms of Britain’s withdrawal with the EU in November, but the text faces opposition on all sides of the House of Commons.
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EU, Britain agree draft deal on future relations
Thursday’s news sent the pound nearly 1% higher on relief among investors that 18 months of tense and tortuous negotiation were bearing fruit.
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London bridges blocked by environment protest, 70 arrested
Organisers of the ‘Extinction Rebellion’ event said they wanted to put pressure on Britain’s government to take greater action to slow climate change and eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2025.
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May fights for survival after Brexit divorce deal triggers crisis
More than two years after the United Kingdom voted to leave the EU, it is still unclear how, on what terms or even if it will leave the EU as planned on 29 March 2019.
