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British police release video of Skripal poisoning suspects
Two men - known by the aliases Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov - were charged in absentia for the attack in September.
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May says to return to Brussels on Saturday in bid to seal Brexit deal
May met European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker for about an hour and a half to try to win commitments aimed at helping her appease rebels at home opposed to her draft Brexit treaty.
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Brexit fears for cross-Channel truck pile-up
A famous fresco by artist Banksy of a man breaking a star off the EU flag with a chisel, however, is a reminder to truckers that Brexit is close at hand.
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UK PM May defends Brexit deal as opponents plot no-confidence vote
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 as planned on 29 March 2019.
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Brexit talks are nearing their endgame, May says
May described the negotiations as immensely difficult and said there would not be an agreement at any cost.
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UK to urge Security Council action over Yemen
Britain will use "all its influence to push for such an approach," he added, saying there was "a small but real chance that a cessation of hostilities could alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people."
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UK austerity ending, as long as Brexit deal gets done – Hammond
Britain’s economy has slowed since the 2016 Brexit vote, but not as much as many economists had feared.
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UK confident of a good Brexit deal, health minister says
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the EU 'always negotiates right down to the last moment, I am confident that we will get a good deal.'
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Is it Usain Salt or Gritney Spears - UK road maintenance vehicles get names
Shropshire council proudly asked for help in naming 24 gritter lorries which will spread salt on the roads to prevent dangerous ice forming.
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PM May receives show of loyalty after talk of leadership challenge
May had asked to address the powerful “1922 Committee” after persistent criticism over the direction of the Brexit talks.
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May to address her MPs on Wednesday after attacks over Brexit
Britain’s Sunday newspapers were full of anonymous attacks on her, the violent nature of which have since been condemned by even her harshest critics.
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With divorce deal almost done, May repeats rejection of EU proposal on N.Ireland
But May’s attempt to unlock the talks by considering an extension to a status-quo transition period beyond the current proposed end date of December 2021 has further stirred passions at home.
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May seeks to reassure EU leaders on Brexit deal
But three days after talks stalled over the Irish border “backstop”, thwarting hopes of a deal at the summit, May arrived determined to stress that an accord was still on the cards.
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May's Brexit is 'wilful economic vandalism' – Sturgeon
Britain is due to leave the European Union in March next year, but May has said that talks with the European Union are at an impasse insisting that “no deal” is better than a bad deal.
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Hammond says UK can cope with no-deal Brexit
The business community has expressed frustration over the government’s lack of clarity during the Brexit process and what some see as a decision to put ideology before the economy.
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As Brexit divisions widen, PM May challenges Brexit critics
May’s already fragile leadership was put under further pressure this month when the EU rejected parts of the so-called Chequers plan.
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British opinion still deeply divided by Brexit – poll
Polling showed 59% of voters would now vote to remain in the bloc, versus 41% who would vote to leave.
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UK-Africa trade is tiny plaster for Brexit wounds
The longer-term shift to “trade not aid” will have to be dramatic if it is to compensate for the setback of severing close ties with the European Union.
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Britain presses for more EU sanctions against Russia
Britain, the EU, and the United States blame Russia for a nerve agent attack against a Russian double agent in the English city of Salisbury earlier this year.
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Brexit deal should be flexible, open to adjustments – Merkel
Merkel said any agreement by the British government reached with the European Union on its exit from the bloc should be flexible and open to future adjustments
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UK Labour's Corbyn trades barbs with Netanyahu on Mideast violence
Labour has been wrestling accusations of anti-semitism for months, and Corbyn has previously apologised for what he has described as “pockets” of anti-semitism in the organisation.
