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Sturgeon announces plan for 2nd Scottish independence referendum

 09:43 13/03/2017

Sturgeon must have Westminster’s approval to hold another independence referendum.
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House of Commons finally backs Brexit bill giving PM power to start EU withdrawal

 15:31 08/02/2017

The Brexit bill allowing the UK government to begin the formal process of leaving the European Union has past the final stages in the House of Commons allowing Prime Minister Theresa May to trigger Britain's exit from the European Union.
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US embassy appears to contradict Boris Johnson, travel ban to affect UK dual nationals

 07:58 30/01/2017

The statement followed talks between Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, Home Secretary Amber Rudd and US officials.
Britain Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans to pull the Brexit trigger before March 31 thrown into doubt after Supreme Court ruling. Picture: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

Theresa May’s plans to pull Brexit trigger thrown into chaos after court ruling

 07:58 24/01/2017

THE UK Government has lost a Supreme Court challenge on how to leave the European Union, and will now have to take it to a Parliamentary vote.
British Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech on the government's plans for Brexit at Lancaster House in London on January 17, 2017. Picture: AFP.

Theresa May: ‘UK must leave European single market’

 10:50 17/01/2017

PRIME Minister Theresa May said Britain will leave the EU’s single market in order to restrict immigration in a clean break from the bloc, but politicians can vote on the final deal.
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Leaked email reveals Brexit ‘muddle’

 09:33 04/01/2017

A LEAKED email from the UK ambassador to the European Union outlining the reasons for his resignation has lifted a lid on the chaotic dealings behind the scenes in government less than three months before negotiations are due to begin.
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UK High Court upholds Brexit challenge, rules MP should have say on terms

 16:55 03/11/2016

A GROUP of private citizens has scored a major victory in Britain’s High Court, which ruled the UK government cannot trigger Article 50 to begin the Brexit process without parliamentary approval.
France says the three-day operation has cleared migrants from the Jungle

Calais 'Jungle' cleared of migrants, French prefect says

 11:49 26/10/2016

France says that it has completed an operation to move thousands of migrants out of the "Jungle" camp in Calais.
Canadian international trade minister Chrystia Freeland says the EU 'isn't capable now to have an international treaty even with a country that has very European values'

EU is 'impossible' to do deals with, Canada says sparking fears about Brexit negotiations

 14:16 21/10/2016

Under the Belgian political system, major international deals need to be signed off by regional parliaments.
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ADVERTISEMENT IMF warns of hit to UK economic growth

 16:32 04/10/2016

The International Monetary Fund has cut its forecast for UK economic growth next year as it warned that the global recovery remains "weak and precarious".
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UK to begin EU exit process before end of March 2017 – May

 15:31 02/10/2016

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced that Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which governs the British exit from the EU, is set to be triggered by the end of March 2017.
A monitoring group has documented 128 deaths in rebel-held Aleppo since Thursday

Syria conflict: US and UK rhetoric 'unacceptable' - Russia

 10:44 26/09/2016

Russia has criticised the US and UK for using "unacceptable" tone and rhetoric in speeches on Syria at the UN, after being accused of "barbarism".
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No more unilateral concessions in Syria – Russian envoy to UN

 14:52 25/09/2016

He dismissed criticism of the Syrian army, expressed at the Security Council meeting by the US, France and the UK, over the latest offensive in eastern Aleppo.
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Man sets fire to UK Muslim's dress on NYC's Fifth Avenue

 13:00 13/09/2016

A British woman's traditional Muslim clothing was set on fire on Fifth Avenue, New York police have said.
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Banking giants reverse predictions of post-Brexit ‘Brecession’

 14:00 06/09/2016

Two of the City’s biggest powerhouses have scrapped their predictions of a post-Brexit recession which would see the UK economy collapse following the EU referendum, and now envisage better-than-expected results in the third financial quarter.
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UK and France 'need new migrant deal'

 12:23 29/08/2016

Migrants in Calais seeking asylum in the UK should be allowed to lodge their claim in France, the president of the region has told the BBC.
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Brexit pushes Opel to cut staff hours in Germany

 18:30 19/08/2016

German carmaker Opel plans to cut its workers' hours this year because it expects Brexit to hurt its UK sales.
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EU Brexit: Uncertainty gives Brits in Brussels the blues

 07:28 08/08/2016

Brussels is shut down for the summer and the UK has yet to trigger the official mechanism for leaving the EU. The result? Brits in limbo.
Adoboli says he is "not entirely sure prison is the answer" for such crimes

UBS rogue trader: 'It could happen again'

 13:44 01/08/2016

The London trader who lost the Swiss bank UBS £1.4bn ($1.9bn) has apologised and said that banking has not done enough to regain the public's trust.
The two had a working dinner before Mrs May heads to France on Thursday

Brexit: Theresa May says talks won't start in 2016

 17:14 20/07/2016

Theresa May has said the UK will not begin official negotiations on leaving the EU this year as she held talks with Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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