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UK steel industry braces for slump in trade as US reduces tariffs on EU
Dec 30, 2021 05:45The UK steel industry is bracing for an immediate slump in trade as government talks between London and Washington aimed at removing Trump-era tariffs on British steel and aluminum failed.
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UK's daily COVID infections hit record high of 129,471
Dec 29, 2021 10:48Britain reported a record 129,471 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, a day after its Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would not bring in new restrictions this year to limit the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the virus.
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UK police arrest armed man on grounds of Queen's home
Dec 27, 2021 03:49British police have arrested a man suspected of breaking into the grounds of Windsor Castle, where Queen Elizabeth II was spending Christmas, with what was reported to be a crossbow.
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Report: UK sends navy ship to North Sea to monitor Russian subs
Dec 27, 2021 03:42A British Royal Navy ship has reportedly been deployed in the North Sea to monitor Russian submarines and vessels in the area amid rising tensions between the West and Moscow over Ukraine.
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Most voters say Brexit has gone badly: New poll finds
Dec 27, 2021 03:35More than six in 10 voters say Brexit has either gone badly or worse than they expected, a new poll has found a year after the United Kingdom left the European Union.
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British economy limps toward end of fiscal year
Dec 26, 2021 04:01In January 2020, a little less than 2 years ago, the UK officially left the European Union. The umbilical cord was finally severed, and it was time for the government to make good on its Brexit pledges.
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Iran official to UK: Time has passed since you were unbridled in region
Dec 25, 2021 10:15Iran’s vice president for parliamentary affairs has reacted to Britain’s “outrage” at the firing of ballistic missiles during latest military drills, saying time has passed since the UK was “unbridled” in the region.
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Iranian Foreign Ministry slams UK Foreign Office’s ‘meddlesome statement’ on Iran’s defensive capabilities
Dec 25, 2021 00:43The Iranian Foreign Ministry has lambasted the United Kingdom for a "meddlesome statement” issued by the Foreign Office on Iran’s defensive capabilities, stressing that Tehran acts within international laws and regulations and in accordance with the Islamic Republic’s defense needs.
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France to take legal action against UK on post-Brexit fishing licenses in January 2022
Dec 23, 2021 10:14France plans to take legal action against Britain on the issue of post-Brexit fishing licences early next year, France’s junior minister for European Union affairs says.
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UK energy bills to rise even higher as suppliers warn of ‘nationwide crisis’
Dec 23, 2021 06:09The new year could see further increases to energy bills in the United Kingdom, providers have warned.