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Brexit trade delays getting worse at UK border, survey finds
Feb 25, 2021 11:06Importing and exporting goods from the UK to the EU and vice versa have had deteriorating delays since Brexit was introduced at the start of the year, a new survey shows.
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Bank of England: UK ‘firmly resists’ EU’s post-Brexit position on swaps clearing
Feb 25, 2021 04:00The Governor of Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, has warned the European Union (EU) against attempts to shift trillions of euros in derivatives clearing from Britain to the bloc, saying such a move would be a “very serious escalation” and that it would inevitably draw a UK response.
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Beijing accuses UK of ‘spreading false information' to 'discredit China'
Feb 24, 2021 14:28China’s Foreign Ministry has accused the UK government of using the UN Human Rights Council to “spread false information”, following Britain’s expression of concern over Hong Kong’s national security law and alleged violation of the rights of its minority groups.
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Boris Johnson pledges end to social contact restrictions by ‘end of June’
Feb 23, 2021 06:23Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has finally set out his long-awaited “blueprint” for exiting coronavirus-related restrictions by boldly claiming England is going to start “reclaiming our freedoms”.
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British arms sales to Saudi Arabia prolonging war in Yemen: Oxfam
Feb 23, 2021 02:25An international charity organization has rebuked the British government for allowing the export of air-to-air refueling equipment to Saudi Arabia, warning that the gear could prolong the Yemen war as it would be used to help the Saudi air force conduct indiscriminate bombing attacks in the Arab country.
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Yemen: UK arms used by Persian Gulf regimes deadlier than COVID-19
Feb 18, 2021 06:14A member of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council has slammed Britain’s hypocrisy after it called for ceasefires to enable COVID-19 vaccinations in conflict zones, urging the UK to halt the export of arms that are killing more Yemenis than the coronavirus pandemic.
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Iran extends ban on UK flights until March 10
Feb 18, 2021 02:27Iran has extended a ban on flights to and from the United Kingdom for another three weeks amid reports that more Iranians have been infected by a variant of the coronavirus that was first spotted in England in December.
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Biden has called S Korea, France, Canada, UK leaders but not Israel’s premier
Feb 17, 2021 04:34US President Joe Biden is yet to call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu although he has already contacted several other allies in Europe and Asia.
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Boris Johnson appears bullish on lockdown exit but admits nothing is 'guaranteed'
Feb 16, 2021 03:46British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has given his most optimistic briefing on the pandemic in months by predicting the “irreversible” easing of coronavirus restrictions in the weeks and months ahead.
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British Consul-General says Israeli settlements illegal
Feb 15, 2021 11:43The British Consul-General in al-Quds says the Israeli settlements in Occupied Palestinian Territories are “illegal” and hindering negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis.