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Ireland: ‘Civil unrest’ on UK border if Brexit fails
Sep 20, 2019 10:23The Irish Deputy Prime Minister has dispelled any “spin” over recent Brexit progress, warning of potential “civil unrest” on the UK border if talks fail.
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UK Poll: LibDems overtake Labour in potential general election
Sep 19, 2019 10:01A new poll has revealed Britons still prefer the Conservative Party over the Liberal Democrats and Labour in a potential general election.
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Bahrain torturing women in detention
Sep 19, 2019 02:41According to the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy and Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain that released a damning report on September 11, Bahrain’s political allies in the west are failing to hold the oil-rich nation accountable for multiple reports of human rights abuse.
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Scottish economy contracts over ‘Brexit Uncertainty’
Sep 18, 2019 10:02The Scottish government has reported a reduction in economic output in the second quarter of this year.
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NI Organised crime gangs look to exploit the return of "hard" border
Sep 18, 2019 07:40Organised crime activity in Northern Ireland is set to increase post-Brexit, especially if the UK’s exit from the European Union (EU) is conducted in a disorderly manner.
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UK to investigate $5 billion US takeover of arms firm Cobham
Sep 18, 2019 07:38Britain will investigate the national security impact of the purchase of defense company Cobham by US private equity firm Advent International, potentially delaying or even blocking the $5 billion deal.
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The UK flouts ban, sells arms to Saudi Arabia
Sep 18, 2019 01:55The UK government believes more than £250,000 worth of radio spares was shipped to troops deployed in the war in Yemen. The original order was for almost half a million pounds worth of equipment, but officials stepped in and cancelled it. Another license for £5,000 worth of radar components has been revoked too, because officials concluded it “might be used in the conflict in Yemen.”
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Johnson vows to withdraw UK from EU on Oct. 31
Sep 15, 2019 04:06British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he will find a way to take Britain out of the European Union (EU) on Oct. 31.
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Cameron blames Johnson and Gove for Brexit fiasco
Sep 14, 2019 10:12Former British Prime Minister David Cameron has tried to set the record straight on the Brexit fiasco by giving a barely concealed self-serving media interview.
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No deal Brexit could affect Britons
Sep 13, 2019 02:39British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is once again in the spotlight and under further pressure after the government was forced to publish its own yellow hammer report contingency plan for a no deal Brexit, indicating the potential for food and medicine shortages leading to concerns among the public, and also skepticism, as the Brexit deadline draws nearer.