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UK PM to meet top EU officials in search of an improved Brexit deal
Feb 06, 2019 03:29British Prime Minister Theresa May is planning to visit the European Union headquarters in Brussels as she desperately seeks to overcome a parliamentary stalemate over her Brexit agreement with the bloc.
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UK town to place ‘divisive’ Margaret Thatcher statue on 10ft-high pedestal
Feb 06, 2019 03:24Authorities in a UK town are going to erect a statute of Margaret Thatcher on a pedestal four meters above the ground as they fear people might attack the monument to show their anger at Britain’s longest-serving 20-century prime minister whose policies proved to be highly divisive.
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1 in 5 young people in UK believe life is not worth living: Study
Feb 06, 2019 03:16A growing number of young people in Britain are fed up with their life, amid a sense of overwhelming pressure from social media which is driving feelings of anxiety and inadequacy, according to a new survey.
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Corbyn under fire for refusing to support Venezuela opposition leader
Feb 05, 2019 09:22UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has come under fire for refusing to support Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, who has recently proclaimed himself “interim president” of the Latin American country.
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UK army permitted killing civilians in Iraq, Afghanistan: Report
Feb 04, 2019 10:20A report has found that the British army allowed soldiers to shoot and kill unarmed civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan for activities defined as suspicious such as those holding a mobile telephone or a shovel.
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May vows to 'battle' for Britain, N Ireland in Brexit negotiations
Feb 04, 2019 05:56British Prime Minister Theresa May vows to “battle” in negotiations aimed at divorcing from the EU.
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Nissan cancels production of new model in UK, citing Brexit concerns
Feb 04, 2019 05:49Japanese car-maker Nissan has announced that it is scrapping plans for production of a new model in its UK factory in Sunderland, saying uncertainties surrounding the country's planned withdrawal from the European Union were affecting its policies.
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UK government accused of offering “cash for votes” over Brexit deal
Feb 03, 2019 03:03A senior member of the UK opposition Labour Party has accused government of Prime Minister Theresa May of trying to buy votes of members of parliament as it struggles to secure a crucial European Union divorce agreement.
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Two injured in fresh separatist attacks in UK’s Northern Ireland Province
Feb 03, 2019 02:55Police in the UK Province of Northern Ireland say two men were shot and wounded in “paramilitary style attacks” which was later claimed by a group calling itself the Irish Republican Army (IRA).
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Britain irked by EU’s designation of Gibraltar as ‘colony’
Feb 02, 2019 12:27The UK government has been irked by the European Union’s designation of the Mediterranean port of Gibraltar as a British ‘colony’ as new hostilities emerge between London and Brussels in the midst a controversial Brexit process.