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Britons want second referendum: Poll
Jan 06, 2019 07:54A new poll shows that the number of British people wanting their country to stay in the European Union has increased.
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Millions of adult Britons functionally illiterate: UK publisher
Jan 06, 2019 05:37A major publisher in the United Kingdom has warned that millions in the country are functionally illiterate but the problem is ignored because it is not fashionable to discuss such issues about one of the world’s wealthiest nations.
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Iran raps British FM's 'meddlesome' remarks on Zaghari's case
Jan 05, 2019 16:34Iran has lashed out at British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt for making "hasty and false" remarks against Tehran, saying his claims are an example of interference in the internal affairs of an "independent country."
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Police make arrests in London’s pro-Brexit yellow-vest protest
Jan 05, 2019 16:33Four people, including a 13-year-old girl, have been arrested during a demonstration to support Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union as protesters donned yellow vests to copy-cat a highly popular movement in France.
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Man, 51, stabbed to death while on train to London
Jan 05, 2019 14:22A 51-year-old father has been stabbed to death while traveling with his only son on a train to London in the second such knife crime incident during New Year holidays in the United Kingdom.
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Most Tory members oppose May’s Brexit deal: Poll
Jan 04, 2019 14:09Nearly 60 percent of Conservative Party members are opposed to Prime Minister Theresa May’s divorce deal with the European Union and prefer to leave the EU with no deal, a new survey shows.
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UK military deployed to English Channel to contain refugee crossings
Jan 04, 2019 08:08Britain’s Home Office (interior ministry) has demanded the country’s military to deploy its vessels to the English Channel to contain a surge in refugee crossings in the waterway.
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British army calls on gamers, phone zombies to join its ranks
Jan 04, 2019 06:57The British army has called on young people known for their odd social behaviors to join its ranks as it struggles to reach recruitment targets.
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Syrian President Assad will remain in power 'for a while’: British foreign secretary
Jan 04, 2019 02:46British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will remain in office due to Russia’s support, amid a decision by the US to withdraw troops and a race among Arab states to normalize ties with the Syrian government.
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EX-UK minister calls for a second deferral of parliament vote on Brexit
Jan 04, 2019 02:45Britain's former Brexit Secretary David Davis has called for a second deferral of parliament’s vote on a European Union withdrawal agreement, saying that would force the EU to make concessions in order to avoid a disorderly divorce in March.