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British defense minister threatens to quit over army budget cuts
Nov 25, 2017 15:44The British defense Minister has threatened to resign if the ministry goes ahead with spending cut plans, under which the army would lose 12,000 soldiers.
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EU chief says reaching Brexit deal by December ‘huge challenge'
Nov 25, 2017 10:42European Union President Donald Tusk says that a Brexit deal by December is a "huge challenge" and has given UK Prime Minister Theresa May 10 days to improve her offer if she wants EU leaders to allow Brexit talks to move to the next phase.
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London to lose 1,000 jobs as EU members bid for agencies post-Brexit
Nov 21, 2017 11:12London has lost two European agencies to Paris and Amsterdam after the EU’s major cities battled it out to host the facilities following Britain’s departure from the political union.
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Britain pulls out of ICJ race, loses seat to India
Nov 21, 2017 02:49Britain has withdrawn its candidate from election to the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) as he was forced into 12 rounds of run-off elections for the final remaining place on the court.
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Children as young as 12 sold for sex in Glasgow prostitution ring: Report
Nov 20, 2017 12:08A report reveals that Roma children as young as 12 are being sold for sex in one of Scotland’s most deprived areas.
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Hammond slammed for claiming UK has no unemployed people
Nov 20, 2017 04:13British Finance Minister Philip Hammond claims there is no unemployed person in the country, while recent studies show quite the opposite.
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EU gives UK PM Theresa May new Brexit ultimatum
Nov 18, 2017 10:55European Union President Donald Tusk has warned Britain that it has two weeks to make “much more progress” on Brexit negotiations in order to begin talks by the end of the year about a future trade deal after the UK’s planned withdraw from the bloc.
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UK to pay over £400mn debt to Iran Central Bank: Envoy to London
Nov 17, 2017 15:17Iran's ambassador to Britain says an outstanding debt owed by the UK to Tehran will be transferred to the Central Bank of Iran soon, in what will mark an end to the decades-long legal dispute between the two sides.
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UK police put final Grenfell fire death toll at 71
Nov 17, 2017 03:41After identifying all of the victims from the July 14 inferno that engulfed London’s Grenfell Tower, the UK police have put the final death toll at 71, dismissing reports that claim bigger numbers.
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Putin ‘threatening international order’ via hacking, espionage: May
Nov 14, 2017 09:56UK Prime Minister Theresa May has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of “threatening the international order” through espionage and election meddling.