Key Scottish election as pro-independence party heads for win
The Scottish National Party (SNP), which has vowed to hold an independence referendum that could tear the United Kingdom apart should it be returned to...
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EU lawmakers clear post-Brexit trade deal with Britain
The European Parliament has overwhelmingly backed the post-Brexit trade deal between Britain and the European Union, clearing the last hurdle towards its ratification, while expressing...
EU lawmakers hold final Brexit debate before decisive vote
EU lawmakers kicked off a last debate on Tuesday on the post-Brexit trade agreement between the European Union and Britain, ahead of a vote that...
‘Keep your fish!’ French fishermen block British trucks in port
French trawlermen angered by delays getting licences to fish inside British waters blocked lorries carrying UK-landed fish with burning barricades as they arrived overnight in...
UK population growth lowest since 2003 as Covid hits
The United Kingdom’s population rose at its slowest pace in nearly two decades in the year to mid-2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic looks on track...
EU, UK step up N Ireland talks, key differences remain
The European Union said on Friday that Britain should not change trading rules in Northern Ireland on its own and that the bloc would continue...
EU Parliament partly clears path to UK trade deal vote
By Philip Blenkinsop The European Parliament gave the go-ahead on Tuesday for two key committees to vote this week on the EU-UK trade deal, but...
Brexit deal scrutinised by UK lawmakers and business leaders
An independent committee including lawmakers and a number of business leaders has been set up to scrutinise and improve the UK’s Brexit deal with the...
Britain advises alternative to AstraZeneca vaccine for under-30s
Britain should give an alternative to Oxford/AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to under 30s where possible due to a “vanishingly” rare side effect of blood clots in...
Brexit reality only hitting now, EU’s Barnier says
The European Union’s former Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, said on Wednesday the reality of Britain’s decision to leave the bloc was only now being felt,...
Brexit agreement allegedly breached by UK; EU launches legal action
The European Union launched legal action against Britain on Monday for unilaterally changing trading arrangements for Northern Ireland that Brussels says breach the Brexit divorce...
EU launches legal case over British Northern Ireland changes
The European Union launched legal action on Monday against unilateral British changes to Northern Irish trading arrangements that Brussels says breach the Brexit divorce deal...
London policeman in court after woman’s murder provokes outrage
A London police officer appeared in court on Saturday for the first time after being charged with murder in a case that has caused widespread...
UK exports to EU slump in first month of new Brexit trade ties
Exports and imports from Britain to the European Union plunged during the first month of the country’s new trade relationship with the bloc, according to...
UK committed to pragmatically resolution of N.Ireland trade issues with EU
Britain is committed to “pragmatically resolving” Northern Ireland trade issues with the European Union in their Joint Committee, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Thursday...
Brexit delays hit 75% of UK food producers; costs to rise next month
Three out of every four British manufacturers have experienced Brexit-related delays during the past three months and the government must sort out problems that are...
Brexit row: EU to take legal action against UK
On Tuesday, EU Brexit chief Maros Sefcovic announced plans to take legal action against the UK over Northern Ireland measures, the Financial Times reported on...
Shake off your ill will, Britain tells EU over post-Brexit trade
The European Union should shake off its ill will and build a good relationship with Britain as sovereign equals, Britain’s top EU adviser David Frost...
UK out of line says Ireland, ‘not behaving like a respectable country’
Britain’s decision to make unilateral changes to Northern Irish Brexit arrangements is “not the appropriate behaviour of a respectable country” and will erode trust with...
EU rejects most UK demands on Northern Ireland trade
The European Union rejected most of Britain’s demands for easier trade with Northern Ireland but said it was examining more flexibility on steel. In a...