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Ireland will not threaten to veto Brexit talks 'at this stage', PM says
[ad_1] DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland will not threaten to use a veto on Brexit talks “at this stage” over the lack of progress on the Irish border as Dublin is in a very strong position…
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EU agreed no sum needed to move talks forward – British Brexit minister
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union agreed that Britain would not have to come up with a figure for a financial deal to leave the bloc before moving talks on to discuss a trade…
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Forty Conservative MPs ready to oust May – Sunday Times
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Forty British members of parliament from Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party have agreed to sign a letter of no-confidence in her, the Sunday Times newspaper reported. FILE PHOTO – Britain’s…
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Ryanair launches programme to improve pilot management – memo
[ad_1] DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ryanair is to increase the number of pilots it employs directly and hire more staff to respond to their queries as part of a new programme to improve its pilot management,…
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EU wants Brexit money this month, Davis seeks 'political' fix
[ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union told Britain on Friday to spell out what it will pay Brussels for when it leaves the bloc in 2019 or face more delay in talks on future…
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Flybe plane makes emergency landing in Belfast after nose gear fails
[ad_1] BELFAST (Reuters) – A Flybe aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in Northern Ireland on Friday after its nose gear failed. A Flybe plane is pictured after an emergency landing at Belfast…
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Poems in Dottyville – How two traumatised soldiers changed notions of war
[ad_1] EDINBURGH (Reuters) – An imposing 19th Century building with elegant manicured lawns and sweeping views of the Edinburgh skyline seems an unlikely place to have earned the nickname “Dottyville” from one of Britain’s most…
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Father-son team plans Antarctic trek powered by renewable energy
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – With solar panels tacked to their sledges and a biofuel made from wood chips to keep them warm, a British father and son duo will attempt to reach the South Pole…
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Drawing flak, Scotland ex-first minister to host Russia Today chatshow
[ad_1] EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Top Scottish nationalist Alex Salmond is under fire for agreeing to host a Russia Today talkshow, but the man who once sought to split Scotland from the United Kingdom rejects suggestions…
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Uber loses UK appeal bid to overturn workers' rights decision
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Uber [UBER.UL] lost an appeal on Friday to overturn a decision by a tribunal which said its drivers deserved workers’ rights such as the minimum wage, in a blow to the…
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Nigerian police kill one, arrest two suspects in British kidnapping
[ad_1] ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Police in Nigeria’s southern Delta state said they killed one suspect and arrested two others accused of involvement in the kidnapping last month of four Britons. Three of the British…
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Rudd urges social media companies to block militant content
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Britain’s top internal security official is pressing social media companies to devise automatic systems to spot and block violent militant messaging before it is posted on their networks. FILE PHOTO –…
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Britain agrees to set EU "Exit Day" in law
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government said on Thursday it would use legislation to fix the time and date of the country’s European Union exit, addressing concerns of Brexiteers who fear slow negotiations and opposition…
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Brexit never? Britain can still change its mind, says Article 50 author
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May should stop misleading voters and admit that Brexit can be avoided if Britain decides to unilaterally scrap divorce talks, the man who drafted Article 50 of the…
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Drug bingo – EU readies vote for London-based pharma agency
[ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Nineteen EU governments will slug it out in a series of secret ballots in 10 days’ time for the right to host the European Medicines Agency (EMA) once it leaves London…
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May picks Brexiteer to replace scandal-hit aid minister
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed a strong Brexit supporter as aid minister on Thursday following a resignation that left her struggling to ward off open conflict in a cabinet divided…
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May to appoint new aid minister, seeking to maintain delicate Brexit balance
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to appoint a new aid minister on Thursday following a resignation which has left her with the difficult task of finding the right person…
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Brexit talk breakthrough would bestow biggest boost on sterling – poll
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Progress in Britain’s divorce talks with the European Union would give the biggest boost to sterling in the coming year, according to foreign exchange strategists who painted a benign outlook for…
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EU parliament's Brexit negotiator – 'major issues' unresolved on citizens rights
[ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – “Major issues” must still be resolved on safeguarding citizens’ rights after Brexit, the European Parliament’s negotiator Guy Verhofstadt said on Wednesday, the eve of another round of divorce negotiations between London…
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In new test for PM May, aid minister resigns
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – British aid minister Priti Patel was forced from office on Wednesday over undisclosed meetings with Israeli officials after Prime Minister Theresa May sought to reassert her diminished authority as she negotiates…
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VW has still not fixed one in three dieselgate cars in Britain
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) has yet to fix one in three of the 1.2 million cars affected by the diesel emissions scandal in Britain, over two years since the revelations first came to…
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'Glengarry Glen Ross' revival examines the dark side of cutting deals
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – In an age where a real-estate salesman has assumed the highest political office in the United States, a new revival of David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “Glengarry Glen Ross” in London is…
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Smiling wax figure of Theresa May belies prime minister's torment
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May gained a wax doppelganger on Wednesday that projected an air of strength and permanence sorely lacking in her crisis-prone government. Madame Tussauds unveils their new wax…
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Shortage of EU workers pushing up UK pay – survey of recruiters
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – British employers are having to raise their pay offers to hire new staff and counter a growing shortage of European Union workers ahead of Brexit, a group representing recruitment firms said…
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EU eyes tough Brexit transition terms
[ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU diplomats will start sketching out a Brexit transition offer on Wednesday that would probably let Britain stay in the single market for about two years after it leaves the bloc…
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Boris Johnson 'could have been clearer' on jailed aid worker in Iran
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Tuesday that his remarks about a jailed aid worker in Iran could have been clearer, after opponents said his comments might provoke the Islamic…
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Oxford Islamic academic takes leave after rape allegations
[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – Britain’s Oxford University said one of its professors, the prominent Swiss Muslim intellectual Tariq Ramadan, had taken a leave of absence after two women filed complaints against him in France alleging…
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Scottish parliament offices briefly evacuated in suspect white powder scare
[ad_1] EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Offices at Scotland’s devolved parliament in Edinburgh were briefly evacuated on Tuesday after suspicious packages containing white powder were found. The Scottish Parliament is reflected in a pond in Holyrood Edinburgh,…
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Britain's trade minister says Johnson did not make a gaffe over aid worker jailed in Iran
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson did not make a gaffe when he commented about the activities of jailed Iranian-British aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Britain’s trade minister Liam Fox said on Tuesday.…
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Britain introduces law seeking to help post-Brexit trade
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May’s government said it would submit legislation to parliament on Tuesday needed to let Britain pursue an independent trade policy once it leaves the European Union. Britain’s Prime…