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Britain delights in birth of Meghan’s royal boy
May 8, 2019Delighted Britons bet on baby names and dusted off their Union Jack costumes after Prince Harry and Meghan welcomed the royal family’s first known mixed-race child. Ending days of suspense, a visibly relieved Harry, 34, announced... -
UK lawmakers reject Brexit deal for third time
Mar 30, 2019British MPs on Friday rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s EU divorce deal for a third time, opening the way for a long delay to Brexit — or a chaotic “no deal” withdrawal in two weeks. The... -
UK PM May warns lawmakers: back my deal or face long Brexit delay
Mar 17, 2019Prime Minister Theresa May’s warned lawmakers that unless they approved her Brexit divorce deal after two crushing defeats, Britain’s exit from the European Union could face a long delay and could involve taking part in European... -
British MPs vote overwhelmingly against 2nd Brexit referendum
Mar 15, 2019British MPs on Thursday voted massively against delaying Brexit in order to hold a second referendum, dashing the hopes of pro-European campaigners who want a new public vote. Only 85 MPs voted for the amendment and... -
Queen Elizabeth II greets Commonwealth people
Mar 10, 2019Queen Elizabeth II and Head of the Commonwealth today greeted the people of Commonwealth countries....Read More -
UK’s May hoping for Brexit progress at Egypt summit
Feb 25, 2019Prime Minister Theresa May is making headway in efforts to amend the terms of Brexit and is hoping for further progress when she meets EU leaders in Egypt, a cabinet colleague said Sunday. But Environment Secretary... -
UK to expand drone no-fly zones near airports next month
Feb 20, 2019No-fly zones for drones within 5 kilometres of British airports will come into force next month, the government said on Wednesday, after drone sightings caused severe disruption at Heathrow and Gatwick airports. “The enlarged zone will... -
Thousands of UK kids skip school for climate protests
Feb 16, 2019Thousands of schoolchildren went on “strike” across Britain on Friday in a protest against climate change, with hundreds rallying in London’s Parliament Square. Children of all ages chanted “save our planet”, cheered as flares were lit... -
Theresa May refuses to rule out ‘no-deal’ Brexit
Jan 19, 2019British Prime Minister Theresa May scrambled to put together a new Brexit strategy after MPs rejected her EU divorce deal, and insisted she could not rule out a potentially damaging “no-deal” split. The world’s fifth-largest economy... -
Popcorn to hand, EU watches Brexit show but frets for own future
Jan 18, 2019EU Brexit negotiators are “watching the BBC and eating popcorn”, in the words of one of them, as Britain’s domestic rows over leaving make for compelling TV but frustrate Europe’s hopes for a clean break. Unsure...
