Heavy fog across the UK forced cancellations of 100 more flights from London's Heathrow Airport on Tuesday. The Met Office has issued a yellow "be aware" fog weather warning for most of southern England, the BBC reported. A Heathrow spokesman said "persistent freezing fog" had reduced visibility at the airport and warned passengers to check …
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January 24, 2017Heavy fog across the UK forced cancellations of 100 more flights from London's Heathrow Airport on Tuesday. The Met Office has issued a yellow "be aware" fog weather warning for most of southern England, the BBC reported. A Heathrow spokesman said "persistent freezing fog" had reduced visibility at the airport and warned passengers to check …
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January 24, 2017Officials say British Prime Minister Theresa May was told about the June test of Britain's nuclear deterrent system when she took office last year. Downing Street did not confirm or deny a newspaper report that one of the unarmed missiles fired during the test of the submarine-based Trident system had malfunctioned. Opposition leaders have raised …
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January 23, 2017Visiting British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Boris Johnson on Thursday backed a "living bridge" between India and the UK, asserting that his country is open to talent from India. "I say (build) a living bridge between India and the UK. There are superb universities in the UK. We want continuity between …
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January 19, 2017Visiting British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Boris Johnson on Thursday backed a "living bridge" between India and the UK, asserting that his country is open to talent from India. "I say (build) a living bridge between India and the UK. There are superb universities in the UK. We want continuity between …
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January 19, 2017Ireland has welcomed the "greater clarity" on Britain's proposed approach to the Brexit negotiation process. In a decisive speech on Tuesday that sets a course for a clean break with the European Union, British Prime Minister Theresa May promised to quit the EU single market and seek a free trade agreement with the European Union …
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January 18, 2017Ireland has welcomed the "greater clarity" on Britain's proposed approach to the Brexit negotiation process. In a decisive speech on Tuesday that sets a course for a clean break with the European Union, British Prime Minister Theresa May promised to quit the EU single market and seek a free trade agreement with the European Union …
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January 18, 2017US President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview that Britain's exit from the European Union will turn out to be "a great thing" and pledged to strike a swift trade deal with Britain. "I think Brexit is going to end up being a great thing," Trump told the Times of London newspaper during an interview …
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January 16, 2017British Prime Minister Theresa May will unveil more on her Brexit strategy in her long-awaited speech next Tuesday that will be keenly watched globally for the country's future ties with Europe and its resolve to remain a global and outward-looking nation. May, who assumed office after David Cameron resigned following the Brexit vote, has been under pressure …
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January 13, 2017Flights were on Thursday cancelled amid warnings of blizzard conditions set to sweep across the UK. London's Heathrow Airport said there were about 100 cancellations, the BBC reported. The Met Office has issued yellow "be aware" weather warnings for snow for much of the UK up until Saturday. Airports, including Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Cardiff, …
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January 12, 2017Flights were on Thursday cancelled amid warnings of blizzard conditions set to sweep across the UK. London's Heathrow Airport said there were about 100 cancellations, the BBC reported. The Met Office has issued yellow "be aware" weather warnings for snow for much of the UK up until Saturday. Airports, including Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Cardiff, …
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January 12, 2017British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday asserted that her government's thoughts on Brexit were "not muddled at all". Her comments came in the wake of UK's former ambassador to the European Union (EU) Ivan Rogers criticising Ministers' approach to negotiations, the BBC reported. May said the government's priority was to get the "best possible …
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January 8, 2017British Prime Minister Theresa May was urged on Thursday to set up a regional immigration policy after Brexit under which some parts of Britain would be able to clamp down on the numbers of foreign workers while others could maintain an open-door policy. According to a report in the Guardian, a group of British MPs …
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January 5, 2017The British government will appoint senior diplomat Tim Barrow as its new ambassador to the European Union (EU), the media reported. The decision to name a new ambassador to the EU has come one day after his predecessor decided to step down in a surprising manner, Xinhua news agency reported citing the British media on …
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