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'Simples': Theresa May shuts down PMQ on Brexit

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27/02/2019

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Which Brexit amendments did UK MPs pass through parliament?

British MPs voted on a series of Brexit amendments on Wednesday evening, but what were the results?

27/02/2019

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Watch again: Theresa May takes questions in parliament

Join us live as British Prime Minister Theresa May takes questions in parliament ahead of this evening's Brexit debate.

27/02/2019

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'Is it mine?': Prince Harry jokingly asks Meghan Markle paternity question

The couple, who married in May, are expecting their first child this spring.

27/02/2019

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UK Hemp Earth Dispensary searches for perfect spliff roller

A business in the UK is holding a contest to see who can roll the perfect spliff in the fastest time — the prize? A job.

26/02/2019

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Facebook removes Tommy Robinson from social network over 'hate speech'

British far-right activist Tommy Robinson has had his Facebook and Instagram profiles removed for sharing opinions that "cross the line and amount to hate speech."

26/02/2019

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Theresa May lays out plan for possible Article 50 extension

After meeting with her cabinet, the British PM laid out plans for parliament to vote in March on potentially extending Article 50

26/02/2019

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Warm February weather is 'concerning' says climate expert

On Monday, several parts of the UK saw some of the warmest winter days with a temperature of 20.2 Celsius recorded in west London and 20.3 in west Wales. Met Office meteorologists said Tuesday would also be unusually warm.

26/02/2019

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Dramatic video shows pilot aborting landing attempt in strong winds

A dramatic video has emerged showing a British Airways flight swaying side to side as it attempts to land in Gibraltar

25/02/2019

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UK Labour Party to back referendum on Brexit deal

UK opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is expected to tell parliamentary members that the party would back a second referendum on a Brexit deal

25/02/2019

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New photos released showing wreckage of Sala plane

Air crash investigators have released new photos showing the wreckage of the aircraft that was carrying footballer Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson.

25/02/2019

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UK criminalises support for Hezbollah

Britiain makes it a criminal offence to support Hezbollah, both its political and military arms. The group is already blacklisted in the US, Canada and Israel.

25/02/2019

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Brexit: Labour MPs draft amendent for potential second vote

Peter Kyle and Phil Wilson plan to put forward an amendment to the Brexit bill that ties the prime minister’s deal with the potential to trigger a second referendum.

25/02/2019

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UK's largest fruit and vegetable market prepares for Brexit

Some traders say they’re already feeling the effects of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union - because they are finding it difficult to recruit. But others facing the future with confidence.

25/02/2019

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Theresa May under pressure to seek Brexit delay as clock ticks down

The British prime minister insists it is still "within our grasp" for the UK to leave the EU as scheduled on March 29 – amid mounting pressure for a delay.

24/02/2019

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Charles Dickens tried to get his wife into asylum, letters reveal

"He discovered at last that she had outgrown his liking. She had borne ten children and had lost many of her good looks, was growing old, in fact," a recently-unearthed letter revealed.

24/02/2019

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Climate change gives England's winemakers 'harvest of the century'

"Growing grapes here is a really stupid thing to do. There are better places to grow grapes, so if you can do it here you can do it anywhere in the world."

23/02/2019

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UK ministers defy May, warn they would back delaying Brexit

"But too many of our parliamentary colleagues appear complacent about the consequences of leaving the EU without a deal."

23/02/2019

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Northern Irish bank to release polymer, vertically-designed bank notes

The introduction of a vertical design on a bank note will be a first in the UK.

23/02/2019

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London council ridiculed for 'rubbish' Brexit reassurance message

A number of Londoners have expressed confusion over a local council's Brexit "reassurance campaign," in which a poster bearing the message: "this is your home" was pasted on the side of a bin lorry

22/02/2019

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No-deal Brexit: everything you need to know

How will the rules change if the UK leaves the EU without a divorce deal — or fails to strike a trade agreement?

22/02/2019

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Chelsea banned from signing new players for next two transfer windows

FIFA invesgiation finds Chelsea breached strict rules on signing under-18s

22/02/2019

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Ninth MP quits Labour Party accusing leader of "supporting extremists"

Ian Austin says he has had enough of Labour's lurch to the "hard-Left" amid a growing row over anti-semitism/

22/02/2019

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No-deal Brexit “like jumping off cliff without parachute” says former WTO leader

Pascal Good Morning Europe that the idea the United Kingdom would be able to negotiate improved terms in bilateral trade deals “made no sense”.

22/02/2019

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Amendment to May's Brexit deal could protect UK, EU citizens' rights

In the case of a no deal Brexit, EU citizens in the UK and their counterparts in Europe could lose their rights overnight. An amendment to Theresa May's deal aims to change that.

21/02/2019

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Boy, 16, found guilty of rape and murder of girl, six

The girl, Alesha MacPhail, was killed on the Isle of Bute, Scotland, last July.

21/02/2019