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Cult

London gallery hosting 'first history of the selfie exhibition'

The first exhibition to explore the history of the selfie opens at a London art venue this spring.

23/01/2017

United Kingdom

Brexit - what now?

Ministers are reportedly pinning their hopes on a short bill or motion in parliament, narrowly focused on Article 50 and making it difficult for lawmakers to amend.

23/01/2017

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'Trainspotting' - the sequel

It has taken 20 years but director Danny Boyle has finally managed to reunite the cast of his ground breaking 1996 cult film ‘Trainspotting’.

23/01/2017

United Kingdom

Martin McGuinness quits politics due to serious illness

Martin McGuinness former IRA leader quits politics

19/01/2017

Cult

Dancer Sergei Polunin sits for sculptor Frances Segelman

The dancer Sergei Polunin shot to international fame when in 2010 he became the Royal Ballet’s youngest ever principal.

19/01/2017

United Kingdom

Manchester United move top of football's rich list

Premiership success may have eluded them in recent years, but that hasn’t stopped Manchester United topping football’s latest rich list.

19/01/2017

United Kingdom

Whistleblowing: Manning commutation prompts questions about Assange

The fate of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is in question following the commutation of US whistleblower Chelsea Manning’s sentence.

18/01/2017

United Kingdom

Top UK university seeks Professor of Lego

Cambridge University is advertising the ideal job for people who like to play around at work. Applications from those working in the field of play and playfulness are particularly welcome.

18/01/2017

Business Series

HSBC to move 1,000 staff from London to Paris after Brexit

HSBC, Europe's biggest bank, plans to shift around 1,000 workers, who generate around 20 percent of its trading revenue to Paris, post-Brexit.

18/01/2017

United Kingdom

UK won't be allowed to "cherry pick" EU benefits

British Prime Minister Theresa May has been accused of wanting to “cherry pick” European Union benefits in her speech setting out her Brexit priorities.

17/01/2017

United Kingdom

Scotland hits back, threatens UK with independence after May's Brexit speech

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon criticised Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit vision and reinforced Scotland's right to self-determination

17/01/2017

United Kingdom

Theresa May outlines UK Brexit plans in long-awaited speech

The UK Prime Minister says that a Brexit deal will have to pass a parliamentary vote but that Britain will leave the single market.

17/01/2017

Economy

Brexit linked weaker pound boosts UK inflation to 1.6%

Inflation in Britain rose strongly in December as the Brexit vote caused the pound to weaken pushing up the cost of imported raw materials.

17/01/2017

United Kingdom

Sterling surges after Brexit speech

Theresa May's announcement that the UK will leave the single market in what is widely being seen as a "hard Brexit" has already had an impact on the financial markets.

17/01/2017

United Kingdom

May's Brexit: Europe responds

Theresa May's announcement that the UK will leave the single market in what is widely being seen as a "hard Brexit" is already having an impact.

17/01/2017

Business Series

British American Tobacco to merge with Reynolds

British American Tobacco takeover of US firm Reynolds will create the world's biggest listed tobacco company, overtaking Philip Morris International.

17/01/2017

United Kingdom

No soft Brexit for the UK

The UK is to leave the single market when it exits the European Union says Prime Minister Theresa May, confirming that a "hard Brexit" is on the cards.

17/01/2017

United Kingdom

Impact of Brexit on EU 'depends entirely on member states', think tank finds

Brexit will have “quite a significant, but not devastating, impact on the EU budget,” a report by a Berlin-based think tank has found.

17/01/2017

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Brexit - a sneak preview of what May will say

The UK prime minister is giving a hotly-anticipated speech in London to set out 12 priorities for the upcoming Brexit negotiations.

17/01/2017

United Kingdom

UK likely to have "clean break" with EU

Britain will not be seeking a “half in, half out” deal with the European Union.

17/01/2017

United Kingdom

Snap election in Northern Ireland polls open March 2

Northern Ireland faces snap election scheduled for March 2

16/01/2017

United Kingdom

Is Blue Monday really the most depressing day of the year?

Just days after Friday 13 sent superstitious people into a spin, ‘Blue Monday’ was upon us with January 16 promising to be the most depressing day of the year for…

16/01/2017

United Kingdom

Brexit: May reveals her plan

UK Prime Minister Theresa May will give more concrete details about her plans for the country’s exit from the European Union in a hotly-anticipated speech on Tuesday.

16/01/2017

Markets

Pound slumps ahead of Brexit speech by UK Prime Minister Theresa May

The pound plunged further against other currencies on Monday ahead of Prime Minister Theresa May's speech outlining the government's plans.

16/01/2017

United Kingdom

Brexit talks: "recipe for a trade war with Europe" - Corbyn

Britain may have to change its economic model if it is refused access to the European Union’s single market after Brexit.

16/01/2017

United Kingdom

British government distances itself from ex-MI6 agent behind unverified Trump-Russia dossier

UK PM Theresa May told reporters 'the individual who produced this dossier has not worked for the UK government for years.'

14/01/2017