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Brexit supporters demand a quick way out of the EU in pro-Brexit march

Brexit supporters demand a quick way out of the EU in pro-Brexit march.

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Opera singer asked to change pro-EU dress for London performance

An opera singer has been criticised for being "too provocative" for wearing a pro-EU dress during a performance in London on Saturday

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Watch: Harry Potter tour expands into banking with Gringotts set

Visitors can examine goblin prosthetics, explore the Lestrange vault and even see the Sword of Gryffindor up close,

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An immigrant's tale: the Romanian escaping Brexit hostility

"You are a foreigner," Maria, who was heavily pregnant at the time, recalls the woman saying. "Your place is not here."

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Eurostar tells passengers not to travel amid French customs strikes

Eurostar has cancelled four trains as severe service disruptions continue. French customs officers at Paris Gare du Nord are taking part in industrial action.

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Watch: White man on tube directs monkey noises at a black passenger

A white man on the London Underground’s Northern Line was filmed directing monkey noises at a black passenger last week.

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'Dogs dinner' anti-Brexit protest at UK parliament

With "porky pies" and Eton Mess on the menu, dozens of dogs dressed in EU colours shared "a dog's dinner" in London on Sunday (10 MARCH 2019), outside the UK Parliament, in protest over Brexit.

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EU can give UK unilateral right to leave the customs union: Barnier

EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said on Friday that the UK could be given the unillateral to leave the customs union, in a bid to unite UK parliament over the contentious backstop issue

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Detained British-Iranian mother granted diplomatic protection by UK

The Foreign Secretary has today decided that the UK will exercise diplomatic protection in the case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe as part of the Government’s continuing efforts to secure her release.

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Sir Antonio Pappano and Benjamin Bernheim enchant London with Puccini's 'Messa di Gloria'

When you hear the name Puccini the first thing you probably think about is opera: but the great Italian composer's first major work was a piece of church music, the "Messa di Gloria". The London Symphony Orchestra recently performed it at the Barbican Centre under the baton of Sir Antonio Pappano.

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Watch: John Bercow struggles to get order in the House of Commons

Speaker of the House of Commons in London, John Bercow, struggles to get order from MPs.

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Auschwitz survivor's grandson takes German citizenship ahead of Brexit

Simon Wallfisch's grandmother was a German-born Jewish survivor of Auschwitz. With Brexit approaching, the cellist has adopted German citizenship.

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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

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EU dual national loses heart with the UK, feeling it's 'time to leave'

Sonja Morgenstern has been on the frontline of the campaign against Brexit. As a dual national EU citizen, she was hoping to convince the British to change their minds over Brexit.

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Watch again: May and Corbyn mute on defections in Wednesday's PMQs

British Prime Minister Theresa May and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn remained silent on the defections from both parties.

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ISIS runaway schoolgirl must ‘be allowed’ to return: friend’s father

A British teenager who fled the UK to marry a member of the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria should be allowed to return, said the father of another schoolgirl who accompanied her four years ago.

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Watch again: Seven MPs resign from Labour party

A group of seven MPs resigned from the UK's Labour party on Monday morning amid recent criticism of handlings of Brexit and anti-Semitic sentiments within the party.

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Pens for placards: UK students join wave of climate protests

Thousands of pupils are swapping pens for placards as the student climate protests sweeping Europe reach the UK.

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London court upholds Holocaust denial conviction against singer

Anti-Semitism campaigners say the case has set a precedent for future convictions of Holocaust deniers in the UK.

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London and Milan celebrate Chinese New Year

London celebrated Chinese New Year on Sunday, with crowds gathering in Trafalgar Square and lining the streets to watch a parade wind its way to Chinatown.

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