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Alasdair Sandford

World News

Brexit 5 years on: Europe 'is punishing the UK' for leaving EU: Poll

Europeans think that their leaders and Brussels are making Britain's divorce from the EU more difficult than it needs to be.

United Kingdom

Next DUP chief Jeffrey Donaldson demands action on N Ireland protocol

The Westminster MP is the only leadership candidate in the latest twist in the Northern Ireland unionist party's internal power struggle.

United Kingdom

Northern Ireland: DUP names new first minister as EU warns UK on trade

The move is seen as confirming the British unionist party's return to its traditionalist roots. It comes as the EU warns the UK to respect Brexit trade obligations.

World News

UK strikes post-Brexit trade deal with Norway and Iceland

The agreement is said to be the most advanced the EEA members have done to date, and includes digital trade as well as farming and fishing.

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Travel News

The UK 'risks isolation' if it keeps doors closed to foreign arrivals

The World Travel and Tourism Council says that despite its high vaccination levels, the UK is "losing its competitive edge" with an "overcautious approach".

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'Last month to apply' for post-Brexit residency, campaigners warn

EU nationals living in the UK and Britons in some countries on the continent face an end-of-June deadline to apply to formalise their status, but many have yet to do so.

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100 days on, what impact has Brexit had on UK-EU trade?

100 days after post-Brexit rules kicked in, trade bodies foresee long-term supply problems while some smaller UK businesses have been shut out of EU markets altogether.

United Kingdom

UK asylum overhaul seeks to restrict Channel migrants' claim rights

Home Secretary Priti Patel's plan to make it harder for people entering the UK by unauthorised routes to claim asylum has been branded 'inhumane' by the Red Cross.

United Kingdom

COVID-19 vaccines: UK says 'world is watching' EU on export ban threat

A British minister warned the EU against 'counter-productive' measures after the Commission president said a ban was possible if AstraZeneca did not meet supply commitments.

United Kingdom

Post-Brexit trade: UK delays EU import checks by several months

UK industry groups, who had long warned of disruption from post-Brexit red tape, have welcomed the move.

World News

Johnson rebukes EU's Michel: 'UK has not blocked vaccine exports'

"This pandemic has put us all on the same side in the battle for global health. We oppose vaccine nationalism in all its forms," said the UK prime minister.

World News

Could Facebook's news row in Australia replicate itself in Europe?

Facebook's move to ban news sites from its platform in Australia was a chilling warning for those who fear the same could happen in Europe.

My Europe Series

Will Europe's financial capitals steal London's crown, post-Brexit?

Boris Johnson said Brexit would enable the City of London to 'prosper as never before'. But the winners so far are the likes of Amsterdam, Dublin, Frankfurt and Paris.

USA

Donald Trump acquitted in Senate impeachment trial after Democrats fail to secure enough votes

Donald Trump acquitted in Senate impeachment trial after Democrats fail to secure enough votes on single charge of incitement to insurrection.

World News

Is the UK making too much of the EU's blunder over Northern Ireland?

The row has provided ammunition to some calling for agreed post-Brexit arrangements over Northern Ireland to be scrapped.

World News

Denmark has biggest share of people 'fully vaccinated' for COVID-19

Denmark had given first and second doses to a greater share of its population — 1.42% — than other European countries. In contrast, France had fully vaccinated only 0.07%.

World News

Post-Brexit trade: Is red tape chaos really just 'teething trouble'?

A month after the UK left the EU's Single Market and Customs Union, importers and exporters say the new rules have brought a nightmare of red tape and extra costs.

France

French restaurant customers 'will be fined' after unlawful lunch

Restaurant owner Christophe Wilson defiantly served lunch to dozens of people in defiance of pandemic restrictions in the French Riviera City.

World News

COVID-19 vaccine row: How reliant is the EU on AstraZeneca supplies?

The row over the supply of COVID-19 vaccines highlights the tension as Europe struggles to roll out inoculation programmes.

Europe News

EU and AstraZeneca fail to resolve supply row despite crisis talks

The EU insisted on Wednesday that the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company had breached a binding agreement over COVID-19 vaccine supplies, which AstraZeneca denies.

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