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Duke and Duchess of Sussex launch podcast with multi-year Spotify deal

The first episode is set to be a holiday special with stories of "hope and compassion" from special guests.

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MEPs fear being forced to approve post-Brexit deal in little time

The EU and the UK are still negotiating at pace. But even if a deal is struck before December 31, parliaments will have little time to examine it before trade barriers come into force.

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Men arrested after accidentally showing police video of cannabis farm

One of the men went to open Google Translate on his phone to help him communicate with the officers but ended up showing them a video of a cannabis farm instead.

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Barnier hints at Brexit progress as French minister slams UK 'madness'

The EU's chief negotiator implies key sticking points have been reduced to fishing rights and competition rules as talks resume in Brussels.

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Assange struggling in 'atrocious' British prison conditions - partner

Three weeks before a verdict on his extradition, supporters say the WikiLeaks founder is being kept in solitary confinement because of a COVID-19 outbreak

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One in three people in UK exposed to COVID-19 anti-vaccine messages

A new survey by Ipsos MORI and King's College London found that one in three people in the UK have been exposed to an anti-vaccine message.

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Truck queues at UK ports as Sunday Brexit deal deadline looms

Ahead of the year-end deadline there are already extra long queues of trucks on both sides of the English Channel as UK companies try to lay in extra stock in case of disruption in January.

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Macron on EU-UK fishing feud: 'I'm not giving my piece of cake away'

Fishing rights have been one of the thorniest issues of the Brexit trade deal negotiations. Now Macron has weighed in.

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Long queues at French and UK ports as Brexit deadline looms

Ports in France and the UK are gridlocked as businesses scramble to stock-up ahead of the Brexit deadline, while some British retailers have expressed concern they'll struggle to get products into stores.

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British actress Barbara Windsor, star of Carry On films, dies aged 83

A national treasure in the UK, she shot to fame for her roles in nine of the Carry On films in the 1960s, before portraying Peggy Mitchell in the soap opera Eastenders.

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'We can find compromises': French optimism over Brexit breakthrough

France's Europe minister Clement Beaune was speaking after weeks of Brexit deadlock.

Travel News

Britons could face COVID travel ban to EU countries from January 1

Due to the end of the Brexit transition period, the UK will no longer be exempt from COVID-related travel curbs within the bloc.

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EU unveils no-deal Brexit contingency measures for transport

"Our responsibility is to be prepared for all eventualities, including not having a deal in place," EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday.

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Sweden, UK and Denmark ranked as top countries for climate action

But even the top countries aren't doing enough to avoid environmental disaster.

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First batches of coronavirus vaccine arrive at hospital near London

The UK became the first country in the world to give the green light to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

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Barnier 'gloomy' on progress amid final drive for Brexit trade deal

EU and UK negotiators try again to bridge gaps but whether or not a deal can be done may depend on political leaders as time runs out.

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What does a no-deal Brexit mean? Key players' views in their own words

For Boris Johnson it would be a 'good outcome'; for many in industry, farming and other walks of life, a disaster. Here's what they say failure to strike a post-Brexit deal would mean.

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'Once in a generation' exhibition of Queen's art open to public

The lighting conditions are ideal in the Queen's Gallery to display the masterpieces, according to Desmond Shawe-Taylor, who is surveyor of the Queen's pictures.

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UK to announce climate target more 'ambitious' than the EU

Boris Johnson is set to pledge to reduce the UK's emissions "faster than any major economy", which would see a reduction of at least 68% from 1990 levels by 2030.

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Brexit talks endgame: Does the political will exist to strike a deal?

Brexit trade talks went into a near-blackout 'tunnel' several weeks ago. Whether there is light at the end of it, or a dead end, remains unclear. One EU source has even identified Thursday as decision day: "Either an accord is reached, or it will be the end".