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Four Brexit Party MEPs resign a week before election

Four Brexit Party MEPs are set to resign in a move to support Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson, just a week before a snap election in the UK.

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UK Liberal Democrats could back Labour to force a second Brexit vote

"I will vote for legislation to pass a people's vote, of course I will, and I would have done that under the previous Conservative government, just as I would do under any other government," she said referring to a second referendum on membership of the European Union proposed by Labour.

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Former Labour MP urges voters to back Tories to 'stop Corbyn being PM'

A former Labour Party MP has urged voters to back the opposition Conservative Party in the upcoming general election in order to "stop Jeremy Corbyn from becoming prime minister".

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Turner Prize 2019: Award shared between four nominees for first time

Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock, Oscar Murillo, and Tai Shani won the Turner Prize - a highly coveted arts award in the UK - after forming a collective in the name of "solidarity".

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How will Brexit impact Europe's defence? Euronews answers

Uncertainty looms as the UK and the EU are yet to decide on a legal framework for their future defence cooperation after Brexit, just a few weeks before Britain is due to leave the bloc.

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Watch again: Britain honours London Bridge attack victims

Jack Merritt, 25, and Saskia Jones, 23, were killed on Friday when Usman Khan, a man convicted of terrorism offences, went on the rampage with kitchen knives near London Bridge.

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About 74 convicted terrorists released early from prison - UK PM

Boris Johnson said he thought people should serve full prison sentences.

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Loud bang that woke London was sonic boom caused by fighter jets

Fighter jets scrambled to intercept an aircraft that lost communications while in UK airspace.

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Eyewitness says man used narwhal tusk to confront terrorist suspect

An eyewitness said that a man took a narwhal tusk from Fishmongers' Hall and confronted the terrorist with it.

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Senior politicians clash on security after London Bridge stabbing

Several UK politicians showed up on a debate stage on Friday night hours after a convicted terrorist killed two people in London.

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Suspect shot dead by police after attack near London Bridge

Police are treating it as a terrorist attack

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London Bridge attack: Victims named by police

Jack Merritt, 25, of Cottenham, Cambridgeshire and Saskia Jones, 23, of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, died in the attack, police said, as well as the suspect.

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Sending Europeans to the moon: ESA signals ambition with record budget

The European Space Agency is pursuing a number of ambitious projects, including a mission to test asteroid deflection capability

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Despite Brexit, UK 'set to increase funding' to European Space Agency

Negotiations are ongoing at Space19 ministerial council, where the UK is expected to announce an increase in its funding to the European Space Agency.

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'Creative genius': Satirist and director Jonathan Miller dies aged 85

Jonathan Miller, satirist and director of opera and theatre, dies aged 85

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Essex lorry: Funerals begin as remains of 16 victims return to Vietnam

The remains of 16 people who died in the back of a lorry container in Essex have arrived in Vietnam.

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Uber stripped of licence in London over safety concerns

Uber is preparing to appeal against a decision by London's transport regulator to strip the ridesharing company of its operating licence in the UK capital.

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Repatriations from Sierra Leone after Dutch doctor dies of Lassa virus

Dutch and British authorities have dozens of people under observation after a Dutch doctor died from the Lassa virus in Sierra Leone.

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Johnson unveils 'Get Brexit Done' manifesto — key points at a glance

The Conservatives pledge headline tax freezes and money to fix pot-holes in the roads, as well as Britain's much-delayed exit from the EU.

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This cafe lets homeless use its address to vote in snap UK election

A cafe/bar in southwest England is helping the homeless to vote in the upcoming election by allowing them to use their address to register.