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UK undermines criticism of Australian minister before trade talks

Editorial Bureau April 21, 2021

LONDON (UK) -Britain on Wednesday downplayed a newspaper report in which an unnamed government source expressed remarks about Australian trade minister Dan Tehan as inexperienced, with British counterpart Liz Truss vowing that he would get a warm welcome in London for talks. Tehan is due to

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Summer vacations still uncertain, says UK health official

Editorial Bureau March 1, 2021

LONDON (UK) – England’s deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam said on Monday that it is still uncertain whether people in Britain will be able to enjoy summer foreign holidays, . “We are still in a zone of great uncertainty about what the virus will do next,” Van-Tam said in a media conference when asked if people […]

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UK talks on balance between a country and commercial partners, with regard to Facebook

Editorial Bureau February 19, 2021

LONDON (UK) – Britain said it was expecting that the row between Australia and Facebook is resolved. It added that they must strike a balance between the state’s ability to decide on things and the interests of commercial partners. “Obviously we want to see a situation where things like this are resolved,” junior foreign minister […]

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COVID conspiracies trigger anti-Semitic incidents in UK – report

Editorial Bureau February 11, 2021

LONDON (UK) – The number of anti-Semitic incidents reported in Britain has come down from record levels, however, despite that the number continues to be high, with conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic having a major role to play in the same, a Jewish advisory body said on Thursday. The Community Security Trust (CST), which […]

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UK music festivals seek help to sustain until summer

Editorial Bureau January 6, 2021

LONDON (UK) – It appears that music festivals in Britain will have to pull the plug for the second year in a row if they do not get the support of the government in order to book acts and contractors, said the industry representatives on Tuesday. Jamie Njoku-Goodwin, chief executive at music industry trade body […]

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First trucks in Northern France cross new customs border with UK

Editorial Bureau January 1, 2021

CALAIS (FRANCE) – Moments after Britain completed its seperation with the European Union, the first trucks with goods across the new customs border presented their documents regarding clearance to French agents before loading onto a train to pass through the Eurotunnel. A barcode on Romanian driver Toma Moise’s paperwork was scanned and approved in seconds.

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UK, France to chart out plans to restart freight, BBC reports

Editorial Bureau December 22, 2020

LONDON (UK) – The United Kingdom and France will set out a plan to restart freight after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron gave thumbs up to measures for reopening the French border, the BBC reported. Citing French Europe Minister Clement Beaune, BBC said, the measures will come into effect from […]

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British royals go for happy family snapshots for their new Christmas cards

Editorial Bureau December 17, 2020

LONDON (UK) – Britain’s royals introduced their 2020 Christmas cards on Wednesday, by choosing traditional happy family snapshots for their festive messages. Prince Charles, at the age of 72, who is heir-to-the-throne, handpicked a photograph of him and his wife Camilla sitting on a bench in the garden of their home in Birkhall, Scotland, for […]

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UK, EU invite leaders to save trade talks

Editorial Bureau December 5, 2020

LONDON/BRUSSELS (UK/BELGIUM) – British and EU negotiators paused trade talks on Friday to call in their leaders to try to narrow gaps and get an agreement over the line, less than four weeks before Britain completes its Brexit journey out of the bloc. After failing to agree the basis for a deal, Britain’s David Frost […]

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UK, France strike new deal to prevent illegal migration across Channel

Editorial Bureau November 29, 2020

LONDON (UK) – Britain and France signed a new agreement to try to stop illegal migration across the Channel on Saturday, upping patrols and technology in the hope of closing off a dangerous route used by migrants to try to reach the UK on small boats. UK interior minister Priti Patel said that under the […]