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Foreign rescue teams join search for Morocco quake survivors

Gbemi Banks — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 09:28:44 +0000

Rescue teams from Spain, Britain and Qatar began supporting Moroccan rescuers in areas that have been affected by the powerful earthquake that struck the North African country, Moroccan news agency MAP reported on Monday. Britain sent 60 search and rescue experts, along with equipment and four search dogs to support the Moroccan-led operations, British Ambassador […]

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British judges get powers to force offenders to attend hearings

Gbemi Banks — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 16:38:08 +0000

Judges in Britain would be given the power to order an offender to attend their sentencing hearing, including by force if necessary, under planned legislation announced by Ministry of Justice. The government has promised legislation to force serious offenders to attend their sentencing, with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calling it “unacceptable” that some criminals have […]

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Sterling surrenders gains ahead of ‘tough but necessary’ UK budget

Gbemi Banks — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 12:44:46 +0000

The pound eased against the dollar on Thursday ahead of finance minister Jeremy Hunt’s new budget full of “tough but necessary” measures to control inflation. Hunt, who took over from Kwasi Kwarteng who served as chancellor under former Prime Minister Liz Truss, plans to tackle a 55 billion-pound ($65.7 billion) hole in Britain’s budget by […]

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Britain, Russia divide UN Security Council over Salisbury chemical attack row

Freedom Reporter — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 15:48:25 +0000

Britain and Russia traded a volley of words at the United Nations (UN) Security Council, with the UK presenting “evidence” that Russia carried out the Salisbury chemical attack in March. Britain said two Russian military intelligence operatives were behind the deadly nerve-agent attack on Sergei Skripal, his daughter, Yulia, and a local police officer, seriously […]

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Britain expels 23 Russian diplomats over chemical attack on ex-spy

Freedom Reporter — Wed, 14 Mar 2018 16:12:10 +0000

Britain has expelled 23 Russian diplomats in response to a nerve agent attack on a Russian former double agent in southern England, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday, adding it was the biggest single expulsion in over 30 years. May told parliament Britain would also freeze Russian state assets wherever there was evidence of […]

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Britain to ban petrol, diesel cars by 2040

Freedom Reporter — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 21:16:42 +0000

The British Government is set to publish its plan to ban petrol- and diesel-fuelled vehicles by 2040 in a bid to improve air quality by reducing nitrogen dioxide emissions. “The publication follows months of consultations on how to reduce the impact of diesel vehicles, and accelerate the move to cleaner transport,’’ the government said in […]

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May announces June 8 for early election ‘to guarantee political stability’

Freedom Reporter — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 18:45:43 +0000

British Prime Minister Theresa May called on Tuesday for an early election on June 8, saying it was the only way to guarantee political stability for years ahead as Britain negotiates its way out of the European Union. The pound strengthened by almost half a cent against the dollar as May spoke, reflecting investor relief […]

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EU President’s verdict: Britain must leave before mid-2019 election

Freedom Reporter — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 20:04:26 +0000

Martin Schulz, European Union (EU) President, said on Thursday in Berlin, Germany that Britain must leave the EU before parliamentary elections in the bloc in mid-2019. He said that negotiations on the Brexit could take as longer as two years. Schulz said that as a result of this, Britain would have to trigger Article 50 […]

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British Olympians display medals

Freedom Reporter — Sat, 27 Aug 2016 07:25:04 +0000

British Olympians displaying their medals on arrival at the Heathrow Airport, London

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Theresa May to succeed Cameron as UK PM on Wednesday

Freedom Reporter — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 16:48:14 +0000

Theresa May is to become UK’s prime minister on Wednesday evening – after David Cameron announced he would quit after Prime Minister’s Questions. Speaking outside 10 Downing Street, Cameron said he would offer his resignation to the Queen on Wednesday afternoon at Buckingham Palace. Mrs May’s only rival to succeed Cameron as Conservative leader, […]

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With Brexit, Washington’s Direct Line to the continent suddenly frays

Freedom Reporter — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 07:27:32 +0000

American officials struggling to reimagine their strategy after Britain’s decision to divorce the European Union (EU) say the most urgent challenge will be to find a way to replace their most reliable, sympathetic partner in the hallways of European capitals. It will not be easy. No nation shares Washington’s worldview quite the way Britain does, […]

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Brexit: Six EU foreign ministers urge quick exit procedure of Britain; opposition Labour Party in turmoil

Freedom Reporter — Sun, 26 Jun 2016 17:19:18 +0000

After Britain had voted to leave the EU in a historic referendum on Friday, foreign ministers from six founding countries of EU met on Saturday in Berlin, pushing for a speedy exit procedure of Britain. “This process should start as soon as possible,” said German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier after a meeting with his […]

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1.6m Britons sign petition for another EU referendum

Freedom Reporter — Sat, 25 Jun 2016 20:43:35 +0000

Yes. It’s actually happening. People in Britain are talking seriously about the possibility of another referendum. A petition set up on Friday calling for another referendum on whether Britain should stay in the European Union has already received more than 1.6 million signatures — a level that means it must now be debated by […]

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Britain takes unprecedented step to leave EU; markets plunge

Freedom Reporter — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 07:00:57 +0000

Britain voted to leave the European Union after a bitterly divisive referendum campaign, according to tallies of official results on Friday morning, sending global markets plunging, casting British politics into disarray and shattering the stability of a project in continental unity designed half a century ago to prevent World War III. The decision launches […]

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