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Muslims, Jews targeted as hate crimes surge in Britain

9:18 pm October 15, 2019

London: Muslims and Jews were among the religious groups most targeted in the UK in 2018-19 as the country registered a 10 per cent spike in hate crimes over the previous year, according to official government data released on Tuesday. The UK Home Office data found that there were a record 103,379 hate crime offences […]

Britain, EU enter make-or-break Brexit week

11:01 am October 14, 2019

London: Britain and the European Union on Monday enter a pivotal week that determines if they are still on course to reach amicable divorce terms — and when Brexit might finally occur. Queen Elizabeth II is due to step into the fray by performing her ceremonial duty of informing parliament about the government’s agenda for […]

Britain’s Johnson plays down Brexit breakthrough hopes

11:44 pm October 13, 2019

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson played down hopes Sunday of a breakthrough in his last-ditch bid to strike an amicable divorce deal with the European Union. Negotiators went behind closed doors for intensive talks in Brussels after Johnson outlined a new set of proposals to Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Thursday. They have […]

EU members give go-ahead for more intense Brexit talks

9:17 pm October 11, 2019

Brussels: EU member states on Friday gave Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier the go-ahead for more intense talks with Britain, diplomatic sources told AFP. Barnier’s meeting with ambassadors was still going on, but officials with knowledge of the talks said that the 27 other EU countries had responded positively. “Yes, confirmed,” one told AFP. “Green light […]

Police swoop on Britain’s biggest drugs racket

8:10 pm October 8, 2019

London: Thirteen men were arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of involvement in the biggest drugs racket ever uncovered in Britain, police said. The suspects were allegedly part of an international organised crime group responsible for importing more than 50 tonnes of drugs, worth billions of pounds (dollars, euros), into Britain from the Netherlands. The men, […]