Britain

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 […]

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 […]

Britain's Johnson plays down Brexit breakthrough hopes

Brexit deal hopes hang on British breakfast with Barnier

1:55 pm October 11, 2019

Brussels : Britain and Europe’s top Brexit negotiators sat down together Friday to test what British and Irish leaders say might be a “pathway” to a deal. Technical talks on an agreement to govern Britain’s EU divorce are stalled, just days before what had been billed as a last chance European summit. But on Friday […]

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, […]

UK leader presses for US diplomat’s wife to face charges

6:49 pm October 7, 2019

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he will speak with the U.S. ambassador to the UK about a case involving an American diplomat’s wife who left the country after reportedly becoming a suspect in a fatal crash. Johnson said Monday he doesn’t think it is right to “use the process of diplomatic immunity for […]