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UK's Brexit deal estimated to cost almost USD 100 billion

UK rebuffs EU call for Brexit solution by end of month

2:19 am September 20, 2019

Helsinki: The European Union’s Finnish presidency demanded on Thursday that Britain deliver a written new Brexit proposal by the end of September or face a messy “no-deal” divorce — an ultimatum immediately rejected by London. Britain is racing toward its October 31 departure without an exit agreement and facing the threat of border disruptions that […]

UK prime minister Boris Johnson mulls early election over Brexit impasse

UK top court aims to rule next week on Parliament shutdown

9:16 pm September 19, 2019

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was accused by one of the country’s former leaders of obstructing Parliament by shutting down the legislature for five weeks, as a landmark Brexit case at the U.K. Supreme Court came to a head on Thursday. Meanwhile, the European Union and Britain announced new talks on an elusive divorce […]

Nirav Modi faces suicide risk, politically biased trial in India, UK court told

Nirav Modi remanded to custody in UK prison until Oct 17

3:34 pm September 19, 2019

London: Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, wanted in India in connection with the nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case, was on Thursday further remanded to judicial custody until October 17. Nirav, 48, appeared before the Westminster Magistrates’ Court via videolink from his London prison for a routine “call-over” […]

Boris Johnson planning to put UK on obesity-busting diet: Report

British PM ‘cautiously optimistic’ on Brexit deal

8:45 pm September 13, 2019

London: Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday he was “cautiously optimistic” about striking a Brexit deal ahead of his first face-to-face talks with EU chiefs next week. Johnson is due to meet European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier in Luxembourg on Monday. Johnson’s upbeat tone on striking a […]

UK’s Johnson under fire over no-deal Brexit assessment

11:52 pm September 12, 2019

London : The British government faced a backlash on Thursday after it was forced to publish documents warning that a no-deal Brexit could lead to civil unrest and shortages of food and medicines. The “Operation Yellowhammer” papers, which the government released late on Wednesday, revealed that preparedness for leaving the EU without an agreement remained […]