Tag: Britain
No-deal Brexit? What it might mean for Britain
LONDON/GENEVA: The prospect of a "no-deal Brexit" appears to have grown after the European Union's negotiator rejected last month central elements of Prime Minister...
Families of 9/11 victims look to seize Iran assets in Britain
LONDON: An English court has cleared the way to consider whether it will allow the families of some of those killed in the September...
Thailand asks Britain to extradite convicted former PM Yingluck
BANGKOK: Thailand has asked Britain to extradite former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, overthrown in a coup in 2014 and sentenced in absentia to jail...
Britain to set out ‘sensible precautions’ for no deal Brexit: PM...
LONDON: Britain will set out 'sensible precautions' in a series of notes looking at how to prepare for a possible exit from the European...
Brexit on agenda for September EU leaders’ meeting in Salzburg: Britain
LONDON: European Union leaders will discuss Brexit when they next meet in the Austrian city of Salzburg on Sept. 20, British Prime Minister Theresa...
Portugal wants Britain to welcome all EU migrants after Brexit
LISBON: Portugal's foreign minister told Britain on Thursday it should keep its doors open to "construction workers and waiters" as well as high-end professional...
Britain’s EU referendum was legitimate, says PM May’s spokesman
LONDON: Britain's vote on its EU membership was a legitimate democratic exercise, a spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday after the...
British PM to propose new plan to ease trade after Brexit
LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May will propose on Friday a new plan to ease trade and offer Britain more freedom to set tariffs after...
EU warns Britain ‘time is short’ to reach Brexit deal
BRUSSELS: The European Union warned Friday that Britain was running out of time to get a deal on Brexit, as leaders agreed to step...
Britain to press ahead with ‘upskirting’ ban
LONDON: The British government said Monday it will push through a ban on "upskirting" -- secretly taking pictures up women's skirts -- after a...
EU’s Barnier tells Britain to stop playing ‘hide and seek’
BRUSSELS: The EU's Brexit negotiator urged the British government on Saturday to stop playing "hide and seek" over its aims for trade ties and...
Britain disappointed after Trump cancels North Korea summit: UK PM May
LONDON: Britain is disappointed at the cancellation of the planned meeting next month between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong...
Ireland warns Britain risks crashing out in ‘no deal’ Brexit
SOFIA: Britain risks crashing out of the EU without a withdrawal deal unless substantial progress is made in talks ahead of a crucial summit...
‘Britain backs French plan for European defence force’
SOFIA: Britain is backing a French plan to create a European military intervention force as a way to maintain strong defence ties with the...
US President Trump to visit Britain mid-year, possibly July: reports
LONDON: A spokeswoman for Prime Minister Theresa May’s office said officials were still working out the details of a visit by Trump after the...
US, UK accuse Russia for global cyber attack
WASHINGTON: The United States and Britain on Monday accused Russia of launching cyber attacks on computer routers, firewalls and other networking equipment used by...
Britain reviews powers of its accounting watchdog
LONDON: Britain has launched a “root and branch” review of its audit watchdog after corporate scandals raised questions about its ability to police how...
