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EU and Britain to keep talking past Boris Johnson's Brexit deadline

A source close to the talks, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Frost would say agreement was difficult but not impossible if both sides work intensively in the coming weeks

Boris Johnson tells ministers he wants EU trade deal on 'right terms'

The bulk of Australia's exports to the EU are subject to tariffs and quotas set under basic World Trade Organization (WTO) terms

Boris Johnson shuts pubs in UK hot spots as coronavirus infections rise

The toughest measures will be brought into force from Wednesday in the Liverpool city area, where the outbreak is spreading fastest

France govt warns no Brexit deal better than bad one on fisheries

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has adopted a similar stance

Can Britain's BBC represent a 'broad church of opinions' like it claims to?

It is even-handedness that makes the BBC trusted around the world, even by enemies of the West

UK's Rishi Sunak expands help for some lockdown-hit firms as recovery wanes

A resurgence of the pandemic has forced Prime Minister Boris Johnson to consider new containment measures and is threatening to derail an economic recovery that has already started to wane

Britain's coronavirus testing system hit by Roche supply chain glitch

Roche is one of the main suppliers of diagnostic tests to Britain's National Health Service (NHS) Test and Trace programme

Covid and no-deal Brexit could cost UK $174 billion a year: Baker McKenzie

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set Oct. 15 as a deadline for clinching a post-Brexit trade deal which would kick in when the United Kingdom leaves informal EU membership at the end of this year

UK court overturns Venezuela judgment in $1 billion gold tug-of-war

The BCV sued the Bank of England in May to recover control of the gold, which it says it will sell to finance Venezuela's response to the coronavirus pandemic

United Kingdom hit by new Covid test failing, finds 16,000 extra cases

The British government has launched an investigation into how nearly 16,000 new coronavirus infections went unreported as a result of a technical glitch

United Kingdom govt will reform broken asylum system: Home Secy Priti Patel

Britain's interior minister vowed to stop people entering the country clandestinely and to fix what she called a "broken" asylum system

UK, EU to work intensively to bridge gaps in fisheries, level playing field

Britain and EU will work intensively to bridge gaps in fisheries, the level playing field, and governance in order to reach a post-Brexit trade deal, a Downing Street spokesperson said on Saturday

United Kingdom coronavirus update: 12,872 new Covid-19 cases recorded

The United Kingdom has almost doubled its previous single-day record with 12,872 new Covid-19 cases adding that the sharp rise was caused by a technical issue

UK mulled sending asylum-seekers to volcanic island in Atlantic ocean

The report said Patel later appeared to have dropped the plan

A tale of two Britains: Covid led homes market boom deepens social divide

A post-lockdown stampede for bigger houses outside of urban areas in the new work-from-home age has sparked a fresh boom in Britain's housing market

Britain university students furious over coronavirus restrictions

As authorities sought to contain Covid-19 outbreaks at British universities Sunday, some students complained they were being imprisoned in their dormitories

Covid-19: 92 areas of UK on watchlist; London Mayor wants stringent curbs

After four areas were removed, there are now 92 places on the government's watchlist for tougher localised action amid a spike in cases

EU leader Michel lashes out at Britain over post-Brexit withdrawal treaty

Michel's ire was raised when Johnson said he would contemplate breaking an agreement he himself signed with the EU

London put on Covid-19 watchlist as infection rate rises across UK

London Councils, which represents the bulk of the boroughs in the UK capital, said that while no additional measures are being deployed for the UK capital yet, testing capacity is being boosted

Britain reports 6,600 new Covid cases, highest since outbreak began

Britain has reported the highest number of coronavirus cases in a single day with 6,632 infections. Public Health England Medical Director Yvonne Doyle says the figure is a stark warning'' as infections rise across all age groups. She says citizens must follow the new restrictions announced by the government this week to control the spread of the virus. Doyle suggested downloading the National Health Service's new coronarvirus contact tracing app. Britain has the highest death toll in Europe, with nearly 42,000 confirmed dead. The rise in cases announced on Thursday reflects both the spread of the virus and increased testing, which has more than doubled since the peak of the first wave in April and May.