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UK ex-PMs Blair, Major call for boycott of Boris Johnson's Brexit bill plan

Amid growing discord over the issue within his own party, Johnson has sought the backing of his MPs for the new Bill saying the EU is threatening to impose a customs border in the Irish Sea

European Union warns UK that Brexit deal breach will scuttle a new deal

The 27 European Union nations presented a firmly united front to the UK after the British government said it plans to violate part of their Brexit divorce agreement

Julian Assange court case to resume after coronavirus false alarm

The London court hearing on Julian Assange's extradition from Britain to the United States is set to resume after a COVID-19 test on one of the participating lawyers came back negative

UK economy extends recovery from Covid-19 crash, grows by 6.6% in July

Britain's economy grew for a third month in a row as the country tried to recover from its coronavirus lockdown crash, official data showed on Friday

United Kingdom coronavirus update: Cases increase by nearly 3,000 a day

The daily number of coronavirus cases in the UK had increased by nearly 3,000, with another 2,919 new infections recorded, according to the official figures

Brexit in crisis: EU 'very concerned' by UK plan to break divorce treaty

The Internal Market Bill spells out that certain provisions are "to have effect notwithstanding inconsistency or incompatibility with international or other domestic law"

British retailer Tesco to trial grocery home deliveries through drones

Chief Executive Dave Lewis said the pilot would take place in Ireland, where partner Manna already has a license to operate

In new Brexit row, Britain sets out details for post-European Union life

After leaving the EU in January, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pushed on with plans for the end of a status quo period in December

United Kingdom coronavirus update: Covid-19 cases rise by over 2,400

A further 2,420 new cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed by laboratory tests in the United Kingdom over the last 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 352,520

UK says it may break the international law on Brexit; here's how it can

Britain's Northern Ireland minister said that proposed legislation for Britain's internal market would break international law "in a limited way"

United Kingdom likely to have Covid-19 vaccine by early 2021: Hancock

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock claimed that a coronavirus vaccine is "most likely" to be ready in the first few months of 2021, if it gets approved

UK ramps up no deal preparations as European Union trade talks stall

Britain will tell the European Union that progress must be made in trade talks this week or the government will step up preparations to leave the bloc without a deal

PM Boris Johnson says UK will quit Brexit talks if no deal by October 15

Boris Johnson said Britain could walk away from the talks within weeks and insisting that a no-deal exit would be a "good outcome for the UK"

UK unafraid to walk away without EU trade deal, says Brexit negotiator

David Frost and EU negotiator Michel Barnier are due to meet in London on Tuesday for the eighth round of negotiations since Britain left the now 27-nation bloc on January 31

Britain names former Australian PM Tony Abbott as trade adviser

Some British lawmakers have said Abbott was not suitable for the job

UK officials see 30%-40% chance of Brexit trade deal with EU: Report

UK left the EU on Jan 31, turning its back after 47 years on the post-World War Two project that sought to build the ruined nations of Europe into a global power

Covid-19 impact: UK job losses accelerate in August, PMI shows

The IHS Markit/CIPS Composite Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a monthly gauge of activity in services and manufacturing companies, rose to a six-year high of 59.1 from 57.0 in July

Protest at Johnson's residence against enforced disappearances in Baloch

The Free Balochistan Movement held a protest against Pakistan outside the official residence of UK PM Boris Johnson here on the occasion of International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

BP to sell London headquarters as work style shifts, says report

BP joins other employers that are changing their work styles after many employees began working at home due to the coronavirus pandemic

UK's Rishi Sunak considers sweeping tax hikes to plug Covid-19 hole

Tax hikes suggested by Treasury officials could raise an extra 20-30 billion pounds a year and some of them could be announced in an autumn budget statement by Sunak