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Another far-right activist has been refused entry to Britain, following the recent banning of internet personalities Martin Sellner, Lauren Southern, and Brittany Pettibone. Lutz Bachmann, the founder of the far-right Patriotic Europeans against Islamisation of the West (“Pediga”) movement, was banned ahead of a mass meeting at Speakers’ Corner in Hyde Park, where the activist…
The UK’s freedom to determine its own rules on immigration, trade and fishing in a transition period after Brexit may be further restricted, according to revised EU guidelines on a transition. Draft EU documents would see full freedom of movement extended until the start of 2021. The UK would also need “authorisation” to stick with…
Roy E. Handy III was on an aeroplane sitting next to a professor marking exam papers – or so the viral tweet goes. On Thursday 19 October, Roy gained over 80,000 Retweets and 300,000 likes on a tweet sharing his experiences of the flight. “This professor graded tests next to me the whole flight,” the tweet began. “If…
The Guardian needed a new US headquarters. It was the morning of February 23, and staffers gathered at the company’s office in lower Manhattan, an immense space that the British newspaper once hoped would be home to a 300-person-strong US digital arm. Now the company — years ago a burgeoning news outlet with a shiny…
LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May vowed Friday to remain in power and push ahead with difficult talks on Britain’s E.U. exit despite a stunning election blow that left her Conservative Party grievously weakened and the country in a political tailspin. “I will now form a government — a government that can provide certainty…
LONDON — In the big book of political blunders, Theresa May’s decision to hold a snap election to solidify her Brexit mandate will rank among the most memorable — and the most unnecessary. The British prime minister was cruising along two months ago with a solid majority in Parliament and several years to run on…
Fatalities confirmed by Greater Manchester police after reports of explosion at pop concert Injuries also reported Witnesses reported hearing at least one explosion at the end of the set Police are asking people to avoid the area I and my sister, along with a lot of others were seeing Ariana Grande perform at Manchester Arena, and…
Prime Minister Theresa May is to officially notify the European Union next Wednesday that the UK is leaving. Downing Street said she would write a letter to the European Council, adding that it hoped negotiations on the terms of exit and future relations could then begin as quickly as possible. An EU spokesman said it…
WASHINGTON — President Trump provoked a rare public dispute with America’s closest ally on Friday after his White House aired an explosive and unsubstantiated claim that Britain’s spy agency had secretly eavesdropped on him at the behest of President Barack Obama during last year’s campaign. Livid British officials adamantly denied the allegation and secured promises…
A demonstration in Glasgow on Monday, after the Scottish first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, said she would seek permission to hold a new referendum on independence. Credit Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images LONDON — Scotland’s nationalists wasted no time: Just minutes after the country’s leader, Nicola Sturgeon, called on Monday for a new independence referendum, a website…