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The driver of a truck found to be carrying 39 bodies appeared in a U.K. court via video link on Monday, charged with manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people. CBC | World News
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U.K. PM pushes for Brexit deal vote after being forced to seek delay
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will again try to put his Brexit deal to a vote in the U.K. Parliament on Monday after he was forced by his opponents to send a letter seeking a delay from the European Union. CBC | World News
Read More »EU plays for time after Johnson spars with U.K. parliament on Brexit
The European Union will play for time rather than rush to decide on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s reluctant request to delay Brexit again, diplomats with the bloc said after a meeting on Sunday. CBC | World News
Read More »U.K. vote on latest Brexit deal postponed, Johnson balks at more EU talks
British legislators have voted to postpone a decision on whether to back a Brexit deal with the European Union, throwing a wrench into government plans to leave the bloc at the end of this month. CBC | World News
Read More »U.K., EU agree to ‘great’ outline Brexit deal, PM Boris Johnson says
The United Kingdom and the European Union have struck an outline Brexit deal after days of intense seesaw negotiations, though it must still be formally approved by both parliaments. CBC | World News
Read More »Court document says U.K. to seek Brexit delay if no deal made
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson would seek an extension to the Oct. 31 Brexit deadline if no withdrawal deal with the European Union is reached by mid-October, according to a document read aloud in a Scottish court Friday. CBC | World News
Read More »Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, sues U.K. tabloid over publication of personal letter
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has sued a U.K. tabloid newspaper that she claims illegally published a personal letter she wrote to her father. CBC | World News
Read More »U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces backlash over confrontational language
Angry and despairing British politicians accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday of whipping up violence and division with his charged language about opponents of Brexit, and the speaker of the House of Commons pleaded for an end to the “toxic” atmosphere. CBC | World News
Read More »U.K. Prime Minister Johnson faces backlash over confrontational language
Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a backlash from furious U.K. lawmakers on Thursday over his use of confrontational language in Parliament about opponents of his Brexit plan, as the Speaker of the House of Commons warned the country’s political culture has turned “toxic.” CBC | World News
Read More »U.K. and EU agree on Brexit divorce bill: reports
Britain and the EU have reached agreement on a Brexit divorce bill which is likely to finally total around 50 billion euros, British newspapers reported on Tuesday, potentially heralding a breakthrough in the negotiations. CBC | World News
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