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The European Union on Tuesday gave its chief negotiator a robust mandate for free trade talks with the United Kingdom, setting up a likely clash over the ex-member’s demand to export to the continent on its own terms. CBC | World News
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Wales bears the brunt as deadly storm Dennis hammers the U.K.
Rivers across Britain burst their banks and a number of severe flood warnings remained in place as authorities strove to get people to safety and to protect homes and businesses in the wake of storm Dennis. CBC | World News
Read More »Trains, flights, ferries cancelled as rain and high winds batter U.K., Europe
Trains, flights and ferries were cancelled and weather warnings issued across the United Kingdom as a storm with heavy rains and hurricane-force winds battered the region on Sunday. CBC | World News
Read More »After years of Brexit turmoil, U.K. officially leaves European Union
Britain has left the European Union after 47 years, leaping into an unknown future in a historic blow to the bloc. CBC | World News
Read More »U.K. will let Huawei play role in building 5G networks, defying U.S. pressure
Britain’s move to give Huawei a role in building its 5G networks leaves Canada as the only country in the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network that hasn’t made a decision on the Chinese telecom giant. CBC | World News
Read More »U.K. will set out EU trade objectives next month
Britain will set out more details about its objectives for a free trade deal with the European Union next month after the country leaves the bloc on Jan. 31, Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay says. CBC | World News
Read More »Queen says Harry and Meghan will spend time in Canada and the U.K.
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Read More »Britain catches ‘most prolific rapist’ in U.K. history
A student from Indonesia was identified as Britain’s most prolific rapist on Monday after being convicted of more than 150 offences, including 136 rapes. CBC | World News
Read More »Addresses of U.K. honours recipients accidentally published online
The British government accidentally published online the addresses of the New Year’s Honours 2020 recipients, including people such as Sam Mendes and Olivia Newton-John, it said on Saturday. CBC | World News
Read More »After report prison labour used for Christmas cards, U.K. retailer suspends Chinese supplier
British supermarket giant Tesco suspended a Chinese supplier of Christmas cards on Sunday after a press report said a customer found a message written inside a card saying it had been packed by foreign prisoners who were victims of forced labour. CBC | World News
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