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UK judge to rule on US extradition for WikiLeaks' Assange
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will find out Monday whether he can be extradited from the U.K. to the U.S. to face espionage charges over the publication of secret American military documents.
UK abolishes 'sexist' tax on women's sanitary products
Britain on Friday became the latest country to abolish the so-called “tampon tax,” eliminating sales taxes on women’s sanitary products.
EU, UK unveil vast trade pact set to enter force on Jan 1
The European Union and the United Kingdom made public Saturday the vast agreement that is likely to govern future trade and cooperation between them from Jan. 1, setting the 27-nation bloc’s relations with its former member country and neighbor on a new but far more distant footing.
Timeline of events in Britain's exit from the European Union
A timeline of key events related to Britain’s decision to leave the European Union:
UK and EU reach post-Brexit trade agreement
Just a week before the deadline, Britain and the European Union struck a free-trade deal Thursday that should avert economic chaos on New Year's and bring a measure of certainty for businesses after years of Brexit turmoil.
National isolation: UK strives to end French ban on trucks
Stranded Europe-bound truckers hoped Tuesday to receive the green light to get out of Britain soon, after some of the most dramatic travel restrictions of the pandemic were imposed on the country following the discovery of a potentially more contagious strain of the coronavirus.
UK gears up for huge vaccination plan watched by the world
The coronavirus vaccine developed by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech was being sent to hospitals across the U.K. in super-cold containers on Sunday, two days ahead of the kickoff of Britain’s biggest-ever immunization program, one being closely watched around the world.
Last-ditch post-Brexit trade talks to resume between EU, UK
British negotiators arrived in Brussels on Sunday for what is potentially the final attempt to strike a deal with the European Union over future trade ties, even though “significant differences remain” on three essential points.
‘Covid Curry Heroes’ recognised in UK
The "Curry Houses" from across the Great Britain have been given special recognition and named them as "Covid Curry Heroes" for their unprecedented offer of help and support to NHS, care workers and vulnerable people during the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown.
UK says Brexit trade talks with EU are in their ‘last week’
Britain’s foreign minister said Sunday there is only about a week left for the U.K. and the European Union to strike a post-Brexit trade deal, with fishing rights the major obstacle to an agreement.