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Political News
31 Aug
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Barnier says 'no decisive progress' on key Brexit issues after latest talks

There had been "no decisive progress" on the key issues between the UK and European Union over Brexit in the latest round of talks, said chief EU negotiators Michel Barnier.

31 Aug
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Macron's set to unveil proposed French labour law changes

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday was set to unveil a raft of proposed reforms to the country's labour laws in an attempt to lower its unemployment rate.

31 Aug
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Trump promises to 'bring back main street' with tax reform proposals

Donald Trump promised he would cut the US business tax rate to 15% on Wednesday during a speech held in Springfield, Missouri.

31 Aug
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Tories wary of May's pledge to fight next election

UK Prime Minister Theresa May's overnight claim that show would contest the next General Election was met with some scepticism by members of her own party on Thursday.

31 Aug
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Brexit expected to have 'little direct impact' on Chesnara after Dutch acquisition

Life insurance and pension management firm, Chesnara said its recent acquisition of Legal and General Nederland for £137. 5m earlier this year was the cause of its soaring earnings in the first half.

30 Aug
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EU's Verhofstadt talks state of Brexit discussions with European Parliament

Guy Verhofstadt, the EU's Brexit negotiator said the UK was drawing out Brexit negotiations, saying the process needed to move to actual, meaningful negotiations as he expected no breakthroughs in negotiations later this week, and that sufficient progress by October would be difficult.

30 Aug
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Donald Trump says talking to North Korea 'is not the answer'

Donald Trump continued his war of words with the North Korean regime over Twitter on Wednesday afternoon.

30 Aug
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May calls on China to do more over NKorea as she seeks post Brexit Japan deal

UK Prime Minister Theresa May demanded China do more to rein in North Korea over its missile programme as she arrived in Japan to drum up investment opportunities post Brexit.

30 Aug
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BRC warns of food shortages if no Brexit customs deal agreed

Britain could suffer food shortages if customs procedures are not resolved before Brexit, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said.

30 Aug
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Markets on the rise as tensions on the Korean Peninsula subside

Every sector on the Stoxx Europe 600 Index inched forward after Donald Trump's written response to Pyongyang's missile launch.

30 Aug
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Most Brits still do not trust driverless cars, study finds

Most people would be uncomfortable travelling at 70mph in a driverless car, according to a new study released on Wednesday morning.

29 Aug
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Russian Zapad 2017 military exercises to respect Vienna document, Kremlin claims

Upcoming military manouevres by the Kremlin in northwestern Russia will not exceed the 2011 Vienna Document limits, the country's defence ministry said.

29 Aug
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White House says 'all options are on the table' in response to North Korean missile launch

Donald Trump has said, "all options are on the table" when speaking of how the United States intended to respond to the launch of a North Korean missile over Japanese airspace in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

29 Aug
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UK govt plans on corporate governance slammed as 'feeble'

The UK government was on Tuesday accused of “bottling” a major shakeup of corporate governance after it revealed watered-down proposals for curbing excessive boardroom pay and workers' representation.

29 Aug
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EU's Juncker says UK Brexit position papers unsatisfactory

The UK's approach so far to Brexit negotiations was unsatisfactory, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Tuesday.

29 Aug
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Manufacturers warn of potential shortage of skilled workers post-Brexit

UK manufacturers have called for urgent clarity from the government over their concerns about an impending recruitment crunch due to an exodus of European Union workers.

29 Aug
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China says North Korean tensions are at a 'tipping point'

Just before 2200 BST on Monday a missile was launched from near the North Korean capital of Pyongyang over Hokkaido, on the northern island of Japan, before falling in to the Pacific Ocean about 773 miles of the coast.

29 Aug
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Tories Brexit strategy challenged by Labour's u-turn on single market

Prime Minister Teresa May is under pressure from her own party after the Labour party changed its mind and announced it would be campaigning for the UK to remain within the EU single market.

25 Aug
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UK to trial 'driverless' truck convoys

Britain is to test the viability of partially 'self-driving' truck convoys by the end of next year, the government said on Friday.

25 Aug
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UK's Johnson admits UK will have to pay Brexit "divorce bill"

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Friday conceded that Britain would have to pay a “divorce bill” to the European Union as part of the Brexit process.