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UK: Net migration fell by 100,000 in year after Brexit
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UK: Net migration fell by 100,000 in year after Brexit

Net migration to Britain fell sharply in the 12 months after last year’s Brexit referendum, with more than three-quarters of…
UK slashes economic growth forecasts for next five years, higher deficit
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UK slashes economic growth forecasts for next five years, higher deficit

Britain has cut its official forecasts for economic growth, finance minister Philip Hammond said on Wednesday as he delivered a…
Iran suggests ‘productive role’ for France in Middle East crises
Middle East

Iran suggests ‘productive role’ for France in Middle East crises

Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, on Tuesday told French President Emmanuel Macron that Paris can play a constructive role in the Middle…
Family of arrested Brit apologizes to Egyptian authorities
Egypt

Family of arrested Brit apologizes to Egyptian authorities

The family of Laura Plummer, a British woman detained for allegedly smuggling drugs into Egypt, has apologized to Egyptian authorities…
British tourism to Egypt increases by 74 percent in 2017: British ambassador to Egypt
Egypt

British tourism to Egypt increases by 74 percent in 2017: British ambassador to Egypt

The British ambassador to Egypt, John Casson, revealed in a ‘tweet’ on Monday that the number of British tourists in…
European cities battle fiercely for top agencies leaving UK
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European cities battle fiercely for top agencies leaving UK

Brexit is still well over a year away but two European cities on Monday will already be celebrating Britain’s departure…
Britain says no link between £400 million debt to Iran and jailed worker
Middle East

Britain says no link between £400 million debt to Iran and jailed worker

British Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman said on Thursday there was no link between a 400 million pound ($528 million)…
Final Grenfell Tower death toll stands at 71
World

Final Grenfell Tower death toll stands at 71

The Grenfell Tower fire took the lives of 71 people in total, British police said on Thursday as five months…
Britain preparing to pay Iran £400 million for aid worker’s release
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Britain preparing to pay Iran £400 million for aid worker’s release

Britain is preparing to transfer over 400 million pounds ($527 million) to Iran as it seeks the release of a…
Johnson makes fuller apology for remarks on jailed aid worker in Iran
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Johnson makes fuller apology for remarks on jailed aid worker in Iran

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson issued a second, fuller apology on Monday for remarks about an Iranian-British aid worker jailed…
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