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  Harry, Meghan formally quit royal life

  Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 12:58pm on March 31, 2020

  Prince Harry and his wife Meghan formally step down as senior members of the British royal family on Tuesday, as they start a controversial new...

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  UK lockdown could last six months

  Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 10:06pm on March 30, 2020

  Life in locked-down Britain may not return to normal for six months or longer as it battles the coronavirus outbreak, a top health official warned...

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  UK asks public to respect coronavirus lockdown

  Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 10:06pm on March 24, 2020

  Britain’s leaders on Tuesday urged people to respect an unprecedented countrywide lockdown, saying that following advice to stay at home would stop people dying of...

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  UK pulls some troops from Iraq

  Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 11:14pm on March 19, 2020

  Britain is withdrawing some of its troops from a global training mission in Iraq because of the coronavirus outbreak, the defence ministry said on Thursday....

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  UK begins tougher virus action after dire science warning

  Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 12:06am on March 18, 2020

  Britain on Tuesday ramped up its response to the escalating coronavirus outbreak after the government imposed unprecedented peacetime measures prompted by scientific advice that infections...

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  UK seeks to ‘deliver on promises’ in first post-Brexit budget

  Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 11:05pm on March 08, 2020

  Britain unveils its first post-Brexit budget on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson expected to press ahead with major spending on infrastructure while also addressing...

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  Brexit preparations cost UK £4.4b

  Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 11:22pm on March 06, 2020

  Britain’s departure from the European Union has cost taxpayers more than £4 billion ($5.2 billion, 4.6 billion euros) in extra government costs, the National Audit...

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  Climate campaigners win appeal to block new Heathrow runway

  Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 11:44pm on February 27, 2020

  Britain’s Court of Appeal on Thursday ruled in favour of green campaigners who oppose the building of a third runway at London’s Heathrow airport, Europe’s...

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  EU continuing ‘no deal’ Brexit preparations

  Agence France-Presse . Brussels | Updated at 11:33pm on February 27, 2020

  The EU is keeping up preparations for a chaotic ‘no deal’ outcome to Brexit trade talks with Britain, a spokeswoman said Thursday, as the two...

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  Britain starts hearing US case for extraditing Assange

  Agence-France-Presse . London | Updated at 11:54pm on February 24, 2020

  Britain on Monday starts hearing Washington’s extradition request for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in a test case of media freedoms in the digital age and...