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Brexit: EU and UK to kickstart 'intensive' talks on trade deal with deadline looming
The key issues of contention remain fishing rights, the governance of any deal and the “level playing field” aimed at preventing unfair competition.
UK government suffered 'biggest political defeat' in House of Lords over Brexit bill, TDs are told
Members of the UK’s House of Lords addressed an Oireachtas Committee about the Internal Market Bill.
'Immoral': Mayor informed of £22 million for Greater Manchester during press conference
A Labour MP tweeted that they had been informed the £22 million would only go towards helping the test and trace system.
British government says EU leaders must 'change their position' for talks to continue
The British government has launched a ‘time is running out’ campaign urging businesses to get ready for the end of the transition period on 31 December.
Wales to begin two-week 'firebreak' lockdown to limit spread of Covid-19
The “sharp and deep” lockdown will begin at 6pm on 23 October.
Migrant boats cross the Channel as hundreds greet asylum seekers at barracks
Up to 200 people gathered outside a military barracks in Kent where asylum-seekers are being housed.
Explainer: What are England's new Covid-19 restrictions, and how do they compare to Ireland?
The new restrictions are expected to become law on Wednesday.
NI Secretary to decide whether to hold Pat Finucane murder inquiry 'by end of November'
Finucane was shot by loyalist paramilitaries in front of his family in Belfast.
North of England leaders call for more cash as further lockdowns loom with three-level system of restrictions
Ireland has a five-level system, with the whole country currently under Level 3.
EU and UK to resume talks next week as time starts to run out for a trade deal
No 10 says there have been ‘useful discussions’ but that differences remain on some ‘important issues’.
Around 17,000 UK driver licences in Ireland need to be traded in before the end of the year
The NDLS is expecting a surge in applications in the final weeks before the transition period ends on 31 December.
Neale Richmond: Government can only do so much, businesses must now prepare for Brexit
Neale Richmond says businesses must be on guard and ready for what Brexit brings, regardless of what comes of the fractured political process.
A third of the UK will be under tighter restrictions from tomorrow as Liverpool set for new local lockdown
People returning to the UK from Turkey and Poland will also be asked to quarantine under new restrictions.
Brexit: European Commission begins legal action against UK over Internal Market Bill
The Bill threatens to overwrites parts of the Withdrawal Agreement, which the UK government admitted was a breach of international law.
Boris Johnson to hold press conference as UK records biggest ever rise in new cases
The UK Prime Minister will take part in the Downing Street press conference today.
UK MPs back controversial Brexit legislation despite ‘law-breaking’ concerns
The United Kingdom Internal Market Bill will undergo further scrutiny in the House of Lords after clearing the Commons.
Opinion: Brexit may be bleak but Ireland has many allies throughout Europe and beyond
Noelle O Connell says it’s easy for us to keep the focus on what’s happening across the Irish Sea, but if we look beyond, there is a huge body of support for Ireland in the face of Brexit.
Children in care and modern slavery victims 'could lose right to live in UK after Brexit'
Experts from the University of Oxford have issued the warning today.
Johnson issues plea for 'spirit of togetherness' but warns of 'difficult' winter ahead in televised address
The British Prime Minister said tonight that “freedom loving” Britons had helped to create a new surge of Covid-19.
Simon Coveney to meet Michel Barnier in Brussels to discuss 'challenging' Brexit developments
Coveney has said the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator has Ireland’s full support.
Former NI Secretary 'regrets' saying she didn't know that nationalists did not vote for unionist parties
Karen Bradley made the comments in September 2018.
Boris Johnson to address Commons as UK braces for 'tough six months'
Johnson will set out steps to tackle a second wave of coronavirus when he appears before MPs today.
UK at coronavirus ‘tipping point’ with risk of 50,000 daily cases by mid-October
Boris Johnson is expected to announce new measures to curb the spread of the virus tomorrow.
UK protection officer travelling with Dominic Raab suspended after leaving gun on plane
The officer had been travelling with Dominic Raab on a visit to the US.
Neale Richmond: Brexit was no one hit wonder - the Tory party fostered this toxic sentiment over many years
Neale Richmond says the UK has become a slave to insular thinking and it has led them to Brexit and the current mess it has caused.
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RAF fighter jets intercept Russian military aircraft near UK airspace
It marks the third time in six days the Typhoons have been scrambled in response to Russian planes.
Boris Johnson's controversial Internal Markets Bill clears first hurdle in House of Commons
Former British prime ministers have all warned against the Internal Markets Bill proposed by Johnson.
Simon Coveney says UK suggestion that EU would 'blockade' food to Northern Ireland is 'spin and not true'
“Britain is behaving in an extraordinary way and the British people need to know that,” Coveney said on the BBC.
Five arrests and 21 kilos of cocaine seized by UK police investigating 'NI crime group'
Four men based in Northern Ireland are suspected of being involved in the importation of drugs from the continent.
EU is threatening 'blockade' on British food to Northern Ireland and to 'carve up' the UK, Boris Johnson says
Writing in the Telegraph, Johnson has argued in favour of the Bill as rebel Tories mount a plan to amend the legislation.
Opinion: Is Britain on the path to becoming a rogue state?
The UK government this week told the Commons that it would be breaking international law in relation to Brexit in ‘a limited and specific way’. Rights campaigner Emma DeSouza says she’s seen this before.
Teenager charged with vandalism of Winston Churchill statue in the UK
He was one of at least 680 people arrested in connection with 10 days of Extinction Rebellion protests.
The UK has announced it has agreed a 'historic' trade deal... with Japan
The news comes as the EU is threatening legal action over the UK reneging on its commitments made in the Brexit withdrawal agreement.
'Terrible mess': UK and EU at odds as trade talks hang in the balance
The UK has said that it won’t drop measures that would undermine the Withdrawal Agreement.
Michelle O'Neill admits public health message has been undermined by Bobby Storey funeral attendance
DUP leader Arlene Foster welcomed the admission, which she said caused “deep hurt and anger”.
Poll: Do you think there will be a Brexit trade deal?
“Trust has been eroded”, the Taoiseach says, – but is this all just a British negotiation tactic?
Emergency Brexit talks due in London today after UK reveals bill to override Withdrawal Agreement
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove will meet senior EU official Maroš Šefčovič to discuss the situation.
'Alarm bells': Tánaiste expresses concern ahead of publication of law-breaking Brexit bill
The government says the bill is intended to ensure Northern Ireland can trade freely with Britain.
UK government’s legal head resigns ‘over plans to override Brexit withdrawal deal’
The Financial Times claims Sir Jonathan has resigned due to a dispute with Downing Street.
Brexit: The adults are no longer in charge in Downing Street
Former ambassador Bobby McDonagh says the Cummings-driven cabal of ‘weirdos and misfits’ are now steering the UK onto a dangerous path in the Brexit negotiations.
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