Elgin Marbles As if Brexit tensions were not bad enough, Brussels has opened a new row with the UK by backing Greece’s long standing claim over the Elgin marbles. When the UK and Greece were both European Union members, the bloc tried to remain above the fray and adopted a […]
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Tory MP Sir John Redwood reflected on the possibility of member states leaving the EU after Brexit. During an interview with Express.co.uk, Mr Redwood insisted it would be “unthinkable” for France to leave the bloc. He noted Emmanuel Macron’s party La Republique En Marche and other pro-EU parties remain more popular […]
Handout dated 09/03/21 issued by MoD showing (left to right) ENS Wambola, LNS Selis, HMS Lancaster, LVNS Jelgava and LNS Jotvingus in the Baltic Region. he HMS Lancaster (centre) on excercises in the Baltic Region. – Royal Navy/MOD Britain’s military is to get an £80 billion upgrade as the Government […]
Britain’s housing market has been booming throughout the pandemic, but that didn’t help Berkeley Group’s shares yesterday. The housebuilder was the biggest faller on the FTSE100 after flagging delays in procuring materials since the end of the Brexit transition arrangement, and changing sales times on some of its developments due […]
AstraZeneca today dismissed concerns that its Covid-19 vaccine is linked to blood clots, joining the WHO, No 10 and EU regulators in rejecting the fears that have led several European countries to suspend their use of the jab. The pharma giant said its analysis of more than 10million records showed […]
Boris Johnson and Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster inspect at a vaccination centre in Enniskillen – Charles McQuillan/GETTY IMAGES Boris Johnson has insisted there must be unionist consent for the Northern Ireland Protocol as he warned it was not working as he had envisaged. The Prime Minister was said […]
A department overseen by European Union research commissioner Mariya Gabriel wants to safeguard strategic research by barring non-EU researchers. AP Photo/Francisco Seco By Nicholas WallaceMar. 11, 2021 , 4:25 PM In a sign of growing national tensions over the control of strategic research, the European Commission is trying to block […]
The financial toll of Brexit is clear for exporters like cookware maker Neil Currie: He is buried in new paperwork, has lost orders and the cost of exporting frying pans to France has doubled. Those are some of the new challenges that companies shipping goods ranging from lobster to pasta […]