Tag: Northern Ireland
NIreland stores see empty shelves as Brexit trade rules bite
LONDON (AP) — The U.K.’s biggest supermarket chains warned Wednesday that food supplies in Northern Ireland face disruption because of new checks imposed by...
Companies say post-Brexit rules are clogging up UK-EU trade
LONDON (AP) — Some businesses said Friday that costs and paperwork are hampering trade between Britain and the European Union as the reality of...
Quiet New Year gives breathing room after UK-EU Brexit split
LONDON (AP) — A steady trickle of trucks rolled off ferries and trains on both sides of the English Channel on Friday, a quiet...
Millions face new UK virus restrictions; border chaos eases
LONDON (AP) — Millions of people in the U.K. faced tough new coronavirus restrictions Saturday, with Scotland and Northern Ireland demanding tighter measures to...
UK braces for holiday COVID-19 surge, tighter restrictions
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. entered the final week before Christmas with the country bracing for post-celebration coronavirus fallout and Prime Minister Boris Johnson...
Toughest COVID-19 rules extended to much of south England
LONDON (AP) — Large parts of southern England will be placed under the country’s strictest coronavirus restrictions from this weekend, Britain’s health secretary said...
UK, EU leaders to meet Wednesday amid Brexit no-deal signals
LONDON (AP) — The leaders of Britain and the European Commission will make a last-minute push for a post-Brexit U.K.-EU trade deal over dinner...
UK’s Johnson to head to Brussels amid Brexit talks deadlock
BRUSSELS (AP) — More than four years after helping set Britain’s course out of the European Union, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is headed to...
UK not to hold inquiry into Belfast lawyer’s murder in 1989
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government said Monday that it has decided against holding a public inquiry into the murder more than three decades ago...
UK eases restrictions so families can gather over Christmas
LONDON (AP) — British authorities gave the green light Tuesday to holiday reunions, relaxing restrictions on social mixing over Christmas and offering arriving international...
UK police arrest man over IRA bombings of pubs in 1974
LONDON (AP) — Police arrested a man Wednesday in Northern Ireland in connection with the 1974 bombings of two pubs that killed 21 people...
UK defiant even after House of Lords rejects Brexit bill
LONDON (AP) — The British government insisted Tuesday it will press ahead with legislation that breaks a legally binding Brexit treaty with the European...
UK, EU make one more push for elusive Brexit trade deal
LONDON (AP) — Negotiators from Britain and the European Union met Monday to seek a breakthrough in gridlocked trade talks, with just days until...
UK-EU trade talks back on after bloc offers olive branch
BRUSSELS (AP) — Britain and the European Union will resume their stalled trade negotiations at an “intensified” pace, the British government said Wednesday, in...
The Latest: UEFA cancels men’s soccer under-19 Euros
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Wales locks down as COVID-19 cases spike; Manchester resists
LONDON (AP) — Wales became the second nation in the United Kingdom to lock down large swaths of its economy to combat rising coronavirus...
UK, EU inch toward more Brexit talks but hurdles remain
LONDON (AP) — Britain and the European Union edged toward resuming their troubled trade talks on Monday, after the bloc's chief negotiator said he...
UK’s COVID-19 strategy unraveling as regions choose own path
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s new strategy for combating COVID-19 seemed to unravel Wednesday as regional leaders chose their own paths...
Europe Today: Closing schools is latest front in virus fight
PRAGUE (AP) — Dark splotches that indicate zones of high coronavirus contagion are staining maps of Europe blood red as governments scramble to prevent...
Progress is the word in Brexit trade talks before summit
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union finally sees progress in trade talks with the United Kingdom, but insists a momentary change in mood between...
EU takes legal action against UK over planned Brexit bill
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union took legal action against Britain on Thursday over its plans to pass legislation that would breach parts of...
UK pushes on with EU-reviled law as Brexit talks go to wire
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union and British negotiators hunkered down Tuesday to seek last-minute compromises on everything from fisheries to competition in hopes of...
EU-UK spat over Brexit deal clouds key trade talks this week
BRUSSELS (AP) — Britain entered a crucial week of post-Brexit talks with the European Union on Monday by rejecting the EU’s demand that it...
EU leader Michel lashes out at Britain over post-Brexit plan
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leader Charles Michel used the virtual pulpit of the U.N. General Assembly on Friday to lash out at Britain...
Amal Clooney quits UK role over ‘lamentable’ Brexit plan
LONDON (AP) — Amal Clooney has become the highest profile lawyer to quit an official job over her opposition to the British government's suggestion...
Van Morrison targets virus restrictions in 3 new songs
LONDON (AP) — Van Morrison has never been one to hold back over the years. Why start now?
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UK’s Johnson defends planned law, says EU ‘unreasonable’
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday defended his plan to unilaterally rewrite Britain’s divorce deal with the European Union as...
Former UK leaders unite to slam Boris Johnson on Brexit plan
LONDON (AP) — Two former British prime ministers who played crucial roles in bringing peace to Northern Ireland joined forces Sunday to urge lawmakers...
Boris Johnson defends Brexit change to avoid UK ‘carve-up’
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has strongly defended his government's plan to override sections of the Brexit deal he negotiated with...
EU warns UK that Brexit deal breach will scuttle a new deal
BRUSSELS (AP) — The 27 European Union nations presented a firmly united front to the U.K. on Friday after the British government said it...
EU demands UK drop a planned law that breaches Brexit deal
LONDON (AP) — Instead of closing in on a future trade deal, the European Union and Britain entered a bitter fight Thursday over a...
Trade deal at risk as EU says UK must honor Brexit agreement
LONDON (AP) — Prospects of a trade deal between Britain and the European Union appeared to dim Wednesday, with the EU saying that even...
As EU talks resume, UK says it could break international law
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. indicated Tuesday that it was prepared to break an international agreement as post-Brexit trade discussions with the European Union...
Johnson says UK will quit Brexit talks if no deal by Oct 15
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson talked tough on Sunday ahead of a crucial round of post-Brexit trade talks with the European...
