UK’s May tweaks Brexit deal in last-ditch bid to win support

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 11:49:30 +0000

UK's May tweaks Brexit deal in last-ditch bid to win support

LONDON – The British government on Tuesday debated tweaking its proposed European Union divorce terms in a last-ditch attempt to get Parliament’s backing for Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal with the bloc.

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UK leader under pressure as rivals push for the end of May

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 12:24:31 +0000

UK leader under pressure as rivals push for the end of May

LONDON – British Prime Minister Theresa May was braced for an uncomfortable meeting Thursday with Conservative Party lawmakers who are demanding she quit within weeks.

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BBC DJ fired after royal baby tweet with chimpanzee picture

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 12:02:34 +0000

BBC DJ fired after royal baby tweet with chimpanzee picture

The fired BBC Radio 5 Live disc jockey said the royal baby tweet was an “enormous mistake.” It has since been deleted.

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UK Milestone: One Week Without Coal-Fired Generation

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 08 May 2019 16:42:56 +0000

The UK has gone a week without using electricity from coal-fired generation, according to the National Grid Electricity System Operator (NGESO), which oversees the power network in England, Wales, and Scotland. Government officials said it’s the first time the UK has gone without coal in a week-long period since 1882, when a coal-fired plant opened […]

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UK climate panel sets big goals: less meat, drive electric

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 10:48:59 +0000

UK climate panel sets big goals: less meat, drive electric

LONDON – The U.K. should eliminate almost all greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 by rapidly adopting policies that will change everything from the way people heat their homes to what they eat, an independent committee that advises the British government on climate change recommended Thursday.

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UK opens inquiry into tainted-blood scandal that killed 2,400

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 11:44:58 +0000

LONDON — A long-awaited inquiry opened Tuesday in Britain into how contaminated blood was used to treat thousands of people in the 1970s and ’80s, killing at least 2,400.

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