2019: Britain has no preferred candidates – Official
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the British Government says it has no preferred candidates.
Deadline nears for Northern Ireland power-sharing deal, direct rule looms
Britain will bring in legislation to set a budget for Northern Ireland if no last-minute deal can be struck on Monday to restore a power-sharing government in the province 10 months after it collapsed.
Britain launches fund for technology to detect explosives in airports
Britain launched a fund on Friday to support new technology to screen hand-luggage in airports in a bid to detect concealed explosives without passengers having to remove electrical items from their bags.
Britain will lobby U.S., Canada over Bombardier dispute- Hammond
Finance minister Philip Hammond said on Monday Britain would continue to lobby the United States over a trade dispute with Canadian planemaker Bombardier (BBDb.TO), but said there were limits to what it could achieve.
UN, Britain to push internet firms to remove extremist content quicker
The leaders of Britain, France and Italy would push social media companies on Wednesday to remove “terrorist content” from the internet within one to two hours of it appearing.
Britain stumbles toward a new deal with the U.S.
To paraphrase a former U.S. secretary of state, Britain has lost a community but not yet found a friend. That the island is adrift became ever clearer last week as British officials made little progress in their third round of talks over the best way to exit the European Union.
