Amal Clooney quits UK envoy role over'lamentable'international law breach

Amal Clooney quits UK envoy role over'lamentable'international law breach

The human rights lawyer said she was"dismayed"by the government's own admission that its Brexit-related legislation would be breaking international law.

  • byLatika Bourke

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'This is the moment':European leaders'push to shake off US and China dependence

'This is the moment':European leaders'push to shake off US and China dependence

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen outlines plan to become the world's first climate-neutral continent by mid-century.

Fears that Brexit upheaval has currency market on a cliff-edge

Fears that Brexit upheaval has currency market on a cliff-edge

Investors are racing to insure themselves against a plunge in sterling as fractious Brexit trade talks with the European Union threaten to collapse.

  • byRussell Lynch
Boris Johnson lashes out at EU as he clears first hurdle for Brexit treaty breach

Boris Johnson lashes out at EU as he clears first hurdle for Brexit treaty breach

The EU says Johnson's bill would collapse trade talks and propel the United Kingdom towards a messy Brexit.

  • byElizabeth Piper andWilliam James
Boris Johnson to curb European human rights laws:report

Boris Johnson to curb European human rights laws:report

The move sets up a major new confrontation with the EU,which has demanded the UK commits to remaining signed up to the convention as the price of future"law enforcement co-operation"between the bloc and Britain.

  • byEdward Malnick
'Game of Brexit chicken':EU threatens legal action as UK moves to break treaty

'Game of Brexit chicken':EU threatens legal action as UK moves to break treaty

The European Commission said it was now stepping up preparations for a messy end to Britain's departure from the EU.

  • byWilliam James andGabriela Baczynska
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'Grotesque reality TV show'as media swarm migrant boats in English Channel

'Grotesque reality TV show'as media swarm migrant boats in English Channel

The BBC and Sky are broadcasting live the refugees'crossing from France with mid-voyage interviews.

  • byLatika Bourke
Britain considers Brexit'rip the Band-Aid off'approach

Britain considers Brexit'rip the Band-Aid off'approach

The coronavirus pandemic has pushed Brexit from Britain's front pages even though the UK's economic future will largely be determined within the next two months.

  • byLatika Bourke
Boris Johnson starts to take back control as Britain prepares to ease lockdown

Boris Johnson starts to take back control as Britain prepares to ease lockdown

As part of a major set of changes,the British government government will closely examine the economic and health impacts of the lockdown,as it prepares to decide when and how some measures can be eased.

  • byEdward Malnick
Johnson's hospitalisation exposes potential flaw in the British system

Johnson's hospitalisation exposes potential flaw in the British system

There is now a leadership vacuum in Britain at a time when some of the most important decisions in the nation’s history will need to be made.

  • byAnthony Galloway
'Most significant crisis in the history of travel':where to now for tourism?

'Most significant crisis in the history of travel':where to now for tourism?

The coronavirus has torpedoed the world economy,with travel both a vector for – and a victim of – an historic event that appears to have no end in sight.

  • byBrook Turner