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By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union has made progress in its talks with the UK on the trading arrangements of Northern Ireland but difficulties remain, European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic said on Monday. Sefcovic, who oversees EU relations with Britain, said his team wanted a breakthrough every week, referring to recent reports on …

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(Reuters) – New car registrations in the United Kingdom rose for the sixth consecutive month, recording an about 14% annual rise in January, according to preliminary industry data released on Monday. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said it expects registrations to rise 11% to 1.79 million units in 2023, despite strained supply …

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By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) – Proposals to reimburse hundreds of millions of pounds to scam victims in Britain are “fundamentally flawed” and are taking too long to come into force, lawmakers said in a report published on Monday. Banks will have to refund within 48 hours customers tricked into sending money to fraudsters under …

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(Reuters) – The UK Treasury has signaled that there is no money for defense despite recognizing the urgent need to rearm in the wake of Russia’s war in Ukraine, Sky News reported on Sunday citing defense sources. Britain will be unable to offer as many troops as NATO allies would expect to a major new …

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VALLETTA (Reuters) – Helping to arm Ukraine so it can defend itself against Russia is the swiftest path to achieving peace, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said in an article published on Sunday. Cleverly was writing in a Maltese newspaper ahead of a visit on Tuesday to the Mediterranean island, which assumed the presidency of …

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(Reuters) -Ukraine and Russia traded almost 200 prisoners of war in a swap announced separately by both sides on Saturday, with the bodies of two British volunteers also being sent back to Ukraine. The Ukrainian president’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, said 116 Ukrainians had been returned, while Russian news agencies cited Moscow’s defence ministry …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday, and the two agreed on the importance of the international community speeding up assistance for Ukraine. “The Prime Minister said he was focused on ensuring the UK’s defensive military equipment reached the front line as quickly as possible,” Sunak’s …

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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -A man caught carrying a loaded crossbow at late Queen Elizabeth’s Windsor Castle home pleaded guilty in a London court on Friday to an offence under the Treason Act and threatening to kill the monarch. Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, said “I am here to kill the queen” when he was …

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