LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday the Northern Ireland protocol, which governs post-Brexit trade rules for the British province, needed to be fixed but there was no need for “drama”. “The trouble with the protocol arrangements is they have been used and interpreted in such a way as to lose the …
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By Kate Holton and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Wednesday rejected European Union proposals to resolve a standoff over post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, saying it would not shy away from taking direct action in a move Ireland said would trigger legal action by Brussels. Striking a deal that preserved peace in Northern …
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BELFAST (Reuters) – The European Union would launch legal action and possibly impose countermeasures against Britain if London takes unilateral action that undermines the Northern Ireland protocol, Ireland’s foreign minister warned on Wednesday. “Unilateral action will make all of this worse… It will result in legal action. It will result potentially in counter measures” from …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain would support whatever Sweden decides around possible future NATO membership, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday. “I’m sure the UK will support whatever of course of action Sweden decides to embark upon and we’ll be as useful and supportive as we can,” Johnson said, speaking during a visit to Sweden. …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday that the Northern Ireland protocol needed to be sorted out, and that the Belfast peace agreement was the most important treaty to protect. “The most important agreement is the 25 year old Belfast Good Friday agreement – that is crucial for the stability of …
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(Reuters) – Vodafone and British Gas owner Centrica have signed a deal to buy electricity from Greece-based energy company Mytilineos from the three solar farms under construction in England, the companies said on Wednesday. The 10-year power purchase agreement, which supports Vodafone’s net zero emissions goal, will see about 55 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of green electricity …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Senior British minister Michael Gove said on Wednesday that Britain would continue talking to the European Union over the Northern Ireland Protocol, but that no course of action had been ruled out. “We’re going to talk to the EU, but nothing is off the table,” Gove told Sky. He said British foreign …
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(Reuters) – Fighting between Russia and Ukrainian forces has continued on Zmiinyi Island, also known as Snake Island, with Russia repeatedly trying to reinforce its exposed troops. “If Russia consolidates its position on Zmiinyi Island with strategic air defence and coastal defence cruise missiles, they could dominate the north-western Black Sea,” the UK Ministry of …
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(Reuters) – Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum is a contender to take over as England test coach, the BBC and other British media reported. Chris Silverwood left the role in February in the aftermath of their 4-0 Ashes defeat in Australia, with Paul Collingwood named as caretaker. The England and Wales Cricket Board then …
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By James Pearson NEWPORT, Wales (Reuters) -Russia was behind a massive cyberattack against a satellite internet network that took tens of thousands of modems offline at the onset of Russia-Ukraine war, the United States, Britain, Canada, Estonia and the European Union said on Tuesday. The digital assault against Viasat’s KA-SAT network in late February took …
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