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One of the world’s oldest travel firms, Thomas Cook Group, has entered compulsory liquidation effective immediately. With all flights and tours canceled, the collapse will affect hundreds of thousands of travelers around the world. It is estimated that at least 600,000 people all across the globe will be affected, forcing …

Europe’s press has largely reported Boris Johnson’s visit to Luxembourg as a humiliation for the British prime minister – with many outlets focusing on him skipping a press conference because of protesters. “In the end, the man who has defined himself as ‘Incredible Hulk’ has become invisible,” Italian newspaper La …

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has proposed an alternative solution to the Irish backstop — a sticking point in the ongoing Brexit negotiations between the UK and the European Union — according to the PM’s spokesperson. The first face-to-face Brexit talks between UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission …

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suspension of the British parliament was unlawful, a Scottish court ruled on Wednesday, prompting immediate calls for lawmakers to return to work as the government and parliament battle over the future of Brexit. Scotland’s highest court of appeal ruled that Johnson’s decision to prorogue or …

At least two young people were injured as they attempted to firebomb a police cordon protecting the bomb disposal unit in Derry, Northern Ireland, on Monday night. Police was bombarded with at least 40 petrol bombs in a “brutal and sustained attack” following evacuations in the Creggan area of the …

The House of Commons’ iconic Speaker John Bercow has announced he will step down on October 31 or will quit sooner if an early election is held. Bercow’s statement, delivered on Monday, was met with cheers from Labour Party MPs and rebel Tories. Over the past several weeks, Bercow has …

As the UK Parliament scrambles in an attempt to make heads or tails of the apparently insurmountable Brexit crisis, public systems, such as the National Health Service and the security apparatuses, have been put on the backburner. British MPs from across the political spectrum have been given very little time …

The British parliament on Wednesday voted to prevent Prime Minister Boris Johnson taking Britain out of the European Union without a deal, but he sought an election just weeks before Brexit to free its hands. After wresting control of the parliamentary agenda from Johnson six weeks into his premiership, lawmakers …

British lawmakers will on Tuesday try to stop Boris Johnson from pursuing what they cast as a calamitous no-deal Brexit, a challenge a senior government source said would prompt the prime minister to call for a snap election on Oct. 14. More than three years since the United Kingdom voted …

Great Ormond Street trial clears previously incurable disease in 12 of 14 patients, with five remaining in remission. A new treatment for an incurable form of leukemia has been hailed by experts after it left patients without a trace of the disease. The patients were treated with a faster acting …

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of London to demonstrate against Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament until two weeks before Brexit zero-hour. Chanting “shame on you, Boris Johnson,” anti-Brexit activists congregated outside 10 Downing Street. Shadow Home Secretary Dianne Abbott addressed the crowds outside Johnson’s …

The opposition Labour Party said on Thursday it would trigger an emergency debate in parliament next week to try to stop Prime Minister Boris Johnson taking Britain out of the European Union without a withdrawal deal. More than three years after the country voted in a referendum to leave the …

The Queen has approved the order to suspend Parliament, a formal but necessary step of Boris Johnson’s plan. The Privy Council, a body of senior politicians who act as the Queen’s official advisers, requested Wednesday that the Queen “prorogues,” or suspends, Parliament. The Queen is currently on holiday in Scotland. …

World’s worst humanitarian crisis ‘wouldn’t have been possible without the complicity and support of Downing Street’, campaigners say. The UK has licensed the sale of £6.2bn worth of arms to the Saudi-led coalition bombing Yemen, new statistics show. Fighter jets, bombs, and missiles made in Britain are believed to have …

Leaked documents show the potentially devastating effects a no-deal Brexit could have on Britain. Leaked documents show the potentially devastating effects a no-deal Brexit could have on British society, ranging from food and medicine shortages to protests at the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland. The classified documents, obtained by …

Boris Johnson, Britain’s most high-profile Brexiteer, has won the leadership of the Tories to become the country’s next prime minister, replacing outgoing Theresa May. Johnson won 92,153 votes by members of the Conservative Party On Tuesday, Reuters reported. His main rival, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, won 46,656. He is to …

The continuing political chaos at Westminster over Brexit and related matters is placing more and more pressure on the United Kingdom’s periphery. There is already a growing chorus of support for a second Scottish independence referendum. Now new opinion polling suggests that support for Welsh independence is also growing. Barring …

Ericsson says that “rapid early momentum” and consumer enthusiasm means the switch to 5G is happening much faster than anticipated. The Swedish telecom-equipment maker said in a report Tuesday that 45% of the world’s population will be able to access the next generation wireless networks in 2024. Ericsson also revised …

British police arrested Pakistani politician Altaf Hussain in London on Tuesday as part of an investigation into speeches he gave as a founder of a political party that ruled the megacity of Karachi for decades, media in Pakistan reported. London’s Metropolitan Police said in a statement a man in his …

The Norwegian government has ordered a re-evaluation of a major project to transfer electricity to the United Kingdom amid growing uncertainties about Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union. Norway’s oil and energy ministry said in a statement on Thursday that there was a need for the privately-owned NorthConnect to reassess …