# Britain

Last month

May 2023

# Special Relationship

Joe Biden says he came to Ireland to make sure 'the Brits didn't screw around'

The US President was referring to Britain’s commitments to Northern Ireland.

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May 11th 2023, 1:11 PM

LIVE

Charles and Camilla retire to Buckingham Palace after Charles' coronation

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, President Michael D Higgins, and Sinn Féin vice-president Michelle O’Neill were among the guests from these isles to attend.

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May 6th 2023, 3:14 PM

Voices

Opinion: Charles' coronation comes at a tricky time - is the jig up for the British monarchy?

Peter Flanagan looks at the history and current state of the British monarchy ahead of the crowning of King Charles this weekend.

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May 5th 2023, 5:00 AM

This year

2023

# United Kingdom

A third of British residents 'wouldn't mind' Northern Ireland leaving the UK

The findings come as the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement approaches.

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Apr 7th 2023, 11:41 AM

# British Royal family

King Charles shows support for research into British monarchy’s historical links to slavery

The research will investigate the UK monarchy’s involvement in the slave trade and engagement with the empire.

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Apr 6th 2023, 10:57 AM

# UK

UK's post-Brexit immigration rules may be relaxed due to labour shortage

The UK currently has about one million unfilled jobs.

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Mar 9th 2023, 5:10 PM

# UK

Majority of UK firms who took part in four-day work week trial will stick with it

Researchers found that the overall health and well-being of employees had improved during the shorter working week trial.

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Feb 21st 2023, 10:19 PM

# Recession

Britain will be only major economy to plunge into recession in 2023, IMF warns

The IMF predicts that the UK economy will contract by 0.6% this year, 0.9 percentage points worse than its previous forecast in October.

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Jan 31st 2023, 2:15 PM

# westminster

Tory chairman sacked by Rishi Sunak after ‘serious breach’ found in tax affairs investigation

It comes after an investigation into Mr Zahawi’s tax affairs.

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Jan 29th 2023, 10:28 AM

# Adriaan Palm

Dutch Ambassador: There has been a shift in how Ireland is discussing neutrality

Recently The Journal met with Dutch Ambassador Adriaan Palm and his country’s military attaché Lieutenant Colonel Richard Piso, to discuss Ireland and the Netherlands’ connections.

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Jan 17th 2023, 6:00 AM

Last year

2022

# England

Mother accused of murdering two young sons appears in London court

Kara Alexander, 44, is charged over the deaths of Marley Thomas, aged five, and two-year-old Elijah Thomas.

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Dec 22nd 2022, 5:03 PM

# British Royal family

Man arrested after egg ‘thrown in direction' of King Charles

Charles was temporarily steered away from crowds following the incident.

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Dec 6th 2022, 3:12 PM

# Artefacts

UK and Greece in 'secret talks' over possible return of ancient sculptures

The Parthenon Marbles were taken from the Parthenon temple in Athens in the early 19th century.

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Dec 3rd 2022, 12:53 PM

# Relationship reset

Taoiseach and UK PM determined to get deal done on NI Protocol 'as quickly as possible'

The Taoiseach met with UK PM Rishi Sunak this evening in what is being seen as a first step in relationship rebuilding between the two nations.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin met UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the British-Irish Council Summit in Blackpool this evening.

UK Government is keen on getting a negotiated settlement done on the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Sunak said he was committed to strengthening UK-Irish ties.

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Nov 10th 2022, 7:53 PM

# Pelted

Man detained after eggs thrown at Britain's King Charles during visit to York

Police officers were seen restraining a suspect following the incident, which left the British Royals unhurt.

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Nov 9th 2022, 1:19 PM

# UK navy

UK navy launches probe into allegations of sexual harassment on submarines

Britain began admitting women to the navy in 2011.

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Oct 29th 2022, 12:50 PM

# Suspension

British sprinter handed 22-month ban for failed drug test at Tokyo Olympics

Team GB lost their 4x100m silver medal when CJ Ujah tested positive for two prohibited substances.

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Oct 10th 2022, 12:03 PM

# London

Waiting time in queue to see Queen Elizabeth lying in state reaches 24 hours

Earlier, people were urged not to join the line until at least 4pm today due to overwhelming demand.

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Sep 16th 2022, 8:01 PM

# UK

Crowds gather in London as queen's coffin to go on display

Members of the public have been paying their respects to the late monarch since 5pm this evening.

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Sep 14th 2022, 9:01 PM

# Royal Family

Charles formally declared British King as Elizabeth's funeral details released

“I am deeply aware of this great inheritance and of the duties and heavy responsibilities of Sovereignty which have now passed to me.”

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Sep 10th 2022, 5:25 PM

# Front Pages

'A watershed moment': British newspapers react to the death of Queen Elizabeth II

Numerous papers carry an image of the queen at her coronation on 2 June 1953.

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Sep 9th 2022, 6:56 AM

Voices

Opinion: Boris has left his party with a tough choice - a leader to the right or hard right

Peter Flanagan says the new leader of Britain will be decided by a small number of people and the choice isn’t great.

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Aug 1st 2022, 8:00 AM

# the race is on

Sunak allies insist ‘all to play for’ in UK Tory leadership bid even as Truss pulls ahead

Supporters of the former UK chancellor seized on a poll of Tory councillors showing him as neck-and-neck with Truss.

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Jul 31st 2022, 2:44 PM

# Yes Minister

UK's next PM: Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss will go head-to-head in Tory leadership vote

Former Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt lost out by just eight votes.

Penny Mordaunt was eliminated in the final round of MP voting this evening.

The results of the runoff between Sunak and Truss will be announced on 5 September.

It is expected that the winner will replace Boris Johnson on 6 September.

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Jul 20th 2022, 4:15 PM

# weather emergency

Unprecedented peak demand for water in the UK

The UK’s The Met Office has forecast that London could see highs of 38C when the heatwave sweeps across England.

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Jul 18th 2022, 4:06 PM

# Heatwave

Britain facing record temperatures as public warned of widespread disruption

Temperatures could break a record of 38.7C as the heatwave continues.

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Jul 13th 2022, 7:24 AM

Voices

Opinion: As Boris departs, the British public should ask the Conservatives 'what took you so long?'

Cabinet members and Conservative backbenchers stuck with Johnson while the public cried for him to leave, former UK/EU negotiator Sydney Nash writes.

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Jul 12th 2022, 7:00 AM

# Unhappy

Nick Kyrgios admits spitting in direction of fan at Wimbledon

British number eight Paul Jubb just fell short of a big first-round shock.

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Jun 28th 2022, 6:44 PM

# off the rails

80% of Britain’s train services expected to be cancelled by biggest rail strike in a generation

Passengers will face commuter chaos from today due to the biggest strike by rail workers in 30 years.

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Jun 21st 2022, 7:43 AM

# Russia

Two British soldiers and Moroccan national ‘sentenced to death' by pro-Moscow rebels in Donetsk

The men were accused of being “mercenaries” after fighting with Ukrainian troops.

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Jun 9th 2022, 4:26 PM

# tobias ellwood

Senior British Conservative under fire for arguing UK should rejoin EU single market

Tobias Ellwood claims there is an ‘appetite’ in Britain to make ‘course corrections’ to the current Brexit model.

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Jun 3rd 2022, 8:05 AM

# UK

Thousands gather at Buckingham Palace for day one of jubilee celebrations

Thousands gathered at Buckingham Palace for the Trooping the Colour ceremony, as royal family greeted them from the palace balcony.

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Jun 2nd 2022, 9:00 PM

# Britain

British MP Neil Parish formally resigns after admitting watching pornography in parliament

The Treasury said it had accepted the Conservative MP for Tiverton and Honiton’s resignation.

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May 4th 2022, 4:28 PM

# Immigration

Rwanda president says UK asylum seeker deal 'not trading in humans'

The agreement has attracted criticism from rights groups, opposition figures in Britain and Rwanda, and the United Nations.

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Apr 22nd 2022, 6:07 PM

# NI Protocol

EU adopts laws to ensure continued supply of medicines from Britain to Northern Ireland

The issue stems from the outworkings of the NI Protocol, which means NI remains covered by the EU’s pharmaceutical regulations.

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Apr 12th 2022, 2:47 PM

# Britain

British Tory MPs divided over Channel 4 privatisation as plans could face revolt

Father of the House Peter Bottomley told the PA news agency the House of Lords will take out any clause that privatises the network.

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Apr 6th 2022, 4:17 PM

# Organised Crime

Corrupt port and airport workers 'central' to operations of organised crime gangs in Ireland

A new report by The Azure Forum examines the crime ecosystem between Ireland and the UK.

Ports and airports have been infiltrated by gangs to facilitate the smuggling of drugs and other illegal commodities, Niall O'Connor writes.

A new report warns that the Common Travel Area is being exploited by crime groups.

It also recommends greater sharing and monitoring of information about criminal activity between Irish and UK police forces.

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Mar 31st 2022, 12:05 AM

# Partygate

Police to issue Covid-19 fines against people who attended lockdown parties at Downing Street

The Metropolitan Police said investigators will refer the 20 fixed penalty notices to the ACRO Criminal Records Office.

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Mar 29th 2022, 9:54 AM

# Court

Boris Becker ‘offered up wedding ring to pay off debts’, court told

The tennis star is accused of hiding or failing to hand over assets at Southwark Crown Court.

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Mar 23rd 2022, 5:34 PM

# Britain

Boris Becker ‘deliberately keeping trophies that made him a star’, court is told

The former world number one is accused of failing to hand over nine awards, including two of his three Wimbledon men’s singles titles.

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Mar 22nd 2022, 4:57 PM