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Brexit: Boris Johnson says ‘significant’ work still to do on deal

Boris Johnson has said he can see “a way forward” to reaching a deal with the EU in “all our interests” before Brexit is due to happen on 31 October. But the prime minister warned the cabinet there was still a “significant amount of work” to do, as EU and UK officials continue to hold talks. Parliament will meet on ...

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Channel S receives the UKBCCI Director’s Choice Award: Acknowledgment for serving the community: Mahee  Jalil

  6th of October 2019.   Channel S has received the prestigious Bangladesh Catalyst of Commerce and Industry (UKBCCI) Business and Entrepreneur Excellence Director Choice Award 2019.  Founder of Channel  S, Mahee Ferdous Jalil received this honour on behalf of Channel S.  Documentary screened at the award giving ceremony stated that Mahee Ferdous Jalil started Channel S with the dream of focusing ...

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Brexit negotiators set to work through the weekend

Photo: UK Brexit secretary Stephen Barclay, right, shakes hands with European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier before their meeting at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. London, Oct 12 : British and European Union negotiators plan to work through the weekend to see if they can agree a Brexit deal in time for next week’s ...

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CHANCELLOR SAJID JAVID TOPS THIS YEAR’S GG2 POWER LIST

  Sajid Javid, the first British Asian Chancellor of the Exchequer is ranked first on the annual list of the 101 most influential Asians in Britain Chancellor reveals the UK’s plans to release a commemorative coin for Mahatma Gandhi Friday 11thOctober, London- The Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid MP has retained the top spot on the GG2 Power List, the definitive ranking ...

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Climate protesters try to ‘occupy’ London city airport

London police dragged away several chanting and singing climate protesters on Thursday who tried to “occupy” an international airport serving the British capital’s global financial hub. Uniformed officers were seen dragging several Extinction Rebellion group demonstrators from outside London City Airport, although there was no immediate official tally of arrests. Campaigners, some of them in business suits, also staged a ...

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Brexit: Boris Johnson and Leo Varadkar set for further talks

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar will meet for talks later to discuss the UK’s Brexit proposals, reports BBC. Downing Street said the meeting was to allow “detailed discussions” on the process of securing a deal, reports BBC.On Wednesday EU leaders accused the UK of putting forward untested ideas, adding that progress towards a new ...

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Brexit: Deal essentially impossible, No 10 source says after PM-Merkel call

A No 10 source has said a Brexit deal is “essentially impossible” after a call between the PM and Angela Merkel. Boris Johnson and the German chancellor spoke earlier about the proposals he put forward to the EU – but the source said she made clear a deal based on them was “overwhelmingly unlikely”. The BBC’s Adam Fleming said there ...

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UK to publish no-deal plans as gloom surrounds Brexit talks

The British government says it still hopes to strike a Brexit deal with the European Union, despite mounting gloom on both sides of the Channel about the chances of success, reports AP. EU leaders have demanded more “realism” from Britain in response to a Brexit plan proposed by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The bloc says the proposals don’t fulfil ...

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Families lose challenge over special-needs funding

Three families who challenged the government over its approach to special needs and disability (Send) funding have lost their case at the High Court. They said there was a crisis in funding that would “blight” children’s lives. Mr Justice Lewis dismissed their claim for a judicial review, ruling there had been no unlawful discrimination. The education department had not acted ...

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Revealed: the EU’s point-by-point rejection of Johnson’s Brexit plan

The European Union’s full devastating point-by-point rejection of Boris Johnson’s Brexit proposals for the Irish border has been revealed in documents obtained by the Guardian. Leaked documents lay bare the scale of the multiple faults highlighted to David Frost, the prime minister’s chief negotiator, during the recent talks. The disclosure follows the prime minister’s claim on Monday that he had ...

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