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8:37pm, 2nd May, 2019

Britons get to keep their copper coins

Britain will keep one penny and two pence coins in circulation, finance minister Philip Hammond announced on Friday, a year after saying they were obsolete and usually hoarded in jam jars or even binned.

Majority of Britons believe climate-change could end human race - poll

8:43am, 1st May, 2019

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Majority of Britons believe climate-change could end human race - poll

A majority of Britons believe that climate-change could end the human race, a poll showed on Wednesday after days of high-profile protests by activists thrust global warming onto the political agenda.

Britons opt for non-EU holidays in face of Brexit impasse - Thomas Cook

7:29pm, 28th April, 2019

UK

Britons opt for non-EU holidays in face of Brexit impasse - Thomas Cook

British holidaymakers are favouring destinations outside the European Union after repeated delays to Brexit discouraged travellers from booking early and prompted them to look further afield, travel firm Thomas Cook said on Monday.

6:46pm, 28th April, 2019

World

Britons opt for non-EU holidays in face of Brexit impasse: Thomas Cook

British holidaymakers are favoring destinations outside the European Union after repeated delays to Brexit discouraged travelers from booking early and prompted them to look further afield, travel firm Thomas Cook said on Monday.

Eight Britons killed in Sri Lanka attacks, including woman, son and daughter

1:11pm, 22nd April, 2019

UK

Eight Britons killed in Sri Lanka attacks, including woman, son and daughter

Eight British citizens were among the 290 people killed in bomb attacks on hotels and churches in Sri Lanka, the UK's High Commission in Colombo said on Monday.

May urges parliament to back her on Brexit, tells Britons 'I'm on your side'

5:21pm, 20th March, 2019

UK

May urges parliament to back her on Brexit, tells Britons 'I'm on your side'

Prime Minister Theresa May made an impassioned appeal to MPs to support her on Wednesday after the European Union said it could only grant her request to delay Brexit for three months if parliament next week backed her plans for leaving.

Spain says it will ease residency for Britons in case of no-deal Brexit

10:42am, 1st March, 2019

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Spain says it will ease residency for Britons in case of no-deal Brexit

Spain said on Friday it would allow British citizens living in the country to stay on if Britain leaves the European Union without a deal, giving them until the end of 2020 to apply for permanent residency and making it automatic for many.

Swiss allow 3,500 work permits for Britons in case of no-deal Brexit

6:39am, 13th February, 2019

UK

Swiss allow 3,500 work permits for Britons in case of no-deal Brexit

Switzerland will introduce a quota system allowing Britons to come and work in the country in the event Britain crashes out of the European Union without an exit deal.

EU executive to recommend exempting Britons from visas after Brexit - sources

7:45am, 13th November, 2018

UK

EU executive to recommend exempting Britons from visas after Brexit - sources

The European Union's executive is due to propose on Tuesday that Britons be allowed to visit the bloc without visas after Brexit, diplomatic sources and officials in Brussels said.

PM no closer to deal to leave EU as poll says Britons want to stay

10:46am, 6th November, 2018

UK

PM no closer to deal to leave EU as poll says Britons want to stay

Britain would vote to stay in the European Union if there was another referendum, a poll showed, as uncertainty over whether Prime Minister Theresa May would be able to clinch a deal on the terms of departure roiled sterling on Tuesday.

10:06am, 6th November, 2018

World

UK PM no closer to deal to leave EU as poll says Britons want to stay

Britain would vote to stay in the European Union if there was another referendum, a poll showed, as uncertainty over whether Prime Minister Theresa May would be able to clinch a deal on the terms of departure roiled sterling on Tuesday.

Britons would back 'remain' in new Brexit vote - Channel 4 poll

4:06pm, 5th November, 2018

UK

Britons would back 'remain' in new Brexit vote - Channel 4 poll

Britons would vote to stay in the European Union if there were another ballot as those in the biggest "leave"-voting areas change their minds, a survey for Channel 4 published on Monday showed.

Spaniards, Germans, Britons, Dutch among 12 killed by Mallorca floods

3:14pm, 11th October, 2018

World

Spaniards, Germans, Britons, Dutch among 12 killed by Mallorca floods

Two people were found dead in a flood-ravaged area of Mallorca on Thursday, emergency services said, bringing the number of people killed after heavy rain hit the Spanish resort island to at least 12.

Britons would narrowly back remaining in the EU - poll of polls

7:32pm, 27th September, 2018

UK

Britons would narrowly back remaining in the EU - poll of polls

Britons would vote 52 to 48 percent in favour of remaining in the European Union were there to be another Brexit referendum, showing only a small change in public opinion since the 2016 vote, according to a poll of polls.

Everything but the voice - Britons' mobile calls fall for first time

7:30pm, 1st August, 2018

UK

Everything but the voice - Britons' mobile calls fall for first time

Britons are more attached to their mobile phones than ever before, but the amount of time they spend using them for their original purpose - talking to someone else - has fallen for the first time, Ofcom said on Thursday.

Britons see Brexit turning sour, half want chance to vote again - poll

6:17am, 30th July, 2018

UK

Britons see Brexit turning sour, half want chance to vote again - poll

Two-thirds of Britons now think the government will end up with a bad deal when Britain leaves the European Union early next year, and half want the chance to vote on what happens next, Sky News reported on Monday, citing its own poll.

Two Britons poisoned with Novichok nerve agent near where Russian spy was struck down

4:32pm, 4th July, 2018

World

Two Britons poisoned with Novichok nerve agent near where Russian spy was struck down

AMESBURY, England (Reuters) - Two British citizens were critically ill in hospital on Wednesday after they were poisoned with the Novichok nerve agent which struck down a former Russian agent and his daughter in March, Britain's top counter-terr...

UK retail sales smash forecasts as Britons celebrate royal wedding and bask in sun

4:04am, 14th June, 2018

UK

UK retail sales smash forecasts as Britons celebrate royal wedding and bask in sun

LONDON (Reuters) - British retail sales jumped for a second month in a row in May, far outstripping expectations as a royal wedding and warm weather helped shoppers put a winter slump further behind them, data showed on Thursday.