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Michel Barnier offers UK option to exit customs union, if hard border is avoided

The EU's chief Brexit negotiator appears to have offered some concessions to the British Prime Minister Theresa May. Michel Barnier says the European Union will...

‘Terrified’ produce growers in southern Spain brace for Brexit pain

Farmers in Spain are concerned that Britain’s impending departure from the European Union could have a huge impact on their business. Spain’s south-eastern Almeria province...

Brexit talks fail to make breakthrough on backstop, says EU

The latest talks aimed at breaking the Brexit deadlock over the Northern Ireland backstop have failed to achieve a breakthrough, the European Commission has...

Labour MPs’ anger at Corbyn staffer’s role in anti-Semitism cases

Some Labour MPs have reacted angrily to the appointment of a staff member from Jeremy Corbyn’s office to the party unit dealing with complaints...

Europe moves closer to scrapping summer-winter time changes

The European Union has taken another step towards abolishing the twice-yearly clock change which has been a rite of spring and autumn for decades. A...

We’re ready to give guarantees that backstop should be temporary – Barnier

Brussels is ready to give the UK further “guarantees, assurances and clarifications” that the Irish backstop should only be temporary, Michel Barnier has said. The...

Eurotunnel withdraws legal claim against post-Brexit ferry contracts

Eurotunnel has withdrawn its legal claim against the Department for Transport (DfT) over post-Brexit ferry contracts after reaching an agreement worth up to £33m,...

Caravaggio painting worth £129 million almost stolen by burglars

A long-lost painting by the artist Caravaggio was almost stolen by burglars years before it was rediscovered in an attic in Toulouse. The work by...

UK university group wants ‘bizarre’ three-year EU visa plan scrapped

A leading group of universities has called on the Home Secretary to scrap “bizarre” plans for non-extendable three-year visas for EU nationals following a...

EU rejects call for agreement on citizens’ rights in no-deal Brexit

A proposal from Conservative backbencher Alberto Costa for a UK/EU commitment to preserve the citizens’ rights provisions in Theresa May’s Withdrawal Agreement, even if...

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