0832 GMT June 28, 2022
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Britain's railway system once again came to a virtual standstill on Saturday and flights in Europe were disrupted as strikes in the travel sector hit the continent.
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Boris Johnson's Conservatives lost two parliamentary seats on Friday, a crushing blow to the governing party that prompted the resignation of its chairman and intensified doubts about the future of Britain's prime minister.
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A spokesperson for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office revealed that the UK is weighing mechanisms to facilitate restoration of trade ties with Iran.
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Rush-hour commuters in the UK faced chaos on Tuesday as railway workers launched the network's biggest strike in more than three decades, forcing people to trek to work on foot, by bike, bus – or simply not bother at all.
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British Union leaders have confirmed that next week’s rail and tube strikes will go ahead after talks failed to resolve a bitter row over pay, jobs and conditions.
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WikiLeaks calls decision ‘dark day for press freedom’
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Britain pressed on with a plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda on Wednesday despite a last-minute intervention by European judges that grounded the first plane minutes before it was due to depart.
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Iranian film ‘Viewpoint’ is slated to take part in the Kingston International Film Festival (KIFF) in the UK.
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned the UK Home Office twice that its arrangement to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful, the High Court has heard.
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The price of petrol at UK forecourts has made its biggest daily jump in 17 years, as the cost of filling a family car threatens to exceed £100 for the first time.
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Growth among British businesses slowed sharply in May to its weakest since early 2021 when the country was under a COVID-19 lockdown, according to a survey, although the loss of momentum was less severe than initially reported.
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UK car sales slumped by a fifth last month compared with a year earlier as the semiconductor shortage continued to bite and the industry raised concerns over the impact of inflation on the market.
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British Transport Minister Grant Shapps said on Sunday the government would work hard with the aviation industry to avoid a repeat of the chaos at airports last week as passengers faced lengthy delays and cancellations of hundreds of flights.
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North Sea oil and gas companies that already benefit from huge tax breaks could use fresh rules to slash how much they pay under a new windfall tax announced by British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak as part of his £15b cost of living package, according to a think tank.
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The UK's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan last year showed "systemic failures of leadership, planning and preparation", according to a scathing inquiry by MPs published on Tuesday.
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