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• Cameron says sorry about referendum result, to strive for strong EU ties

  28-06-2016 23:47
  Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday he was sorry that he had lost Britain's referendum on membership of the European Union but would work with his successor to make sure the country has the closest ties possible with the bloc. "But I am more concerned about Britain getting its relationship right with Europe," he said, adding he would do everything in his power to "encourage a close relationship".
  
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• Thousands In Anti-Brexit Protest Near Commons

  28-06-2016 23:10
  
  Thousands of people have been protesting outside the Houses of Parliament against the result in the EU referendum. Sky's Jason Farrell says the protest appeared to be spontaneous and without apparent leadership. Conservative business minister Anna Soubry, a Remain campaigner, briefly joined the group.
  
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• Migration key to new relationship, Cameron tells EU

  28-06-2016 23:09
  By Gabriela Baczynska and Robert-Jan Bartunek BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron told European Union leaders on Tuesday that Britain's future relations with the bloc it voted last week to leave would depend on the EU's willingness to allow it to curb free movement of workers. Cameron, who resigned after losing a referendum on remaining in the EU last week, told what may be his last summit of the 28-nation bloc he hoped the United Kingdom would maintain as close as possibl
  
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• Two MPs start push for second Brexit referendum

  28-06-2016 23:05
  By William James LONDON (Reuters) - Two MPs have begun moves to secure a second referendum on leaving the European Union, saying that voters must be given a chance to approve or reject the country's exit plan before formal negotiations begin. "UK citizens must agree on the terms of leaving the EU and, if not satisfied, be given the opportunity to opt for the UK to remain an EU member," said a formal notice submitted to parliament by MP Geraint Davies of the Labour Party. Davies said that informa
  
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• These are just some of the awful racist incidents since the referendum

  28-06-2016 23:03
  
  People with foreign backgrounds have been left scared, anxious and generally shocked at racial abuse since the referendum result.
  
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• Two Labour MPs start push for second Brexit referendum

  28-06-2016 22:10
  By William James LONDON (Reuters) - Two MPs from the Labour Party have begun moves to secure a second referendum on leaving the European Union, saying that voters must be given a chance to approve or reject the country's exit plan before formal negotiations begin. "UK citizens must agree on the terms of leaving the EU and, if not satisfied, be given the opportunity to opt for the UK to remain an EU member," a formal notice submitted to parliament by MP Geraint Davies said. Davies said that infor
  
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• Stephen Crabb to launch Tory leadership bid with Sajid Javid as his number two

  28-06-2016 21:45
  
  The “blue collar” team could take on favourites Theresa May and Boris Johnson to replace David Cameron.
  
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• Hundreds gather in the rain for anti-Brexit protest in London - despite the event technically being cancelled

  28-06-2016 21:13
  
  Hundreds braved the wet weather to stand together with placards in Trafalgar Square.
  
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• London protesters reject Brexit to stand with Europe

  28-06-2016 20:55
  By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - More than 1,000 protesters rallied in central London's Trafalgar Square on Tuesday to show their opposition to Britain's leaving the European Union, after a demonstration planned earlier was called off on safety grounds because too many people wanted to attend. London voted in favour of remaining in the EU in last Thursday's referendum, but 52 percent of Britons overall cast ballots in favour of leaving. An event organised on Facebook under the initial banner
  
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• Labour leader Corbyn loses no-confidence vote as Brexit crisis deepens

  28-06-2016 20:30
  By William James LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Brexit political crisis deepened on Tuesday when MPs in the Labour Party passed a motion of no confidence in its leader Jeremy Corbyn by an overwhelming margin, but Corbyn said he would not resign. In the non-binding vote, Labour MPs voted 172 to 40 against Corbyn, the 67-year old left-wing activist behind a socialist rebranding of Britain's main opposition party. The motion was tabled in the wake of Britain's vote to leave the European Union and bac
  
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• Javid: Single Market Access 'Number One Priority'

  28-06-2016 20:26
  
  The Business Secretary has said maintaining access to the single market was his "number one priority" as he moved to calm concern among industry leaders in the wake of Brexit. Sajid Javid insisted that the UK was still "open for business" and that the British economy remained "fundamentally strong". He was meeting more than 20 representatives from the UK's largest trade sectors for the first roundtable meeting since the EU referendum.
  
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• Brexit Jobs Threat At Credit Card Giant Visa

  28-06-2016 20:08
  
  Hundreds of British-based jobs at the credit card giant Visa could be forced to relocate to the Continent in the wake of last week's EU referendum. Sky News has learnt that an agreement in the recent £17.5bn takeover of Visa's European operations by its American sister company included a stipulation that data from Visa card transactions should not leave Europe. A source in Frankfurt said that German regulators, and possibly others elsewhere in the EU, were expected to push for Visa's UK-ba
  
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• Sturgeon to meet EU leaders in drive to keep Scotland in bloc

  28-06-2016 19:51
  By Elisabeth O'Leary EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she will meet European Parliament leaders in Brussels on Wednesday to seek a way for Scotland to remain in the European Union. Scotland voted decisively to stay in the EU in last week's referendum, putting it at odds with the United Kingdom as a whole, which voted in favour of Brexit. Sturgeon has called the prospect of Scotland being taken out of the EU "democratically unacceptable" and said she would take
  
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• Polish migrants fearful over future after Brexit vote

  28-06-2016 18:59
  By Marie-Louise Gumuchian BOSTON, England (Reuters) - Polish migrant Sylwia has lived with her family for six years working various jobs in the small English town of Boston which she now calls home. According to the Office for National Statistics, Boston had Britain's fastest increase in the percentage of people who described themselves as white but not British in the last census. Now the local Polish community is worried the anti-EU feeling stirred up in the tense campaign is translating into o
  
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• Labour MPs back a motion of no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn

  28-06-2016 18:57
  
  172 Labour MPs backed the motion of no confidence in their party leader, compared to just 40 who voted against it.
  
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• Corbyn's cabinet meeting turns into a 'The Thick Of It' farce

  28-06-2016 18:49
  Jeremy Corbyn kicked the camera crew out from his shadow cabinet meeting, and everybody noticed.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn Loses Vote Of No Confidence

  28-06-2016 18:47
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has lost a no confidence motion with more than 80% of MPs voting against him. Sky's Faisal Islam said that there was a rush at the end of the voting period with several of Mr Corbyn's supporters registering their vote in the House of Commons in a bid to send a message that he will run in a leadership election if challenged. The channel's senior political correspondent Sophy Ridge says that Labour deputy leader Tom Watson and former shadow business secretary Angela Ea
  
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• Opposition Labour MPs pass no-confidence motion in leader Corbyn

  28-06-2016 18:22
  Lawmakers from Britain's opposition Labour Party backed a motion of no confidence in their leader Jeremy Corbyn by an overwhelming margin on Tuesday, but Corbyn said he would not resign. The motion was tabled in the wake of Britain's vote to leave the European Union and backed by many who felt Corbyn had not campaigned hard enough to keep the country inside the EU, and would not be able to win a future election. Corbyn subsequently said he would not resign, in a statement issued shortly after th
  
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• People Using Brexit As 'Sham For Their Hatred'

  28-06-2016 18:21
  
  The Archbishop of Canterbury has accused people of using the EU referendum result as an excuse to vent "hatred" amid fears of a rise in hate-related incidents. Justin Welby condemned "hate-filled attacks", saying Brexit was being used as a "mere sham for their hatred to be expressed".
  
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• EU Referendum: Did the polls all get it wrong again?

  28-06-2016 18:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  While a few of the pollsters got the referendum result almost spot-on, others meant that studying the polls failed to give a clear indication of what the outcome would be on the morning of 24 June.
  
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• Opposition Labour leader Corbyn says he will not resign

  28-06-2016 18:07
  Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said he would not resign after Members of Parliament (MPs) in his party overwhelmingly passed a motion of no confidence in his leadership. "I was democratically elected leader of our party for a new kind of politics by 60 percent of Labour members and supporters, and I will not betray them by resigning," he said in an emailed statement on Tuesday.
  
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• 'Brexiteer' Farage booed in rowdy EU parliament debate

  28-06-2016 17:49
  By Francesco Guarascio and Alissa de Carbonnel BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Leading Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage was booed and heckled in a raucous special session of the European Parliament on Tuesday as he accused the EU of imposing a superstate on its citizens and predicted other countries would leave the bloc like Britain. Facing Farage, who sat with a British "Union Jack" flag planted on the table in front of him, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker asked: "Why are you here?" When F
  
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• Appointment of successor to Cameron pushed back to September 9

  28-06-2016 17:42
  The date by which Britain will appoint a successor to Prime Minister David Cameron has been moved to Sept. 9, a week later than originally planned, the Conservative Party said on Tuesday. "The Board and the 1922 Committee both agree that the leadership election should take place as speedily as practical considerations allow," an emailed statement said. "In order to ensure there is full participation by the membership, the Party Board recommends that the date of the declaration of the leader is t
  
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• Corbyn 'Has Lost No Confidence Vote' - Sources

  28-06-2016 17:39
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has lost a no confidence motion, Sky sources have said. Sky's political editor Faisal Islam say that Labour sources have told him that 172 MPs voted for the motion. But, he said that there was a rush at the end of the voting period with several of Mr Corbyn's supporters registering their vote in the House of Commons in a bid to send a message that he will run in a leadership election if challenged.
  
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• U.N. rights boss calls on Britain to prevent xenophobic abuse after Brexit vote

  28-06-2016 17:30
  By Stephanie Nebehay and Marina Depetris GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights urged Britain on Tuesday to prevent further incidents of xenophobic abuse in the wake of the vote to leave the European Union, and to prosecute perpetrators. Polish and Muslim leaders in Britain have expressed concern about a spate of racially motivated hate crimes following last week's Brexit referendum, in which immigration was a key issue. Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, the U.N. rights bo
  
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• EU leaders tell Britain to exit swiftly, market rout halts

  28-06-2016 17:22
  By Michael Holden and Elizabeth Piper LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders told Britain on Tuesday to act quickly to resolve the political and economic chaos unleashed by its vote to leave the European Union, a move the IMF said could put pressure on global growth. British Finance Minister George Osborne, whose attempt to calm markets had fallen on deaf ears on Monday, said the country would have to cut spending and raise taxes to stabilise the economy after a third credit ratings agency
  
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• US border control could start asking for your social media accounts - The Guardian

  28-06-2016 17:14 via theguardian.com
  
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  US border control could start asking for your social media accounts
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  Social media accounts could be collected in proposed changes to US border entry forms. Photograph: Greg Mathieson/Rex/Shutterstock. Samuel Gibbs. Tuesday 28 June 2016 11.14 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email · Share on ...
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• Euro 2016: Angry Roy Hodgson says he 'does not see the point' in afternoon press conference as inquest begins - Telegraph.co.uk

  28-06-2016 17:10 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Euro 2016: Angry Roy Hodgson says he 'does not see the point' in afternoon press conference as inquest begins
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  Roy Hodgson, on Monday night, became the latest high-profile leader to lose his job after the 68 year-old resigned as England manager following their gutless defeat to Iceland in Nice. After taking an early lead in their Round of 16 game through ...
  The Latest: Hodgson struggling to digest England's lossDaily Mail
  Five facts about Icelandic footballBBC Ne
  
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• Zika virus vaccine for animals brings hope for human protection - The Guardian

  28-06-2016 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
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  Zika virus vaccine for animals brings hope for human protection
  The Guardian
  An experimental vaccine that completely protects animals from the Zika virus has raised hopes for a jab that can bring the fast-spreading disease under control. Trials in the US found that a single immunisation shot made from a purified and inactivated ...
  Zika vaccine to be tested on humans by US scientistsBT.com
  Cuba reports no Zika transmission since March; Dengue all but eliminatedDaily Mail
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• 'Constructive' Cameron faces EU ire over Brexit vote

  28-06-2016 17:00
  By Gabriela Baczynska and Robert-Jan Bartunek BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron faced irritation, pity and scorn on Tuesday from European Union leaders and lawmakers who pressed him to give early notice of Britain's intention to leave the bloc after last week's lost referendum. Shortly before he arrived in Brussels for a summit dominated by Brexit, the European Parliament adopted a non-binding resolution demanding that London activate the EU treaty's voluntary exit claus
  
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• Pensions Secretary Crabb says he will stand to replace Cameron - politico website

  28-06-2016 16:47
  Britain's Work and Pensions Secretary Stephen Crabb, widely regarded as a rising star in the government, has declared he will stand as a candidate to replace Prime Minister David Cameron as leader of the Conservative Party, the Politico website said on Tuesday. Cameron said he would resign last Friday after Britons ignored his pleas to stay in the EU in last week's referendum and Crabb, who was in favour of staying in the bloc, would be the first candidate to announce his intention to stand. Ex-
  
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• Obama's latest Brexit lecture says vote to leave is only 'a pause button on integration' - Daily Mail

  28-06-2016 16:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Obama's latest Brexit lecture says vote to leave is only 'a pause button on integration'
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  Obama says 'hysteria' over Britain's leaving the European Union is unwarranted. 'The average person is not going to notice a big change'; Norway is not in the EU, and yet it is one of America's closest allies, the U.S. president said; Obama came up on ...
  Obama warns against Brexit 'hysteria' as US begins moves on UK trade dealExpress.co.uk
  Obama rips Brexit 'hysteria' as markets rally
  
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• Red Cross apologizes for 'racist' pool safety poster that showed only white children obeying rules - National Post

  28-06-2016 16:32 via news.nationalpost.com
  
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  Red Cross apologizes for 'racist' pool safety poster that showed only white children obeying rules
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  When Margaret Sawyer first noticed the Red Cross safety poster at a pool in Salida, Colo., she thought she was looking at an unfortunate relic of the past. When she saw it a second time at an entirely different pool in the central Colorado town, she ...
  Complaints over 'racist' swimming safety posterTelegraph.co.uk
  American Red Cross apologizes for poster some call raci
  
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• 'Brexiteer' Farage booed in rowdy parliament debate in Brussels

  28-06-2016 16:30
  By Francesco Guarascio and Alissa de Carbonnel BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Leading Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage was booed and heckled in a raucous special session of the European Parliament on Tuesday as he accused the EU of imposing a superstate on its citizens and predicted other countries would leave the bloc like Britain. Facing Farage, who sat with a British "Union Jack" flag planted on the table in front of him, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker asked: "Why are you here?" When F
  
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• EU states mull giving EU citizenship to UK students after Brexit - Renzi

  28-06-2016 16:21
  British students enrolled in universities of European Union countries may be granted EU citizenship under a plan discussed by EU leaders after Britain's vote to leave the EU, Italy's prime minister said on Tuesday. "If a British student decides to spend two, three, four years in a European university, we are studying now if it is possible to give him a European passport (..)," Matteo Renzi told reporters in Brussels after a meeting of European socialist leaders where the initiative was discussed
  
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• EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker clashes with Nigel Farage in Brussels over Brexit vote - Daily Mail

  28-06-2016 16:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker clashes with Nigel Farage in Brussels over Brexit vote
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  Nigel Farage was booed and heckled by EU lawmakers in Brussels this morning as he gloated about Britain's historic vote to leave the EU last week. The Ukip leader told fellow MEPs 'you're not laughing now' and accused the EU of being 'a political ...
  'Not laughing now, are you?' Brussels attacks Nigel Farage over Brexit... and he loves every minuteTelegraph.co.uk
  Farage is now Britain's fac
  
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• Have Leave backers changed their minds?

  28-06-2016 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Reality Check looks at some of the claims and promises made during the campaign by Leave campaigners who now appear to have modified their positions.
  
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• Volkswagen settles emissions-cheating cases for over $15B - Daily Mail

  28-06-2016 16:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Volkswagen settles emissions-cheating cases for over $15B
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  DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen will spend more than $15 billion to settle consumer lawsuits and government allegations that it cheated on emissions tests in what lawyers are calling the largest auto-related class-action settlement in U.S. history. Under ...
  VW Settles Diesel Emissions Case in US, Clearing Just One Hurdle for Its FinancesNew York Times
  VW agrees £11bn settlement in US after emissions scan
  
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• Sturgeon: 'Scotland's Voice Will Be Heard'

  28-06-2016 16:09
  
  Nicola Sturgeon has told the Scottish Parliament she is determined the country's voice "will be heard" after the UK Brexit vote. Scotland's First Minister is due to travel to Brussels on Wednesday to meet European Parliament President Martin Schulz. She is seeking cross-party backing from MSPs to pursue talks aimed at protecting Scotland's place in the EU after 62% of Scots voted to Remain in the bloc.
  
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• 'I'm still alive' jokes 90-year-old Queen Elizabeth

  28-06-2016 16:08
  With her realm in a state of turmoil following last week's vote to leave the European Union, Britain's Queen Elizabeth, who turned 90 in April, has not lost her sense of humour, joking that she was still alive. Elizabeth, the world's oldest monarch and Britain's longest-reigning monarch, made the quip, picked up by a TV crew, during a two-day tour to Northern Ireland. Asked by the province's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness if she was well, the monarch replied: "Well I'm still alive." She
  
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• Who will take over from David Cameron as prime minister?

  28-06-2016 16:02
  
  With Boris Johnson and Theresa May among the frontrunners, we look at 11 potential contenders to be our next PM.
  
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• SNP's Alyn Smith got a standing ovation at the EU Parliament after begging 'do not let Scotland down'

  28-06-2016 16:00
  
  “Scotland did not let you down. Please, I beg you, cher colleagues, do not let Scotland down now.”
  
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• 5 key players at the European Council summit involved in Brexit negotiations

  28-06-2016 15:56
  
  Some want the talks on UK exit to begin immediately.
  
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• Nick Kyrgios overcomes gritty challenge of Radek Stepanek at Wimbledon - The Guardian

  28-06-2016 15:53 via theguardian.com
  
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  Nick Kyrgios overcomes gritty challenge of Radek Stepanek at Wimbledon
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  Nick Kyrgios overcame the gritty challenge of Radek Stepanek to eventually win 6-4, 6-3, 6-7, 6-1, foiling the Czech player's bid to become the oldest man to win a Grand Slam singles match in almost 25 years. Survey. About ...
  Wimbledon 2016: Nick Kyrgios loses his cool against Radek StepanekThe Sydney Morning Herald
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• English language will NOT be banned from EU after Brexit, despite claims - Irish Independent

  28-06-2016 15:53 via independent.ie
  
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  English language will NOT be banned from EU after Brexit, despite claims
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  The European Commission has rejected claims that English would be dropped as an official language in the EU following the Brexit referendum vote. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. On Monday, Polish MEP and chair of the ...
  European Commission rejects claims English will not be EU languageIrish Times
  European Union could drop English as
  
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• Money, Hate And Hard Feelings: Brexit Fallout Continues In UK, Europe - NPR

  28-06-2016 15:47 via npr.org
  
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  Money, Hate And Hard Feelings: Brexit Fallout Continues In UK, Europe
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  Days after the U.K. voted to leave the European Union, official proceedings for the "divorce" have not yet begun. But repercussions of the decision are already multiplying. Credit ratings agencies have downgraded the U.K.'s rating. Police report a rise ...
  Europe presses Britain for swift exit to limit global falloutDaily Mail
  Young people have a right to be angry at Brexit – but not at their parents who voted L
  
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• 5 trade models Britain could try to replicate after leaving the EU

  28-06-2016 15:45
  
  Brexit = new trade deals. But which would be the best model to go for?
  
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• The Latest: Serena wins Wimbledon opener - Daily Mail

  28-06-2016 15:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  The Latest: Serena wins Wimbledon opener
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  Serena Williams began her Wimbledon title defense with a comfortable but tentative win over Swiss qualifier Amra Sadikovic, winning 6-2, 6-4 on Centre Court. Williams won the final point on a line call challenge. Serena Williams of the U.S celebrates a ...
  Tennis-Serena toils to scrappy opening victoryReuters UK
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• The Queen visits Giant's Causeway where Game of Thrones is filmed to celebrate her 90th - Daily Mail

  28-06-2016 15:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  The Queen visits Giant's Causeway where Game of Thrones is filmed to celebrate her 90th
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  The Queen has visited the famous stones of the Giant's Causeway as part of her 90th birthday tour of Northern Ireland's scenic north coast. The monarch, 90, and Duke of Edinburgh, 94, braved blustery conditions to view the landmark Unesco World ...
  The Queen in Northern Ireland: Visit takes in north coast landmarksBBC News
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• London Mayor Khan demands more autonomy after Brexit vote

  28-06-2016 15:24
  By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - London should swiftly be granted more autonomy to help it ride out the economic uncertainty unleashed by Britain's vote to leave the European Union, Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Tuesday. While the United Kingdom voted 52 to 48 percent to leave the bloc, London voted to remain, unlike most of the rest of England. Since then, more than 175,000 people have signed an online petition calling for London to become an independent city-state.
  
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