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Britain announces largest overhaul of asylum policy in modern times

Britain announced on Saturday that it will implement the most extensive reform of its asylum policy in modern history, drawing inspiration from Denmark’s strict migration framework — a model widely criticized by human rights organizations. The Labour government has progressively tightened......

Trump to seek up to $5 billion from BBC over misleading video edit

Donald Trump said Friday that he intends to sue the BBC for an amount ranging from one to five billion dollars, despite the public broadcaster’s formal apology over a misleading video edit involving the U.S. president. The controversy has plunged the British media giant into crisis, triggering......

Morocco sets record with 1,200 tons of lemon exports to UK

Morocco has achieved an unprecedented milestone in its lemon exports to the United Kingdom, shipping 1,200 tons between November 2024 and August 2025. This record-breaking achievement, valued at MAD 9.6 million ($920,000), reflects a 40-fold increase compared to the previous season, according to EastFruit.......

UK’s rejection of Morocco energy link stalls XLCC cable factory plans

Plans for a massive undersea cable factory in Scotland have been thrown into uncertainty after the UK government rejected a proposed £25 billion energy link between Morocco and Britain. The decision has forced XLCC, the British company behind the project, to pause construction of its high-voltage......

Franco-British Deal: Second migrant returns to the UK after expulsion to France

A second migrant who had been expelled to France under the Franco-British migrant returns agreement has managed to re-enter the United Kingdom by crossing the English Channel in a small boat, British authorities said on Monday. The incident highlights the challenges and......

BBC to face UK parliament over alleged misrepresentation of Donald Trump’s speech

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is set to appear before the UK Parliament after being accused of misrepresenting remarks made by former U.S. President Donald Trump in one of its documentaries. The controversy centers on an episode of the BBC’s Panorama program, aired a week before the......

Virgin wins key approval to challenge Eurostar in Channel tunnel race

British group Virgin has won a key step in its bid to challenge Eurostar’s monopoly on passenger rail services through the Channel Tunnel, after obtaining access to the Temple Mills depot in London — a crucial maintenance facility previously reserved exclusively......

Woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann disproved by DNA test

A DNA test has conclusively disproven the claims of Julia Wandelt, a 24-year-old Polish woman, who for years insisted she was Madeleine McCann, the British girl who vanished in 2007 in Portugal. During a hearing at the Leicester Crown Court on Monday, October 20, forensic expert Rosalyn Hammond stated......

UK mussel shipments blocked by French customs amid brexit tensions

A leading UK mussel exporter, Offshore Shellfish, has reported that three of its shipments to the European Union were refused entry by French customs, forcing their destruction and resulting in losses of around £150,000 (€170,000). The company’s commercial director, Sarah Holmyard,......