British stocks down 0.53 pct Thursday
LONDON, March 7 (Xinhua) -- British stocks decreased on Thursday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index down by 0.53 percent, or 38.45 points, to close at 7,157.55 points.National Grid, a British multina
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British stocks down 0.53 pct Thursday
LONDON, March 7 (Xinhua) -- British stocks decreased on Thursday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index down by 0.53 percent, or 38.45 points, to close at 7,157.55 points.National Grid, a British multina
RAF Tornado planes withdrawn from Britis...
NICOSIA, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Royal Air Force's (RAF) Tornado GR4 planes have been withdrawn from the British Akrotiri Air Base in Cyprus and returned to Britain, a statement by the commander of th
'Middle Power' diplomacy: Turkey's game ...
Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford Universities who writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain and th
British PM to make plea for June 30 Brex...
LONDON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Theresa May was due in Brussels on Wednesday afternoon in a bid to get green light from the European Union (EU) for her request to delay Brexit unt
Cypriot gov't to preserve current rights...
NICOSIA, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- British citizens currently residing in Cyprus and until Brexit day on March 29 will not be required to leave and will enjoy the same rights as provided for in Britain's w
Finnish transport authority urges Britis...
HELSINKI, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The Finnish transport agency advises British citizens living in Finland to replace their British driving licenses with Finnish ones before the planned Brexit on March 29
British stocks up 0.17 pct Wednesday
LONDON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- British stocks rose on Wednesday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index up by 0.17 percent, or 12.57 points, to close at 7,196.00 points. British American Tobacco, a tobacco g
British PM to consider next steps as MPs...
British Prime Minister Theresa May has to consider what next steps she and her government will take on Brexit after lawmakers on Monday night rejected for a second time an alternative list of option
Pompeo meets with British FM on ties, gl...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his British counterpart discussed here on Thursday bilateral ties and key global priorities, the State Department said in a sta
The Favourite dominates British Academy ...
LONDON, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- The winners of the 72nd British Academy Film Awards have been announced at the ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall here on Sunday. The comedy-drama The Favourite has domina
British MPs vote to change original Brex...
British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street for the Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons in London, Britain, on March 27, 2019. Theresa May on Wednesday agreed to step d
British PM forced to delay Brexit to avo...
LONDON, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Proposals to force British Prime Minister Theresa May to delay the date of Brexit -- again -- on Monday were approved by both the House of Lords and House of Commons. With
Britain to face disorderly Brexit if PM ...
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said Britain would face a disruptive departure from the European Union (EU), if British Prime Minister Theresa May loses a third parliamentary vote on he
No-deal Brexit a new trigger of cardiova...
LONDON, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- A recent journal study has established a potential correlation between Brexit and extra cardio deaths from heart failures and strokes within the British population. This i
British MPs vote to change original Brex...
LONDON, March 27 (Xinhua) -- British lawmakers on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to change original Brexit departure date in law to April 12 or May 22 as British Prime Minister Theresa May was in an
News Analysis: British PM opens door to ...
by Xinhua writer Gu ZhenqiuLONDON, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday bowed to massive pressures at home over Brexit by opening door to a possible delayed Brexit.May, w
Britain's Prince Charles to visit Cuba
HAVANA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Britain's Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall Camilla kicked off their Caribbean tour on Sunday during which they will become the first British royals to visit Cuba. T
Europe needs to keep an open door to Chi...
Editor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain, and t
Commonwealth nations unable to compensat...
CANBERRA, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has described the idea that British trade with Commonwealth nations can make up for leaving the European Union (EU) as "nutt
Xinhua Headlines: Britain, EU wrestle wi...
by Xinhua writer Jin Jing On March 29, the date on which Britain was originally due to leave the European Union (EU), a picture went viral on the British social media. In an apparent sarcastic tone,