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Police continue hunt for Salman Abedi's 'terror network'

PoliceinvestigatingtheManchesterArenaattackarelookingintoapossible"terrornetwork"followingthearrestofeightpeopleintheUK.GreaterManchesterChiefConstableIanHopkin

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Theresa May: Brussels must pay its own Brexit bill of billions of pounds

BrusselsmustpayitsownBrexitbillofbillionsofpoundsforBritain'sshareoftheEuropeanInvestmentBankandotherjointprojects,TheresaMayhasindicated.ThePrimeMinistersaysin

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Goldman Sachs boss: City 'will stall' over Brexit risk

The chief executive of the world's second largest investment bank has warned that London "will stall" because of the risks from the Brexit process.

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Woman sent back to Singapore despite 27-year marriage

A woman married to a British man for 27 years has been sent back to Singapore.

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Toshiba chairman quits over $3.4bn loss

Toshiba chairman Shigenori Shiga has resigned, hours after the Japanese conglomerate revealed details of a multi-billion dollar loss.

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Cancer drugs may be delayed after Brexit, say experts

Patients in the UK could face delays getting new drugs if Britain withdraws from the EU's medicines regulator, ministers have been warned.

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First China freight train arrives in London

The first freight train from China pulled into Barking in East London this week after an 18-day journey, marking a milestone in Beijing's push to build commercial links across Europe and Asia.

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Britain officially recognizes Parkour as a sport

Britain has become the first country officially to recognize Parkour as a sport after approval by the four Home Country Sports Councils was confirmed on Tuesday.

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The year in business: A review of 2016

2016 was the year that a decade of bubbling public discontent over the economy boiled over in two dramatic votes.

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APD Yearender: Delivery of Brexit is counting on her

In the next few days, APD would like to take you through the turbulent 2016. We will be presenting stories of a wide range of people – some of them are big shots who have driven major shifts in world order, and others are ordinary folks whose lives have been changed by the dramatic events that occurred this year.

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British lawmakers back Theresa May's March 2017 Brexit schedule

Prime Minister Theresa May won lawmakers' backing to trigger the start of Britain's exit from the European Union by the end of March next year after promising to give Parliament the chance to scrutinise her plan first.

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Cost of Brexit to UK economy is 58 bln pounds: OBR

The cost of Brexit to the UK economy will be 58 billion pounds (about 72 billion U.S. dollars), according to figures released on Wednesday in the wake of the government's annual autumn financial statement.

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Brexit effect yet to be felt, say academics

​The effect of the the UK's vote to leave the European Union (EU) on the British economy will not be known until the end of the year, a leading economics professor said on Wednesday at a briefing on the implications of the British exit (Brexit) from the EU.

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"Star Wars" laser weapons expected to be tested within two years

​Britain's Ministry of Defense (MOD) confirmed Sunday it is finalizing a contract worth almost 40 million U.S. dollars to develop the country's first laser weapons for military use.

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Mainland, Hong Kong, Japan could be among Asia's biggest winners from Brexit

The UK's vote to leave the European Union could throw up some winners in Asia, Bloomberg analysts said.

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IMF cuts eurozone 2016 growth down to 1.6 pct following Brexit

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday that the euro area GDP growth was expected to decelerate to 1.6 percent this year, mainly due to the negative impact of the UK referendum.