Brexit negotiators David Frost (UK) and Michel Barnier (EU) pictured at the start of discussions.
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The UK is threatening to trigger Article 16. What is the Northern Ireland protocol ‘emergency brake’?
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Explaining the rule of law crisis shaking the relationship between Poland and the EU.
A scene from the First Anglo-Dutch War, from British Battles on Land and Sea, by James Grant.
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Years of bitter words and dodgy use of history eventually became the foundations of the modern law of the sea.
The leaders of Ireland’s major churches have been cooperating more closely amid challenges like Brexit and the pandemic.
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A church service marking Northern Ireland’s centenary has stirred up debate. But amid the past few years’ tensions, the island’s Christian leaders have coordinated closely.
Trading places.
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Any notion that trade only started being affected on January 1 2021 is completely wrong.
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak survey a railway site in Manchester,
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Current wage rises will be short term, and expensive for consumers.
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Three ways the government could address the lorry driver shortage with longer-term solutions.
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The image of a post-Brexit Britain with a strong international presence is being lost to the so-called special relationship.
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Joe Biden seems to have little appetite for closer economic ties.
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A look at the many systems of measurement that have been lost and changed throughout history.
Up she goes.
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Inflation in the UK in August rose at the highest rate in a decade.
Gower salt marsh farmer and his flock.
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Evidence shows protecting name of products associated with specific area brings community benefits.
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Addressing serious disconnects between Labour and its ‘traditional’ constituencies remains a key challenge for Keir Starmer’s party.
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The UK is attempting to renegotiate the Northern Ireland protocol, but its proposals are unrealistic.
Singapore looks like one of the big winners from Brexit.
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New data shows the recent damage to UK’s prized services sector – and potentially to Europe as a whole.
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The CJEU’s ruling on benefits access for some EU nationals could have stark implications for millions of people.
Bone of contention: plans for an Irish sea border are deeply unpopular.
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There’s little good faith left in the UK government’s handling of the Northern Ireland protocol
A diminished voice in the union?
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Northern Ireland’s Orange Order will take to the streets on July 12 to commemorate a Protestant military victory. A scholar explains why this year the risk of unrest is heightened.
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With Britain keen to make post-Brexit deals, New Zealand can expect favourable terms from a trade agreement – anything less will be a failure.
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Social media has played a central role in the mobilisation of violent protests in Northern Ireland. Here’s how to follow along responsibly.