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Stories for November 26th 2018
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Monday, November 26th 2018 - 07:15 UTC
EU approves UK's withdrawal as “the best and only possible deal”; Parliament is to vote early December
EU leaders have approved an agreement on the UK's withdrawal and future relations - insisting it is the “best and only deal possible”. After 20 months of negotiations, the 27 leaders gave the deal their blessing after less than an hour's discussion.
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Monday, November 26th 2018 - 07:13 UTC
Facebook documents related to privacy breaches, seized by the UK Parliament
The UK Parliament used a rarely-used procedure to compel an app developer to seize a number of internal Facebook documents related to the company’s decision-making process preceding the Cambridge Analytica scandal, reports The Guardian. The documents reportedly contain “significant revelations” about the decisions that set the stage for the Cambridge Analytica case.
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Monday, November 26th 2018 - 07:12 UTC
Scotland complains EU/UK deal means broken promises to the fishing industry
First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon has warned of broken promises overfishing as EU leaders agreed to Theresa May's Brexit deal. A document published by the remaining 27 EU countries made clear they hoped to negotiate access to UK waters based on existing rights.
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Monday, November 26th 2018 - 07:06 UTC
Fuel price strikers clash in Paris with police; Macron will address the nation on Tuesday
French President Emmanuel Macron has lashed out at demonstrators who clashed with police in Paris during the latest protests sparked by rising fuel prices. “Shame on those who attacked” officers he tweeted... “There is no place for violence in the [French] Republic.”
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Monday, November 26th 2018 - 06:44 UTC
Potential losses from EU Brexit deal could reach £100bn a year worse off by 2030
The government's Brexit deal would leave the UK £100bn a year worse off by 2030, analysis by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has claimed. The study commissioned by the People's Vote, which wants a second referendum, said GDP would shrink by 3.9% annually.
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Monday, November 26th 2018 - 01:48 UTC
Iconic HMS Sheffield, will become Royal Navy's fifth state of the art Type 26 frigate
UK Defence Minister Stuart Andrew has announced the name of a future world-beating British warship as HMS Sheffield. Built on centuries of history, the state-of-the-art submarine hunter will be the fourth ship to carry the name and will be Britain’s fifth state-of-the-art Type 26 frigate.
