Tag: united kigdom

• Thursday, January 30th 2020 - 08:35 UTC

  EU Parliament approves UK departure in an emotional session

  

  Squeezed between an argument over what to call its transport strategy and a debate on the coronavirus, the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of Britain's orderly departure from the European Union. It was an anti-climactic way to issue the UK's last rites.

• Saturday, June 22nd 2019 - 09:17 UTC

  Typical Boris: Tory leadership campaign takes off with a domestic incident involving police

  

  Police was called to the home of leadership candidate Boris Johnson and his partner after reports of a heated row, according to British media, hours after he was named in the final two in the race to become prime minister.

• Friday, December 14th 2018 - 08:58 UTC

  Travel group Tui profits up on rise in hotel and cruise bookings

  

  A rise in hotel and cruise bookings has helped European travel group Tui sail through another year with more than 10% growth in profits. It said next year, profits would grow a similar amount as customers also bought more excursions and holiday activities. Tui has seen double-digit growth for the last four years.