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After 7-year ban, fracking for gas resumes in U.K.

by Stephen Beard
Nov 8, 2018
Drilling company contends with protests as minor earthquakes trigger delays.
Anti-fracking protester Julie Daniels standing outside the fracking site in Little Plumpton, Lancashire.
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U.K. towns turn to criers to boost downtown fortunes

by Stephen Beard
Oct 29, 2018
Salisbury looks to regain "people’s trust and confidence" after nerve agent attack damages its economy.
Salisbury's town crier, Jef Hutchby.
Courtesy: Salisbury Town Council
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U.K. towns turn to criers to boost downtown fortunes

by Stephen Beard
Oct 29, 2018
Salisbury looks to regain "people’s trust and confidence" after nerve agent attack damages its economy.
Salisbury's town crier, Jef Hutchby.
Courtesy: Salisbury Town Council
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British Army on defensive over recruitment campaign

by Stephen Beard
Feb 1, 2018
British authorities tried a more inclusive campaign but critics say it was misguided.
Soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment (The Vikings) march from the parade ground after they received their Afghanistan Operational Service Medals at Picton Barracks on Nov. 1, 2012 in Bulford, England.
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Brexit: U.K. businesses call for more clarity over deal

by Marketplace Staff
Dec 8, 2017
Businesses eagerly wait for more details on the Brexit transition.
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'Indefinite' uses virtual reality to show detained immigrants' despair

by Ben Johnson and Danielle Stephens
Jan 27, 2017
The 360-degree film follows several asylum-seekers being held in Britain.
A still from Darren Emerson's film "Indefinite." 
Darren Emerson
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Britain seeks U.S. help on trade

by Stephen Beard
Jan 23, 2017
Prime Minister Theresa May wants a bilateral trade deal with America.
British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives to deliver a speech on the government's plans for Brexit at Lancaster House in London on January 17, 2017. 
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In the UK, business backlash against immigration crackdown

by Stephen Beard
Oct 12, 2016
The Conservative government's new immigration rules are proving controversial.
Home Secretary Amber Rudd delivers a her first speech as Home Secretary on the third day of the Conservative Party Conference 2016 at the International Conference Centre in Birmingham, England.    
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In UK, Brexit vote effects still unclear

by Stephen Beard
Aug 25, 2016
Two months after the UK voted to quit the EU, the predicted catastrophe hasn't materialized.
Unemployment in Britain has fallen to an 11-year low.
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UK businesses have mixed feelings two months after Brexit vote

by Stephen Beard
Aug 24, 2016
A gun manufacturer is relieved and thinks the UK may have dodged the bullet.
Pro-Brexit supporters holds up placards as they demonstrate outside Downing street in central London on July 13, 2016, on the day new British Prime Minister Theresa May takes over at number 10.
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