On cricket homage, Britain's May challenges robotic jibe
LONDON Armed with a tupperware box full of home-made chocolate brownies, Prime Minister Theresa May made an appearance on Britain's most popular cricket program on BBC radio on Friday and took to task those who call her "robotic".
UK's Farage says PM May might not last until Christmas
BERLIN Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage said on Friday that British Prime Minister Theresa May might be out of a job by Christmas unless she manages to get her party behind her and take charge of Brexit negotiations.
Britain's Farage talks Brexit at German right-wing election rally
BERLIN Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage received a standing ovation at a pre-election rally of the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Berlin on Friday, where he was presented as a model of what a right-wing eurosceptic politician can achieve.
Trump visit to Britain still unfixed nine months after PM May's invitation: sources
LONDON Nine months after Prime Minister Theresa May invited President Donald Trump for a formal state visit to Britain, no arrangements have yet been made and there is no sign of the visit taking place soon, U.S. and British officials said.
Turkish minister says EU turning negotiations into 'children's game'
TALLINN Turkey said on Friday the European Union was making a "child's game" out of its membership talks, wrangling over threats to end them, and reminded the bloc of its strategic importance abutting Middle Eastern conflict zones.
Dublin rejects British proposal for post-Brexit Irish border
TALLINN Ireland dismissed British proposals for the Irish border after Brexit as unconvincing on Friday, a day after the EU chief negotiator said they amounted to a demand the bloc suspend its laws for Britain. | Video
Scotland's SNP must come up with 'doable' independence plan after Brexit: Salmond
GLASGOW, Scotland Scotland's former first minister believes the independence movement has a three-year window after Britain quits the European Union to push again for seccession, despite the Scottish National Party's losses in an election in June.
Bankers say Brexit deal needed for cross-border contracts
LONDON Britain and the European Union need an agreement to allow cross-border financial contracts to run beyond Brexit and avoid disrupting markets, two banking lobby groups said on Friday.
Stop fighting over Brexit and get real, Jim O'Neill tells UK
LONDON The British government should stop dreaming about having its own way in Brexit negotiations and start to get more realistic about the likely outcome of divorce talks with the European Union, said Jim O'Neill, a former Goldman Sachs economist.
Hard Irish border post-Brexit would be risk to peace: Coveney
TALLINN A physical border between the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland after Brexit would risk decades of peace negotiations, and Britain's solutions so far are not sufficient, Ireland's Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Friday.
Germany's Merck hires JP Morgan to sell consumer health
FRANKFURT/LONDON Germany's Merck KGaA has hired JP Morgan to sell its consumer health business, which includes brands such as Seven Seas vitamins and could be worth around $4.5 billion.
China's Xi urges France to help restart talks on North Korea
BEIJING Chinese President Xi Jinping told President Emmanuel Macron on Friday he hoped France could play a "constructive role" in restarting talks on North Korea, state TV said.
'Ghost boats' drop Tunisian migrants onto sunny Italian tourist beaches
ROME The figures jumping from a small boat into the clear shallow waters and running ashore on an Italian beach look like troops practicing a D-Day-style landing, but this is no drill, and these are not soldiers.