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UK nurses, ambulance crews strike, straining health system
Read full article: UK nurses, ambulance crews strike, straining health systemTens of thousands of nurses and ambulance staff are walking off the job in the U.K. in what unions called the biggest strike in the history of the country's public health system.
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UK minister: Door 'still ajar' for post-Brexit talks with EU
Read full article: UK minister: Door 'still ajar' for post-Brexit talks with EUBritains foreign minister says there are only narrow differences remaining in trade talks between the U.K. and the European Union. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)LONDON – A senior British official said Sunday the door is “still ajar” for post-Brexit talks to continue with the European Union if officials in the bloc change their position on key points. Michael Gove's comments came after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said Friday that the trade talks are “over” unless there is a “fundamental” change of position from the EU. With just weeks to go until the end-of-year deadline, Johnson said the U.K. needed to get ready for leaving the EU with no trade deal. “We’re certainly not saying that if they do change their position we can’t talk to them,” he told the BBC.
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EU says 'significant divergences' remain in Brexit talks
Read full article: EU says 'significant divergences' remain in Brexit talks(AP Photo/Matt Dunham)BRUSSELS EU and U.K. negotiators have yet to find a way to overcome significant divergences" in their attempt to seal a post-Brexit compromise, a spokesman for the European Union's executive arm said on Thursday. The parties appear far apart on a number of issues including regulations for businesses and the fishing industry, with the U.K. adamantly opposed to EU demands for long-term access to British waters. The EU is engaging constructively and in good faith, as Michel Barnier pointed out earlier this week," Ferrie said, referring to the EU chief negotiator. We are working hard to overcome the significant divergences that remain between us." ___Follow APs full coverage of British politics and Brexit trade negotiations at https://apnews.com/Brexit

Extinction Rebellion activist climbs Big Ben scaffolding
Read full article: Extinction Rebellion activist climbs Big Ben scaffoldingExtinction Rebellion activist Ben Atkinson is watched by police officers after climbing scaffolding on Big Ben at the Houses of Parliament in Westminster on Oct. 18, 2019, in London. (CNN) - A climate protester from the global environmental movement Extinction Rebellion has climbed scaffolding around the base of one of Britain's most famous landmarks, the Big Ben clock tower of the Houses of Parliament. London's Metropolitan Police said: "Police were called at 15:33hrs on Friday, 18 October to reports of a man climbing up scaffolding surrounding Big Ben. Extinction Rebellion decried the ban as an "erosion of democracy" and called for greater attention on the climate crisis. On Thursday, London commuters dragged Extinction Rebellion protesters off the top of a subway train as clashes broke out between passengers and activists.