Britons would now vote to stay in EU, want second referendum: poll
- 06-Jan-2019
LONDON: More Britons want to remain a member of the European Union than leave, according to a survey published on Sunday which also showed voters want to make the final decision themselves. Britain is due to leave the EU on March 29, but Prime Minister Theresa May is struggling to get her exit deal approved […]
The media are agog but are Britons really bothered about royal wedding?
- 14-May-2018
There is no doubt that the wedding of Prince Harry and Hollywood actress Markle, star of TV drama “Suits”, has the media transfixed. But polls suggest that interest is the wedding is not shared so widely by the British public at large.
Facebook’s Zuckerberg says sorry to Britons with newspaper apology ads
- 25-Mar-2018
LONDON: Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg apologized to Britons on Sunday over a “breach of trust”, taking out full page advertisements in British newspapers after a political consultancy got its hands on data on 50 million users. “We have a responsibility to protect your information. If we can’t, we don’t deserve it,” said the advert, […]
Half of Britons support a second vote on Brexit, poll finds
- 04-Dec-2017
LONDON: Half of Britons support a second vote on whether to leave the European Union and a majority think the government may be paying too much money to the EU to open the way to trade talks, according to a new opinion poll. The poll, published in the Mail on Sunday newspaper, found 50 percent […]
Britons eye ancestry, love to secure post-Brexit rights
- 16-Aug-2016
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: From looking up their European ancestry to seeking out a continental soulmate, some Britons are leaving no stone unturned in their bid to keep ties with Europe after the nation's vote to leave the union.
Most Britons oppose second referendum on EU exit: poll
- 17-Jul-2016
LONDON: The majority of Britons are opposed to a second referendum on membership of the European Union and almost half believe new Prime Minister Theresa May should carry on without calling a general election, according to a poll published on Saturday.
More than 2 million and rising sign UK petition for new EU referendum
- 26-Jun-2016
LONDON: Just days after voting to leave the European Union, more than 2 million Britons and UK residents had signed a petition calling for a second vote, forcing lawmakers to at least consider a debate on the issue.
Britons vote on EU membership after bitter campaign
- 24-Jun-2016
LONDON: Britons voted on whether to quit the European Union in a bitterly-contested referendum on Thursday that polarised the nation and could change the face of Europe.
Britons first foreigners to scale Mount Everest after quake
- 12-May-2016
KATHMANDU: British mountaineers Kenton Cool and Robert Lucas became the first foreigners to summit Mount Everest after a deadly earthquake ended last year's climbing season, an expedition operator said Thursday.
New Zealand chopper crash kills 2 Australians, 4 Britons
- 21-Nov-2015
WELLINGTON: Two Australian and four British tourists, along with their pilot, were killed when their helicopter crashed into a heavily crevassed glacier in New Zealand during bad weather on Saturday, police said.