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Customers walks into a McDonald's restaurant, in London on Aug. 24. McDonald's says it has pulled milkshakes from the menu in all 1,250 of its British restaurants because of supply problems stemming from a shortage of truck drivers.

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McDonald's Is Out Of Milkshakes In The U.K. And A Truck Driver Shortage Is To Blame

9:50am August 31, 2021

by Willem Marx

A shortage of tens of thousands of drivers is affecting McDonald's and many other businesses after scores of European truckers left the U.K. in the aftermath of Brexit.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and President Biden talk Thursday during a meeting in Carbis Bay, England, as they look over copies of the original Atlantic Charter from 1941.

With An Eye To History, Biden And Johnson Try To Rekindle The 'Special Relationship'

8:00pm June 10, 2021

President Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed a 21st century Atlantic Charter, an update of a document that tied the countries together during World War II.

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Skirmishes erupt at the "peace wall" dividing Protestant and Catholic neighborhoods in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Wednesday night.

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Fresh Unrest In Northern Ireland Sparks Comparisons To 'The Troubles'

3:29pm April 08, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The latest violence erupted amid anger from Protestant unionists concerned they're being isolated from the U.K. and pushed into a union with the republic of Ireland due to post-Brexit trade rules.

The European Union quickly reversed a decision invoking an emergency provision of the Brexit deal that could have restricted exports of COVID-19 vaccines across the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland.

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EU Reverses Move To Restrict Export Of COVID-19 Vaccines To Northern Ireland

9:36pm January 30, 2021

by Jason Slotkin

The EU backtracked after a move to restrict the movement of vaccines between Ireland and Northern Ireland drew condemnation.

Haut-de-France Customs Director Jean-Michel Thillier, left, believes the Port of Calais is ready for Brexit.

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Brexit Arrives With Border Controls Reinstated Between Britain And The EU

6:52pm December 31, 2020

by Rebecca Rosman

"We have spent the last three years preparing for this moment," says an official in Calais, France, one of the world's busiest ports.

A pro-EU demonstrator sets up banners outside a London conference center, where trade talks were being held on Dec. 4.

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'Time To Leave Brexit Behind': EU And U.K. Agree To Last-Minute Trade Deal

4:05pm December 24, 2020

by Frank Langfitt

The agreement comes a week before the Brexit transition period ends. The pact averts a worst-case divorce that would have hurt the EU economy but damaged the British economy even more.

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Fishermen unload and sort the day's catch from the fishing boat Laurent-Geoffrey at Quai Gambetta in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France.

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Brexit: French Fishermen Worry What A Trade Deal May Mean For Them

10:17am December 24, 2020

by Eleanor Beardsley

"It's not like we have the Atlantic Ocean to fish in," a French fisherman tells NPR. "Here, we're in the Channel. In an hour and a half, I'm in English waters. If that's off limits, I'm dead."

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Brexit Countdown: What To Know As Britain And The EU Fight Over Their Divorce

11:43am December 17, 2020

by Frank Langfitt

As the New Year's Eve deadline approaches, the two sides are still trying to negotiate a deal to avert major economic and trade disruptions. Here are some of the top issues at play.

Supporters of Scottish independence gather at the site of the Battle of Bannockburn in August in Bannockburn, Scotland. The site is where the army of the king of Scots, Robert the Bruce, defeated the army of England's King Edward II in 1314 in the First W

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Support For Scottish Independence Is Growing, Partly Due To U.K.'s COVID-19 Response

1:31pm December 15, 2020

by Frank Langfitt

Recent polls show consistent support among Scots for leaving Great Britain. Many in Scotland think Prime Minister Boris Johnson is poorly suited to handle the pandemic and trust Scottish leaders more.

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a statement at EU headquarters in Brussels on Sunday. Britain and the European Union say talks will continue on a free trade agreement — a deal that, if sealed, would avert New Year's chaos for

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U.K. And EU Will Keep Negotiating As Brexit Deadline Looms

2:21pm December 13, 2020

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The two sides have been trying to hammer out the details of a post-Brexit world for most of the year. Talks will continue ahead of a fast-approaching deadline, leaders announced on Sunday.