LONDON -- Britain begins the day as a member of the European Union. Its status at the end of the day - as a proud nation that has reclaimed its sovereignty, or a diminished presence in Europe and the ...

Dec. 31 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1862, the Union ironclad ship USS Monitor sank off Cape Hatteras, N.C., during a storm. Sixteen members of the crew were lost. In 1879, Thomas Edison gave ...

Ten years ago, Britain chose to abandon its lucrative membership of the world’s largest single market. It has been paying a price ever since.

So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu. With little fuss and not much fanfare, Britain left the European Union on Friday after 47 years of membership, taking a leap into the unknown in a historic ...

On Friday, Britain will officially leave the European Union. Following Brexit, it will immediately enter into an 11-month transition period, during which time, it will remain within the EU’s economic ...

Brexit live: The referendum night that changed Britain - as it happened 10 years ago - Relive the EU referendum night 10 ...

Your Diarist would be amiss were he not to wish, all and sundry, a happy “Independence Day.” Doubtless you think either I’m having an “episode” or it’s already the Fourth of July (after the speediest ...