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Britain will give as a gift 40 Land Rover military vehicles to Bulgaria to help the Balkan country prevent irregular migrants from crossing its territory en route to Western Europe, The Guardian reported on Wednesday.

Buckingham Palace hit out March 9 at a report claiming that Queen Elizabeth II favors Britain leaving the European Union, calling in the national press regulator in a rare move.

Bulgaria claimed two bronze medals in the opening day of the European wrestling championship which is taking place in Riga between Monday and Sunday.

The medals were won by Elitsa Yankova in the women's 48 kg category and by Georgi Vangelov in the men's 57 kg freestyle.

A five-star hotel in the northern French city of Amiens said March 8 it could not accommodate Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate in July for no other reason than that it is fully booked.

While British citizens will be going to the polls next June to decide in a referendum whether the UK should be part of the EU or go its own way, the Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo sees this a great opportunity for his country to claim Gibraltar, if a Brexit occurs.

Ahhh…that long-awaited first wedding night. But maybe it’s not that special after all. The prevalent urban myth that every groom and bride can’t wait to enjoy their first night as a married couple might be just that, according to a poll in the UK.

Automotive exports from Turkey increased by 17 percent in February, the country's Automotive Industry Exporters' Union said on March 7, reaching the highest value since 2008.

Spanish police have seized fake and authentic Bulgarian passports during an operation against a criminal group that brought immigrants into the UK through airports in Spain's Canary Islands.

The group was involved in a network that helped Iranian and Albanian immigrants enter the UK illegally through Spain in order to apply for asylum, according to thelocal.es.

The former head of a prominent British business lobbying group, who quit his post because he supports Britain's exit from the European Union, accused Prime Minister David Cameron of scaremongering in comments published on March 7. 

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has held a six-hour meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and EU term president Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in Brussels, ahead of a March 7 summit to implement a joint action plan on illegal migrants.