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Considering how it turned out, it's no surprise that "annus horribilis" was the term which Greeks googled most of all last year.

The sinking of the RMS Titanic could have been caused by a large fire on board and not by crashing into an iceberg in the North Atlantic, according to experts, as new evidence came to light backing the theory. Over than 1,500 passengers lost their lives when the Titanic sank on route to New York from Southampton in April 1912.

Scotland wants to remain a member of the common market of the European Union after Great Britain exits the bloc.

Besides, authorities in Edinburgh will insist on greater powers from London in order to defend better the interests of the strongly pro-European component part of the United Kingdom.

A far-right extremist was Nov. 23 sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of release for murdering British MP Jo Cox a week before the European Union referendum in a "politically motivated" attack.

In the aftermath of the referendum result, most financial experts slashed their growth expectations for the UK dramatically, with many forecasting an outright contraction in GDP for two quarters - a technical recession. The immediate signs were indeed pointing to troublesome economic times ahead. The British pound tumbled against the US dollar to its lowest level since 1985.

BELGRADE - The German Federal Foreign Office is set to open up a public debate on the future of the EU in a bid to secure the union's future; financial crisis, refugee influx and the shock from the Brexit referendum has sent the block into "violent turmoil" which might end up with its collapse, according to German FM Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

Thousands of Greek doctors living and working in Britain are sitting on pins and needles, following recent statements by the county’s State Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt that the foreign medical staff  employed in the National Health System (NHS) would be gradually replaced with British doctors.

Bulgaria's First Investment Bank (Fibank) has repaid the BGN 1.2 B state aid, which was provided to the bank in June 2014.

The repayment was made in compliance with the plan approved by the European Commission in November 2014. The international rating agency Fitch confirmed the bank's ratings with Stable outlook.

Britain's government has bowed to pressure and agreed to take in unaccompanied children from Syria who have made their way to Europe.

Prime Minister David Cameron's office said Wednesday that children who registered in Greece, Italy or France before March 20 will be eligible to come to the UK. It didn't specify how many Britain would accept.

Britons are more worried about the prospect of Scotland gaining independence than of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union, a poll published on May 3 found.