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Mauritius says the UK's handing over of the long-contested Chagos Islands draws an important line under the archipelago's colonial history. The remote Indian Ocean islands were Britain's last African colony. The UK severed the Chagos Islands from Mauritius in 1965 and up to 2,000 Chagossians were expelled to make way…

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The UK has agreed to hand the archipelago over to Mauritius after decades of diplomatic dispute

Supermarket group Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer, said Thursday that net profit gained in its first half as cost pressures eased for consumers and companies.

Britain agrees to cede Chagos Islands to Mauritius, allowing displaced residents to return while retaining control of Diego Garcia military base. Agreement...

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Agreement to hand back UK’s last African colony follows 13 rounds of negotiations and international pressure

A Glasgow building has been named on a list of the 30 most beautiful in Britain.

I am sitting writing this in a corner of the Birmingham ICC, a conference centre and concert venue as though designed by Max Escher with a confusing array of staircases going everywhere and nowhere, it seems. But that is not what strikes me as odd. More, I am struck by…