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All 93 victims were pronounced dead at the scene in an industrial park in Grays, east of London

Horror In Britain As 39 Found Dead In Truck

Britain launched a major murder investigation after 39 dead bodies were found Wednesday in a refrigerated truck, once again putting the spotlight on the shadowy people trafficking business.The corpses were found in a truck container at an industrial park in Grays, east of London, triggering outrage among politicians.The local Essex Police force, which is working with immigration officials, said their initial priority was to try to identify the victims, thought at this stage to be 38 adults and one teenager.
Johnson said he would halt the ratification process while European Union leaders consult on a delay

EU Backs Brexit Delay As Johnson Eyes Election

Graphic on how the British parliament voted Tuesday on two brexit votes, first to agree in priciple on the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, and immediately after to scupper a timetable to push through the bill in three days.
UK Parliament Speaker John Bercow makes his statement blocking a vote on the new Brexit divorce bill on Monday

What Next After UK Parliament's Votes On Brexit Deal?

Britain's three-year Brexit saga took another dramatic twist on Tuesday, with the outcome still tortuously tough to predict.In a landmark vote, MPs finally backed an EU divorce deal -- only then to reject Prime Minister Boris Johnson's rushed timetable to turn it into law ahead of the country's scheduled October 31 departure date.The decision makes that deadline almost impossible to meet, but it does not kill the deal -- the first that has got a majority in parliament.
Parliament has already forced Johnson to request a three-month extension that European leaders will consider once they get a clearer picture of how the battles in parliament play out

Brexit Delay Looms After UK MPs Demand More Time To Debate Deal

European Council President Donald Tusk said Tuesday he will recommend EU leaders grant another Brexit extension, hours after British MPs rejected Prime Minister Boris Johnson's bid to force his divorce deal through parliament this week.Tusk said he would advise the bloc's 27 other member states to accept a postponement request from the UK government, which Johnson was forced to submit Saturday under British law after he had failed to win lawmakers' backing for his new agreement.

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