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UK PM Vows To Pursue Brexit Plan Despite Supreme Court Blow

Protesters outside the court yelled for parliament to be reopened
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday vowed to press ahead with his plans for Brexit on October 31 despite a momentous Supreme Court ruling that found his decision to suspend parliament unlawful.The judgement dealt a huge blow to Johnson's authority, coming after a series of defeats in parliament that have curbed his plans to leave the European Union even if there is no divorce deal with Brussels.
Like this test at Eurotunnel last week, staff have been checking trucks on their way to Britain in a test of post-Brexit customs measures

Cross-Channel Trade Put To No-deal Brexit Test In Calais

A handful of truck drivers in the French port of Calais got a taste Tuesday of what awaits if Britain crashes out of the EU without a deal, as authorities there simulated the return of customs checks.Didier Verhaeghe, a trucker with 35 years experience, was one of a handful of drivers whose vehicle was searched on his arrival in Europe's busiest port for cross-Channel traffic."This is my Brexit today," the 52-year-old driver told reporters wearily as officials in Calais's new Brexit customs hangar counted the bags of cement he was transporting from London.
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Passengers of British travel group Thomas Cook queue at Son Sant Joan airport in Palma de Majorca, Spain

Thomas Cook Clients Struggle With Flight, Hotel Woes In Spain

Standing in a long line or sitting on their suitcases, anxious Thomas Cook passengers at Palma airport faced an uncertain wait on Monday for a flight to Britain following the collapse of the travel giant.At the same time many tourists arriving on Spain's resort island of Majorca for the start of their holidays found the hotel reservations they made through the company were not valid.Marianne Strenger, a pensioner in her 70s who came to Spain from Berlin with her daughter for a one-week beach holiday, said reception staff at the Hotel Palma Bay said when she tried to check in that they had not received any money from Thomas Cook for her booking and she had to pay for her accommodation again.

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