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10/12/2018 GMT

European Court of Justice: UK Can Cancel Brexit

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EU court rules that the UK can cancel Brexit without the consent of the other EU states

The European Court of Justice has ruled the UK can cancel Brexit without the permission of the other 27 EU members. The ECJ judges ruled this could be done without altering the terms of Britain's membership.

Also on the programme: we learn more about Somalia’s fight against piracy; and 50 years on we look back at how Japan’s 300 million yen heist gripped the nation.

(Photo: Theresa May. Credit: Daniel Leal-Olivias/AFP/Getty Images)

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