Brexit timeline: From 2013 referendum promise to a 2019 ‘great deal’
Key moments in the long-running process.
Boris Johnson’s deal will cost Britain £130bn in lost GDP, according to government figures
The forecasts published by the government show the agreement would strip 6.7 per cent from the UK’s expected path of GDP growth between now and 2034.
Earth-like planets are common – meaning the universe could be swarming with life
An analysis of rocks orbiting faraway stars found they are remarkably similar to those that formed our own planet.
Teaching assistant died when car collided with tree after bonnet was ‘struck by a pheasant’
Natalie Haywood, 20, was distracted by the bird which bounced off the front of her orange Vauxhall Corsa as she approached a bend
Theme park to be prosecuted over death of 11-year-old Evha who fell from ride
Evha Jannath died after the incident on the Splash Canyon water ride at Drayton Manor theme park in Tamworth, Staffordshire, in May 2017.
Paul Gascoigne cleared of sexual assault and assault for kissing woman on lips on train
Gazza claimed to have heard a man make an abusive comment about the woman’s weight and, to boost her confidence, he gave her a kiss on the lips, before telling her she was neither fat nor ugly.
‘Totally unique’ new species of bird discovered in threatened forests of Borneo
The Spectacled Flowerpecker, first spotted in 2009 by a team including University of Leeds ornithologist Dr David Edwards, has been confirmed as a new species
‘Law must be improved to ensure the rights of survivors are respected’ – Modern slavery up by nearly 50%
There were 5,059 offences recorded by police in England and Wales in the year to March 2019, up by 49% from 3,393 in the previous 12 months.
Perfect Brexit deal finally revealed
The controversial counter-proposal to Boris Johnson’s deal would see the Irish backstop scrapped while removing a customs border in the Irish sea and keeping the border open.