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Standard & Poor’s has delivered a chilling warning over Brexit as negotiations enter a crucial stage. Dominic Raab yesterday said a deal on the UK’s departure from the European Union is just weeks away before backtracking on the promises just a few hours later. Once thought a safe pair of hands to take over the negotiations after the resignation of David Davis, Raab’s ability to handle the negotiations was called into question following the embarrassing climbdown. It echoes Theresa May’s...

Carbon emissions from transport and industry are slowing down the jet stream - the ribbon of wind high up in the atmosphere that drives our weather patterns

Scientists say the last wilderness areas left on the planet are rapidly disappearing, with explicit international conservation targets "critically needed"

Boris Johnson went on a £14k all-expenses-paid trip to Saudi Arabia just days before they killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The three day excursion was paid for directly by the troubled Kingdom’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He flew into Jeddah on September 19 ten days before Khashoggi was killed by Saudi agents on October 2. Mr Johnson told the Common’s anti-sleaze register that the lavish trip was for “meetings with regional figures to promote education for women and girls”. As well...

At today's PMQs many in the chamber burst into laughter after Theresa May, again, claimed austerity is coming to a close. This 'broken promise' that austerity had actually ended was first announced by the PM at her party conference. However she slightly changed her stance and now claims it is ending and not over quite yet. Flying in the face of her comments, The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) declared the Budget "doesn't" end austerity - "at least not yet"....

There has been a huge surge in people from the UK applying for Irish citizenship since the EU referendum vote. It is thought that around ten per cent of the UK's population meet the criteria to be accepted by the Irish government. There were about 45,000 applications in the first half of 2018, virtually the same as for the entire 2015, the year leading up to the EU vote Neale Richmond, chairman of the Brexit committee in the Irish senate...

Channel 4 is set to move its national headquarters to Yorkshire after the board selected Leeds over Manchester and Birmingham. The city, which was praised for its “thriving digital industry and a strong digital talent pool” by Channel 4, was selected after a long consultation process, with Glasgow and Bristol selected as its two new Creative Hubs. The three new locations are part of the 4 All UK strategy, which was first announced in March, and will mark the biggest change...

TOWIE star Gemma Collins has given her backing to Jeremy Corbyn after she bumped into the Labour leader at the Pride of Britain awards. The Essex star – whose dad is a staunch Labour supporter - praised the party’s manifesto after their “magical moment” together, which she described as been like When Harry Met Sally. Asked why she supports the Labour man she said: “He’s not just for the rich getting rich. He wants to make everything equal. “He’s got...

Organisers at the annual Kent bash have previously depicted disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein, ex-Apprentice star Katie Hopkins and Donald Trump.