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Brits react to Trump’s post Brexit trade deal intervention: what can UK expect?
After last night's humiliating defeat for Theresa May, with many of her MPs defying the government whip, Brexiteers woke up to a rejection of the chaos of a no deal Brexit. https://twitter.com/davidschneider/status/1105893897283223553 As Theresa May hoarsely vowed to carry on putting her deal to MPs repeatedly, Donald Trump made a last minute intervention. According to The Telegraph Nigel Farage claims he has been lobbying Donald Trump to put pressure on the UK to leave the EU with no Brexit deal...
Husband granted bail despite being accused of murdering his pregnant wife 20 years ago
Mum-of-three Debbie Griggs, 34, was four-and-a-half months pregnant when she disappeared from her home in Walmer, Kent in 1999.
Police probing murder of French woman found in shallow grave in London arrest suspect in Estonia
PR executive Laureline Garcia-Bertaux, 34, was last seen alive on Saturday night at a supermarket near her home in west London
Incredible drone footage shows cliff erosion which has left homeowners in turmoil
Residents at Longbeach Leisure Park, Hornsea have been left in panic after a huge 50m crack appeared just metres from their doorsteps at the cliff edge
This is the full list of MPs who voted AGAINST protecting UK from no-deal Brexit
These are the MPs who voted against protecting the country from what the ABI called “an unforgiveable act of self-harm.” Last night Theresa May’s government were cowed yet again when, in an unexpected upset, a slim majority of MPs, including Tories defying their own whip, voted 311 to 309 for an amendment Conservative Caroline Spelman added to Theresa May’s motion to rule out a No deal Brexit on March 29th only, while acknowledging a No deal Brexit as a default....
Campaigners against period poverty celebrate Spring Statement victory
Campaigners against period poverty are celebrating a victory today, after the government confirmed that free sanitary products will be available in all secondary schools and colleges as of September this year. In his Spring Statement, Chancellor Philip Hammond said: “In response to concerns from headteachers that some girls are missing school attendance due to inability to afford sanitary products, I have decided to fund the provision of free sanitary products in secondary schools and colleges in England from the next...
Donald Tusk is open to “long” Brexit delay
The president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, has said he would accept a “long” delay to Brexit. Tusk is willing to give the UK a lot more time to rethink its relationship with the EU, and if indeed, want to leave at all. Tusk said: “During my consultations ahead of European Council, I will appeal to the EU27 to be open to a long extension if the UK finds it necessary to rethink its Brexit strategy and build consensus...
Scientists shove smartphone into BLENDER to analyse its contents
The findings showed that, concentration-wise, the phone contained 100 times more gold – and 10 times more tungsten – than geologists would call ‘high-grade’.
Prolonged Brexit uncertainty will damage the UK housing market
Prolonged Brexit uncertainty will likely further damage the UK housing market, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey, following Theresa May’s Brexit deal being thrown out of Parliament on Tuesday. The latest results from the February survey show a continued decline in activity across the UK housing market, with new buyer enquiries, agreed sales and instructions all falling. This is the sixth consecutive month all have fallen together, and the headline price balance also slipped to its lowest...