Bloc says it will not renegotiate agreement and threatens to take ministers to court for ‘damaging’ unilateral action Is NI protocol bill just ‘relatively trivial set of adjustments’? The EU is poised to launch legal action against the UK after ministers controversially claimed an emergency loophole allowed them to scrap […]
Month: June 2022
US investors fret about possible recession as S&P 500 plummets into bear territory and global markets feel aftershocks Fears about a possible recession have pounded stock markets around the world amid reports that US Federal Reserve could raise interest rates by as much as 0.75% this week – its biggest […]
William Barr said ex-president’s allegations were ‘bullshit’ while several advisers told him not to declare victory on election night Jan 6 hearings: follow the second hearing live The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection on Monday scrutinized the conspiracy theories that led a group of Donald Trump’s supporters […]
Strategy described as ‘missed opportunity’ as final wording merely commits to ‘considering’ animal welfare Animal welfare campaigners, food policy experts and farmers have reacted with fury after the government watered down post-Brexit trade deal standards in its food strategy, released on Monday. In a version of the strategy leaked to […]
Zelenskiy calls fighting in Sievierodonetsk ‘one of the most violent battles in Europe’ as Russia destroys all three bridges to city Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Continue reading…
Henry Dimbleby says government’s response to his review of food system shows no vision and ‘is not a strategy’ The government’s lead adviser on food issues has condemned what ministers have billed as a landmark national plan to combat food poverty and obesity, saying it is “not a strategy” and […]
Jordan Gatley’s family say he died in the battle for strategic eastern city of Sievierodonetsk Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates A former British soldier has died fighting Russian forces in the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk, his family have said. Jordan Gatley left the British army in March “to continue his career […]
The British journalist was travelling in the Amazon with Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira when they went missing The wife and mother-in-law of the missing British journalist Dom Phillips have said their hopes of finding him alive had gone, in a heartfelt and heart-breaking message that paid tribute to him and […]
Sydney Morning Herald editor says he had not decided to publish after publication asked about Wilson’s same-sex relationship with girlfriend Ramona Agruma Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Rebel Wilson was put in “an appalling situation” when the Sydney Morning Herald contacted her about her new […]
Impasse over Brexit deal forcing companies to reconsider investing in Britain, says business lobby group The UK’s foremost business lobby group has warned the government that its threat to override the Northern Ireland protocol is forcing companies to think again about investing in Britain and dragging down the economy. The […]