European Council president Donald Tusk recommends EU27 pass Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal agreement tomorrow evening November 24, 2018 European Council president Donald Tusk has recommended that the 27 EU member states approve the Brexit withdrawal agreement at a summit in Brussels tomorrow. He said the objectives of the negotiations – to minimise uncertainty and disruption, settle the status of EU citizens in the UK, avoid a hard border in Ireland, ensure the UK [...]
Saudi prince says CIA can not be trusted in assessment of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder November 24, 2018 A senior member of the Saudi royal family today dismissed the CIA’s finding that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Prince Turki al Faisal said the US agency could not be trusted to come to the correct conclusion, after it was reported that the CIA believes the Crown [...]
London’s super sewer Thames Tideway Tunnel facing cost pressures November 24, 2018 The construction of London’s super sewer has hit cost problems due to a catalogue of engineering challenges, the project’s holding company has confirmed. Several cost pressures have been identified on the Thames Tideway Tunnel project, with total project costs for the six months to the end of September hitting £325.3m and bringing the total cost [...]
Climate change activists Extinction Rebellion begin fourth day of protest with demonstration in Parliament Square November 24, 2018 Climate change protest group Extinction Rebellion has launched a fourth day of action in London today by staging a demonstration in Parliament Square. The group, which brought the capital to a halt last Saturday, is protesting what it describes as a lack of action by the government on global warming. “We refuse to bequeath a [...]
Chancellor Philip Hammond says Brexit deal better than staying in the European Union ahead of May’s summit with EU leaders November 24, 2018 Chancellor Philip Hammond has said Theresa May's Brexit deal is better than staying in the EU, as the Prime Minister heads to Brussels for a summit with European leaders. Hammond said he disagreed with Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Arlene Foster who said the deal was a worse outcome for Britain than a Jeremy Corbyn [...]
Thousands of Volkswagen cars sold with ‘potentially lethal’ seat belt fault , according to Which? November 24, 2018 Thousands of Volkswagen cars with a "potentially lethal" seat belt fault were sold to customers following the discovery of the issue, a consumer group has claimed. In May an investigation by a Finnish car magazine found that the centre-rear seatbelt failed when the back seats were full and the vehicle turned sharply. Volkswagen sold nearly [...]
Black Friday transactions jump 10 per cent on 2017, according to Barclaycard data November 24, 2018 The number of transactions on Black Friday jumped ten per cent year-on-year but the amount spent plummeted compared to 2017, according to credit card data. Consumers spent 12 per cent less while shopping using Barclaycard yesterday compared to Black Friday the previous year. Barclaycard processed an all-time record number of transactions yesterday, hitting 1,087 transactions a [...]
Railway union RMT goes ahead with South Western Railway strike today, affecting Waterloo services November 24, 2018 Drivers on South Western Railway services are on strike today, affecting trains arriving at and departing from London Waterloo. A reduced service will run across most of the network, although there will be no trains running on some routes, as Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union members walk out over safety concerns. Today is the [...]
Rich nations failing to meet their $100bn climate funding pledge November 23, 2018 Wealthy nations are falling short of the climate funding promise they made to deliver $100bn (£77.9m) in climate-related public aid for poorer countries. A report from the UN revealed that rich countries had donated about $55bn in 2016, which rises to more than $70bn if private capital is included, but is still some way off the pledged [...]
Vauxhall cuts 241 more jobs at Ellesmere Port manufacturing plant in Cheshire November 23, 2018 Car maker Vauxhall is to slash 241 jobs at its Ellesmere Port manufacturing plant by the end of 2019, in a move it claims is “critical” to the competitiveness of the site. Owner Peugeot's (PSA) shares dipped this afternoon as Vauxhall said it planned to reduce headcount without having to utilise compulsory redundancies, instead trying to [...]