Home Secretary Sajid Javid cuts holiday short to deal Channel migrants ‘major incident’ December 29, 2018 Home secretary Sajid Javid has cut his holiday short in order to deal with the growing number of migrants attempting to cross the Channel in dinghies to enter Britain. Javid yesterday declared the issue a “major incident”after almost 70 people were intercepted attempting to reach England over the past three days. He was also seeking an [...]
Police apologise to couple arrested over Gatwick drone chaos December 29, 2018 Sussex Police has apologised to a couple arrested following chaos caused by drones at Gatwick Airport. Chief constable Giles York told the Today Programme he was "convinced the grounds for arrest were well-founded" at the time. Paul Gait and Elaine Kirk, who were arrested and held for 36 hours before being released without [...]
UK to spend £108m on ferries to prepare for no-deal Brexit December 29, 2018 The UK is planning to spend £108m on extra ferries to ease potential congestion at Dover in the event of a no-deal Brexit. French, Danish and British companies have been awarded the ferry contracts over the last few months, BBC News reported, which will allow almost 4,000 extra lorries a week to operate at other [...]
New Year’s honours 2019: British sporting heroes recognised in awards December 29, 2018 England football manager Gareth Southgate, model Twiggy and actor Michael Palin are among those that have been recognised in the New Year’s honours list. Southgate, who led the the English team to the semi-final of the World Cup this year, has received an OBE, while Palin, who appeared in Monty Python, received a knighthood and [...]
Canadian detained in China has been released December 29, 2018 China has released a Canadian citizen who was the third to be detained in the country following the arrest of Huawei finance chief Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver earlier this month. Broadcaster CBC identified the citizen as Canadian teacher Sarah McIver, who was undergoing “administrative punishment” for working illegally, according to China's foreign ministry. McIver was the third [...]
Music retailer HMV appoints KPMG as administrators after entering administration for second time since 2013 December 29, 2018 KPMG has been appointed administrator of music shop HMV after the retailer announced it would enter administration for the second time since 2013. At least 2,200 jobs are at risk if the 97-year-old entertainment store, which has 128 shops across the country, collapses. The administrators will continue to operate all stores while they explore business [...]
Trump rages in face of government shutdown, threatens to close US southern border unless he gets $5bn funding for Mexico border wall December 28, 2018 Donald Trump has threatened to close the United States’ southern border if Congress refuses to give $5bn in taxpayer funds for his Mexican border wall. Much of the federal government is currently shut down for lack of funding as the dispute over the proposed wall continues to rage, while Congress has been adjourned until next [...]
Royal Mail apologises after D-Day landing commemorative stamp Twitter gaffe December 28, 2018 Royal Mail has been forced to apologies today after it emerged a stamp design it planned to issue to commemorate the D-Day landings in France actually showed US troops going ashore several weeks earlier thousands of miles away. The stamp was part of a series marking the 75th anniversary of the June 1944 landings, the [...]
Jeremy Hunt says Brexit deal can still get through parliament if Irish backstop issue is clarified December 28, 2018 Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt has said Theresa May’s Brexit deal can get through parliament if the EU clarifies the so called Northern Irish backstop will be temporary. The backstop, an insurance policy to prevent the return of border checks between Ireland and Northern Ireland, has been a major sticking point in securing the Brexit divorce [...]
Merkel and Macron demand release of Ukrainian sailors captured by Russia in November December 28, 2018 Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron have demanded Russia release the 24 Ukrainian sailors captured last month in the Kerch Strait, which links the Black Sea with the Azov Sea. Moscow said the sailors, who were captured along with their ships, were crossing the Russian border illegally. Ukraine, on the other hand, said Russia’s capture of [...]