Farage slammed for accusing Barnier of wanting the IRA to become active again August 25, 2018 Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage has been slammed today for accusing EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier of wanting the IRA to become active again. In an interview with the Times today Farage said Barnier “would like the IRA to become active again” and has cultivated the idea of “a hard border and soldiers with rifles”. [...]
Pope in Ireland: Child abuse scandal a source of ‘pain and shame’ for the Catholic Church August 25, 2018 Pope Francis said today on his first visit to Ireland that the failure of the Church to address child abuse by clerics was a "source of pain and shame for the Catholic community”. “I cannot fail to acknowledge the grave scandal caused in Ireland by the abuse of young people by members of the Church [...]
Travellers face challenging journeys as bank holiday repairs close Euston and reduce underground services August 25, 2018 Travellers trying to navigate around the capital this bank holiday weekend face extra challenges with repairs shutting major hub Euston and also causing disruption on the underground network. Euston is the southern terminus of the West Coast Main Line which connects London to Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow as well as being the main station [...]
Corbyn antisemitism storm grows as MP reports him to parliamentary watchdog August 25, 2018 Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn was reportedly the subject of a complaint to the parliamentary watchdog last night relating to comments from 2013 where he accused British Zionists of not understanding "English irony". Conservative MP Helen Grant wrote to Kathryn Stone, parliamentary commissioner for standards, asking for Corbyn to be investigated over the comments. Read more: [...]
Don’t be daft, foreign buyers keep housing supply alive August 24, 2018 New Zealand has been facing a familiar crisis to us here in the UK. Rising house prices, declining home ownership, and an influx of interest from foreign buyers. Less familiar, however, is the New Zealand government’s recent decision to ban foreign buyers from purchasing property in the country. It’s a decision that has come amid growing [...]
Scottish Power announces its second price hike this year August 24, 2018 Scottish Power is to raise its energy prices from October, the second hike in a year. Prices for standard variable gas and electricity for those affected will rise by an average of 3.7 per cent. Almost a million homes supplied by the company are expected to be affected. The decision comes as a result of [...]
Property of the Week: Find out how much it is to have former prime ministers and BBC presenters as neighbours in Connaught Village August 24, 2018 Most London villages are affluent places that aim to be the best of both worlds. Leafy streets and indie retailers take the beauty and community of rural life, but the school run can be done on foot and the office is half an hour away on the Tube. Albion Street, Hyde Park, £5m Connaught Village [...]
London mayor Sadiq Khan should park the cap on taxis – it’s actually TfL licensing that is clogging up our roads August 24, 2018 Congestion is snarling up London, and Sadiq Khan is right to be worried. Traffic speeds are now well into horse and cart territory. In the morning peak, passengers on the route 15 bus between Tower Hill and Charing Cross are now down to crawling along at an average of 4.2mph. The number of private hire [...]
Washington to impose additional Russian sanctions on Monday following Novichok attack August 24, 2018 US sanctions on Russia, retaliation for the Salisbury nerve agent attack, are to take effect on Monday. Washington announced that it is to limit foreign assistance to humanitarian means only, terminate arms exports and prevent the issuance of credit from any US government entity. Items deemed sensitive to national security are also to be prevented [...]
T-Mobile warns customers about data breach August 24, 2018 T-Mobile said today that hackers have accessed around 2m customers’ personal data. The US hack saw cyber criminals steal people’s names, billing zip codes, phone numbers, email addresses, account numbers, and account types. Read more: Email blunder: West Ham FC exposes supporters' email addresses But the mobile operator said financial data, social security numbers and [...]