Boris Johnson, Chris Grayling, Patrick McLouglin, Justine Greening and Andrea Leadsom face sack as Theresa May mulls New Year Cabinet reshuffle | City A.M. January 1, 2018 A New Year reshuffle of Theresa May’s top team is looking increasingly likely as the embattled Prime Minister continues to face down pressure over her leadership. Boris Johnson could lose his role as foreign secretary to take on a tougher gig involved with Brexit delivery, although allies have told the Sunday Times the Leave-backing minister [...]
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un: Nuclear button is always on my desk January 1, 2018 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has kicked off 2018 with a new warning to Donald Trump: Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons are now capable of reaching “the entire” United States, and the rogue state is willing to use them if necessary. During a televised New Year’s Day speech, Kim gave an unequivocal message to his Western antagonist. [...]
New Year’s Eve 2017: What is the London weather forecast? December 31, 2017 With parts of the UK bracing themselves to be lashed by Storm Dylan, revellers in the capital can expect a largely dry night of festivities. Some 100,000 ticket holders packing the banks of the River Thames later today will be rewarded with almost rain-free conditions, weather forecasters say. The traditional firework display – 10,000 fireworks [...]
Bitcoin (BTC) threatens to fall below $12,000 – but which month delivered the best returns? December 31, 2017 Bitcoin fell to a near four-week low yesterday evening, threatening to dip under the $12,000 (£8,900) barrier for the first time since 5 December. But despite making big gains in the last three months of 2017 and rocketing to all-time highs in mid-December, savvy bitcoin investors made their biggest monthly gains much earlier in the [...]
New Year’s Eve 2017: How to avoid Uber surge pricing December 31, 2017 Uber prices are set to rocket across the country this evening, as New Year’s Eve promises to be one of the busiest times of the year for the ride-sharing firm. So-called “dynamic pricing” – which Uber claims is an automatic process to “incentivise licensed drivers to work during busy times and in busy areas” – [...]
Security minister Ben Wallace: “Ruthless profiteer” internet giants face tax raid unless they help in fight against terror December 31, 2017 Google, Facebook and YouTube and other internet giants have been blasted by the UK’s security minister for making life too easy for terrorists and extremists. Calling them “ruthless profiteers”, Ben Wallace said the firms face a multi-million pound tax raid if they continued to refuse to take down extremist content as well as failing to [...]
Prime Minister Theresa May: We’ve made “steady progress” on Brexit and most people “just want the government to get on and deliver” December 31, 2017 Prime Minister Theresa May is “determined” to keep up Brexit talks progress after a year of “steady progress” on Britain’s divorce from the EU. Attentions in 2018 will focus on trade and security issues associated with Brexit, May said in a New Year’s message published today. The PM added: Whichever way you voted in the [...]
New Year 2018: London mayor Sadiq Khan applauds the resilience of Londoners in New Year message December 30, 2017 Sadiq Khan has praised the “generosity of Londoners” in a New Year message today. Reflecting on the terrorists attacks which rocked the capital in 2017, the London mayor highlighted the bravery of the emergency services. Read more: Johnson: Terrorism not the result of British “folly” in Middle East “A true test of character is how [...]
Jose Mourinho claims Manchester United can’t compete with “no limits” Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain in transfer market December 30, 2017 Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says Manchester United are finding it difficult to compete in the transfer market with Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain who he claimed have “no limit” financially. United are the richest club in the world yet while Mourinho expects to spend big on new players next summer, he says the Premier [...]
Infrastructure chief Lord Adonis quits post over Theresa May’s handling of Brexit December 30, 2017 Influential peer Lord Adonis has quit his post as an infrastructure adviser, saying that the government has become too aligned with Ukip over Brexit. Adonis was head of the government’s National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), but has told Theresa May that Brexit is preoccupying Whitehall, and that she is not focused on other political issues. Read [...]