COP21 Paris climate summit: UK business welcomes landmark climate change agreement as an “exciting opportunity” December 13, 2015 UK business welcomed the landmark climate deal in Paris, with the CBI describing the outcome of the Paris talks as an “exciting opportunity for business”. The first universal agreement on climate change was finally reached this weekend, following weeks of negotiations and extended deadlines. 195 nations committed to cutting emissions in a deal calling for [...]
Japan’s super fast bullet trains will soon be in India after $12bn deal agreed between Shinzo Abe and Narendra Modi December 13, 2015 Japan 's famous bullet trains, which can hit speeds of more than 200 mph and put most of the rest of the world's transport to shame, will soon make travelling in India a lot faster after a deal was struck between the two countries. On a visit to India, Japan's premier Shinzo Abe agreed a deal with his [...]
Russia “fired warning shots” at Turkey in near miss collision between ships in Aegean Sea December 13, 2015 Russia "fired warning shots" at Turkey, the country's defence ministry said on Sunday, after two ships came within 500 metres of each other in the Aegean Sea. A destroyer warship named Smetlivy was forced to fire warning shots at a Turkish vessel when it could not be contacted, in order to avoid a collision. According to the Interfax [...]
Republican front runner Donald Trump told he will “never win” by Saudi prince in Twitter spat December 12, 2015 A Saudi prince has told Donald Trump he will "never win" next year's US presidential election. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, nephew of Saudi Arabia's King Salman, said "you are a disgrace not only to the GOP but to all America" in a tweet to Trump. He added: "Withdraw from the US presidential race as you [...]
Saudi Arabia allows women to vote for the first time ever December 12, 2015 Today, women in Saudi Arabia are being allowed to vote for the first time in the kingdom's history. Across the country, they are casting their ballots in municipal elections – the first since 2005. Some difficulty is created, however, by the fact that women are not allowed to drive – just 130,000 have registered to [...]
COP21 Paris Climate Change Summit: Countries agree to keep warming “well below” 2C December 12, 2015 Countries gathered in Paris for the UN's COP21 climate change summit have at last agreed on a deal, which involves keeping warming to "well below" 2C. French foreign minister Laurent Fabius said the "ambitious and balanced" deal would be a "historic turning point" if it goes ahead. "The world is holding its breath, it's counting on [...]
Republican Presidential hopeful Donald Trump makes gains in polls after controversial comments December 11, 2015 Donald Trump not only continues to lead but is making gains in the polls after his controversial comments about Muslims this week. In the latest poll by Zogby Analytics, the Republican Presidential hopeful has reached a new high in popularity, surging to 38 per cent of support in the Republican primaries. The Zogby poll was the [...]
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn scheduled to attend controversial Stop the War coalition Christmas dinner December 11, 2015 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is planning to attend a Christmas dinner fundraiser for Stop the War coalition, a move which has attracted much controversy even from within his own party. Corbyn is billed as a "special guest" for an event, which will be held tonight at EV Restaurant at 6:30pm. Other guests will include campaigner [...]
Heathrow decision delayed: Government confirms deadline has been extended until next summer December 10, 2015 The government has confirmed that it will delay making a decision on whether to expand Heathrow Airport until at least next summer. In an announcement that sparked outrage among business groups, the government said that it "accepted the case for airport expansion in the south-east and the Airports Commission’s shortlist of options for expansion" but "more work [...]
New best friends: What people are making of the new alliance between Katie Hopkins and Donald Trump December 10, 2015 Republican Presidential hopeful Donald Trump has courted much criticism for his recent remarks, stating Muslims should be banned from entering the US and that there are areas in London and Paris where police are too scared to go to due to radicalisation. In Britain alone this sparked a wide range of responses, including a petition [...]