Wales have smashed England’s tournament prize money record at Euro 2016 after beating Belgium to reach the semi-finals and pocketing £15m July 2, 2016 Wales' historic run to the Euro 2016 semi-finals will provide a financial windfall for the Football Association of Wales (FAW) as well as a fairytale story for the country to pass through generations. After staging a massive shock to beat Belgium 3-1 in Friday night's quarter-final, the Wales team has earned the FAW £14.7m in [...]
Tens of thousands march in London to protest the Brexit vote July 2, 2016 Tens of thousands of people are marching in London today to protest the UK's democratic decision to leave the European Union. Protesters taking part in #marchforeurope are heading to Parliament holding banners saying slogans such as "I am really quite cross", "Shame on liars, xenophobes, Farage Johnson Gove" and "2nd Referendum". There will be speakers at Parliament Square from [...]
Andrea Leadsom takes side-swipe at Conservative leadership rival Theresa May July 2, 2016 Would-be Tory leader Andrea Leadsom appears to have taken a side-swipe at frontrunner Theresa May as she tries to consolidate her position as the pro-Brexit candidate in the Conservative leadership race. Leadsom has said the Conservative premiership must be a supporter of Brexit, not someone "who is reluctantly following the wishes of the people". The thinly-veiled attack on May – [...]
Australia goes to the polls in neck-and-neck race July 2, 2016 The Aussies headed to the polls today to pick their fifth new leader in three years. If you thought the Brexit vote was a close one, how about this: the two final opinion polls on the Australian general election showed the coalition leads the opposition Labor party by 50.5 per cent to 49.5 per cent. Prime Minister Malcolm [...]
May steams ahead in Tory leadership race July 2, 2016 Theresa May has consolidated her lead in the Tory leadership race, as it emerged nearly one hundred Conservatives back the Home Secretary's bid for the top job – as Andrea Leadsom sneaked ahead of pro-Brexit rival Michael Gove. Ninety-six MPs voiced their support for May on Friday evening, with 160 yet to declare their voting intentions. [...]
Government shrugs off Gibraltar fears for gambling sector July 1, 2016 The government's representative in Gibraltar has shrugged off fears that the remote gambling industry will be under threat after last week's Brexit vote. It said the industry has remained "strongly committed" to keeping its online gaming operations in the British Overseas Territory, after speaking with every gambling operator that has a presence on the island, as [...]
US Presidential Election 2016: Nate Silver thinks Donald Trump has just 20-25 per cent chance of beating Hillary Clinton July 1, 2016 Polling wonder-kid Nate Silver reckons Donald Trump has just a 20-25 per cent chance of winning the US presidential election. Silver, who in 2012 correctly predicted the outcome in every state, said Clinton's chances of taking the White House are correspondingly 75-80 per cent. On the website FiveThirtyEight, two forecasts were revealed: the first just based on [...]
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to sell off water cannon bought by Boris Johnson that weren’t used a year after Theresa May blocked their deployment July 1, 2016 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is to sell off three never-used water cannon previously purchased by Boris Johnson on behalf of London. Boris Johnson spent more than 200,000 on the three water cannon, which were blocked from being used on the streets of London by home secretary Theresa May. The former London mayor came under fire [...]
These are the things that are likely to happen before Brexit July 1, 2016 There has been much speculation over when the formal Brexit process will start, with no clear deadline set. Now bookmaker Betway has issued a list of things that are likely to take place before Article 50 is triggered, which will kick off the UK's official withdrawal from the EU. The betting firm has odds of 1/14 [...]
US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launches investigation after Tesla driverless car death July 1, 2016 A preliminary investigation has been launched after the death of a man in Florida who was driving a Tesla Model S car on autopilot mode. The crash with a tractor occurred on 7 May and is the first known fatality in more than 130m miles where Tesla's autopilot setting has been activated, the electric car maker said [...]