House of Lords approve bill to delay Halloween Brexit and avoid no deal September 6, 2019 A bill designed to block a no-deal Brexit is set to become law after passing through the House of Lords today. The European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill was successfully passed through the House of Commons on Wednesday, but had to be approved by the House of Lords before becoming law. Read more: Car makers: We [...]
Police chief criticises Boris Johnson for using ‘officers as a backdrop’ to political speech September 6, 2019 Boris Johnson has come in for criticism for using the West Yorkshire police force as a backdrop to a political speech on Thursday. Chief constable John Robins said he had been misled by Downing Street and told that his police force’s involvement would be “solely about police officer recruitment”. Read more: Opposition parties to block [...]
British Airways strikes and IT glitches dent BA’s reputation September 6, 2019 The reputation of British Airways plummeted to a four-year low last month in the wake of strikes and IT failure that left passengers stranded. BA has fallen from 31st to 55th of the 65 companies in the airlines reputation index of reputation intelligence company alva since 1 January 2016. Read more: British Airways strikes: Pilots [...]
Sterling falls back to $1.23 as investors remain cautious ahead of US jobs data release September 6, 2019 Sterling was down against both the dollar and euro in early morning trading as traders await the US non-farm payroll report and key US jobs data. The pound was down by 0.21 per cent against the dollar at 1.229 and against the euro, sterling was behind by 0.35 per cent at 1.113. Read more: Sterling [...]
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accuses China of using ‘arbitrary detention’ for political gain September 6, 2019 Justin Trudeau has hit out at China for using “pressure tactics” in trying to secure the release of Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou. The Canadian Prime Minister has said that Beijing is “using arbitrary detention as a tool to achieve political goals” after they detained Canadian nationals Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor. Read more: [...]
Gareth Southgate has tactical decisions to make after picking young England squad September 2, 2019 It will come as no surprise to see that Gareth Southgate’s latest England squad contains some fresh and exciting faces and the emphasis firmly fixed on youth. During his tenure in charge of the Three Lions he has never shied away from selecting youngsters and in his latest squad a number of the country’s best [...]
Williams Formula One team owner considering sale of engineering arm August 31, 2019 The owner of the Williams Formula One team, Williams Grand Prix Holdings, is exploring the possibility of selling its engineering arm. The company has been approached by several parties looking to acquire Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) and a sale could raise tens of millions of pounds for the racing team, according to Sky News. Read [...]
Thousands protest Boris Johnson’s move to suspend parliament August 31, 2019 Protestors have taken to the streets across the UK to protest against Boris Johnson’s plans to prorogue parliament. The Prime Minister revealed this week that he would suspend parliament for five weeks from 10 September and faced an immediate backlash. Read more: Scottish court rejects bid to halt proroguing parliament A number of court hearings [...]
Hong Kong protests: Police use tear gas and water cannon to disperse crowds August 31, 2019 Hong Kong police have fired tear gas and used a water cannon to try and disperse protestors at another rally on Saturday. The anti-government activists took cover under umbrellas but refused to leave the area. Read more: Hong Kong activists charged in clampdown on protests They responded by aiming laser beams and throwing objects at [...]
Chancellor to announce £400m funding for further education August 31, 2019 Sajid Javid will announce an additional £400m of funding for further education in England in his spending review next week. The chancellor said the money would support the introduction of new T-level qualifications. Read more: Chancellor in row with Boris johnson over sacking of his special advisor Writing in the Guardian, he also promised to [...]
