Boeing 737 Max jet hits fresh setback before test flights June 27, 2019 Boeing’s plan to return its 737 Max jet to the skies has hit a fresh obstacle, with regulators discovering a “potential risk” to the aircraft model. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it discovered the issue during simulator tests, and warned Boeing must solve the potential problem before test flights can commence. Read more: British [...]
Hunt: Boris Johnson’s no-deal Brexit will put Corbyn in Downing Street June 26, 2019 Boris Johnson’s “do or die” Brexit pledge risks installing Jeremy Corbyn in Downing Street, Conservative leadership Jeremy Hunt has warned. The foreign secretary hit back at his rival in the race to be Prime Minister after Johnson made it clear he would take the UK out of the EU with or without a deal on [...]
Rory Stewart throws weight behind Hunt in Tory leadership contest June 26, 2019 International development secretary Rory Stewart has confirmed he is backing foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt to be the next prime minister. “I’m not a supporter of Boris and I wouldn’t serve in his cabinet, so I’m supporting Jeremy Hunt,” he told the BBC’s Today programme. Read more: Boris Johnson challenges Jeremy Hunt to commit to 31 [...]
Eoin Morgan admits England are ‘struggling with the basics’ at the Cricket World Cup after damaging Australia defeat June 25, 2019 They say it’s the hope that kills you. When Mitchell Starc ran in and delivered a rapid, inch-perfect inswinging Yorker to hit the base of the off-stump, send the zing bails flying and send Ben Stokes trudging off to the pavilion that’s when most Englishmen inside Lord’s felt theirs’ slip away. Stokes was at the [...]
Boris Johnson challenges Jeremy Hunt to commit to 31 October Brexit date June 25, 2019 Boris Johnson has challenged his leadership rival Jeremy Hunt to commit to bringing the UK out of the EU on 31 October – regardless of whether a deal has been agreed. In a letter published on his Twitter feed, Johnson argues Brexit must take place by the end of the extension period – or the [...]
New Prime Minister to be revealed on 23 July June 25, 2019 The Conservative party has confirmed it will announce its new leader, the country’s next Prime Minister, on Tuesday, 23 July. Read more: It’s Boris vs Jeremy, so what happens next? Either Boris Johnson or foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt will become the new Tory party leader depending on the outcome of a postal vote among 160,000 [...]
Boris Johnson’s tax cuts plan could cost UK £20bn per year June 25, 2019 Boris Johnson’s tax cuts plan could cost the UK up to £20bn per year, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) think tank. The Tory leadership candidate has pledged to hike the threshold for higher rate income tax to £80,000 from its current £50,000. Read more: Sky cancels live TV debate after Boris pulls [...]
Trek across the ice fields of Finland on a Northern Lights tour June 24, 2019 The fire fox runs at such great speed across the sky that sparks fly from his tail, streaking bright colours across the heavens. If you check out the Mozilla search engine logo, you will note how he wraps himself around the globe; but to see the fire fox’s resplendent light show in all its glory [...]
Schroders and Columbia Threadneedle back Coast Capital in First Group dispute June 24, 2019 Activist investor Coast Capital, which is demanding an overhaul of bus and rail operator First Group, has received the backing of two major fund managers. Schroders and Columbia Threadneedle Investments, which own nine per cent and 10 per cent of First respectively, are opposing the re-election of the company’s chairman Wolfhart Hauser at an extraordinary [...]
New Prime Minister to take power on 24 July June 24, 2019 Britain’s new Prime Minister will be revealed on Tuesday 23 July, it is reported. The Prime Minister will then take power the next day on 24 July, the Sun reports. Read more: Sky cancels Tory leadership debate as Boris refuses to attend Officials will finish counting Conservative party postal votes on Monday, 22 July, the [...]