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General election: Boris Johnson holds press conference with former Vote Leave campaigners – live news
General election: Boris Johnson holds press conference with former Vote Leave campaigners – live news
Prime minister’s no-show at leaders’ climate debate dominates morning politicsJohnson deflects question of how many children he hasTories left on ice as leaders vie to show climate credentialsWho won the general election climate debate?Sign up for the morning briefing 11.48am GMTQ: Have your views on single mothers changed since 1995?Johnson says he has addressed this. 11.45am GMTQ: You have blamed everyone for the failure to deliver Brexit. Are any of you willing to take responsiblity for the fact that you started this project without a plan?Johnson says this is a great project. It is a tragedy that parliament has blocked it. Continue reading...
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Daphne Caruana Galizia murder: Malta PM vows to stay until investigation complete
Daphne Caruana Galizia murder: Malta PM vows to stay until investigation complete
Anger from protesters as Joseph Muscat says his job is to ‘see this investigation concluded’Malta’s prime minister, Joseph Muscat, emerged from a marathon cabinet meeting at 3am on Friday to announce that he would stay in the job until the investigation into the murder of the journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was complete.In a night of high drama in Valletta, Muscat had summoned ministers to his office to decide whether to grant a presidential pardon to a businessman arrested last week on suspicion of masterminding the journalist’s assassination in October 2017. Continue reading...
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Wealthy US donors gave millions to rightwing UK groups
Wealthy US donors gave millions to rightwing UK groups
Revelations raise questions about influence of foreign funding on British politicsHow the right’s radical thinktanks reshaped the Conservative partyEleven wealthy American donors who have given a total of more than $3.7m (£2.86m) to rightwing UK groups in the past five years have been identified, raising questions about the influence of foreign funding on British politics.The donations have been given to four British thinktanks that have been vocal in the debate about Brexit and the shape of the UK’s future trade with the EU, and an organisation that claims to be an independent grassroots campaign representing ordinary British taxpayers. Continue reading...
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Arsenal sack Unai Emery and appoint Ljungberg as interim head coach
Arsenal sack Unai Emery and appoint Ljungberg as interim head coach
• Spaniard departs after 18 months in charge• ‘We have full confidence in Freddie to take us forward’Arsenal have sacked Unai Emery after a disastrous run of form led to the Spaniard’s position becoming untenable.Emery’s dismissal had seemed a matter of time in recent days, with Arsenal eighth in the Premier League and unable to achieve any semblance of consistency in their performances. The decisive blow was a 2-1 Europa League defeat by Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday night in front of a half-empty Emirates Stadium, which forced the club’s board to act after weeks of deliberation. Freddie Ljungberg, the first-team coach, will take over as interim head coach. Continue reading...
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Sudan crisis: Women praise end of strict public order law
Sudan crisis: Women praise end of strict public order law
On Twitter, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok praised women who endured "atrocities" under the law.
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Daphne Caruana Galizia: Malta suspect will not get immunity
Daphne Caruana Galizia: Malta suspect will not get immunity
PM Joseph Muscat says businessman Yorgen Fenech will not get immunity in exchange for information.
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Brad Gobright: Free solo climber falls to his death
Brad Gobright: Free solo climber falls to his death
World-renowned climber Brad Gobright has fallen to his death while abseiling in northern Mexico.
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Japanese store ‘rethinks’ badges for staff on periods
Japanese store 'rethinks' badges for staff on periods
The badges - which featured a cartoon character known as Miss Period - led to complaints.
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K-pop stars Jung Joon-young and Choi Jong-hoon sentenced for rape
K-pop stars Jung Joon-young and Choi Jong-hoon sentenced for rape
Jung Joon-young and Choi Jong Hun are found guilty of gang raping unconscious drunk women.
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PM Modi announces $450 mn financial assistance to SL
PM Modi announces $450 mn financial assistance to SL
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Uddhav Thackeray to face floor test tomorrow
Uddhav Thackeray to face floor test tomorrow
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Uddhav Thackeray, PM Modi like brothers: Shiv Sena
Uddhav Thackeray, PM Modi like brothers: Shiv Sena
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Pragya apologises for Godse praise in LS but with riders
Pragya apologises for Godse praise in LS but with riders
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NRC may emerge as big fault line in 2021 election
NRC may emerge as big fault line in 2021 election
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Siddaramaiah, Kumaraswamy booked for sedition
Siddaramaiah, Kumaraswamy booked for sedition
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Ajit Pawar congratulates Uddhav Thackeray
Ajit Pawar congratulates Uddhav Thackeray
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Record breaking climber, Brad Gobright, falls to his death
Record breaking climber, Brad Gobright, falls to his death
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Hillsborough families voice outrage at not guilty verdict
Hillsborough families voice outrage at not guilty verdict
Families furious as former police chief David Duckenfield is cleared of manslaughterHow David Duckenfield’s trial left Hillsborough families distraught againBereaved Hillsborough families have reacted with outrage to the not guilty verdict delivered in the prosecution for manslaughter of the former South Yorkshire police chief superintendent David Duckenfield, who was in command of the 1989 FA Cup semi-final at which 96 people were fatally injured.The verdict followed a 30-year campaign for justice by the families, which in 2012 led to the quashing of the original 1991 inquest and its verdict of accidental death, and a new legal process. Continue reading...
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12 EU states reject move to expose companies’ tax avoidance
12 EU states reject move to expose companies' tax avoidance
Proposal would have forced firms to reveal profits made and taxes paid in each EU countryTwelve EU countries, including Ireland, have blocked a proposed new rule that would have forced multinational companies to reveal how much profit they make and how little tax they pay in each of the 28 member states.The proposed directive was designed to shine a light on how some of the world’s biggest companies – such as Apple, Facebook and Google – avoid paying an estimated $500bn a year in taxes by shifting their profits from higher-tax countries such as the UK, France and Germany to zero-tax or low-tax jurisdictions including Ireland, Luxembourg and Malta. Continue reading...
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Tories left on ice in TV debate as leaders vie for climate credentials
Tories left on ice in TV debate as leaders vie for climate credentials
Johnson’s absence in Channel 4 debate mars milestone for environmental politics Tories threaten Channel 4 after ice sculpture takes PM’s place Opposition leaders attempted to outbid each other on Thursday night with their climate credentials in the first ever election debate focusing on the environmental emergency, in which the absent Boris Johnson was replaced by a melting ice sculpture.In place of the prime minister, Channel 4 placed an ice sculpture, representing, they said, the emergency on planet Earth. A second ice sculpture took the place of Brexit party leader Nigel Farage, who also refused to take part. Continue reading...
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BBC tells Tories to take down Facebook ad featuring its presenters
BBC tells Tories to take down Facebook ad featuring its presenters
Laura Kuenssberg and Huw Edwards footage could damage perception of impartiality, says corporationThe BBC is demanding the Conservatives take down Facebook adverts featuring footage of its journalists Laura Kuenssberg and Huw Edwards, arguing that their inclusion could damage perceptions of the corporation’s impartiality.The paid-for advert uses footage of the BBC’s political editor and the News at Ten host to argue that chaotic debates over Brexit can be avoided if people vote Conservative. Continue reading...
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Donald Trump says Taliban talks back on in surprise Afghanistan visit
Donald Trump says Taliban talks back on in surprise Afghanistan visit
President makes Thanksgiving visit to airbase near KabulConfirms talks with extremists have resumedDonald Trump made an unannounced visit to US troops in Afghanistan on Thursday, his first visit to the country where the US has been at war since late 2001. Related: Fired navy secretary blasts Trump over 'shocking' handling of Navy seal case Continue reading...
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Trump visits US troops in Afghanistan on Thanksgiving
Trump visits US troops in Afghanistan on Thanksgiving
In an unannounced visit to American troops, the US president says the "Taliban wants to make a deal".
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Trump Visits Afghanistan and Says He Reopened Talks With Taliban
Trump Visits Afghanistan and Says He Reopened Talks With Taliban
Details were unclear. The declaration came on an unannounced trip as the president seeks to highlight a record of achievement while he campaigns for re-election.
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Eknath Khadse leads voices within BJP criticising party’s approach
Eknath Khadse leads voices within BJP criticising party's approach
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In Afghanistan, Trump voices hope for ceasefire
In Afghanistan, Trump voices hope for ceasefire
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Army HQ restructuring stuck in bureaucratic procedures
Army HQ restructuring stuck in bureaucratic procedures
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