Sri Lanka bombings: Forgiving and fighting to recover
Sri Lanka bombings: Forgiving and fighting to recover
Six months after one of the world's worst recent terror attacks, this town is fighting to recover.
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Lebanon protests: Mass revolt continues as PM ‘agrees reforms’
Lebanon protests: Mass revolt continues as PM 'agrees reforms'
The country is in the grips of the largest anti-government demonstrations in years.
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Five things to know about Canada’s general election
Five things to know about Canada's general election
Will Canadians give Justin Trudeau a second chance when they head to the polls on 21 October?
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Brexit: government to seek meaningful vote on deal on Monday – live news
Brexit: government to seek meaningful vote on deal on Monday – live news
Follow the day’s Brexit fallout after Boris Johnson sent a letter requesting an extension, and another arguing against itLabour could back Brexit bill if second referendum attached, says StarmerEU will wait until MPs debate Brexit deal to make extension decision 6.52pm BSTAll is not well at the People’s Vote campaign, Rowena Mason reports: clashes between PR guru Roland Rudd and Labour peer Peter Mandelson have sent the organisation into crisis just as the prospect of testing MPs’ support for a second referendum becomes a reality.Alastair Campbell’s involved, too, as a leak to the Mail on Sunday showed:The emails suggested Mandelson and Alastair Campbell, another former New Labour communications adviser, had ...
What next for Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal?
What next for Boris Johnson's Brexit deal?
Despite his latest defeat, PM intends to bring withdrawal bill to the Commons within daysLatest Brexit developments – live updatesThe prime minister tried to have a meaningful yes/no vote on his Brexit deal on Saturday, but parliament passed an amendment withholding support until full legislation on the withdrawal agreement has been scrutinised. This meant he had to send a letter to the EU requesting a three-month extension to article 50. Continue reading...
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‘She has listened to us’: constituents back Labour rebel Caroline Flint
'She has listened to us': constituents back Labour rebel Caroline Flint
In leave-voting former pit villages, many agree with the MP’s decision to support Boris Johnson’s Brexit dealOf the six Labour MPs who rebelled and voted with the government on Saturday, only one, Caroline Flint, is standing again in the next general election. But in her constituency of Don Valley, which she has represented for 22 years, that decision seems unlikely to be a costly one.Explaining her decision, Flint revealed a stark statistic: in the mining villages in this part of South Yorkshire, she wrote in the Sunday Times, 80% of voters backed leave in 2016 (over the whole constituency the figure was 68%). Parliament has not been listening to these people, she wrote: “The voices in our mining villages rem...
World economy is sleepwalking into a new financial crisis, warns Mervyn King
World economy is sleepwalking into a new financial crisis, warns Mervyn King
Past crashes spawned new thinking and reform but nothing has changed since 2008 banking meltdown, says former Bank of England bossLarry Elliott: The global economy needs to change fastThe world is sleepwalking towards a fresh economic and financial crisis that will have devastating consequences for the democratic market system, according to the former Bank of England governor Mervyn King.Lord King, who was in charge at Threadneedle Street during the near-death of the global banking system and deep economic slump a decade ago, said the resistance to new thinking meant a repeat of the chaos of the 2008-09 period was looming. Continue reading...
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Spain’s deputy PM tells Catalan president to ‘stop telling impossible lies’
Spain's deputy PM tells Catalan president to 'stop telling impossible lies'
Carmen Calvo says Quim Torra should go further in condemning violence by separatist protestersSpain’s deputy prime minister has told the Catalan president to “stop lying” to the region by promising independence, and accused rightwing Spanish parties of “irresponsibility, disloyalty and selfishness” as the country reels from a week of violent protests across Catalonia.The supreme court’s imprisonment last Monday of nine separatist leaders for sedition over their roles in the failed bid for Catalan independence two years ago prompted violent unrest that left two people in a critical condition, hundreds more injured and cost more than €2m (£1.7m). Continue reading...
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US troops leaving Syria will go to Iraq, says Pentagon chief
US troops leaving Syria will go to Iraq, says Pentagon chief
The withdrawal of US forces paved the way for a Turkish military offensive against Kurdish fighters.
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Swiss election: Green parties ‘make historic gains’
Swiss election: Green parties 'make historic gains'
Greens make gains in Sunday's poll as the right-wing SVP suffers a setback, early projections show.
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Hong Kong: Petrol bombs tossed at police in latest protest
Hong Kong: Petrol bombs tossed at police in latest protest
Thousands take part in a banned march that turns violent as hardcore protesters clash with police.
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Trump ‘considers himself in the hospitality business’ – Mick Mulvaney
Trump 'considers himself in the hospitality business' - Mick Mulvaney
The chief of staff spoke after the US president dropped plans to host next year's G7 summit at his resort.
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Madrid taken over by hundreds of sheep for annual festival
Madrid taken over by hundreds of sheep for annual festival
More than 2,000 animals parade through the Spanish capital for a traditional festival.
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Trump Campaign Floods Web With Ads, Raking In Cash as Democrats Struggle
Trump Campaign Floods Web With Ads, Raking In Cash as Democrats Struggle
That campaigns are now being fought largely online campaign is hardly a revelation, yet only one political party seems to have gotten the message.
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Labour could back Brexit bill if second referendum attached, says Starmer
Labour could back Brexit bill if second referendum attached, says Starmer
Shadow Brexit secretary goes further than party leader in saying Labour could back dealBrexit latest: the day’s developmentsLabour will try to attach a customs union and second referendum to Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal, setting up a parliamentary battle over the legislation this week.Keir Starmer, the shadow Brexit secretary, suggested Labour could vote for Johnson’s deal if a second referendum was added to the withdrawal agreement bill, despite the party’s fundamental objections to the terms of the UK’s proposed departure from the EU. Continue reading...
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‘House of fools’: how the papers covered Johnson’s latest Brexit defeat
'House of fools': how the papers covered Johnson's latest Brexit defeat
Newspapers cast prime minister as either a fighter or a loser, with plenty of anger directed at Parliament, tooJohnson sends unsigned request to Brussels for Brexit delaySunday’s papers worked late into the night to paint Boris Johnson variously as a staunch leader battling the “Brexit wreckers” in the Commons, or as prime minister who had notched up another humiliating defeat.The Observer carries a large picture of the People’s Vote march alongside news of Johnson’s “humiliating Commons defeat”. It reports his latest plans were thrown into chaos after MPs voted to withhold their approval, and says the prime minister will call on EU leaders to reject any Brexit extension. Continue reading...
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Trump abandons plan to host G7 summit at his golf course
Trump abandons plan to host G7 summit at his golf course
The plan to use one of the president's resorts in Florida sparked bipartisan criticism.
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Chile protests: Three dead in supermarket fire as clashes continue
Chile protests: Three dead in supermarket fire as clashes continue
The protests were sparked by a rise in metro fares, which has since been suspended.
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Trump abandons plan to host G7 summit at his Miami golf course after criticism
Trump abandons plan to host G7 summit at his Miami golf course after criticism
The plan to use one of the president's resorts in Florida sparked bipartisan criticism.
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Brazil environment: Clean-up on beaches affected by oil spill
Brazil environment: Clean-up on beaches affected by oil spill
Thousands of people work to remove oil and tar from beaches as source of spill remains unclear.
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Qantas completes test of longest non-stop passenger flight
Qantas completes test of longest non-stop passenger flight
The New York to Sydney flight is part of research on how ultra-long haul journeys affect our bodies.
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After Criticism, Trump to Select New Location for G7
After Criticism, Trump to Select New Location for G7
White House officials would consider another site, the president said, suggesting Camp David was a possibility.
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Defiant Mulvaney Rides Out Storm Over His Ukraine Comments
Defiant Mulvaney Rides Out Storm Over His Ukraine Comments
As he approaches his anniversary in the White House as acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney finds himself in a something of a netherworld.
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Francis Rooney, G.O.P. Lawmaker Who Won’t Rule Out Impeachment, Is to Retire
Francis Rooney, G.O.P. Lawmaker Who Won’t Rule Out Impeachment, Is to Retire
A day earlier, Mr. Rooney became the first House Republican to indicate that he was willing to consider supporting articles of impeachment.
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Candid pics of Twinkle’s sister you may have not seen before
Candid pics of Twinkle's sister you may have not seen before
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Future travel: Hollywood’s next-gen automobiles
Future travel: Hollywood's next-gen automobiles
A look at how Hollywood has imagined cars of the future in sci-fi movies.
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Boris Johnson sends unsigned request to Brussels for Brexit delay
Boris Johnson sends unsigned request to Brussels for Brexit delay
PM sends photocopy of request required by Benn act to Donald Tusk with a conflicting view in a second letterBoris Johnson has sent a letter to European council president Donald Tusk requesting a further Brexit delay beyond 31 October.Despite the prime minister’s insistence that he would not “negotiate” a further extension of the UK’s membership of the EU, he confirmed on Saturday evening that he had sought such a prolongation. Continue reading...
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