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Brexit: EU has agreed Brexit 'flextension' until 31 January 2020, Tusk announces – live news Commons to debate motion for 12 December election as EU agrees to delay BrexitFull story: EU agrees Brexit extension to 31 JanuaryGovernment likely to adopt Lib Dem election plan, says SwinsonPeople’s Vote senior figures forced outEU’s ‘flextension’ offer - Snap analysis 11.42am GMTThis is from the politics professor Philip Cowley on the issue of whether or not Boris Johnson gets the blame for the Brexit extension. (See 10.55am.)I keep seeing this sort of gag (and yes, OK, ho ho ho), but if, say, MF comes out and says that he doesn't blame Boris and that it is instead all the fault of those Remainer swine, it'll be the sort of elite cue that we know is so important in determining how voter...

Samira Ahmed takes on BBC in landmark equal pay case Presenter claims being paid one-sixth of Jeremy Vine’s pay amounts to unfair treatmentThe BBC presenter Samira Ahmed has launched a landmark equal pay case, claiming she was paid 85% less than her male equivalent.Ahmed was cheered when she arrived at the central London employment tribunal on Monday morning. She was accompanied by colleagues and supporters, including the BBC Breakfast show presenter Naga Munchetty and the broadcaster Aasmah Mir. Continue reading... Go to Source

Essex lorry deaths: driver remanded in custody Maurice Robinson, 25, appears in court charged with manslaughter of 39 peopleMaurice Robinson, a 25-year-old lorry driver, has been remanded in custody by magistrates in Chelmsford after being charged with the manslaughter of 39 people found dead in a refrigerated container in Essex.Robinson, who appeared on Monday via video link, was charged on Saturday with 39 counts of manslaughter, conspiracy to traffic people, conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and money laundering. Continue reading... Go to Source

Donald Trump booed and greeted with 'lock him up' chants at World Series President attended Sunday’s baseball game in Washington DCCrowd booed when Trump appeared on video screenDonald Trump once claimed he was courted by several major league baseball clubs in his youth but turned them down because they couldn’t offer him enough money. On Sunday, baseball got its revenge.The President attended Game 5 of the World Series between the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros at Nationals Park, a short journey from the White House. When Trump was shown on the video screens in the stadium he was loudly booed by fans. That, perhaps, was predictable: Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon and both Bushes were all booed while attending baseball games as President. What came shortly aft...

Post-term pregnancy research cancelled after six babies die Swedish researchers say proceeding with induction trial would have been unethicalSweden has cancelled a major study of women whose pregnancy continued beyond 40 weeks after six babies died.The research was halted a year ago after five stillbirths and one early death in the babies of women allowed to continue their pregnancies into week 43. Continue reading... Go to Source

Brexit: EU prepares to grant UK three-month extension Exclusive: UK will have option to leave earlier if deal is ratified, leaked draft showsThe EU is preparing to sign off on a Brexit extension to 31 January 2020 with an option for the UK to leave earlier if a deal is ratified, according to a leaked draft of the agreement seen by the Guardian.Despite objections raised by the French government, a paper to be agreed on Monday circulated among member states suggests the EU will accede to the UK’s request for a further delay. Continue reading... Go to Source

Gender pay gap at its widest for women in their 50s, study reveals Rest Less analysis shows the average salary of women over 50 is 28% lower than men’sThe gender pay gap is at its most extreme for women in their 50s, new research has revealed, with women’s average salaries at that age being 28% – or £12,509 – lower than men’s.Women’s salaries drop by 8% in their 50s while men’s drop by 4% the analysis, based on data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) also revealed. The discrepancy falls very slightly over the next decade but continues at 27.6% to retirement age. Continue reading... Go to Source

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed in US raid, Trump confirms Isis leader ‘died like a dog’ in special forces raid on his Syrian safehouse, says presidentIsis leader killed – rolling updates and reactionThe Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed in a raid by US special forces on his Syrian safehouse, Donald Trump announced on Sunday, ending a years-long manhunt for one of the world’s most wanted terrorists.Trump said the “impeccable” two-hour operation was conducted on Saturday night in the province of Idlib, one of the last areas of the country still outside Syrian regime control, and that US officials had confirmed Baghdadi, 48, was among those killed. Continue reading... Go to Source

Essex lorry deaths: Vietnamese families fear for missing loved ones Relatives in Nghe An province, where 35 of the 39 dead are believed to be from, await worst news of allThe last time that Le Minh Tuan spoke to his son Le Van Ha, it was in a brief phonecall. “I have made it to France,” Ha told his father on Monday, “and I am about to get in a car to England.”It had been a long journey for Ha since he left his small farming community of Yen Hoi, in Vietnam’s Nghe An province, in July, in search of better prospects. He had flown first to Ho Chi Minh City, then travelled to Malaysia, then Turkey, then Greece and finally to France. Continue reading... Go to Source

No 10 to explore other routes towards election after Lib Dem proposal Downing Street hints at bill-based path if MPs do not back election motion on MondayThe government could try to force a pre-Christmas election via a simple majority for a parliamentary bill, Downing Street has said, following a Liberal Democrat-devised plan to try to end the House of Commons impasse.While ministers have dismissed a Lib Dem-Scottish National party idea to bring about an election on 9 December by amending the Fixed-term Parliaments Act as a “gimmick”, a Downing Street source said Boris Johnson’s government could consider a similar bill-based route. Continue reading... Go to Source

Oktoberfest 'produces 10 times as much methane as the city of Boston' First analysis of the environmental impact of the Munich festival reveals emissions costFor the millions of people who descend on Munich for the annual booze-drenched bash, Oktoberfest is a celebration of beer, bands and bratwurst.But as the dust settles for another year on the world’s largest folk festival, and die Bierleichen return to the land of the living, environmental scientists have released the first analysis of methane emissions from the 16-day party. Continue reading... Go to Source

Police investigating 'Kill Gina Miller' crowdfunding page Website apologises to anti-Brexit activist over page trying to raise money for hitmanPolice are investigating a crowdfunding page that advocated killing the anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller.The page, which has been on the GoFundMe website since April, sought to raise £10,000 for a hitman to kill Miller, but did not raise any money before it was taken down. Continue reading... Go to Source