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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... Go to Source

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... Go to Source

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. Go to Source

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. Go to Source

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. Go to Source

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. Go to Source

Madrid taken over by hundreds of sheep for annual festival More than 2,000 animals parade through the Spanish capital for a traditional festival. Go to Source

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. Go to Source

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... Go to Source

'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... Go to Source...

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. Go to Source

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. Go to Source

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. Go to Source

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. Go to Source

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. Go to Source

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. Go to Source

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. Go to Source

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. Go to Source

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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... Go to Source

MPs put brakes on Boris Johnson's Brexit deal with rebel amendment PM says he will press ahead with legislation next week, but is obliged to request extensionHow did your MP vote?MPs have inflicted a humiliating defeat on Boris Johnson by passing a backbench amendment withholding their support from his Brexit deal.Instead of backing Johnson’s agreement in a “meaningful vote”, MPs passed an amendment tabled by a cross-party group of MPs led by Oliver Letwin by 322 votes to 306 – a majority of 16. Continue reading... Go to Source

What does the Letwin amendment mean for Brexit timetable? Will Boris Johnson still try to get his deal through – and will he ask the EU for an extension?What happens now the Letwin amendment has passed?The former Tory minister Oliver Letwin’s amendment passed 322 to 306. This means Boris Johnson did not get the clean yes or no vote on his Brexit deal that he had hoped for in Saturday’s “super sitting” and must by law request an extension. In short, it pushes the focus of Brexit decision-making into next week. Continue reading... Go to Source

Boris Johnson's Super Saturday bubble bursts ‘Trust me, I’m Boris,’ the PM had said, and to his astonishment 322 MPs decided they didn’tBoris Johnson isn’t good at deferred gratification. Sulk wants. Sulk must have. Jennifer Arcuri had driven him mad by insisting he stick to Google Hangouts when he’d been dying to move on to spreadsheets. But today of all days he had been certain nothing could spoil his triumph. He’d looked the EU in the eye and he had blinked first. It took some skill to go back to Brussels and negotiate an even worse withdrawal agreement than Theresa May, but somehow – against all the odds – he had defied the gloomsters and pulled it off.So this was to have been his Super Saturday. A day to go down in the history books, when parliament met for the first time on ...

EU will grant Brexit extension if Johnson sends letter, says Brussels Officials say delay would be granted beyond 31 October, but EU will not make first moveThe EU will grant a further Brexit delay beyond 31 October if a letter of request is received from Boris Johnson, but the bloc will not make the first move, senior officials in Brussels have said.Shortly after the Commons put the prime minister under a legal obligation to seek an extension, a spokeswoman for the European commission called for clarification from Downing Street. Continue reading... Go to Source

March organisers hail ‘one of the greatest protest marches in British history’ Led by mayor Sadiq Khan, around one million protesters gathered to demand a fresh referendumIn one of the largest public demonstrations in British history, a crowd estimated at around one million marched outside parliament to demand MPs grant them a fresh referendum on Brexit.Organisers of the march said the turnout, buoyed by the dry weather and the promise of “super Saturday”, was comparable to the previous second referendum rally six months ago, when a million people gathered in central London. Continue reading... Go to Source

Turkey's Erdogan vows to 'crush heads' of Kurdish fighters The Turkish president says Kurdish-led forces must withdraw under the terms of a temporary truce. Go to Source