28

Apr

UK to debate Vote16 – The Guardian

A private members bill to extend the voting age for 16- and 17-year-olds in parliamentary and other elections will have its second reading in the Commons on May 11th.  This…

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28

Apr

Merkel and Trump meet in Washington

  No much glamour accompanied the meeting between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Donald Trump. The meeting, was significantly labelled as a working meeting, indicating the 'essence' of…

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27

Apr

And they called him Louis

Kensington Palace announced that Prince William and his wife Kate have named their newborn son Louis Arthur Charles. He will be known as His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Cambridge.…

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26

Apr

Political adverts to be clearly labelled as such on Facebook

Reuters reports that Micke Schroepfer, the Facebook's chief technical officer announced that the company will introduce new measures with the aim of improving transparency around adverts in Britain by June…

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26

Apr

Unprecedented threats to unprecedented growth

The IMF released its World Economic Outlook in January 2018, where it expressed satisfaction with global economic growth in 2017, where the world economy expanded by 3.7%. Looking ahead, the…

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24

Apr

Alfie Evans still breathing despite termination of life support.

SKY News reports that the father of Alfie Evans, Tom said doctors were "gobsmacked" his 23-month-old son was still breathing eleven hours after his life support ended. Mr Evans said…

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23

Apr

Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to third child

The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to her third child. The boy, was born at 11:01am at St Mary’s hospital, Paddington. The baby weighed in at 8lbs 7ozs. The…

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21

Apr

Northern Ireland’s Border remains an issue in BREXIT talks

The U.K.’s two post-Brexit customs proposals to solve the Northern Ireland border issue have been rejected by the EU. Earlier this week, a report on The Telegraph, indicated that the…

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20

Apr

Prince Charles to lead the Commonwealth

Commonwealth leaders have agreed that Prince Charles will become the next head of the organisation after the Queen, it has emerged, in one of the less surprising diplomatic developments of recent months.…

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19

Apr

CNN: David Cameron says he doesn’t regret calling Brexit referendum

CNN: Former British Prime Minister David Cameron says he doesn't regret calling a referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union -- but wishes the result had gone the other…

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19

Apr

Ofcom investigating RT

The United Kingdom launched an investigation on a series of programmes aired by Russian TV, RT. Ofcom is in fact examining instances where Kremlin-backed news channel potentially breached UK broadcast…

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17

Apr

Windrush – A dark page in the UK’s Commonwealth history, today.

As the UK is hosting Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) where leaders gathered in London and Windsor to "address the shared global challenges we face and agree actions on…

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17

Apr

Air Strikes on Syria – House of Commons debate

Theresa May told MPs that there was clear evidence that the Assad government was behind the Douma chemical weapons attack and it was "legally and morally right" for the UK to…

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17

Apr

Air Strikes on Syria – Russia to allow OPCW inspectors in Douma

Russia said that chemical weapons inspectors in Syria will be permitted to visit the site of an alleged chemical attack, on Wednesday. A representative of Russia's military said late Monday…

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15

Apr

Russia threats dirty campaign against Britain’s elite

The Sunday Times reports that Russia threats to wage dirty campaign against Britain’s elite Spy chiefs are braced for a Russian revenge attack in which Kremlin-backed hackers release embarrassing information…

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14

Apr

Air Strikes on Syria. UK publishes legal documents

Air strikes on Syria were legally justified on humanitarian grounds, government documents say.  The British Government published the legal position document it had, and which led to the air strikes.…

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14

Apr

Air Strikes on Syria – Mixed reactions for May and Trump

A chorus of voices across the American political spectrum expressed support for Trump’s latest strikes, but criticised the lack of a broader U.S. Syria strategy that could end the seven-year…

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14

Apr

Air Strikes on Syria : Syria’s reaction

Syria’s Foreign Ministry described the joint US, UK and French airstrikes as a "flagrant violation of international law and the principals of UN charter." Syria called on the international community to…

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14

Apr

Air Strikes in Syria – Weapons used (CNN)

CNN provides an analysis of the weapons used by the US, France and the UK in the air strikes on Syria. A US defence official said the US Air Force used…

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14

Apr

Air Strikes on Syria – NATO to meet later on today

CNN reports that following the trilateral airstrikes launched in Syria, a meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) will be held Saturday afternoon, a NATO official tells CNN. France, the United…

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14

Apr

Air Strikes on Syria – Reactions by Jeremy Corbyn

The UK Labour Party's leader said that bombs won’t save lives or bring about peace. This legally questionable action risks escalating further, as US defence secretary James Mattis has admitted,…

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10

Apr

Hillary Clinton: Don’t let Brexit undermine Ireland’s peace

Hillary Clinton - Twenty years ago, the Good Friday/Belfast agreement helped bring an end to decades of conflict and violence in Northern Ireland. It was a watershed moment – the result of…

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