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Breaking News – Draft for Sunday’s Migration Summit conclusion shelved after Conte informs Merkel that it was unacceptable for him to attend for Migration summit with a ‘pre-packaged’ text
The Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, through a Facebook post announced that he had a call from Chancellor Angela Merkel, where she…
May avoids damaging Brexit defeat with last-minute concession
The Telegraph: T heresa May has told MPs they must “trust the judgement” of the British people who voted to leave the…
Children should be banned from using their mobile phones (UK)
The Telegaph: Children should be banned from using their mobile phones at school, the culture secretary has said. Not content with merely…
Prince Louis to be christened on 9th July
Prince William and Kate Middleton’s 8-week-old son will be christened on Monday, July 9, Kensington Palace confirmed on Wednesday . “The Duke…
Southgate station explosion: Police classify it as minor. No serious injuries.
Developing Story: BBC: Five people have been injured in a suspected explosion at a Tube station. Witnesses described smelling "burning rubber" and…
British Chambers of Commerce slash growth forecast for UK economy
CNN: The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) on Monday slashed its growth forecast for the UK economy this year to 1.3%, which…
Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram accounted for almost three-quarters of the cases with sexual predators targeting children. A fifth of the cases involved children under 10.
The Telegraph: M ore than 3,000 offences of grooming children online for sex have been committed by paedophiles in only the first…
Trump claims that the people of Germany are turning against their leadership
US President Donald Trump on Monday claimed that Germany's leaders were losing the support of the public over the migration issue. His…
London and other cities call for ban of sale of new diesel and petrol cars by 2030
Reuters - London Mayor Sadiq Khan and other city leaders from across Britain said on Monday a government plan to ban the…
Audi’s CEO Rupert Stadler arrested in Dieselgate
EuroNews / Reuters - German authorities have detained the chief executive of Volkswagen’s luxury division Audi, Rupert Stadler, as part of a…
Insights : Why isn’t there greater outrage about Russia’s involvement in Brexit?
Nick Cohen, a columnist for the Observer writes that the first duty of the leaders and citizens of a democracy is to…
Germany’s interior minister suggests he will compromise to avoid a full-blown German coalition crisis
Euronews: Germany's Interior Minister Horst Seehofer says the row between his Christian Social Union party and Chancellor Angela Merkel over migration policy…