WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A tweet by a North Carolina television journalist on Wednesday that said President Donald Trump would accept the Republican presidential nomination in Charlotte, North Carolina, on the first night of the party’s convention is incorrect, a Fox News reporter said on Twitter, citing unnamed sources. “I just wrapped an interview with @VP […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top Trump administration officials and Democratic congressional leaders will try on Wednesday to narrow their stark differences over a coronavirus aid bill, with no guarantees they can craft a compromise before some jobless benefits expire at the end of this week. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House chief of staff Mark […]
The UK government is poised to put more countries on its quarantine list “straight away” if coronavirus runs “out of control” in them. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden told Sky News more announcements could follow the decision to advise against all non-essential trips to Spain over the weekend due to fears over rising levels of COVID-19. […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republicans on Monday announced a $1 trillion coronavirus aid package hammered out with the White House, paving the way for negotiations with Democrats on a plan to help Americans as expanded unemployment benefits for millions expire this week. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell announced what he called a “tailored and […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Lord West’s tongue-in-cheek suggestion came in the midst of a debate in the House of Lords to consider options for the refit, which estimates suggest could cost as much as £4billion. The […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top aides to U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday they agreed in principle with Senate Republicans on a $1 trillion coronavirus relief package — the party’s opening offer in negotiations with Democrats less than a week before enhanced unemployment benefits expire. White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told reporters in […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The former presenter of the BBC Radio 4 Today programme host accused Mr Johnson of being full of “something and wind” and accused him on not delivering on his promises to the […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Brexit negotiator David Frost and his EU counterpart Michel Barnier ended the latest gruelling round of trade talks without a breakthrough – increasing the prospect of no deal exit at the end […]
Boris Johnson is to tell millions of overweight Britons to get on a bike to shed the pounds and survive COVID-19. Launching a massive anti-obesity campaign, the prime minister will order GPs to prescribe cycling to lose weight as he attempts to put the nation on a diet. Some patients will be able to gain […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Boris Johnson had hoped the outline of a post-Brexit free trade deal would be nailed down this month, but the EU’s refusal to first reach agreement on the more straightforward areas before […]