We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. In these uncertain times, it has never been more important for Government to deliver its promises with clarity and conviction. So tomorrow, I will stand before the House of Commons to begin the […]
The transit agency in Gatineau, Que., is proposing a new tram system across the Portage Bridge to help funnel a growing number of daily commuters across the Ottawa River. The Société de transport de l’Outaouais (STO) presented its early stage ideas for a rail-based interprovincial crossing to Ottawa councillors Friday morning. The concept would see […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The UK’s chief negotiator David Frost said little progress had been made as he hit out at the EU’s level playing field and fishing demands. And a senior British official close to […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday he is open to another relief bill to help alleviate economic pain inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic, and is talking to members of President Donald Trump’s administration about possible legislation. The top Republican in the U.S. Congress, though, declined to say in an […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Thursday handed President Donald Trump a setback, rejecting his bid to end a lawsuit that accused him of violating anti-corruption provisions of the U.S. Constitution with his ownership of a hotel in Washington while in office. The decision by the Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of […]
Boris Johnson has been accused of being “deeply dishonest” after it was confirmed that physical posts will be funded at Northern Ireland’s ports ahead of the end of the Brexit transition period. The UK government has “confirmed that it will urgently put in place detailed plans with the [Northern Ireland] Executive, which does include the […]
The body that represents NHS trusts says a lack of testing could have meant some patients with COVID-19 were discharged from hospitals into care homes. NHS Providers denied that trusts knowingly moved patients with the coronavirus into social care. But the group’s chief executive, Chris Hopson, said hospitals were only asked to “systematically test every […]
In a furious rant addressing the Commons, the leader of the House accused Labour Party MPs of trying to delay legislation being approved by Parliament by fighting for the continuation of a virtual system adopted in an attempt to fight the spreading of coronavirus. Mr Rees-Mogg claimed MPs must return to work as their job […]
SINGAPORE – Historian Thum Ping Tjin has been asked to put up corrections to a video in which he asserted that Singapore’s fake news law renders all criticism of the Government illegal. Describing this claim and several others as false and misleading, the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (Pofma) Office on Wednesday (May […]
A federal judge made clear Tuesday that he would not immediately rule on the Justice Department’s decision to dismiss its criminal case against former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn, saying he would instead let outside individuals and groups weigh in with their opinions. The move suggests U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan is not […]