(Reuters) – Twitter Inc on Friday said it had started suspending and restricting dozens of accounts posting content promoting U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg. “We took enforcement action on about 70 accounts, which includes a combination of permanent suspensions and account challenges to verify ownership,” a Twitter spokeswoman said in a statement to Reuters. […]
(Reuters) – The jury in Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault trial in New York said on Friday they were deadlocked on the most serious criminal charges and suggested they were unanimous on the others leveled against the former Hollywood mogul. Some legal experts said the jury’s questions made it appear the seven men and five women […]
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Friday denied Russia was interfering in the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign to boost President Donald Trump’s re-election chances following reports that American intelligence officials warned Congress about the election threat last week. U.S. intelligence officials told members of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee in a classified briefing last […]
So the Labour Party is about to turn 120. And what has it done? It was responsible for the National Health Service, anti-racism laws, slum clearance, social housing, decriminalisation of homosexuality, abolition of the death penalty, equal pay, the minimum wage, devolution, the end of conflict in Northern Ireland, the Human Rights Act and the […]
The presidents of the regional councils of Hauts-de-France, Normandy and Brittany have asked for further discussions to take place with the UK after its exit from the European bloc on January 31. Xavier Bertrand, Herve Morin and Long Chesnais-Girad wrote: “We must, at all costs, avoid a fishermen’s battle.” The main fear expressed within the […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Most of the fire at the Democratic presidential debate in Nevada on Wednesday was aimed at the newcomer on the stage, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. When it was over, his uninspiring performance may have given a lifeline to some of his rivals for the nomination to face President Donald Trump […]
Boris Johnson’s next Brexit hurdle will see the Prime Minister attempt to finalise a new trade agreement with the European Union by the end of the year. This tight deadline has put pressure on both the UK and EU to quickly come to a resolution on a new relationship, including issues surrounding trade tariffs and […]
The latest version of the bloc’s negotiation mandate responds to serious concerns from European Union nations that the European Commission’s original draft did not do enough in requiring Britain remains closely aligned to EU regulations. The new text highlights any post-Brexit trade deal must ensure a regulatory playing field is created that “will stand the […]
The last Labour landslide happened when I was at school. It changed my life, my family and my community. I want my children to know a Labour Government too. This goal will be on my mind next week when the Labour Party turns 120. On February 27, 1900 trade unionists, left-wing, working class and cooperative […]
An emotional miner's daughter told the Labour leadership hopefuls how she had apologised to her Dad as she voted Tory. Louvaine, who is from a traditional mining family and community, could not bring herself to back Labour. In an emotional intervention she explained how hard it had been for her voting in the December election, […]