OKLAHOMA CITY — At the age of 16, an “Okie” known to her friends as Liz Herring and to her family as “Betsy” graduated from Northwest Classon High School, her professional prospects limited by her gender and her politics fairly conservative. On Sunday afternoon, she returned to the high school more than a half-century later […]
The next few months are set to be rocky for the EU alliance, as member countries agree on the terms of a trade deal with the UK. The EU27 need to agree a draft mandate by February 1 in order for trade talks to commence in March, but it’s not looking an easy task as […]
There are many qualities we need in the next Labour leader, but there’s one we need above all. It’s true we need someone combining life experience and political experience, who both understands the struggles ordinary people are going through every day, but can also hold the Tories to account for them. We also need someone […]
A 451-page dossier leaked last month has revealed a US veto over any discussions on the climate crisis in future trade talks. The revelation has sparked outrage from climate campaigners as well as critics of Mr Johnson wary of Donald Trump’s aggressive foreign policy. Nick Dearden of Global Justice Now said: “The fact that the […]
Boris Johnson has served Christmas lunch to British troops based in Estonia on a one-day visit to the Baltic country. Mr Johnson thanked the servicemen and women for their work as he joined them for lunch at the Tapa military base near the capital Tallinn. The base hosts 850 British troops from the Queen’s Royal […]
Jeremy Corbyn has warned Boris Johnson's Brexit deal would mean maggots in paprika and rat hairs in orange juice. The Labour leader said a post-Brexit US trade would mean signing up to lower standards as Britain runs short of bargaining chips. It came as Mr Johnson came to the Commons on the last day before […]
Andrew Bailey, the head of the Financial Conduct Authority has been named as the next governor of the Bank of England. He'll replace outgoing Governor Mark Carney, Chancellor Sajid Javid announced this morning. The next governor will take on the job on March 16, with Mr Carney extending his tenure from his expected departure date […]
Seven candidates vying for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination took the debate stage Thursday night in Los Angeles for the sixth round of debates. Here is how the candidates’ remarks stacked up against the truth. What They’re Talking About Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., correctly noted his low net worth compared with Senator […]
(Reuters) – The magazine founded by the late Reverend Billy Graham that is influential with conservative evangelical Christians in the United States called on Thursday for President Donald Trump to be removed from office. Christianity Today wrote in an editorial carrying the headline “Trump Should Be Removed from Office” that it could no longer stand […]
Boris Johnson set out his programme for Government, with a Queen’s Speech that was long on promises but short on commitments. The agenda includes some policies that will be welcomed by Mirror readers, including scrapping hospital car parking charges for those in greatest need, a ban on trophy hunting and help for our struggling high […]