Theresa May has warned MPs that Brexit may not happen at all if they reject her deal. With three weeks until Britain is scheduled to leave the European Union, the prime minister urged parliament to back her on Brexit and “get it done”. Otherwise, she said “no one knows” what will happen in the aftermath […]

The leader of the federal NDP is making a couple of stops in London on Friday. Jagmeet Singh is attending the International Women’s Day Breakfast in the morning and will also host a round-table discussion on the housing crisis in the city. The event is supposed to feature a Q&A session with the media. Singh […]

SINGAPORE – National agency Sport Singapore (SportSG) will ramp up efforts to promote sports at special education schools and disability centres by linking up these institutions with specialised coaches. It hopes to reach out to 10 schools and centres by April 2020. “Currently, plans are underway to build the capabilities of teachers and staff at […]

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has backtracked on his claim that ensuring property taxes remain stable will be “simply a case of adjusting the bands”. Amid accusations that he has withheld a long-awaited review of the local property tax (LPT) to coincide with the local elections, Mr Varadkar has now said it is a complicated process because […]

(Reuters) – Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 U.S. election has ensnared dozens of people, including several advisers to President Donald Trump and a series of Russian nationals and companies. Rod Rosenstein, the No. 2 U.S. Justice Department official, in May 2017 appointed Mueller to look into whether Trump’s campaign […]

Two lawmakers from India‘s ruling party were set to be disciplined on Friday after a fight using a shoe as a weapon went viral on social media. The event has caused embarrassment to the Bharatiya Janata Party, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a country where shoes are considered unclean and using one as a weapon is seen […]

Nova Scotia’s justice minister is drawing fire from the Progressive Conservatives who claim he stepped on judicial independence by overriding a recruitment committee struck last year on the appointment of the chief judge of the provincial and family courts. Tory Leader Tim Houston says correspondence obtained by his party shows Mark Furey reappointed Chief Judge […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Republican on a U.S. House of Representatives oversight committee that is investigating President Donald Trump blasted the Democratic-led probe on Thursday as a “draconian inquisition” and an abuse of congressional power. The House Judiciary Committee’s ranking Republican, Doug Collins, said the panel’s investigation into obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse […]

SINGAPORE – Concerns about safety on paths shared by pedestrians and personal mobility device (PMD) users are valid, and there is a need for stronger enforcement to deter reckless riding, Senior Minister of State for Transport Lam Pin Min told Parliament on Thursday (March 7). To complement existing enforcement efforts, closed-circuit television cameras will be […]

A mum who said Universal Credit would have left her with £8.98 for a month has won the right to challenge the benefit in the High Court. Charmaine Parkin, 34, was granted permission today to fight a formal Judicial Review against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Her lawyers Leigh Day say a key […]