Tory austerity cuts have hit “left behind” towns in the north and midlands more than £700 million harder than Theresa May has promised to the entire country after Brexit , new figures have revealed. The Prime Minister is set to launch a £1.6 billion fund for towns across the country after Britain leaves the EU. […]
WASHINGTON — Justice Clarence Thomas was busy in February. As usual, he asked no questions during Supreme Court arguments. But he made up for his silence with three opinions in eight days that took issue with some of the court’s most prominent precedents. He called on Feb. 19 for the court to reconsider New York […]
SINGAPORE – Commerce ministers of Asean and its key partners have agreed on a series of targets to ensure that talks on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) cross the finish line this year. This comes as parties, more so than last year, understand the strategic significance of such an agreement and the importance of […]
SINGAPORE – About four in 10 applications for protection orders under the Protection from Harassment Act (Poha) were granted by the courts in the past four years since the Act was enacted. As of 2018, there were 535 applications for protection orders filed, with 213 granted by the courts. Also, 193 were given expedited protection […]
OXON HILL, Md. — President Trump said on Saturday that he planned to issue an executive order that would help guarantee free speech at colleges and universities by putting their federal aid at risk if they do not protect the viewpoints of students of all political stripes. The president made the announcement during a rambling […]
Child burial charges will be scrapped by the end of July after the government finally agreed a timetable. Theresa May confirmed the change this week in a triumph for the Sunday Mirror and battling MP Carolyn Harris. Fees will in future be paid from a new Children’s Funeral Fund and the PM told the House […]
Edmonton’s vehicle-for-hire bylaw has been cleaned up to end confusion over some criminal activity that until now, may or may not have meant a driver is disqualified from getting a city licence. In a report released by the City of Edmonton on Thursday, the rules were tightened to take in more background information on police […]
The transport secretary is facing calls to quit after it was revealed £33m in taxpayers’ money was paid to Eurotunnel over controversial no-deal Brexit ferry contracts. Chris Grayling is under pressure to resign over the move, which is the latest in a list of mishaps he has overseen. In exchange for the cash, Eurotunnel dropped […]
Kids between the ages of eight and twelve have the opportunity to get an inside look at City Hall as Winnipeg’s next Kid Mayor. The Kid Mayor contest, now in its second year, gives a lucky Winnipeg boy or girl the chance to shadow mayor Brian Bowman, pitch city councillors on ideas to improve the […]
WASHINGTON — Mark J. Penn, one of the primary architects of President Bill Clinton’s 1996 re-election campaign, met briefly with President Trump in the Oval Office last week, according to two people in attendance. The face-to-face meeting, the first between Mr. Trump and a onetime loyal adviser to the Clintons, marked what some saw as […]