Shane Ross blundered on the names of key Irish soccer figures as he said he does not hear criticism of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) from fans. The Sports Minister – whose interventions in relation to key sporting moments have in the past been gaffe-prone – referred to Ireland U21 manager Stephen Kenny as […]
Bosses should stop moaning about a lack of low-skilled foreign workers and start employing British youngsters instead, Theresa May insisted. Net migration from the EU has plummeted since the 2016 Brexit vote. The fall in the value of the pound has made it less attractive for would-be workers to up sticks and come to the […]
Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman shared a ‘bro handshake’ and looked thrilled to see each other at the G20 summit. The pair, who are each facing international condemnation over Ukraine and the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, were all smiles as they exchanged pleasantries in Buenos Aires. Salman had been left […]
Ukrainian officials on Friday upped the ante in the growing confrontation with Russia, announcing a travel ban for most Russian males and searching the home of an influential cleric of the Russian Orthodox Church. The long-simmering conflict bubbled over Sunday when Russian border guards rammed into and opened fired on three Ukrainian vessels near the […]
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s unprecedented proposal to keep migrants waiting in Mexico while seeking U.S. asylum will likely face challenges that it endangers refugees and denies them due process, and may be decided by an obscure provision of U.S. immigration law. Last week, Trump said that migrants who seek asylum at the U.S.-Mexican […]
The Tory Health Secretary has been accused of breaking ethics rules after he heaped praise on a private health firm. Matt Hancock hailed the Babylon GP At Hand app in an interview in the Evening Standard, saying he has it on his phone. The article was printed "in association with" Babylon, which matches patients to […]
WASHINGTON — At workplaces across the United States, it is routine for Americans’ conversations to turn to President Trump — whether his policies are good, whether he should be impeached, what to think about the “resistance.” Some drink from MAGA mugs; others tape cartoons to their cubicle walls portraying Mr. Trump as a Russian quisling. […]
A new Brexit referendum could be held by the end of May, Tory former education secretary Justine Greening has insisted. The push for another EU poll was backed by ex-minister Jo Johnson who said it could have a "healing" effect. Ms Greening said that if Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal is voted down by […]
Theresa May today appeared not to know what ‘friends with benefits’ are, in an exchange that was exactly as awkward as you think it was. The Prime Minister stuttered over the eye-popping question at a 90-minute hearing of Parliament’s Liaison Committee. The ‘supergroup’ of MPs, each of whom chairs their own committee, had a rare […]
The UK and US have agreed a deal for post-Brexit flights, the Transport Secretary has announced. The new arrangement ensures airlines flying from the UK to the US will continue to enjoy the same access they currently have, the Department for Transport (DfT) said. Flights between the countries operate under the US-EU "open skies" treaty. […]