MPs have voted by a majority of one to force the prime minister to ask for an extension to the Brexit process, in a bid to avoid any no-deal scenario. The bill, put forward by Labour’s Yvette Cooper, was passed by the Commons in just one day. However, it will need to be approved by […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Seasonally appropriate shoes are out of reach for a third of Russians, data shows The Kremlin press secretary has said he cannot understand a survey that shows that Russians struggle to afford new shoes. Dmitry Peskov was commenting on a report by state statistics agency Rosstat. It found that […]
Image copyright Cultural Heritage Agency Image caption The wreckage was brought to the surface and the ship’s cargo of copper plates laid out It is being hailed as a lucky accident, after salvage teams searching for containers that fell off a ship in a storm discovered a 16th Century shipwreck on the North Sea floor. […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Russia says S-400 missile system can shoot down up to 80 targets simultaneously US Vice-President Mike Pence has warned Turkey against buying a Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile system that Washington sees as a threat to US jets. He said Turkey “must choose” between remaining a key Nato member or […]
Image copyright Stop Homophobie Image caption Images of the attack went viral when the video was put out by a Stop Homophobie leader, Lyes Alouane A transgender woman has spoken out after a video went viral of her being attacked near a rally in central Paris against Algeria’s ailing president. Julia has described being targeted […]
Media captionCorbyn: May meeting “useful but inconclusive” Talks between Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn to break the Brexit deadlock have been called “constructive”. The two leaders met on Wednesday afternoon and agreed a “programme of work” to try to find a way forward to put to MPs for a vote. It is understood that each […]
Media captionTheresa May: “I’m offering to sit down with the leader of the opposition” Theresa May will meet Jeremy Corbyn later to see whether there is common ground to break the Brexit deadlock, Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay says. He said the “remorseless logic” of MP numbers in the House of Commons meant the UK was […]
Image copyright Getty Images A Roman Catholic diocese near Madrid is being investigated after a newspaper reported that it was running courses to “cure” gay men of homosexuality. The deputy head of the Madrid regional administration, Pedro Rollán, warned of penalties if the Church had broken the region’s anti-homophobia laws. The bishopric of Alcalá de […]
Juventus’ Moise Kean (right) is comforted by team-mate Joao Cancelo Juventus’ Italian teenage forward Moise Kean suffered racist abuse from the stands during Tuesday’s Serie A match at Cagliari. The 19-year-old held his arms aloft after scoring Juve’s second in the 2-0 win, seemingly in response to chants, and was subjected to further abuse. Afterwards […]
Juventus’ Moise Kean (right) is comforted by team-mate Joao Cancelo Juventus’ Italian teenage forward Moise Kean suffered racist abuse from the stands during Tuesday’s Serie A match at Cagliari. The 19-year-old held his arms aloft after scoring Juve’s second in the 2-0 win, seemingly in response to chants, and was subjected to further abuse. Afterwards […]
