Brexit: Call for Irish border poll during deadlock ‘irresponsible’

Brexit: Call for Irish border poll during deadlock ‘irresponsible’

Image caption Mr Ahern was one of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement A former taoiseach (Irish prime minister) has described calls for a border poll in the middle of the Brexit deadlock as “irresponsible”. Bertie Ahern said the UK’s decision to leave the EU had brought the issue of Irish unity back into […]

Brexit: Call for Irish border poll during deadlock ‘irresponsible’

Brexit: Call for Irish border poll during deadlock ‘irresponsible’

Image caption Mr Ahern was one of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement A former taoiseach (Irish prime minister) has described calls for a border poll in the middle of the Brexit deadlock as “irresponsible”. Bertie Ahern said the UK’s decision to leave the EU had brought the issue of Irish unity back into […]

Brexit: Call for Irish border poll during deadlock ‘irresponsible’

Brexit: Call for Irish border poll during deadlock ‘irresponsible’

Image caption Mr Ahern was one of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement A former taoiseach (Irish prime minister) has described calls for a border poll in the middle of the Brexit deadlock as “irresponsible”. Bertie Ahern said the UK’s decision to leave the EU had brought the issue of Irish unity back into […]

Brexit: Call for Irish border poll during deadlock ‘irresponsible’

Image caption Mr Ahern was one of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement A former taoiseach (Irish prime minister) has described calls for a border poll in the middle of the Brexit deadlock as “irresponsible”. Bertie Ahern said the UK’s decision to leave the EU had brought the issue of Irish unity back into […]

German think tank calls for EU to make Brexit concessions

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The UK is the German motor industry’s largest export market The EU should offer the UK concessions over Brexit, a leading German economic think tank has told the BBC. The boss of the IFO Institute said steps should be taken to keep the “EU and the UK in a […]

Catalonia independence leaders on trial in Madrid

Image copyright AFP Image caption The dozen accused appeared in Madrid’s Supreme Court on Tuesday morning A dozen leaders of Catalonia’s failed 2017 independence bid have gone on trial in Madrid, facing charges including rebellion and sedition. If convicted, some could face up to 25 years in prison. The semi-autonomous region of Catalonia held an […]

Ligue du LOL: Secret group of French journalists ‘targeted women’

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The group targeted people with rape jokes and photoshopped pornography. Several senior French journalists have been suspended or fired for allegedly co-ordinating online harassment through a private Facebook group. The largely-male Ligue du LOL (League of LOL) mocked women, including other journalists, with rape jokes and photoshopped pornographic images. […]

French media execs accused of cyber-bullying feminists

Image copyright PA Several French media executives have been suspended or fired for allegedly co-ordinating online harassment through a private Facebook group. The largely-male League du LOL (League of LOL) targeted women writers and feminist activists among others. Dozens of people have shared their experience of cyber-bullying by the group since it was uncovered by […]

Ukraine official charged over acid killing

Media captionKateryna Handzyuk died after recording a defiant anti-corruption video Ukrainian prosecutors have charged a high-ranking local official over a deadly acid attack on a prominent anti-corruption activist. The agony of Kateryna Handzyuk, 33, shocked Ukraine. She died from her burns in November, after more than 10 operations. She was attacked in July. Vladyslav Manger, […]

Food industry warns Gove on Brexit ‘crisis’

Image copyright Getty Images The UK food industry has threatened to stop co-operating with government policy consultations, saying it is busy trying to stave off the “catastrophic impact” of a no-deal Brexit. The warning came in a letter to Environment Secretary Michael Gove from more than 30 business leaders. They said it looked “ever more […]