Ex-Corbyn staff court case could dent Labour election fund

The three have been blamed by Labour, along with two other Corbyn supporters, of leaking a controversial internal party document, which included private emails and messages. Ex-Corbyn staff court case could dent Labour election fund}

Nicola Sturgeon and Rishi Sunak’s smiles mask a deep political divide

In fact after Thursday night’s dinner, which lasted abour an hour and a quarter, the first minister was off like a rocket, giving the most perfunctory of interviews to the BBC in the murk outside the hotel, her breath frosting on the chilly Highland air, before heading back down the A9. Nicola Sturgeon and Rishi […]

UK economy beats expectations with November growth

“We can feel that, yes, there’s probably a recession coming on, people are finding things difficult,” suggests Nick Grey, founder of the business. “They’re kind of worried about their basic costs of heating and fuel and all the rest of it and the worries of inflation.” UK economy beats expectations with November growth}

Brexit: EU agrees to Brexit delay, but no date yet

Media captionChancellor Sajid Javid says the 31 October Brexit deadline “can’t be met” EU ambassadors have agreed to delay Brexit, but will not make a decision on a new deadline date until next week. The European Commission said work on this would “continue in the coming days”. The talks came after Chancellor Sajid Javid admitted […]

Invasive species: MPs call for a million people’s help

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Asian hornet is one of the invasive species in the UK More than a million volunteers are needed to tackle the spread of invasive non-native species in the UK, MPs say. It is estimated that between 36 and 48 new such species will become established in the next […]

Commemorative Brexit coins bearing 31 October date ‘put on hold’

Image copyright HM Treasury Image caption The 50p coin was similar to this previous design – but with a different departure date. The production of thousands of special commemorative Brexit coins has been put on hold amid continuing uncertainty over when the UK will leave the EU. The Royal Mint had been asked to make […]

Brexit: EU considers extension as MPs mull election

Media captionChancellor Sajid Javid says the 31 October Brexit deadline “can’t be met” EU ambassadors are meeting to discuss what length of Brexit extension to offer the UK, as MPs consider Boris Johnson’s call for an early election. Most EU states are understood to favour a three-month delay, with an option to end earlier if […]

Invasive species: MPs call for a million people’s help

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Asian hornet is one of the invasive species in the UK More than a million volunteers are needed to tackle the spread of invasive non-native species in the UK, MPs say. It is estimated that between 36 and 48 new such species will become established in the next […]

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