Tim Farron makes pledge for UK to take 50000 more Syrian refugees – The Guardian

Britain should take 50,000 more Syrian refugees from camps in the region, the Liberal Democrats will say in their manifesto, as well as re-opening the scheme to resettle lone child refugees in Europe. Tim Farron, the Lib Dem leader, said Labour should match his pledge in their own manifesto and said the offer was a […]

Prince Charles speaks of UK regard for Ireland – RTE.ie

Britain’s Prince Charles has said that it would be too much of a tragedy if all the hard work of reconciliation by the UK and Ireland was weakened in any way. Charles and his wife Camilla were guests at a function hosted by President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina in Áras an Uachtaráin last night. The three-day […]

General election 2017: Labour manifesto draft leaked – BBC News

Media captionBBC political correspondent Chris Mason takes a look at what’s in the leaked draft Labour manifesto A draft of Labour’s general election manifesto has been leaked, including plans to nationalise parts of the energy industry and scrap tuition fees. The BBC has seen a copy of the document, which is due to be formally […]

‘Stagnant’ buyer demand puts the brakes on UK housing market – The Guardian

The UK housing market is continuing to slow down, with falling property sales, “stagnant” buyer demand and general election uncertainty all adding up to one of the most downbeat reports issued by surveyors since the financial crash. In its latest monthly snapshot of the market, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) said momentum was […]

Wingstop to open 100 restaurants in the UK, its first entry into Europe – CNBC

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America ‘will ban carry-on laptops on flights from UK, Europe to US’ – The Register

America is prepared to ban laptops from cabins on flights to the US from UK and Europe, Homeland Security officials said today. Earlier on Wednesday, European security officials whispered to The Daily Beast that the US will require notebooks and similar devices to be secured in checked baggage and placed in the cargo hold, on […]

GB Taekwondo and UK Sport in the spotlight over welfare concerns – BBC Sport

Taekwondo is the latest sport involved in a welfare controversy after cycling, swimming and canoeing UK Sport is under further scrutiny after its treatment of complaints about GB Taekwondo was questioned. Concerns from English Institute of Sport (EIS) medical staff over coaches’ practices led to a review in 2015. The EIS has queried the review […]

Tekken 7 Pros Booted From UK Championship On Suspicion Of Collusion – Kotaku

Gif via Twitch Justin “King Jae” Nelson’s third place finish in Sunday’s UK Tekken 7 Championship Birmingham Qualifier won him a spot in the upcoming finals at MCM London Comic Con. But because of alleged collusion between him and Charmel “C-Krizzle” Miedji Koloko during their match in the third round of the loser’s bracket, both […]