The European side sees a dim light through the dense fog surrounding the torturous Brexit negotiations, although Boris Johnson’s government insists, at least in its public rhetoric, that leaving without a trade deal remains the most likely scenario. “There is mobility, that’s good. We are talking about a new beginning with old friends. “We are in the final stretch, but...
Unemployment in Britain rose again as the number of layoffs hit record highs as companies prepared for the end of the government subsidy program, which was eventually extended to the first months of 2021. Official figures show the unemployment rate rose to 4.9%, from 4.8% in the three months to September, the highest in more than four years. However, the...
Hundreds of bags are forgotten every day on public transport The volume of lost items each year on London buses is huge, and very few of them are returned to their owners. Hasty like the Londoners, living in a city that is constantly running to catch something, they leave behind all sorts of objects, amounting to 340,000 a year. Every...
A TEENAGER has been charged with the murder of a 12-year-old boy in Lincolnshire. Roberts Buncis’ body was found in Fishtoft, near Boston, on Saturday. A 14-year-old boy and a man aged 19 were subsequently arrested and police have this morning confirmed that the younger of the two has been charged with murder. Lincolnshire Police say they have charged a...
Boris Johnson and Ursula Von der Leyen agreed to give the talks another chance. Brussels and London have agreed to give a new extension to the talks on the smooth exit of Great Britain from the European Union, in case they manage to agree on at least a common ground by the deadline of 31 December. So on Monday a...
Britain and the EU have agreed to make a “last resort” and continue talks on a trade agreement in the post-Brexit era. “Our negotiating teams have been working day and night over recent days. And despite the exhaustion after almost a year of negotiations, despite the fact that deadlines have been missed over and over we think it is responsible...