Day: October 4, 2018

    A teacher accused of having sex with a 16-year-old pupil in a plane toilet admitted to police she had flirted with him, a jury has heard. Eleanor Wilson, 29, told detectives she had given the boy her mobile telephone number and sent him flirty texts but said allegations she had had sex with him made her sick. Wilson told police the alleged incident on the plane did not happen and that during the flight she had instead been looking after students who were ill before falling asleep. The prosecution at Bristol crown court has claimed that the intimate relationship continued following their return from the school trip. Wilson allegedly informed the teenager she was pregnant with their child but was going to have an abortion. Wilson told police: The whole time I thought...

    Ahead of a crucial EU summit this month, the British prime minister is seeking to resolve a dispute over the backstop to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland. One of the proposals she is working on to take effect if no other solution to the Irish border issue is found is for the whole UK to participate in a customs union with the EU. Michel Barnier, chief EU negotiator, has rejected the idea, but officials in Dublin privately argue it could settle the border question and open the way to a deal. It looks like it would resolve that issue [of the border], said a senior Irish official involved in Brexit talks. Whether Europe accept it or not is another conversation. The Irish intervention will help Mrs May in the run-up to the EU summit on October 18 as she at...