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Theresa May does have a plan for Brexit
17Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Theresa May does have a plan for Brexit

    The leaked Deloitte memo claiming that Theresa May has “no plan” for Brexit has provided joyous fodder for so-called “Bremoaners” desperate to prove that leaving the EU is impossible and unworkable, but that doesn’t make it so. Contrary to that speculative report, there clearly is a Brexit plan being formulating in Downing Street even if the Prime Minister is resolutely refusing to say precisely how she will respond to the mountain of analysis that has been piling up on her desk since she took office. Officials charged with delivering the technical work on borders, customs, immigration and regulations are charged with having the preliminary work done by Christmas in order for a “political filter” to be applied in the New Year before Article 50 is triggered.
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Iraqis paid to travel abroad by UK taxpayer to give evidence against British war veterans
16Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Arab world, ENGLISH

Iraqis paid to travel abroad by UK taxpayer to give evidence against British war veterans

    The Iraqis, who have accused troops of abuse over incidents dating back as long ago as 2003, are given spending and living allowances after being flown to hotels overseas for interviews. A controversial law firm, that shut down over alleged irregularities over its conduct in Iraq, has also been paid money out of public funds to attend the interviews in Turkey and Lebanon. A senior MP said the payments could act as a ‘lucrative’ incentive for Iraqis to make claims of abuse. MPs questioned why the interviews are not carried out by video link. The admission over payments followed a series of further damaging revelations made to a defence select committee investigating the treatment of troops. The parliamentary inquiry heard that British troops are being subjected to secret su...
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Trump could be natural ally: Assad says
16Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Arab world, ENGLISH

Trump could be natural ally: Assad says

    Syrian President Bashar al Assad has said Donald Trump could be a natural ally if he fulfils his pledge to fight terrorists. Speaking for the first time on Mr Trump's unexpected election victory, Mr Assad said he was unsure the US President-elect would be able to keep his word and step up the fight against jihadists. If...he is going to fight the terrorists, of course we are going to be ally, natural ally in that regard with the Russian, with the Iranian, with many other countries," Mr Assad told Portugal's RTP state television. On Friday, Mr Trump indicated that he will focus on fighting Islamic State in Syria rather than attempting to oust Mr Assad's regime. He told the Wall Street Journal he had an opposite view of many people regarding Syria", adding: We're backing reb...
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Angela Merkel suggests to compromise on free movement in the wake of Brexit
16Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Europe

Angela Merkel suggests to compromise on free movement in the wake of Brexit

    Angela Merkel suggests she is willing to compromise on free movement in the wake of Brexit Angela Merkel has for the first time signalled that she is willing to compromise on the issue of freedom of movement in the wake of Britain’s Brexit vote. In comments seen as a significant shift, the German Chancellor suggested that the European Union needs to “discuss further” the rules around freedom of movement. It suggests for the first time that Britain may be able to gain full control of its borders while still retaining access to the single market, something that EU leaders including Jean-Claude Juncker have previously said would be impossible. Until now, Mrs Merkel has always insisted that there would never be any movement on the issue of freedom of movement, which gives EU c...
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Donald Trump and Brexit: Post-truth named word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries
16Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, ENGLISH

Donald Trump and Brexit: Post-truth named word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries

    In the era of Donald Trump and Brexit, Oxford Dictionaries has declared post-truth to be its international word of the year. Defined by the dictionary as an adjective “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief”, editors said that use of the term “post-truth” had increased by around 2,000% in 2016 compared to last year. The spike in usage, it said, is “in the context of the EU referendum in the United Kingdom and the presidential election in the United States”. Oxford Dictionaries’s word of the year is intended to “reflect the passing year in language”, with post-truth following the controversial choice last year of the “face with tears of joy” emoji. The publishe...
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One bedroom flat £1 for auction in Liverpool
16Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

One bedroom flat £1 for auction in Liverpool

    A one-bedroom flat in Liverpool is set to go under the hammer later this month with a guide price of just £1. Within the range of any first-time buyer - or even a six-year-old with a bit of spare pocket money - it could be the cheapest home in Britain. The ground floor flat, in Crosfield Close near Wavertree Botanical Gardens, needs a fair bit of work. But it has a good-sized bedroom, a small lounge, a separate kitchen and bathroom. There are communal gardens and off-street parking outside. "The property location offers easy access to local amenities, local schools and recreational facilities," say agents SDL Graham Penny. "Easy access to public transport links to surrounding areas and Liverpool city centre, Royal Liverpool University Hospital and surrounding universities....
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15Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, ENGLISH

Being President elect doesn’t let Donald Trump off the hook for his hideously sexist past

    After five days of hand-wringing and soul-searching, the results are in. Smug urban liberals in their coastal bubbles never bothered to understand the suffering of America’s rural working class. The people whom globalisation left behind, who have seen their livelihoods and economic security decimated by trade deals and what they see as uncontrolled immigration had had enough of the Washington elite telling them what to think. Hillary Clinton was the candidate of the establishment; Donald Trump the candidate of change. This was how he won. Undoubtedly there is some truth to that analysis, more than the shell-shocked Democratic Party licking its wounds in DC would care to admit. But it is also delusional for any election post-mortem to fail to recognise the inherent and deep...
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15Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Giggling Meghan Markle chose boyfriend Prince Harry over brother William in would you rather game before romance

    A video has surfaced of Meghan Markle briefly commenting on Prince Harry. Just months before the couple's romance began, she was was asked who she would choose between the young royal and his brother Prince William. "I don't know," she laughed while shaking her head during a quick-fire question round with HELLO! in October last year. She was then prompted: "Harry?" A giggling Meghan then agreed: "Harry? Sure." © Provided by Mirror The footage has surfaced just days after the prince confirmed the relationship last week. It was thought that Meghan was set to make a public appearance with Harry at the Twickenham game on Saturday, but she reportedly left London on Thursday. The Suits actress is thought to have flown out of the country just before pictures of her emerged headin...
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15Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Leaked Brexit memo: no single plan and Whitehall struggling to cope

    Whitehall is struggling to cope with the scale of work generated by the Brexit vote and the lack of a common strategy among cabinet ministers, according to a report about a leaked Cabinet Office memo. The note found that departments are working on more than 500 projects related to leaving the EU and may need to hire an extra 30,000 civil servants to deal with the additional burden of work. It identified a tendency by Theresa May to “draw in decisions and settle matters herself” as a strategy that cannot be sustained, and highlighted a split between the three Brexit ministers – Liam Fox, Boris Johnson and David Davis – and the chancellor, Philip Hammond, and his ally Greg Clark, the business secretary. The note, leaked to the Times and said to be dated 7 November, also clai...
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15Nov By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, ENGLISH

Mayor under fire for shocking racist slur on Michelle Obama

    After Donald Trump’s election as president, Pamela Ramsey Taylor, who was director of Clay County Development Corp. in Clay, a tiny town outside Charleston, reportedly posted about the move from Michelle Obama to Melania Trump on Facebook, saying: It will be so refreshing to have a classy, beautiful, dignified First Lady back in the White House. I’m tired of seeing a Ape in heels, according to NBC affiliate WSAZ. The news station reported that the town’s mayor, Beverly Whaling, then replied, “Just made my day Pam.” The comments were later deleted, but images of the post have been shared widely on social media. As of Monday afternoon, an online petition calling for the women’s terminations had garnered more than 14,000 signatures. Both of their Facebook pages have been remo...
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