Londoners could be whisked around the capital in a fleet of self-driving cars by 2021 after a new partnership deal was signed this week. Private hire firm Addison Lee has teamed up with driverless car specialists Oxbotica to put the autonomous vehicles to work in the capital. The move could eventually see Addison Lee’s entire […]
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A Conservative back bencher has launched a scathing attack on his own party, saying he wouldn’t vote for them if he was not an MP. Johnny Mercer also described Theresa May’s government as a ‘shitshow’ and said he would refuse to serve in it as a minister. Mercer, MP for Plymouth Moor since 2015, told […]
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Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has urged his party to get behind Theresa May as she tries to secure a Brexit departure deal with EU leaders. The Prime Minister is considering an extension of several months to the UK’s transition period to overcome the Irish border problem. Her gambit provoked anger among Brexiteers in her own […]
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Executives from blue-chip companies will still attend a conference in Saudi Arabia next week despite a growing boycott over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The Washington Post writer, a strong critic of the Saudi regime, was last seen entering the Saudi embassy in Istanbul, Turkey, on October 2. Turkish intelligence reports suggest he was […]
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The number of killings in England and Wales has hit a ten-year high, according to new figures. In the 12 months to June this year, there were 719 murder and manslaughter cases, up 14 per cent on 630 for the previous period. The figures excluded deaths from major incidents such as the terrorist attacks in […]
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A surge in high-risk lending by financial institutions has triggered a warning from The Bank of England about the potential for another economic crash. The Bank says loans to companies already laden with debt are increasing across the world, similar to the sub-prime mortgage market that sparked the 2008 credit crunch. In the United States […]
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House of Commons speaker John Bercow could stand down next summer in the wake of a report exposing a culture of bullying and harassment in Parliament. He has told friends he will quit by July next year after ten years in the role, according to the BBC. The report by Dame Laura Cox accuses leading […]
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The novichok poisoning attack in Salisbury and its aftermath has caused a slump in the city’s house prices. Figures from the Land Registry show that property prices fell by almost 10 per cent after Russian exile Sergei Skripal, 66, and daughter Yulia, 33, were attacked in March. A police officer, Det Sgt Nick Bailey, was […]
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Thousands of people have objected to plans for a huge housing estate at United States President Donald Trump’s golf complex near Aberdeen. The Trump Organisation wants to build 550 homes, golfing chalets and a sports centre next to the Trump International Golf Links north of the Scottish city. Planners have received more than 3000 objections […]
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Two senior Scottish Conservatives are said to have threatened to resign if any Brexit deal includes different arrangements for Northern Ireland. Tory leader in Scotland Ruth Davidson and Scottish Secretary David Mundell have written to Prime Minister Theresa May claiming any such arrangement would undermine the UK’s integrity. The BBC reports that both are prepared […]
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