Iconic locations such as the Great Barrier Reef and Taj Mahal could be joined on a list of World Heritage sites by the slate quarries of Gwynedd, Wales. The county’s slate-scarred landscape has been submitted for the prestigious award by the UK Government, which is allowed one entry per year. Heritage Minister Michael Ellis said […]
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Police numbers will fall to their lowest levels since the 1970s under a new round of spending cuts, senior officers have warned. The chief constables of three of Britain’s biggest forces say they will have “no alternative” but to make more cuts after a new government budget reduction. That will mean that more frontline police […]
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Millions more vehicles will cross the Severn Bridge between England and Wales every year after tolls come to an end in December, a government study claims. The change will force the Welsh government to press on with plans to build a new M4 relief road to absorb the extra traffic, a Labour AM claims. Lee […]
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Politicians from all parties have united to condemn anonymous abuse directed at Prime Minister Theresa May by her own MPs. The comments emerged over the weekend in a Sunday Times article when an unnamed backbench Tory claimed her leadership was nearing the end. In the article, the MP was quoted as saying: “The moment is […]
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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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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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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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