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Oct 17, 2019 08:32
Extinction Rebellion’s planned protest to disrupt public transport in London during rush hour took an unexpected turn when commuters dragged the activists off a train roof before staff came to their aid.
- Prince William says he and wife Kate are fine after plane twice aborts landing in Islamabad
Britain’s Prince William says he and his wife Kate are “fine” after their plane twice failed to land in Islamabad, Pakistan due to a thunderstorm. The aircraft carrying royal couple was ultimately forced to return to Lahore.Oct 17, 2019 15:47 - ‘Mr Brexit’ Farage says ‘no’ to Brexit right now & calls for extension and election after rejecting BoJo’s dealBrexit Party leader Nigel Farage has seemingly broken with convention to insist the UK shouldn’t leave the EU by October 31. He instead called for an extension and snap general election, after rejecting PM Boris Johnson’s deal.Oct 17, 2019 13:00
- ‘Hey hey hey!’: Juncker scolds journalists for attempting to flee Brexit presser early after Johnson’s last remarks (VIDEO)The relief was palpable as Boris Johnson and Jean-Claude Juncker held a joint press conference announcing a new last-ditch Brexit deal. So palpable, in fact, that several journalists were scolded for trying to duck out early.Oct 17, 2019 13:24
- Crawling to freedom? Boris Johnson compares Brexit to tunnel escape from ‘The Shawshank Redemption’With hours remaining to finally secure a deal with Brussels, Boris Johnson has apparently compared British efforts to negotiate Brexit to the infamous prison escape scene in ‘The Shawshank Redemption’.Oct 16, 2019 18:05
- EU’s Junker ‘rules out’ granting UK a Brexit extension, insisting ‘we have a deal’President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker has ruled out another delay to Brexit, declaring that “we have a deal” and there is no need for a further extension to the intractable process.Oct 17, 2019 15:59
- Prince William says he and wife Kate are fine after plane twice aborts landing in IslamabadBritain’s Prince William says he and his wife Kate are “fine” after their plane twice failed to land in Islamabad, Pakistan due to a thunderstorm. The aircraft carrying royal couple was ultimately forced to return to Lahore.Oct 17, 2019 15:47
- ‘Hey hey hey!’: Juncker scolds journalists for attempting to flee Brexit presser early after Johnson’s last remarks (VIDEO)The relief was palpable as Boris Johnson and Jean-Claude Juncker held a joint press conference announcing a new last-ditch Brexit deal. So palpable, in fact, that several journalists were scolded for trying to duck out early.Oct 17, 2019 13:24
- ‘Mr Brexit’ Farage says ‘no’ to Brexit right now & calls for extension and election after rejecting BoJo’s dealBrexit Party leader Nigel Farage has seemingly broken with convention to insist the UK shouldn’t leave the EU by October 31. He instead called for an extension and snap general election, after rejecting PM Boris Johnson’s deal.Oct 17, 2019 13:00
- Rush hour rumble: Livid Londoners drag Extinction Rebellion protesters off Tube train roof (VIDEOS)Extinction Rebellion’s planned protest to disrupt public transport in London during rush hour took an unexpected turn when commuters dragged the activists off a train roof before staff came to their aid.Oct 17, 2019 08:32
- Users irate as Three’s UK network ‘absolutely crumbled’ leaving users unable to make calls, go online for HOURSThousands of frustrated Three users across the UK have expressed their fury at a sudden loss of coverage and an inability to go online since midnight last night.Oct 17, 2019 07:10
- Crawling to freedom? Boris Johnson compares Brexit to tunnel escape from ‘The Shawshank Redemption’With hours remaining to finally secure a deal with Brussels, Boris Johnson has apparently compared British efforts to negotiate Brexit to the infamous prison escape scene in ‘The Shawshank Redemption’.Oct 16, 2019 18:05
- Finally? EU’s Tusk reveals ‘basic foundations’ for Brexit deal are ‘ready’President of the European Council Donald Tusk has reportedly claimed that a Brexit agreement between the bloc and the UK could be signed off tomorrow in what could be a momentous event in the intractable two-and-a-half year saga.Oct 16, 2019 15:59
- Social media trolls BoJo after his ‘Ask to see my ID card & I'll eat it’ article returns to haunt himBoris Johnson has received brutal backlash online following UK government proposals that would require people to show IDs before voting, despite the UK PM having previously stated that he would eat his ID if asked to produce it.Oct 16, 2019 12:24
- UK govt sends EU draft plans for future relationship, as the sides scramble to get Brexit deal sealedThe UK government has confirmed that the all-important draft texts for the political declaration required to complete a Brexit agreement have been submitted to Brussels for approval, with time running out to seal a deal.Oct 16, 2019 10:21
- Poll calls for Piers Morgan to be sacked for ‘dehumanizing’ trans people, he hits back by slamming ‘snowflakes’British TV presenter Piers Morgan has accused “snowflakes” of hijacking a viewers’ poll that showed a majority want him axed from his breakfast show after becoming embroiled in a row over gender identity issues.Oct 15, 2019 16:03
- UK govt halts exports to Turkey of arms that ‘might be used in military operations’ against the Kurds in SyriaUK PM Boris Johnson’s government has suspended the granting of arms export licences to Turkey for any hardware that could be used in military operations against Kurdish forces in northern Syria.Oct 15, 2019 12:14
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