In this issue

May 13, 2022

Dispute over Northern Ireland protocol intensifies

Row threatens to spark trade war with the EU as talks falter

5 mins

Protocol Deadlock Means Brexit Still Won't Get Done

Britain celebrates two momentous anniversaries next month.

4 mins

Government Plans To Axe 90,000 Civil Service Jobs

The government could cut as many as 90,000 civil service jobs in a cost-saving exercise touted by Boris Johnson, as ministers come under increasing pressure to help ease the cost of living crisis with possible tax cuts.

1 min

Image Proves Our Galaxy Has A Supermassive Black Hole

Scientists have taken the first image of the black hole at the heart of our galaxy, the Milky Way.

3 mins

Passport Advice Changed After Passengers Wrongly Told They Couldn't Travel

The Foreign Office has finally changed its advice on passport validity for travel to the EU after dozens of airline passengers were wrongly told they couldn't fly.

1 min

Refund Claims On Cancelled Flights Refused, Admits BA

Airline apologises and promises to compensate customers

1 min

Rail body says Lumo train was 50mph over speed limit

A train operated by the budget rail company Lumo went three times the speed limit as it passed Peterborough station last month, according to the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB).

1 min

PM not hit by new batch of Partygate fines, says No 10

Police say total number of penalties issued has topped 100

3 mins

Campaigner with terminal cancer awarded damehood

Deborah James, the cancer campaigner and podcast host, has been awarded a damehood, Downing Street has confirmed.

2 mins

Three men arrested after missing teenage girl found

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of child abduction after missing 15-year-old Maddie Thomas was found in Bristol.

1 min

Drivers twice as likely to be killed on smart motorways in a stopped-vehicle smash

Smart motorways without a hard shoulder have a poorer safety a record than conventional motorways for crashes involving stopped vehicles, new figures suggest.

2 mins

Russia Could Cut Off Finnish Gas Supply Over Nato Status

Kremlin has already warned of taking ‘retaliatory measures'

2 mins

North Korea Admits Covid Outbreak For The First Time

North Korea has confirmed an outbreak of coronavirus in the country for the first time since the pandemic began, describing it as the “gravest national emergency”. Kim Jong-un declared a nationwide lockdown and vowed to quickly eliminate the virus.

3 mins

Hong Kong police arrest 90-year-old retired bishop

Hong Kong police have detained a 90-year-old Roman Catholic cardinal, a singer and two others under the stringent National Security Act, on the suspicion they colluded with alleged foreign forces.

2 mins

Economy Shrinks As War And Inflation Risk Recession

The UK economy shrank in March, as soaring living costs and the war in Ukraine hindered recovery from the pandemic.

4 mins

A 0.1% Fall In GDP Piles Pressure On The Treasury

The UK economy shrank in March and it is easy to paint a picture of catastrophe.

3 mins

Falling GDP must serve as a warning for the government

Winter in May?

3 mins

Union hails "historic' deal with Deliveroo

Food delivery giant Deliveroo has signed a recognition deal with the GMB union covering the company's 90,000 self-employed ‘riders?

2 mins

De Bruyne Proves Deadly For Striker-Less Superstars

Pep Guardiola can be the scourge of the centre-forward, the pioneer who threatens to render them an endangered species.

3 mins

Pro golfer urges tour fans to boycott Saudi-backed series

The moral outrage over Greg Norman’s extraordinary defence of Saudi Arabia's human rights abuses and the murder of Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 has spread far beyond golf but rarely pierced the complicity within its locker rooms.

3 mins

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