General news

• Theresa May urges MPs to give Brexit deal a 'second look' on eve of historic vote

  14-01-2019 23:48
  Theresa May has urged MPs to give her Brexit deal a "second look", as the prime minister stares down the barrel of a heavy defeat.Addressing the Commons on the eve of the vote on her EU withdrawal agreement, Mrs May acknowledged it was "not perfect".According to Sky News analysis, the PM's pleas look set to fall on deaf ears.
  
  Read more

• Boris Johnson urges colleagues to reject May’s plan and push for no-deal Brexit

  14-01-2019 23:45
  His comments came as a number of ex-Tory ministers said they would vote against the deal
  
  Read more

• May warns Tory Brexit rebels not to let Corbyn into No 10

  14-01-2019 23:36
  The Prime Minister urges MPs to take a 'second look' at her Brexit deal ahead of Tuesday's crunch vote
  
  Read more

• Brexit: MEPs pen letter urging Britain to reverse decision to leave EU

  14-01-2019 23:32
  MEPs have signed an impassioned letter to the British public asking them to reconsider their decision to leave the European Union.The message, organised by Austrian MEP Josef Weidenholzer and signed by 129 colleagues, says they believe there is support for a second referendum as they have "growing anxiety at the unfolding of Brexit disaster".
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Police release CCTV footage of ‘vile’ robbery of elderly woman

  14-01-2019 23:22
  West Midlands Police have released CCTV footage of the robbery of an elderly woman in a bid to find the suspects.
  
  Read more

• Sit less and move more to reduce risk of early death, study says

  14-01-2019 23:00
  Previous research from the same team found people should move at least every 30 minutes to reduce the chance of premature death, but now the researchers say simply breaking up sedentary periods is not enough – overall time spent seated must be cut to lower the risk.“When you take a movement break it doesn’t matter what you do, you can take a nice stroll down the hall,” said Dr Keith Diaz, an expert in behavioural medicine at Columbia University and co-author of the study.
  
  Read more

• Second Brexit Referendum Is Not Jeremy Corbyn's 'Preferred Option' If He Fails To Trigger General Election

  14-01-2019 22:46
  A second Brexit referendum is not Jeremy Corbyn's 'preferred' or 'default'
  
  Read more

• Liberty Latin America in bid to acquire Millicom

  14-01-2019 22:45
  NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Liberty Latin America Ltd , a wireless and cable operator in South America and the Caribbean, has approached peer Millicom International Cellular SAwith an acquisition offer, Millicom said on Monday.The deal would create one of the largest telecommunications carriers in Latin America, giving the combined company more heft to compete with some of the region's biggest players, such as America Movil , Telefonica SAand AT&T Inc .Millicom said it had received a "pre
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• In Pictures: Canary Wharf shines for Winter Lights festival

  14-01-2019 22:34
  The event runs until January 26.
  
  Read more

• May faces crushing Brexit defeat despite last-minute plea to MPs

  14-01-2019 21:53
  Theresa May appears to be on course for a crushing defeat in the House of Commons as Britain’s bitterly divided MPs prepare to give their verdict on her Brexit deal in the “meaningful vote” on Tuesday.With Downing Street all but resigned to losing by a significant margin, Guardian analysis pointed to a majority of more than 200 MPs against the prime minister.Labour sources said that unless May made major unexpected concessions, any substantial margin against her would lead Jere
  
  Read more

• Labour Shadow Ministers Clive Lewis And Marsha De Cordova Defy Corbyn Over Second Brexit Referendum

  14-01-2019 21:50
  Two shadow ministers have defied Jeremy Corbyn and thrown their weight behind
  
  Read more

• Labour Shadow Ministers Clive Lewis And Marsha De Cordova Back Second Brexit Referendum

  14-01-2019 21:50
  Two shadow ministers have defied Jeremy Corbyn and thrown their weight behind
  
  Read more

• Met Police calls on plane spotters to help monitor skies over Heathrow

  14-01-2019 21:47
  Successful applicants to the volunteer scheme will receive an identity card giving them access to the airport.
  
  Read more

• Take a second look, May urges MPs before Brexit vote

  14-01-2019 21:39
  British Prime Minister Theresa May urged MPs on Monday to take a "second look" at her deal to leave the European Union, a last-ditch effort to win over a parliament that looks set to reject the agreement.The fate of the United Kingdom's March 29 exit from the EU is in the balance before Tuesday when parliament is widely expected to vote against May's deal, opening up outcomes ranging from a disorderly divorce to reversing Brexit.In the deepest crisis in British politics for at least half a centu
  
  Read more

• Police confirm body found in water is missing William Scott

  14-01-2019 21:36
  The 90-year-old was reported missing in December.
  
  Read more

• Despairing May treads water before the main event

  14-01-2019 21:35
  Painful to watch: Theresa May in the House of Commons.Theresa May tried.The toxic mix of Brexit and her own stubborn incompetence has corroded the prime minister from the inside, and now she’s little more than a fragile shell.
  
  Read more

• Brexit Deal Backstop Amendment Could Help Theresa May Get EU Concessions

  14-01-2019 21:32
  An MP's attempt to add an end date to the Irish border backstop in Theresa
  
  Read more

• Bring back ‘life-changing’ stroke surgery, Scottish Government urged

  14-01-2019 21:20
  Doctors and campaigners have called for the reintroduction of thrombectomy procedures to remove blood clots from patients' brains.
  
  Read more

• Saoirse Ronan attends Scottish premiere of Mary Queen Of Scots

  14-01-2019 21:12
  The Irish actor said it was the 'most special screening' that had taken place so far.
  
  Read more

• Tulse Hill Incident: Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Attempted Murder

  14-01-2019 20:59
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after being tasered
  
  Read more

• Corbyn accuses May of trying to blackmail Labour MPs over Brexit deal vote

  14-01-2019 20:58
  Jeremy Corbyn predicted that Theresa May's deal would be defeated.
  
  Read more

• Brexit minister says he would remain in post if UK leaves with no deal

  14-01-2019 20:49
  LONDON (Reuters) - Brexit minister Stephen Barclay said on Monday he would remain in his position if Britain leaves the European Union on March 29 without a deal, because he would need to help oversee the process.
  
  Read more

• Man held on suspicion of attempted murder at train station

  14-01-2019 20:46
  Police said there were no reported injuries and the incident was not believed to be terror-related.
  
  Read more

• See China Moon Mission's Far-Side Landing Site from Above (Photos) - Space.com

  14-01-2019 20:31 via space.com
  See China Moon Mission's Far-Side Landing Site from Above (Photos)  Space.comChina aims for 2020 Mars mission after lunar success  Sky NewsChina moon photos ‘prove landing was FAKED’ as crackpots spot mystery chalk lines  The SunChinese landing on 'dark side of the moon' was FAKE, conspiracy theorist claims  Mirror OnlineYutu-2 rolls across the surface  The Planetary SocietyView full coverage on Google News
  
  Read more

• John Bercow Warns Theresa May He Won't Be 'Pushed Around' Over Brexit Votes

  14-01-2019 20:23
  Commons Speaker John Bercow has warned Theresa May that he will not be "pushed
  
  Read more

• Men who engineered fatal shop blast inhuman, says grieving father

  14-01-2019 20:18
  Jose Ragoobeer lost his wife Mary and teenage sons Sean and Shane in the blast, which was set up deliberately to claim an insurance payout.
  
  Read more

• Irish interests must be protected whatever the vote, insists Sinn fein

  14-01-2019 19:43
  Mary Lou McDonald said the stakes are very high as MPs prepare to vote on Theresa May's Brexit deal on Tuesday.
  
  Read more

• Alex Salmond's aides ramp up criticism of Nicola Sturgeon

  14-01-2019 19:37
  Alex Salmond reacted against smear accusations on Monday.Alex Salmond has escalated his attacks on Nicola Sturgeon’s government by implying that the Scottish first minister’s accounts about a sexual harassment investigation into him have been misleading.Salmond, Sturgeon’s predecessor as first minister, alleged on Monday that her chief of staff, Liz Lloyd, knew of harassment claims against him in early March, before he had been officially told by the Scottish government that he
  
  Read more

• Bercow backs proxy vote on Brexit for pregnant Labour MP

  14-01-2019 19:35
  It is understood Tulip Siddiq will travel to Westminster to vote in the Brexit debate despite being heavily pregnant.John Bercow has told parliament the Labour MP Tulip Siddiq should be allowed to have a proxy for the Brexit vote on Tuesday so she does not have to delay having a baby by caesarean section in order to get to Westminster.The Speaker of the House of Commons said it was time “reactionary forces” were overcome and demanded Conservative and Labour whips introduce the proxy
  
  Read more

• Girl, five, died riding faulty disability lift, court hears

  14-01-2019 19:34
  Two companies have admitted a breach of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 at Bournemouth crown court.Alexys Brown, who was described as a “guardian angel” to her disabled older brother, got into the lift to fetch his mobile phone from upstairs for him.Alexys’s mother, Lorraine Brown, told Bournemouth crown court on Monday that her son, Jack, who was 11 at the time, had been left traumatised and racked with guilt after watching his sister die at their home in Weymouth, Dors
  
  Read more

• Four former Barclays executives deny fraud charges ahead of trial

  14-01-2019 19:29
  The former Barclays chief executive John Varley arrives at Southwark crown court on Monday.Four former Barclays executives have appeared at Southwark crown court and pleaded not guilty to charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in relation to a £12bn rescue package secured by the bank at the height of the financial crisis.The former chief executive John Varley, the ex-investment banking chief Roger Jenkins, the formerhead of Barclays’ wealth division Thomas Kalaris and the
  
  Read more

• Explainer - What happens if May loses vote on her Brexit deal?

  14-01-2019 19:26
  British Prime Minister Theresa May is facing likely defeat in parliament on Tuesday when she asks members of Parliament (MPs) to approve her Brexit deal - a decision that would trigger huge uncertainty about the future of Britain's exit from the European Union.May has warned that rejecting her deal opens up the possibility of Brexit being stopped, or that Britain leaves disruptively without a deal.May must submit a new plan for Britain's next steps by the end of Jan. 21.
  
  Read more

• Government's Two-Child Benefits Cap Is 'Forcing Women To Get Abortions', SNP MP Alison Thewliss Claims

  14-01-2019 19:15
  Women are being forced to have abortions because of the government's two-child
  
  Read more

• Woman ordered not to contact son spared jail for going to parents' evening

  14-01-2019 19:12
  The woman said that she was banned from contacting social services about her son’s case.A woman under orders not to contact her son has been spared jail for accepting an invitation to attend a parents’ evening at his London school.Westminster city council had urged Mr Justice Hayden to imprison the woman, who cannot currently be identified, for contempt of court in the latest twist in a long-running, contentious care case.
  
  Read more

• Ex-SNP MP admits financial error while law firm partner

  14-01-2019 19:00
  Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh appeared before the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal alongside colleague Alan Mickel.
  
  Read more

• Magistrates and short jail sentences

  14-01-2019 18:48
  HMP Littlehey. ‘We need a real overhaul of what has been a disastrous dismantling of the probation service’.Petty offenders are only jailed way into a long pattern of offending and failure to respond to non-custodial sentences.When the courts have tried all non-custodial punishments escalating from discharges, through fines, to low-level community penalties, medium community penalties, then high-level community penalties, and the drug user/habitual yob on a hair trigger/recidivist ha
  
  Read more

• Bored, and going down with the Brexit ship

  14-01-2019 18:48
  Being “bored of Brexit” is synonymous with the frequently stated opinion that politicians should stop talking and just get on with it (A nation bored by Brexit risks sleepwalking into disaster, 14 January).Around the same time Willie Whitelaw, then a leading Tory MP, expressed concern that prime minister Harold Wilson was going around the country “stirring up apathy”.• John Harris’s analysis of Brexit ennui in England, where “revolution starts after the n
  
  Read more

• Cut funeral costs by donating your body

  14-01-2019 18:47
  • In the interests of journalistic balance, can I say that in November I was interviewed by a pleasant young immigration officer at Dulles airport (Washington DC) who asked about my reason for visiting the US and, after receiving my answers, wished me a pleasant stay.• Thank you for the wonderfully evocative picture of Jonny Wilkinson after the 2003 Rugby World Cup (Free classic Guardian photograph, 12 January).• I’m sure that Andy Murray would be happy to point out that he
  
  Read more

• Man charged with sex assault and voyeurism after online video investigation

  14-01-2019 18:45
  Adnan Ahmed made no plea and is expected appear again at Glasgow Sheriff Court next week.
  
  Read more

• Corbyn: PM has ‘completely and utterly failed’ to ease concerns on Brexit deal

  14-01-2019 18:44
  Theresa May urged MPs to back her 'compromise' Withdrawal Agreement.
  
  Read more

• We cannot feed our nation without non-UK labour, says NFU Scotland

  14-01-2019 18:38
  The union's president Andrew McCornick says Britain is 'getting thrown into a meltdown situation' regardless of a deal or no-deal Brexit.
  
  Read more

• Take our outstretched hand, Germany's Weber urges UK lawmakers

  14-01-2019 18:38
  German conservative Manfred Weber, who is running to take over the European Union's top job this year, urged British lawmakers on Monday to approve Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal, which he said could not be renegotiated.Weber, leader of the European People's Party in the European Parliament, told Reuters the deal could not be improved."The invitation is still there to our British colleagues, please vote in favour - take the outstretched hand of the European Union so that there is as li
  
  Read more

• Tory loyals to test if Irish backstop end date will win over rebels

  14-01-2019 18:33
  The current backstop arrangement would keep the UK in an effective customs union until another solution can be found to avoid a hard border in Northern Ireland.Loyalist Tory MPs are to test whether inserting a sunset clause for the Northern Irish backstop would be a path to convincing rebels to accept Theresa May’s Brexit deal.Andrew Murrison, the chair of the Northern Ireland affairs committee, has tabled an amendment to May’s Brexit deal – set to be voted on by MPs on Tuesday
  
  Read more

• Tory loyalists to test if Irish backstop end date will win over rebels

  14-01-2019 18:33
  The current backstop arrangement would keep the UK in an effective customs union until another solution can be found to avoid a hard border in Northern Ireland.Loyalist Tory MPs are to test whether inserting a sunset clause for the Northern Irish backstop would be a path to convincing rebels to accept Theresa May’s Brexit deal.Andrew Murrison, the chair of the Northern Ireland affairs committee, has tabled an amendment to May’s Brexit deal – set to be voted on by MPs on Tuesday
  
  Read more

• Bob Geldof slams ‘inept’ British Government over Brexit

  14-01-2019 18:25
  The prominent Remain campaigner also described the Brexit deal as a 'serious mistake'.
  
  Read more

• UK parliament to reject May's EU divorce deal, say economists

  14-01-2019 18:23
  The British parliament will vote down Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit divorce deal on Tuesday, all 40 economists polled by Reuters said, although the country is eventually expected to reach a free trade agreement with the European Union.May has so far been unsuccessful in convincing MPs to back her withdrawal agreement - she has already postponed a parliamentary vote once - and the terms on which Britain leaves the EU on the scheduled March 29 date remain very uncertain.There is now a median
  
  Read more

• Take a second look, May urges lawmakers before Brexit vote

  14-01-2019 18:23
  British Prime Minister Theresa May urged lawmakers on Monday to take a "second look" at her deal to leave the European Union, a last-ditch effort to win over a parliament that looks set to reject the agreement.The fate of the United Kingdom's March 29 exit from the EU is in the balance before Tuesday when parliament is widely expected to vote against May's deal, opening up outcomes ranging from a disorderly divorce to reversing Brexit.In the deepest crisis in British politics for at least half a
  
  Read more

• May makes final case for Brexit deal: 'don't let the people down'

  14-01-2019 18:21
  Theresa May is widely expected to lose the vote on Tuesday evening.Theresa May has presented the final case for her Brexit deal to MPs ahead of Tuesday’s crucial vote, saying that to reject the plan would “let the British people down” and risk the fabric of the union.Making a statement to the Commons after an exchange of letters with senior EU figures brought more reassuring words on the Irish backstop but no new guarantees, the prime minister urged MPs, whatever their views, t
  
  Read more

• Theresa May Tells MPs To Back Her Brexit Deal Or Risk Break-Up Of UK

  14-01-2019 18:20
  Theresa May has warned MPs if they vote against her Brexit deal it could lead
  
  Read more

• Leo Varadkar still hopeful for a deal on Brexit

  14-01-2019 18:18
  "I think it's important that we allow the British political system the time to make that decision," he said.
  
  Read more

Follow @GeneralnewsUK on Twitter!