General news

• Derek Hatton withdraws application to rejoin Labour

  26-03-2019 23:40
  The former Militant firebrand was expelled from the party in 1986 because of his membership of the group.
  
  Read more

• Christine McGuinness admits marriage to Paddy is ‘really tough’ because he’s away so much and she’s left to lo - The Sun

  26-03-2019 23:31
  Christine McGuinness admits marriage to Paddy is ‘really tough’ because he’s away so much and she’s left to lo  The SunChristine McGuinness feels like 'single parent' because of Paddy's work  Daily MailChristine McGuinness 'feels like single mum' because of Paddy's hectic schedule  Irish MirrorPaddy McGuinness’ wife Christine ‘feels like a single parent’ because of her husband’s busy career  HeartChristine Mc
  
  Read more

• Factbox: Brexit multiple choice - How will UK parliament's indicative votes work?

  26-03-2019 23:16
  British lawmakers will wrest control of the Brexit process from the government on Wednesday in order to try to find a majority for an alternative way forward that could break the parliamentary deadlock.2) A Brexit deal which must include, as a minimum, a commitment to negotiate a permanent and comprehensive UK-wide customs Union with the EU.5) Remain a member of the European Economic Area (EEA) and reapply to join the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
  
  Read more

• Opera singer asked to change ‘provocative’ EU flag dress

  26-03-2019 22:50
  Soprano Anna Patalong wore the dress during her performance at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• MPs consider range of options for indicative votes on Brexit

  26-03-2019 22:47
  What are some of the options MPs could be voting on?
  
  Read more

• Government rejects 5 million-signature petition calling for halt to Brexit

  26-03-2019 22:39
  The petition demanding the revocation of Article 50 is to be debated in Parliament on April 1.
  
  Read more

• Nurse criticised at inquest into diabetic prisoner's death

  26-03-2019 22:34
  Annabella Landsberg, an inmate at HMP Peterborough, had type 2 diabetes and was HIV positive.Photograph: Family handout/PAA nurse has accepted that she did not provide appropriate medical care to a diabetic prisoner who died after being left on her cell floor for 21 hours after being restrained by four officers.Lesley Watts was the duty nurse on call on the morning when Annabella Landsberg was taken to hospital from HMP Peterborough.An inquest into the 45-year-old’s death heard that, after
  
  Read more

• Teenager slashed in face close to north London police station

  26-03-2019 22:16
  An officer at the scene said a boy, believed to be aged 17, received facial injuries after 'an altercation between two young groups'.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Team GB cyclist Hannah Dines reveals she needed vulva surgery after years of saddle trauma

  26-03-2019 22:07
  A female cyclist is calling for more research into women-friendly saddles after undergoing surgery for long-term trauma on her vulva.Hannah Dines, a paralympian who competed at the 2016 Games, suffered with swelling on her vulva for five years before she was able to seek medical help, eventually leading her to get surgery from a cancer specialist.
  
  Read more

• Republic of Ireland v Georgia and more: Euro 2020 qualifiers – live!

  26-03-2019 22:04
  Updates from the European Championship qualifying gamesLive scores: all the goals from around the UK and EuropeEmail Simon here. Tweet @Simon_Burnton 9.04pm GMT The Republic of Ireland have also had a goal disallowed or offside, Hendrick the disappointed player. 9.04pm GMT Jon has another update from Switzerland v Denmark. It’s short and to the point. “Denmark just had a Goal from Poulson rightly disallowed for narrowly offside,” he says. So, you’re up to date. Continue r
  
  Read more

• Melbourne man wins almost $50 million after accidentally buying two Oz Lotto tickets with same numbers - TVNZ

  26-03-2019 22:02
  Melbourne man wins almost $50 million after accidentally buying two Oz Lotto tickets with same numbers  TVNZ'Am I seeing things?': Hard-working man wins lottery TWICE  Daily MailAustralian lottery player wins extra £12.5m after buying two tickets by accident  Sky NewsMan's mistake leads to huge double lottery jackpot  Yahoo NewsAustralian man buys two winning lottery tickets scoring $33M windfall  CNNView full coverage on Google News
  
  Read more

• Tory Brexiters want May resignation date in order to back deal

  26-03-2019 21:58
  One backbencher said hardline Brexiters would not be satisfied if May did not set a specific date to leave No 10. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesTheresa May is under intense pressure to set out a timetable for her departure from Downing Street to seal the support of Brexit hardliners including Boris Johnson and Jacob Rees-Mogg for her twice-rejected deal. The prime minister will address Conservative MPs at a meeting of the 1922 Committee of backbenchers on Wednesday as the House of Co
  
  Read more

• Ryanair ridiculed after trolling British Airways over wrong destination gaffe

  26-03-2019 21:56
  Ryanair has been ridiculed for poking fun at British Airways after one of its planes flew to Edinburgh instead of Dusseldorf by mistake.A paperwork error was blamed after passengers on a BA flight from London City Airport to the German city ended up in the Scottish capital.Ryanair tweeted: "Hey British Airways, we have a present for you," alongside a picture of the book Geography for Dummies.
  
  Read more

• Yorkshire tourism firm to investigate former chief's expenses claims

  26-03-2019 21:51
  Review of procedures to follow resignation of Sir Gary Verity from Welcome to Yorkshire An independent review will examine how the “cult-like” leader of Yorkshire’s tourism body was able to claim excessive personal expenses, beyond his £243,000 salary, after bullying allegations that led to his having “behavioural management counselling”.Sir Gary Verity, who was knighted in 2015 after organising the Tour de France’s trip to Yorkshire in 2014, resigned on
  
  Read more

• Yorkshire tourism firm to investigate former chief's expenses claims

  26-03-2019 21:51
  Verity, above, said that he apologises for occasions when he ‘fell short’ of his own standards. Photograph: Simon Wilkinson/Rex/ShutterstockAn independent review will examine how the “cult-like” leader of Yorkshire’s tourism body was able to claim excessive personal expenses, beyond his £243,000 salary, after bullying allegations that led to his having “behavioural management counselling”. Sir Gary Verity, who was knighted in 2015 after organising
  
  Read more

• Jussie Smollett: Chicago mayor attacks 'whitewash of justice' as charges dropped

  26-03-2019 21:41
  State’s attorney’s office says 16 counts against actor droppedSmollett: ‘I have been truthful and consistent on every level’Prosecutors have agreed to drop criminal charges against the Empire actor Jussie Smollett for apparently faking a hate crime attack in Chicago.Smollett was earlier this year charged with 16 counts of felony disorderly conduct for allegedly hiring two men to stage a racist, homophobic attack against him in downtown Chicago. Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Labour pushes Brexit plan for close economic relationship with EU

  26-03-2019 21:40
  Britain's main opposition Labour Party has put forward its own plan for a close economic relationship with the European Union as parliament is due to vote on a series of indicative votes to find a way forward on Brexit on Wednesday.Labour's proposals include a comprehensive customs union with the EU and close alignment with the single market.“The government’s approach to the Brexit negotiations has been an abject failure and this House must now come together to find a way forward," L
  
  Read more

• Manchester given a New York City makeover for filming of Spider-Man spin-off Morbius

  26-03-2019 21:39
  The streets of Manchester have been transformed into New York City as a Spider-Man spin-off is filmed in part of the city.Yellow taxis, American-style trucks, and a USA Today advert were seen in the Northern Quarter on Tuesday.A subway station called Front Street has also surfaced for the filming of upcoming movie Morbius.
  
  Read more

• Camilla told of gender equality during tour of Cuba

  26-03-2019 21:37
  Camilla, her feet tapping, watched the children and teenagers perform a range of dances including the rumba and the salsa.
  
  Read more

• House effort to block Trump's border emergency declaration fails – live

  26-03-2019 21:28
  President’s veto of bill to block national emergency declaration at US-Mexico border upheld after long-shot vote failsSign up for the US briefing to get a fresh perspective 8.28pm GMT The Green New Deal vote in the Senate is underway.Senate voting NOW on a procedural motion related to the #GreenNewDeal introduced by Republicans to put Democrats on the spot, a vote Sen Schumer has called a 'stunt'.It's going to fail, as many Dems plan to vote 'PRESENT' in protest. 8.07pm GMT Hey all, Vivian
  
  Read more

• The $16m New York penthouse fit for a UK civil servant

  26-03-2019 21:20
  Exclusive: Luxury apartment next to UN headquarters to be used by senior diplomat charged with seeking post-Brexit trade deals The government has bought a $15.9m (£12m) seven bedroom luxury New York apartment for a senior British civil servant charged with signing fresh trade deals in a post-Brexit world, the Guardian can reveal.The foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt oversaw the purchase of a 5,893 sq ft (574 sq metre) apartment as the official residence for Antony Phillipson, the UK trade comm
  
  Read more

• Derek Hatton Withdraws Labour Party Application After Anti-Semitism Claims

  26-03-2019 21:12
  Derek Hatton has withdrawn his application to rejoin the Labour party, justweeks after he came under fire for allegedly anti-Semitic remarks on socialmedia
  
  Read more

• Alice Cutter: Neo-Nazi terror suspect took part in 'lesser races' online chat, court told

  26-03-2019 21:08
  A neo-Nazi terror suspect who entered a "Miss Hitler" contest took part in an online chat in which an extremist discussed "lesser races" mixing with Aryans, a court has heard.Cutter and Jones, both from West Yorkshire, deny being members of National Action after it was outlawed in December 2016.Connor Scothern, 18, of Bagnall Avenue, Nottingham, also denies belonging to the group between December 2016 and September 2017.
  
  Read more

• Conor McGregor reportedly under investigation for sexual assault

  26-03-2019 21:06
  Former UFC champion, who announced retirement from MMA on Tuesday, faces allegations over complaint in Dublin Hours after Conor McGregor announced his retirement from mixed martial arts, the New York Times has reported that he is under investigation over allegations of sexual assault.According to the Times, the former UFC champion was arrested in January after a woman said he sexually assaulted her in Dublin in December. McGregor has not been charged over the allegations but sources told the Tim
  
  Read more

• Tory MP criticised for using antisemitic term 'cultural Marxism'

  26-03-2019 21:05
  Board of Deputies says Suella Braverman should pledge not to use phrase linked with far right A leading Jewish group has criticised a Conservative former minister for using the term “cultural Marxism” in a speech, a reference to a conspiracy theory often associated with the far right and antisemitism.The Board of Deputies of British Jews said Suella Braverman should clarify what she meant, and pledge to not use the phrase again. Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Debenhams' debts suggest Mike Ashley's takeover bid won't happen | Nils Pratley

  26-03-2019 20:55
  Sports Direct chief’s strategy for Debenhams would be self-defeating but offer is an exercise in distractionMike Ashley moves in mysterious ways but one can surely say this about his “possible” takeover bid for Debenhams: it’s probably not going to happen if it would involve Sports Direct becoming fully liable for Debenhams’ debts, portions of which are trading at 50p in the pound. Ashley is not running a charity for impoverished banks and bondholders.Unfortunately
  
  Read more

• How will the Brexit indicative votes process work?

  26-03-2019 20:52
  MPs could start debating the various Brexit proposals after prime minister’s questions at about 12.45pm. Photograph: Mark Duffy/AFP/Getty ImagesAfter another humiliating defeat for Theresa May’s government on Monday, parliament will attempt to end the Brexit deadlock on Wednesday with a series of indicative votes on alternative proposals. The schedule itself will be subject to change, but here is what to expect if you wish to keep an eye on proceedings. Which Brexit proposals will MP
  
  Read more

• Lloyd's of London pledges action over 'distressing' sexual harassment report

  26-03-2019 20:45
  Insurance market Lloyd's of London has pledged to take action after a "distressing" report highlighting a culture of sexual harassment of women who work there.It said it would set up a confidential process for reporting inappropriate behaviour and impose sanctions including possible life bans for those found responsible.The pledge comes after a report by Bloomberg last week, drawing on the experiences of 18 women, described a deep-seated culture of sexual harassment at the centuries-old institut
  
  Read more

• If you haven’t experienced racism, it’s very difficult to understand it | Danny Gabbidon

  26-03-2019 20:40
  Years after I was targeted by Serbia-Montenegro fans, England’s players endured the same abuse. Time for action and educationSadness. That was the overriding feeling for me when I was racially abused playing for my country. It was August 2003, I was 24 years old, and just starting out on my international career with Wales. We were playing Serbia-Montenegro away in a Euro 2004 qualifier in Belgrade and I knew beforehand that it was going to be a hostile atmosphere. One or two of the experie
  
  Read more

• New York county bans unvaccinated children from public spaces amid measles outbreak

  26-03-2019 20:39
  Rockland county declared a state of emergency after recording 153 cases since October, part of a series of measles outbreaks in the USA suburb of New York City has declared a state of emergency and banned unvaccinated children from public areas, as the United States struggles to control a series of measles outbreaks.Rockland county, five miles north-west of New York City, announced the measure on Tuesday afternoon after recording 153 cases of measles since October. Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Austrian authorities raid far-right group over alleged links to Christchurch shooter

  26-03-2019 20:39
  Home of far-right ‘Identitarian’ raided after he received a large donation from a person sharing the same surname as Christchurch suspectAustria’s chancellor called Tuesday for authorities to “ruthlessly” investigate possible ties between an Austrian nationalist group and the alleged Christchurch mosque gunman, after it emerged that a prominent far-right activist had received a donation in the suspected shooter’s name.Martin Sellner, head of the Identitarian M
  
  Read more

• Five jailed over bid to smuggle £112m of cocaine into UK

  26-03-2019 20:35
  Yacht intercepted off Cornish coast last year with 1.4 tonnes of cocaine on board Five men involved in a plot to bring cocaine with a street value of £112m to the UK from South America in a sailing catamaran have been jailed.The 1.4 tonnes of cocaine was found in the vessel, SY Nomad, off the Cornish coast by a Border Force cutter and escorted into the fishing port of Newlyn. Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Eight degrees and windy in Durham: the cricket season is here

  26-03-2019 20:33
  With so much international cricket to fit in this summer there is barely room for the county season, which is why Durham were playing on 26 March, the earliest ever startWith 20 minutes to go before the start of the English cricket summer a total of eight spectators are scattered around the prim, pretty stands of the Emirates Riverside stadium. Related: Alastair Cook makes it a knight’s tale with supreme century for EssexContinue reading...
  
  Read more

• A&E departments in two London hospitals saved from closure

  26-03-2019 20:33
  Charing Cross and Ealing sites spared after health secretary axes steep cuts to NHS servicesMinisters have axed plans to demolish and sell off most of a west London hospital after a seven-year campaign against a “monstrous” shake-up of NHS care in the capital.The reprieve means that Charing Cross hospital in Fulham will not lose its A&E unit and hundreds of beds under a scheme to downgrade it to a “local” hospital and sell 87% of its site for housing. Continue reading
  
  Read more

• To avert this Brexit disaster, MPs must smash the party system| Rafael Behr

  26-03-2019 20:32
  Brexit has changed the political map and the old structures can no longer contain the crisis
  MPs can always tell you the exact size of their majority. The smaller the number, the deeper it is engraved in memory. Thanks to a handy tool on the parliamentary petitions website, they can now compare that number to the volume of people in their constituencies calling for the revocation of article 50 to keep Britain in the EU. When the signatures climbed into millions, they all started checking. Relate
  
  Read more

• Senior Eurosceptics Claim Brexit Delay May Be Unlawful In Letter To PM

  26-03-2019 20:30
  Senior Tory Eurosceptics have written to Theresa May claiming her accord withthe EU to delay Brexit may be illegal
  
  Read more

• UK's weakened PM May still hoping to push her Brexit deal through

  26-03-2019 20:29
  British Prime Minister Theresa May will address her Conservative lawmakers on Wednesday, possibly to set out a timetable for her departure in a last throw of the dice to win support for her twice-rejected Brexit deal in parliament.At her weakest after parliament on Monday seized control of Brexit, May has yet to give up hope of winning approval for her deal to leave the European Union, which she says is the only way of ensuring an orderly exit that will protect the economy.
  
  Read more

• Autonomy executives fudged revenues from clients, court told

  26-03-2019 20:27
  Deal with Tottenham Hotspur and others used to inflate software firm’s sales, claimants allegeExecutives at the British software company Autonomy mischaracterised revenues from clients including Tottenham Hotspur, the Serious Fraud Office and the BBC to inflate software sales figures before a disastrous £8bn acquisition by the US firm Hewlett-Packard, London’s high court has heard.HP is suing the former Autonomy founder Mike Lynch and former chief financial officer Sushovan Hus
  
  Read more

• Use stop and search in schools to tackle knife crime, MP suggests

  26-03-2019 20:19
  Robert Halfon says education committee should hear evidence about effectiveness
  Stop and search could be used in schools as a way to help clamp down on knife crime, the chair of the education select committee has suggested.The Conservative MP Robert Halfon was speaking ahead of a committee hearing that has been called to look at whether there is a link between the rise in school exclusions and an increase in the number of stabbings. Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Alastair Cook makes it a knight’s tale with supreme century for Essex

  26-03-2019 20:16
  Former England captain had one scare on his way to 150 in his first match since he was knighted in the New Year’s Honours listHe did not want a fuss. He was still one of the lads, he said. He had only been made a knight, for heaven’s sake, not a god. Related: Alastair Cook makes farewell century as England take control of fifth TestContinue reading...
  
  Read more

• 'Outrageous' and 'disgusting': segregated playground sparks fury

  26-03-2019 20:14
  Jeremy Corbyn, James Brokenshire and Sadiq Khan criticise Henley Homes for excluding social housing residents from playground ‘Why can’t they come and play?’Have you experienced segregation in housing developments? Let us knowThe government has joined widespread condemnation of developers who blocked children living in social housing from using the playground on a London development.The Conservative housing minister, James Brokenshire, called the situation on the Baylis Old Sch
  
  Read more

• Paul McCartney’s school exercise book sells for £46,800

  26-03-2019 20:13
  The young Beatle used it to write essays on novels such as John Milton's Paradise Lost.
  
  Read more

• Hardline Brexiteer Boris Johnson edging towards May's deal - Telegraph

  26-03-2019 20:12
  LONDON (Reuters) - Former British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, one of the fiercest opponents of Theresa May's Brexit plan, is now edging towards backing her deal, Telegraph deputy political editor Steven Swinford said on Tuesday.
  
  Read more

• UK lawmakers propose Brexit choice between no-deal and "revoke" if all else fails

  26-03-2019 20:10
  LONDON (Reuters) - British lawmakers have proposed letting parliament choose between leaving the European Union without a deal or stopping Brexit altogether as an option to be voted on as part of a series of indicative votes to be held on Wednesday.
  
  Read more

• Charles visit inspires guitarist to form new version of Buena Vista Social Club

  26-03-2019 20:09
  The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall met Eliades Ochoa at the famous Egrem state recording studio.
  
  Read more

• Footballer denies driving car at teens after they called him 'fatty'

  26-03-2019 20:08
  A football player has denied deliberately driving into a group of teenage boys after they called him "fatty".Lee Taylor said his car's stereo was on so loud he did not hear their screams.The 36-year-old said he was confronted by the group after breaking up a confrontation between them and one of his teammates for Margam Football Club in Port Talbot.
  
  Read more

• One True Brexit's standard bearers stand firm in bonkers battle | John Crace

  26-03-2019 20:00
  Bruges Group regard change of leaving day from 29 March as moment of national surrenderThe previous day’s exertions had rather taken it out of everyone. Having voted to allow itself indicative votes on the next stage of the Brexit process, parliament pretty much awarded itself a day off while Sir Oliver Letwin and a handful of helpers were having an ontological debate on the meaning of meaning as they tried to work out what colour the ballot papers would be and what font should be used. Mo
  
  Read more

• One True Brexit's standard bearers stand firm in bonkers battle

  26-03-2019 20:00
  For someone who is apparently well educated, Suella Braverman has always gone to extraordinary lengths to make herself appear extremely dim. Photograph: Jonathan Hordle/ITV/Rex/ShutterstockThe previous day’s exertions had rather taken it out of everyone. Having voted to allow itself indicative votes on the next stage of the Brexit process, parliament pretty much awarded itself a day off while Sir Oliver Letwin and a handful of helpers were having an ontological debate on the meaning of mea
  
  Read more

• Mexico president says Slim wants to retire during his term

  26-03-2019 20:00
  Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday that billionaire Carlos Slim, the country's richest man, has told him he aims to retire during his administration, and has committed to helping the economy in the process."He wants to end his business life helping economic growth and public welfare during this government," Lopez Obrador told a regular morning news conference."Slim remarked to the president that the two have almost six years of intense work (ahead) for the country, the
  
  Read more

• No-one can condone choices made by suspected Irish Isis bride – Varadkar

  26-03-2019 19:53
  Lisa Smith, 37, originally from Co Louth, has been detained in Syria for being suspected as a member of Islamic State.
  
  Read more

Follow @GeneralnewsUK on Twitter!