General news

• Heavy rainfall causes flooding in southern England

  19-12-2019 23:49
  
  The village of Cardinham in Cornwall saw 52mm of rainfall over 36 hours while Bastreet Downs got 53.4mm.
  
  Read more

• PM Johnson promises to wrap up parliament Brexit vote for Christmas

  19-12-2019 23:34
  
  The British parliament will vote on Boris Johnson's deal to leave the European Union on Friday, a move the prime minister described as delivering on his promise to "get the Brexit vote wrapped up for Christmas" after his landslide election victory.After suffering several defeats in the previous parliament, Johnson now enjoys a large majority and should face little opposition in passing the bill to implement Britain's biggest foreign and trade policy shift in more than 40 years.More than three ye
  
  Read more

• Johnson promises to wrap up parliament Brexit vote for Christmas

  19-12-2019 23:34
  
  The British parliament will vote on Boris Johnson's Brexit deal on Friday, a move the prime minister described as delivering on his promise to "get the Brexit vote wrapped up for Christmas" after his landslide election victory.After suffering several defeats in the previous parliament, Johnson now enjoys a large majority and should face little opposition in passing the bill to implement Britain's biggest foreign and trade policy shift in more than 40 years.More than three years since Britain vot
  
  Read more

• Johnson promises to wrap up Brexit for Christmas, parliament to vote

  19-12-2019 23:34
  
  The British parliament will vote on Boris Johnson's Brexit deal on Friday, a move the prime minister described as delivering on his promise to "get the Brexit vote wrapped up for Christmas" following his landslide election victory.After suffering several heavy defeats in the previous parliament, Johnson now enjoys a large majority and should face little opposition in passing the bill to implement Britain's biggest foreign and trade policy shift in more than 40 years.More than three years since B
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Prime Minister hails ‘new dawn’ as MPs prepare to vote on Brexit Bill

  19-12-2019 23:30
  
  The Tory leader said ratifying the Withdrawal Agreement will allow him to 'finish the job' and take Britain out of the European Union.
  
  Read more

• PM accused of ‘tearing up’ commitments to child refugees after Brexit

  19-12-2019 22:57
  
  The Government has scaled down its initial pledge to strike a deal with the European Union so child refugees can be reunited with their UK families.
  
  Read more

• SNP MP calls for roll-out of safe consumption rooms in Scotland

  19-12-2019 22:17
  
  Anne McLaughlin said it is 'absolutely clear' her family member who died from a heroin overdose would be alive had safe consumption rooms existed.
  
  Read more

• UK government sets out fast track timetable for Brexit law

  19-12-2019 22:15
  
  The British government plans to push the legislation required to ratify its Brexit deal through the lower house of parliament by Jan. 9, leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg said on Thursday.Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives won a large majority at last week's election and are not expected to face any difficulty in getting the legislation through.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• DUP accused of thwarting pre-Christmas deal to restore powersharing

  19-12-2019 22:07
  
  Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith said he was deeply disappointed and urged the region's largest party to reflect on its decision.
  
  Read more

• 'It's not a good look' for the Bank of England

  19-12-2019 22:02
  
  Times economics editor Philip Aldrick tells Sky News what he discovered about the misuse of the BoE's audio feed
  
  Read more

• Why Boris Johnson’s Blue Collar Blueprint Feels Like A 10-Year Plan

  19-12-2019 21:29
  
  Labour MPs won’t want three more months of the humiliation their leader got today.
  
  Read more

• Irish woman facing Islamic State charges granted bail

  19-12-2019 21:20
  
  Lisa Smith, a former member of the Irish Defence Forces, was arrested at Dublin Airport after returning from Turkey last month.
  
  Read more

• Queen's speech: PM points to harder Brexit and 10-year rule

  19-12-2019 21:16
  
  Queen's speech: PM points to harder Brexit and 10-year rule. Johnson government outlines tougher laws on sentencing and constitutional reform
  
  Read more

• Queen's speech: PM points to harder Brexit and 10-year rule

  19-12-2019 21:16
  
  Queen's speech: PM points to harder Brexit and 10-year ruleJohnson government outlines tougher laws on sentencing and constitutional reform* Follow all the latest political news – live
  
  Read more

• Lord Carlile removed from Prevent review after legal challenge

  19-12-2019 21:11
  
  Lord Carlile removed from Prevent review after legal challengeRights Watch UK objected to appointment of Carlile, who stated support for programme
  
  Read more

• Leaked NHS dossier inquiry focuses on personal Gmail accounts

  19-12-2019 21:11
  
  Leaked NHS dossier inquiry focuses on personal Gmail accounts. Report was used by Labour to claim health service would be ‘on the table’ in US trade talks
  
  Read more

• DUP blamed for holding up Stormont compromise deal

  19-12-2019 20:56
  
  DUP blamed for holding up Stormont compromise deal. Northern Ireland secretary ‘bitterly disappointed’ with failure to revive assembly
  
  Read more

• Clive Lewis announces he plans to stand in the Labour leadership contest

  19-12-2019 20:41
  
  The shadow Treasury minister is the second MP to declare their intention to take part in the race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn.
  
  Read more

• Heathrow third runway project ‘delayed by at least 12 months’

  19-12-2019 20:14
  
  The west London hub had hoped to open a third runway by the end of 2026, but said this had been pushed back to either 2028 or 2029.
  
  Read more

• The world king doesn't let anyone spoil his big day, not even the Queen

  19-12-2019 19:58
  
  The world king doesn't let anyone spoil his big day, not even the Queen. A scowling monarch did nothing to dent Boris Johnson’s spirits as parliament reopens
  
  Read more

• Independent Group for Change agrees to ‘wind up’ as a political party

  19-12-2019 19:52
  
  Anna Soubry confirmed the party would not be continuing after failing to secure any MPs at the general election.
  
  Read more

• Independent Group for Change to be disbanded

  19-12-2019 19:33
  
  Independent Group for Change to be disbandedParty made up of centrist Labour and Tory defectors won no seats in general election
  
  Read more

• Opposition attacks PM for keeping Goldsmith on as minister

  19-12-2019 19:32
  
  The Environment Minister lost his Richmond Park seat to Liberal Democrat Sarah Olney last week.
  
  Read more

• No Northern Ireland devolution before Christmas, as DUP blamed for delay

  19-12-2019 19:25
  
  NI Secretary Julian Smith said he was deeply disappointed and urged the region's largest party to reflect on its decision.
  
  Read more

• Boris Johnson can’t escape the Northern Ireland issue

  19-12-2019 19:23
  
  Boris Johnson can’t escape the Northern Ireland issueReaders respond to an article by Fintan O’Toole in which he said that the PM’s false claims about the withdrawal agreement reveal an utter lack of interest in the consequences of Brexit for Belfast and Dublin
  
  Read more

• Universities are failing to address the UK’s skills shortage

  19-12-2019 19:22
  
  Universities are failing to address the UK’s skills shortageA marketised higher education system is not properly serving the interests of students nor the country as a whole, writes Chris Pratt
  
  Read more

• Real personal tragedies behind Britain’s homelessness statistics

  19-12-2019 19:22
  
  Real personal tragedies behind Britain’s homelessness statisticsCllr Paul Gadsby on what Lambeth is doing to help those in need, and Dr Chris Allen on the inter-agency group now working in Windsor, Ascot and Maidenhead
  
  Read more

• Vote share paints a different picture of election results

  19-12-2019 19:21
  
  Vote share paints a different picture of election results. Readers point out that the first past the post system distorts the scale of Labour’s electoral losses and the extent of the Conservative party’s popularity
  
  Read more

• Ethnic diversity of the new House of Commons is something to celebrate

  19-12-2019 19:21
  
  Ethnic diversity of the new House of Commons is something to celebrateDr Peter Chadha and Zaki Cooper, co-chairs of the Indian Jewish Association, on the record number of ethnic minority MPs in the new parliament
  
  Read more

• Boris Johnson orders crackdown on foreign spies

  19-12-2019 19:17
  
  Ministers will review counter-intelligence laws in the wake of the Salisbury chemical weapons attack.
  
  Read more

• Clive Lewis joins race to be Labour leader pledging to 'unleash' party

  19-12-2019 19:00
  
  Clive Lewis joins race to be Labour leader pledging to 'unleash' partyShadow Treasury minister says he wants to go further than Jeremy Corbyn in giving power to Labour membersClive Lewis: ‘I’m standing to be leader so the truth can be heard’
  
  Read more

• 'I just killed my baby and my wife'

  19-12-2019 19:00
  
  Denis Beytula was jailed for life for murdering his three-week-old son because he saw him as a rival for his partner's attention.
  
  Read more

• Zac Goldsmith handed life peerage and keeps environment role

  19-12-2019 18:58
  
  Zac Goldsmith handed life peerage and keeps environment role. Former Richmond Park MP lost seat in election to Lib Dems by nearly 8,000 votes
  
  Read more

• European bankers warned of hedge fund audio hack months ago

  19-12-2019 18:55
  
  The European Central Bank changed its systems in September to prevent hedge funds getting a head start on rivals.
  
  Read more

• Boris Johnson Accused Of 'Plotting Revenge' On Supreme Court Amid Fears Of US-Style Judge Appointments

  19-12-2019 18:55
  
  Keir Starmer warns PM as No.10 refuses to rule out looking at changes to system.
  
  Read more

• Shoreditch residents will no longer wake up and smell Syd's coffee

  19-12-2019 18:54
  
  Shoreditch residents will no longer wake up and smell Syd's coffeeHistoric stall bought by Museum of London as locals bemoan rampant gentrification
  
  Read more

• Lynn Rose obituary

  19-12-2019 18:53
  
  Lynn Rose obituary
  
  Read more

• Queen's speech: PM sets out his 'ten-year blueprint' for Britain

  19-12-2019 18:43
  
  Queen's speech: PM sets out his 'ten-year blueprint' for BritainJohnson government outlines agenda including NHS funding and terrorist sentencing* Follow all the latest political news – live
  
  Read more

• Britain First leader’s application to join Conservative Party ‘not approved’

  19-12-2019 18:41
  
  Paul Golding says he applied to show support for Boris Johnson's comments on Islam, but a Tory source said his application is likely to be revoked.
  
  Read more

• Right-to-die campaigner fails to overturn ban in court

  19-12-2019 18:26
  
  Right-to-die campaigner fails to overturn ban in court. Paul Lamb argued assisted dying ban discriminates against people with disabilities
  
  Read more

• READY Health experts welcome NHS funding but call for realistic expectations

  19-12-2019 18:18
  
  The Government's pledges to commit an extra £33.9 billion per year provided by 2023/24 will be enshrined in law.
  
  Read more

• Johnson revises EU bill to limit parliament's role in Brexit talks

  19-12-2019 18:06
  
  Johnson revises EU bill to limit parliament's role in Brexit talks. Protections for workers and child refugees also cut out of withdrawal agreement bill
  
  Read more

• ‘Bank accounts are crucial’: the ex-rough sleeper helping Brighton’s homeless get back on their feet

  19-12-2019 18:05
  
  Jim Deans, 60, moved to the south coast 30 years ago from Glasgow, sleeping on a beach when he had no money. Now, through his charity, he helps people who are homeless to rebuild their livesI was born on the south side of Glasgow. I was heading for a life of crime in my teens because I was in with some bad people. After a brush with the law, I headed as far south as I could go before I hit the sea. I ended up in Brighton.I didn’t have money or a job and I couldn’t get into a hostel,
  
  Read more

• Ex-Labour MP who won libel battle with union says she had to defend reputation

  19-12-2019 18:02
  
  Anna Turley - who lost her seat in Redcar in the General Election - sued Unite and blogger Stephen Walker.
  
  Read more

• UK's Brexit department to be wound up after 31 January

  19-12-2019 17:58
  
  UK's Brexit department to be wound up after 31 JanuaryJohnson reportedly wants term ‘Brexit’ dropped once withdrawal agreement passes
  
  Read more

• Ex-Tory MP Zac Goldsmith to retain ministerial post as he is made a life peer

  19-12-2019 17:57
  
  The Environment Minister lost his Richmond Park seat to Liberal Democrat Sarah Olney last week.
  
  Read more

• Kym Marsh 'in tears' after vicious troll attacks her late son on Instagram

  19-12-2019 17:50
  
  The 'Coronation Street' actor insisted 'something has to be done' about the level of online abuse aimed at those in the public eye.
  
  Read more

• Rightwing news network Sinclair raises minimum wage to $15 an hour

  19-12-2019 17:45
  
  Rightwing news network Sinclair raises minimum wage to $15 an hour. US TV giant announced hike after a top commentator said earlier this year raising minimum wage will ‘hurt working-class families’
  
  Read more

• ‘World’s oldest forest’ found in abandoned quarry

  19-12-2019 17:44
  
  Fossils of an extensive network of trees are believed to be 386 million years old.
  
  Read more

• UK wants secrecy laws to be fit for modern security threats

  19-12-2019 17:44
  
  Britain wants to make sure its secrecy laws guarding the publication of secure information are fit to deal with modern security threats, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman said on Thursday.Earlier, the government set out its legislative agenda, including a new law on espionage to counter the threat from potentially 'hostile' states such as Russia and China."We want to ensure that that piece of legislation (the Official Secrets Act) is the right piece of legislation to deal with the threats
  
  Read more

Follow @GeneralnewsUK on Twitter!