Section: The Week (The United Kingdom)
Instant Opinion: ‘political rot’ has spread from US to UK
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Friday 6 December Analysis Friday, December 6, 2019 – 3:48pm The Week’s daily round-up highlights the five best opinion pieces from across the British and international media, with excerpts from each. 1. Finn McRedmond in The Irish Times on the Trumpification of British politics...
Donald Trump faces impeachment as Nancy Pelosi confirms charges
Description US Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi speaks on December 5, 2019 on Capitol Hill Credits Alex Wong/Getty Images The announcement all but confirms Trump will be impeached, but he is unlikely to be removed from office Reaction William Gritten …read more Source:: The...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday 4 Dec 2019
Tory and Labour migration plans ‘both bad for NHS’ The migration policies of the two main UK parties would worsen already chronic understaffing levels in the NHS, the Nuffield Trust is warning. New research by the health charity found that the proportion of NHS staff born overseas has almost doubled since 2000 and is now close to one in...
Trump impeachment evidence ‘overwhelming’ says panel
Description House Intelligence Committee ranking member Adam Schiff stands next to a photograph of Donald Trump and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Inquiry moves to next phase as House intelligence committee votes to adopt report One-Minute Read Wednesday, December 4, 2019 – 6:21am …read more Source:: The...
Nato turns 70: the biggest threats facing the alliance
Description The Nato flag and troops from among the 29 member states Credits Getty Images Alt Text Nato troops Trump hits back at Macron’s criticism of ‘brain dead’ military alliance as ‘very, very nasty’ In Depth …read more Source:: The...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 2 Dec 2019
UN climate talks kick off with warning The UN’s global summit on climate change opens in Madrid today, with Secretary General Antonio Guterres warning that the planet is at tipping point. “The point of no return is no longer over the horizon,” he told reporters in the Spanish capital. “It is in sight and hurtling towards us.” Around 29,000...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Saturday 30 Nov 2019
London Bridge attacker had been convicted of terrorism The man named by police as being the perpetrator of Friday’s stabbing attack at London Bridge is as a former prisoner convicted of terrorism offences. Usman Khan, 28, was out of prison on licence at the time of the attack, in which a man and a woman were killed and three others were...
Why Apple is under fire for labelling Crimea as a Russian territory
Credits Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Alt Text Apple The US tech giant has changed how the disputed territory is listed on its mapping and weather apps In Depth Gabriel Power Friday, November 29, 2019 – 12:32pm …read more Source:: The...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday 27 Nov 2019
Trump told to attend impeachment hearing or ‘stop complaining’ The US House Judiciary Committee has invited Donald Trump or his counsel to participate in the panel’s first hearing next week on whether the president should be impeached for allegedly trying to blackmail Ukraine into investigating rival Joe Biden. The committee’s...
Quid pro quo: the original meaning of the term haunting Donald Trump
Credits Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Alt Text Donald Trump Professor of historical linguistics explores how the use of the Latin phrase has evolved In Depth Wednesday, November 27, 2019 – 8:45am …read more Source:: The...
