Former prime minister Gordon Brown has written to the Electoral Commission to demand it investigates how Nigel Farage’s new Brexit Party is being funded ahead of the European election on Thursday. Brown has expressed concern Farage is taking “dirty money” and allowing foreign nations to interfere in British democracy.
US-based tech giant Google has announced it will no longer be co-operating fully with Chinese smartphone maker Huawei, after western governments expressed fears China could use Huawei technology for spying. New Huawei phones may not be able to use Google’s Android operating system, or feature apps including YouTube.
Home Secretary Sajid Javid is outlining today how he plans to use a controversial new power to make it a criminal offence to travel to or remain inside a “designated area” overseas. Javid will suggest the new law could be used to stop Britons from travelling to parts of Syria where there is still a presence of Islamic State militants.
US President Donald Trump yesterday tweeted a warning against aggression to Iran, writing: “If Iran wants to fight, that will be the end of Iran. Never threaten the United States again!” The US has been sending ships and planes to the Gulf in recent weeks. On Saturday, Iran’s foreign minister insisted that Iran did not want a war.
Rail firms are revealing their revised timetables today, after a year of the worst delays and cancellations ever recorded on the UK network. Consumer group Which? says an average of 80 trains a day were held back for half an hour or more or cancelled altogether, with the worst problems in the north-west and south-east of England.
Most plastic pots, tubs and trays sent by householders in England for recycling are instead being burnt in power plants, the recycling charity Recoup has discovered. Previously, most low-grade plastic sent for recycling was shipped overseas, but the market has collapsed. England does not have recycling facilities so the plastic is burnt.
Rail firms are revealing their revised timetables today, after a year of the worst delays and cancellations ever recorded on the UK network. Consumer group Which? says an average of 80 trains a day were held back for half an hour or more or cancelled altogether, with the worst problems in the north-west and south-east of England.
The world-conquering fantasy soap Game of Thrones, much of it shot in Northern Ireland, has ended, with its 71st episode airing last night. Fans were divided but the finale attracted much criticism, just as the rest of the eighth and final series has done. The series is so unpopular a petition has been set up demanding it is re-shot.
Students at a historically black US college were shocked at their graduation ceremony when the key speaker, a professional investor receiving an honorary degree, announced he would pay off the student loans of the entire graduating year. Robert F Smith’s donation will come to more than $40m (£31.4m), with the average debt over $30,000.
The Government has signalled that British MEPs elected in the upcoming European elections must be ready to take up their seats despite the ongoing Brexit negotiations.
Polls suggest that candidates on the extremes of the Brexit divide will be the big winners in the 23 May elections. But what does being an MEP involve?
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