Boris Johnson urges hardline Brexiteers to back Brexit deal ahead of vote

Hardline Brexiteers have trawled through the Brexit deal for ‘land mines’ as the full 1,255-page document was published today – and Boris Johnson has urged them to vote in its favour. MPs and peers have been summoned back to Parliament to vote on the deal on December 30 – just a day before the end … Read more

Boris Johnson urges hardline Brexiteers to back Brexit deal ahead of vote

Hardline Brexiteers have trawled through the Brexit deal for ‘land mines’ as the full 1,255-page document was published today – and Boris Johnson has urged them to vote in its favour. MPs and peers have been summoned back to Parliament to vote on the deal on December 30 – just a day before the end … Read more

Pope Francis urges countries to strive for peace as he leads just 200 masked faithful

Pope Francis urges countries to strive for peace as he leads just 200 masked faithful at an early evening Covid-restricted ‘midnight’ mass in St Peter’s Basilica Pope celebrated the mass in St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, on Christmas Eve  Mostly employees of the state attended papal ceremony whilst wearing masks Mass was held at 7.30pm instead … Read more

Pope Francis urges countries to strive for peace as he leads just 200 masked faithful

Pope Francis urges countries to strive for peace as he leads just 200 masked faithful at an early evening Covid-restricted ‘midnight’ mass in St Peter’s Basilica Pope celebrated the mass in St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, on Christmas Eve  Mostly employees of the state attended papal ceremony whilst wearing masks Mass was held at 7.30pm instead … Read more

Sea sense, Barnier! Boris Johnson urges the EU to drop demands on fishing 

Boris Johnson will hold fresh Brexit talks today after the latest bid to break the deadlock on fishing fell flat. The Prime Minister is expected to warn European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen that failure to accept Britain’s right to control its own fishing grounds will sink hopes of a trade deal. Mr Johnson … Read more

Sea sense, Barnier! Boris Johnson urges the EU to drop demands on fishing 

Boris Johnson will hold fresh Brexit talks today after the latest bid to break the deadlock on fishing fell flat. The Prime Minister is expected to warn European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen that failure to accept Britain’s right to control its own fishing grounds will sink hopes of a trade deal. Mr Johnson … Read more

World Health Organization urges families to wear face masks at Christmas get-togethers

The World Health Organization has pleaded with families to wear face masks and socially distance at Christmas get-togethers to cut the risk of spreading coronavirus. The UN agency said the measures would ‘contribute significantly’ to saving lives and preventing loved ones from getting sick, but admitted they ‘may feel awkward’. In updated guidance published today, the WHO … Read more

Sarah Palin returns to GOP campaign trail as she urges Republicans to ‘crush’ the vote in Georgia 

Former Alaska governor, Sarah Palin, has rejoined the GOP campaign trail and urged Republican voters in Georgia to ‘crush’ the vote for Sen David Perdue and Sen Kelly Loeffler.  ‘Georgia, we need you to not just show up January 5, not just to win, but to crush it,’ Palin told a crowd of supporters in … Read more

Sarah Palin returns to GOP campaign trail as she urges Republicans to ‘crush’ the vote in Georgia 

Former Alaska governor, Sarah Palin, has rejoined the GOP campaign trail and urged Republican voters in Georgia to ‘crush’ the vote for Sen David Perdue and Sen Kelly Loeffler.  ‘Georgia, we need you to not just show up January 5, not just to win, but to crush it,’ Palin told a crowd of supporters in … Read more

Boris Johnson urges families to scale back festive plans over virus fears

Boris Johnson has urged families to ‘think hard’ about seeing loved ones at Christmas after NHS bosses warned that relaxing restrictions over the festive period could lead to cases spiraling out of control yet again.  Under the Government’s plans for a more normal Christmas, families will be allowed to form a ‘bubble’ with two other households between December 23 … Read more