British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has become a father again. His girlfriend Carrie Symonds gave birth to a boy on Wednesday morning. Mother and child are doing well, according to the couple’s spokesman. The birth of the baby was actually planned for early summer. Johnson and Symonds also got […]
Barnier Criticizes British Delays in Negotiations
The UK is holding back progress in discussions with the EU on the future relationship in several areas. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said Friday after a week of talks. For example, no progress has been made in the field of fisheries. “The EU will never reach an agreement […]
Brake on Earning from Virus Panic: British Market Watchdog Prohibits Short Selling
The British market watchdog temporarily bans the possibility of short selling, with investors speculating on a share price fall, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced. Stock markets have plummeted in recent days due to fears of the coronavirus. The measure will take effect immediately. According to the Netherlands Authority […]
EU Starts With Strong Mandate to Negotiate With Uk: We Do Not Want Revenge
The 27 Member States of the European Union have approved the mandate for negotiations with the United Kingdom on a new trade agreement. With that text, the European Commission can start negotiations next week. The European Union wants an ambitious agreement with the British but under precise conditions. The […]
A British Woman Admits the Attack on London Cathedral
A British woman has admitted that she wanted to commit a suicide attack in Saint Paul’s Cathedral in London, British media report today. 36-year-old Safiyya Amira Shaikh from Hayes, a suburb of London, contacted people who could make explosives and visited her target. The woman is a supporter of […]
Two Men Stabbed on the Street in Manchester
In Manchester, two men are said to have been stabbed on the street. Police and emergency services flocked en masse to the crime scene. Eyewitnesses speak of several offenders who have fled. Nothing is known yet about the background of the incident, local media report. The stabbing incident occurred […]
The EU is Ready to Conclude Free Trade Agreement With the United Kingdom
The EU is ready to conclude an “ambitious” free trade agreement with the United Kingdom, without quotas and taxes, on condition of open and fair competition. All goods entering the EU in the future must comply with EU health and safety rules and with European social and environmental norms […]
Epstein Victims Furious with Prince Andrew: Do the Right Thing and Cooperate with Research
The alleged victims of abuse of businessman Jeffrey Epstein are furious that the British prince Andrew has not cooperated in any way with the ongoing investigation. Lawyers Lisa Bloom and Gloria Allred urge the prince to do “the right thing”. Andrew was friends with the suspect, who was convicted […]
Jeremy Corbyn Apologises to Labor Voters after Historic Defeat
British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn has apologised to the Labor voters in the British media for the worst election defeat his party suffered in 80 years. It was evident in advance that Labor was the underdog in the British election on Thursday. Still, the result did not lie: with […]
British Newspapers Stir Voters Up: “Clowning Street”
While broadcasters on TV, radio and online are bound by laws that prevent them from reporting on the election day on the content of the election, the morning newspapers in the United Kingdom today are enormously pronounced. Because the much-read tabloids were printed the night before, they are allowed […]