PA: British Isles & Ireland
Friday, 22 September 2017 10:48
Johnson’s vision of post-Brexit Britain
In a newspaper article, Boris Johnson made a stand against the pessimism and accusations surrounding Brexit, saying that there are people ‘woefully underestimating Britain and thinking that Brexit isn’t going to happen’. He added, ‘There are…
Friday, 22 September 2017 10:46
Parsons Green terrorists
A boy of 17 is the sixth person to have been arrested in connection with the London Underground bomb at Parsons Green on 15 September. He was detained at a 'halfway house' for asylum- seekers, following…
Friday, 22 September 2017 10:43
Theresa May at the UN
In a keynote speech at the UN General Assembly, the Prime Minister said Britain will continue to be the second biggest contributor to the UN, but warned that 30% of the annual £90 million funding for…
Friday, 22 September 2017 10:40
Schools break law on RE
Recent research suggests that more than a quarter of England's secondary schools do not offer religious education, despite the law saying they must do so. The National Association for RE Teachers, which obtained the unpublished official…
Friday, 22 September 2017 10:38
UK and the Mozambique debt crisis
Liam Fox, secretary of state for international trade, has visited Mozambique, which is in a debt crisis after surreptitiously borrowing from two London-based banks in 2013. The loans remained hidden until 2016: none were agreed by…
Friday, 22 September 2017 10:36
Theresa May condemns modern slavery
Theresa May has told the UN that people need to wake up to the horrors of modern-day slavery, and victims must have confidence to come forward and be given the support they need. She added, ‘Modern…