Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn at PMQs and the first day of the Brexit debatePM may have to draw up new deal three days after Commons defeatExplained: what to expect from the Brexit debate and final vote 1.51pm GMT Read more
The state-funded war film T-34, about a Soviet soldier’s ‘devotion to the motherland’, has taken £8m in its opening weekendA Russian war film that tells of a Soviet soldier’s “devotion to the motherland”, the latest in a line of state-funded patriotic blockbusters, has broken Russian box office records for its Read more
Fashion brand’s sales rise 12.2% amid ‘forced hug’ allegations against founderTed Baker has shrugged off concerns about a culture of “forced hugs” under its founder, Ray Kelvin, delivering strong sales growth over Christmas despite the revelations.Retail sales increased 12.2% in the five weeks to 5 January, after a 5% increase Read more
The talks in Beijing look to have neatly concluded, just in time for Trump to visit Davos and claim victoryEverything is slotting neatly into place for peace to be declared in the trade war between the US and China. The 90-day truce brokered between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at Read more
Hundreds of students sign petition to remove emeritus professor John Finnis from teachingStudents at Oxford University are demanding that a Catholic law professor be sacked for alleged homophobia.Nearly 400 students have signed a petition calling for John Finnis to be removed from teaching, citing a “a long record of extremely Read more
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Local residents fear Monks Park could see the return of motorbike gangs and late-night drunken disturbances if a hot food van is allowed Via: Bristol council bans sale of cheese toasties in park in bid to stop anti-social behaviour
Prosecutors claimed South Thanet MP failed to declare £60,000 overspend in battle against Nigel Farage Via: Craig Mackinlay: Conservative MP cleared of election expenses fraud during 2015 campaign
A bursary of £5,000 is being made available to one individual to fund a suitable journalistic project Via: The Rupert Cornwell Award 2019: Applications open for The Independent's annual foreign journalism competition
The region has reached the world record for the longest period without a government Via: Why is there no government in Northern Ireland and how did power-sharing collapse?