New rules that UK motorists need to be aware of in 2019 include a requirement to leave enough space when overtaking cyclists, and a range of new standards for MOT tests. Via: Changes to rules of the road which drivers need to know for 2019
Miley Cyrus married her longtime beau Liam Hemsworth during a small ceremony in Tennessee over the weekend. On Wednesday, she took to Twitter to share a video from the reception. Via: Miley Cyrus dances in wedding dress as she marries Liam Hemsworth
Robert Brown (pictured) ploughed into Corey and Casper Platt-May, aged six and two, in Coventry in February while high on a cocktail of drugs. Via: Drug driver Robert Brown 'took fatal overdose on Christmas Day'
The executive order, which has been under consideration for more than eight months, could be issued as early as January and block US companies from buying Chinese-made phones. Via: Donald Trump considers a ban on Huawei phones
Defence chief looking further afield to fill expert posts after conscription was ended in 2011German defence chiefs are considering recruiting from other EU countries to fill a chronic shortage of skilled workers in the armed forces.Eberhard Zorn, the army general inspector, said in an interview the armed forces had little Read more
Mohammed Imran from Birmingham convicted for preparing to join terrorists abroad and will be sentenced next monthA friend of an Islamic State terrorist who plotted to assassinate the British prime minister has been found guilty of preparing to join terrorists abroad.Mohammed Aqib Imran, 22, made arrangements to travel for jihad Read more
Healthcare Environmental Services, under criminal investigation, has lost 17 contractsEmployees at a Scottish waste disposal firm that is under criminal investigation have been laid off, after the company lost nearly 20 health service contracts.Staff at Healthcare Environmental Services (HES), based at Shotts in North Lanarkshire, and which employs 400 people Read more
New owner says Brexit threat helped Vinci get 50.01% stake in UK’s second-busiest airport for ‘reasonable’ £2.9bnFrance’s Vinci Airports is taking a controlling stake in Gatwick for £2.9bn, a week after the UK’s second-biggest airport was brought to a standstill by a series of drone sightings.A consortium led by the Read more
Deepening political chaos and business uncertainty over a potential no-deal Brexit is straining the economy• Experts debate the data• Guardian Brexit watch – the December verdictGrowing Brexit uncertainty as the clock runs down towards a potential no-deal scenario has left Britain’s economy on a knife-edge at the turn of the Read more
Security services around the world grappling with how to deal with drones, police chief says Via: Government must 'up game' to combat drone threat after Gatwick chaos, Met Police chief Cressida Dick says