Brexit minister Steve Baker said it is the Government's position that separate legislation will be required to deal with transitional arrangements Via: Parliament to be given a vote on Brexit transition period, Government minister reveals
Drinkers are devastated by the news of a global wine shortage going into 2018, which is said to have been caused by extreme weather in France, Italy and Spain this year. Via: Drinkers panic on Twitter at news of a wine shortage
Police were called to a quiet leafy street in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, where 32-year-old Lee Holt was discovered with a gunshot wound to the chest. He later died at Royal Blackburn Hospital. Via: Boy arrested on suspicion of murder in Lancashire
She transformed into Wonder Woman for the Celebrity Juice Halloween special. But Holly didn’t retain the same superhero poise as she had a go on the Wibbly Wobbly Word Game. Via: Holly Willoughby nearly flashes in her Halloween costume
Sen. Bob Corker, the Tennessee Republican who has been warring with President Trump in recent weeks, said Thursday that he wouldn’t stand in the way of getting tax reform done. Via: GOP civil war WON'T stop Trump tax reform vows Corker
Trump will sign a memo opening up additional resources and deliver an address on the opioid abuse crisis this afternoon at the White House. Via: Trump declares opioid epidemic a public health crisis
After Lola Olufemi’s call to ‘decolonise’ Cambridge’s English literature curriculum, we asked you to tell us which black and minority ethnic writers should be studied. Here are some of our favourite suggestionsAchebe’s masterpiece is a beautiful, profoundly engaging novel which explores the complex entanglements of history – the mapping of Read more
Three dead across country during protests against contested election that has been boycotted by the oppositionThree people have died in clashes between opposition supporters and police in Kenya as voters headed to the polls in a contentious election rerun that has polarised the country.Raila Odinga, the opposition leader, called for Read more
The Wu-Tang Clan rapper-producer-director boasts 16 names and plays a mean game of chess – and he’s had the last laugh over the disgraced ‘pharma-bro’ Hello, RZA! When members of the Wu-Tang Clan are together, do you call each other by your Wu names or your given names?Most of the Read more
Government research has confirmed that mental health costs the nation £99bn. It doesn’t make financial sense for employers to discriminateIt’s official. The government-commissioned Thriving at Work report has found that many of us are not, in fact, thriving at work. About 300,000 of us with long-term mental health problems lose Read more