December 2018

Prime minister’s survival after confidence vote sees sterling jump following crash earlier in week Via: Brexit: Pound rallies one per cent against dollar after May wins confidence vote

They know they can’t sort out the mess of Brexit in 106 days, so why not have another day of farce and chaos instead? Via: Theresa May survives a day that was historic only for its self-indulgence

Restructure of Cardinal of Cardinals comes as Pell faces prosecution in Australia for historical sexual offences Pope Francis has removed Australia’s most senior Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, from his inner circle in a restructure of his Council of Cardinals.Pell’s position as the financial controller of the Vatican makes him the Read more

Michael Kovrig, who works for thinktank, being held in BeijingMove follows arrest of Chinese Huawei executive in CanadaA second Canadian citizen may have been held by Chinese officials following the detention of former diplomat Michael Korvig, according to Canada’s foreign minister Chrystia Freeland.After Korvig was detained on Monday, another citizen Read more

Jimmy Rotheram one of three teachers from England in running for international awardA music teacher who helped turn around a once-failing primary school in Bradford with a radical programme of music and creative education is one of three teachers from England shortlisted for a $1m global prize.Jimmy Rotheram, of Feversham Read more

Versions including one sold at Hamleys found to have unsafe levels of boron in Which? testSix out of 13 “slime” and putty toys have failed to meet EU safety standards when tested for the presence of a potentially harmful chemical, according to research by a consumer group.Following an investigation earlier Read more