Month: March 2019

Letwin amendment would pave the way for ‘indicative votes’ on wide range of Brexit options Via: Brexit: Which amendments are MPs voting on today?

During a three-hour meeting, Brexiteers Iain Duncan Smith and Jacob Rees-Mogg warned the Prime Minister she must set out a timetable for her departure to get her deal through the Commons. Via: ‘Chicken’ Theresa May has ‘completely bottled’ Brexit says Boris

The Seahouses RNLI inshore lifeboat found a man taking shelter from rising tide on the Holy Island causeway off the coast of Northumberland. His horsebox was submerged. Via: Lifeboat crew called to rescue a submerged horse box on the Holy Island causeway 

An adventurer completed a 100-mile marathon across frozen Mongolian lake in brogues and jeans after airline lost luggage. Peter Messervy-Gross, 47, lost all the specialist kit he bought to face -25C lows. Via: British adventurer completes 100-mile marathon across a frozen Mongolian lake in JEANS and BROGUES

The future of the high-speed line is already under threat with Treasury officials carrying out an audit of major projects amid reports its budget has spiralled to £64billion. Via: Scrap the HS2, says ex-Treasury chief who signed it off

The veteran BBC presenter said some old people ‘aren’t earning anything.’ They are currently paid for by the Government but responsibility will pass to the BBC in June 2020. Via: Sir David Attenborough says over-75s must not lose free TV licences, despite BBC proposals