Average council tax bills could soar by £70 next year. Ministers will give town halls the power to put up the levy by 2 per cent in April. On top of this, they can add a further 2 per cent Read more
Richard Ratcliffe, pictured is spending the first Christmas with his daughter Gabrielle since his wife Nazanin was jailed in Iran in 2016. Gabriella, five, returned to the UK in October. Via: Boris Johnson agrees to meet husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Rose Prince has developed a simple 30-minute Christmas dinner for people living alone or those who are under time pressure because they have to go into work on the big day. Via: How to cook your festive feast in 30 Read more
Le chef de l’Etat, venu passer un Noël avant l’heure, vendredi, avec les troupes françaises basées à Abidjan, a annoncé qu’il entendait donner une «nouvelle force» à la lutte antidjihadiste au Sahel. Via: En Côte d’Ivoire, Macron soigne les troupes Read more
Christmas could be cancelled for hundreds of families after officials warn people not to travel as bushfires reach highest intensity yet. Via: Warnings not to travel this Christmas as bushfires ravage homes and cause another deadly crash
Trump heads to Florida for the holidays as Senate adjourned until January without agreeing to impeachment trial proceduresNancy Pelosi promised as speaker she would “show the power of the gavel”. This year, she laid it out for all to see.The Read more
US-Präsident Donald Trump hat Sanktionen gegen den Bau der umstrittenen Ostsee-Pipeline Nord Stream 2 in Kraft gesetzt. Ziel der Sanktionen sind Firmen, die am Verlegen der Gas-Pipeline beteiligt sind, sowie deren Eigner. Via: USA verhängen Sanktionen wegen Nord Stream 2
Die USA wollen die Gaspipeline Nord Stream 2 stoppen und haben trotz des Widerstands Deutschlands Sanktionen verhängt.Foto: LEAH MILLIS / Reuters Via: Gegen Nord Stream 2 – Präsident Trump unterzeichnet Gesetzespaket
Authorities say nearly 3,000 guns made lawful under new scheme, as expiry to hand over firearms ended at midnight on FridayNew Zealand police have confirmed that more than 56,000 guns were handed in as part of the buyback and have Read more
El líder de ERC corrige a su partido desde la cárcel mientras la cúpula prevé otorgar “alguna licencia” a los ‘duros’ de la formación Leer Via: Oriol Junqueras endurece su discurso de cara a la investidura pero no romperá con Pedro Read more