Storm Ciara to bring snow and high winds to UK this weekend

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Amber wind warnings in place across the south and ‘blizzard-like conditions’ expected by next week.  Waves crash over the harbour wall in Dover, Kent, on 14 January during Storm Brendan. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Storm Ciara is expected to hit the … Read More

Storm Ciara: Scotland set to be battered by ‘Atlantic weather bomb’ over weekend

Storm Ciara: Scotland set to be battered by ‘Atlantic weather bomb’ over the weekend Scotland is bracing itself for a weekend of wild weather with heavy snow and strong winds set to batter the country over the coming days. Met Office … Read More

Church of England apologizes for saying sex is only for married heterosexuals

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PHOTO: Justin Welby is one of the Archbishops who apologized. (Reuters: Thomas Mukoya) Key points: The apology recognized “the division and hurt this has caused” However, the statement did not retract the “pastoral guidance” issued by the Bishops In an … Read More

Gov’t: Some 100,000 Migrants Gathered along Hungary Southern Border

Around 100,000 migrants have gathered south of Hungary along the border posing a risk at the country’s border, a government official said on Monday. In January, 3,400 illegal entry attempts were made, Bence Tuzson, the state secretary for public services … Read More

Trump claims the EU has ‘no choice’ but to agree a new trade deal

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KEY POINTS The president met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday, and told CNBC’s Joe Kernen that the pair had a “great talk.” Amid ongoing informal discussions, Trump … Read More

Britain leaves the European Union, leaps into the unknown

An image of the clock face of ‘Big Ben’ is projected onto the exterior of 10 Downing street, the residence of the British Prime Minister, in London as Britain left the European Union, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. With little fuss … Read More

Brexit Is Here, and It’s a Texas-Size Defeat for the E.U.

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The loss of such a rich, sizable, powerful member state will weaken the European Union’s momentum and its diplomatic weight. A pro-Brexit rally in London last September. Britain will officially withdrawal from the European Union on Friday.Credit…Andrew Testa for The … Read More

Brexit: the deed is [almost] done

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I would have preferred our exit from the European Parliament yesterday to have been done with dignity. But Farage and his ghastly crew don’t do dignity, preferring instead to break the EP rules by waving national flags in the chamber … Read More

Sweden And Its Welfare State In Crisis

Authored by Nima Gholam Ali Pour via The Gatestone Institute, The Swedish welfare state has often been praised by the left in the United States. After the migration crisis of 2015, however, when Sweden was flooded by Syrian refugee claimants, Sweden is now facing … Read More

Turkey earthquake: At least 31 dead as buildings collapse

At least 31 people have been killed and more than 1,600 injured in a powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey. The magnitude-6.8 quake centered on the town of Sivrice in Elazig province caused buildings to collapse and sent residents rushing into … Read More

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