Shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer has said he is “seriously considering” running to be Labour leader. He also reflected on the party’s election defeat, pointing to Boris Johnson’s slogan “Get Brexit done”. Sir Keir said: “We did not knock it down and neutralise it hard enough.” He added that “the strategists decided that it […]
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Germany-based media and services company Bertelsmann says it will buy the 25% of publisher Penguin Random House that it doesn’t already own for $675 million December 18, 2019, 11:47 AM 1 min read BERLIN — Germany-based media and services company Bertelsmann says it will buy the 25% of publisher Penguin Random House that it doesn’t
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A Delaware poultry processing company has agreed to pay a $420,000 penalty in response to accusations that it contaminated area surface and groundwater By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press December 17, 2019, 9:03 PM 2 min read DOVER, Del. — A Delaware poultry processing company accused of contaminating surface and groundwater through the illegal disposal of
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According to Canadian actor Ryan George, it’s actually “about friends practicing witchcraft but then someone walks in and they have to suddenly play it cool.” George explained his amusing alternative take on the 1979 song last week: Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmastime” is about friends practicing witchcraft but then someone walks in and they have to suddenly
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Image copyright AFP Image caption MPs criticised auditor KPMG and the industry as a whole after construction giant Carillion collapsed in January 2018 The latest look into big accountancy firms has argued that auditors should not just be regular accountants. Anyone overseeing the health of a company and its balance sheet should be approved and
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In reality, much has changed since my last long-haul train adventure in Europe, more than a decade ago, when I backpacked through France and Italy with a boyfriend who would later become my husband. Today sleeping cars are a rarity, knocked out by budget airlines and their comparatively cheap fares, though a few European rail
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Tomas Nosek scored his first goal in nearly a month, Marc-Andre Fleury made 24 saves and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press December 18, 2019, 7:54 AM 4 min read LAS VEGAS — Tomas Nosek’s parents come to the United States once a year to watch their
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WASHINGTON — Before he began his presidential campaign, Mayor Pete Buttigieg called his political following the “Happy Warrior Movement,” a label intended to convey an upbeat and collaborative striving for ambitious goals. That call for unity became a signature part of Mr. Buttigieg’s bid for the White House. In the September debate, Mr. Buttigieg, the
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Image copyright Ray Gower Image caption Mrs Gower initially began feeling unwell on Christmas Day in 2017 The family of a woman who died when her bowel burst, hours after paramedics decided not to take her to hospital, is suing West Midlands Ambulance Service. A paramedic admitted in an inquest he had failed to do
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Image copyright Instagram Image caption One of the posts featured singer Lily Allen Four vaping companies, including British American Tobacco (BAT), have had Instagram posts promoting e-cigarettes banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The posts showed models and celebrities such as Lily Allen holding electronic cigarettes. The advertising of these products is banned on
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